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why does the windows installer need 970de3/u3s3 bios just to see my ssd?

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  1. Mateo Castillo
    @tiny_shed

    ok weird one okay, i feel dumb, but Im stuck at step one.

    trying dual booting on my freshly built PC... windows setup shows no drives, i downloaded 970DE3/U3S3 Bios from ASRock on another computer, but its an EXE, not smth the installer can use... how do i get the right files out of it, and which folder should i point Load driver to? id really like to finish this tonight. seriously need help here 😭

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  2. Vik Grant
    @vikg571

    If it still isnt visible, check the drive is in a slot that supports NVMe (not SATA-only M.2) and try another USB port for the installer stick.

    thinking

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  3. Soren Thorne
    @sorent613
    in reply to @vikg571

    If the download is an EXE, many installers support extraction, e.g. running it with -extractdrivers <folder> or a similar switch documented on the support page, otherwise, 7-Zip can often open it directly.

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  5. Vik Grant
    @vikg571

    ok but which version are you on?, told my boss it would take 10 minutes.. lol its been all weekend

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  6. Camila
    @camila_copper

    so annoyed rn told my boss it would take 10 minutes. its been 3 hours

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  7. Sami Vance
    @sami_frame

    lol this thread is gold im about to throw this thing out the window lol

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  8. Camila
    @camila_copper

    wowww ok finally got it working, thanks everyone

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  9. Camila
    @camila_copper
    in reply to @camila_copper

    ahh classic extract the package, copy the folder with teh .inf, .sys and .cat files to the install USB, then in setup click Load driver > Browse and select that folder. the VMD controller entry should appear; install it and the drive shows up.

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  10. Bram P.
    @buffersage

    hmmm many newer laptops ship with Intel VMD (Volume Management Device) enabled, which hides the NVMe behind a controller that Windows setup has no inbox driver for. u need the F6 / RST VMD driver from the PC makers support page (often listed as "F6 driver" or "RST driver for Windows setup"). lmk how it goes

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  11. Camila
    @camila_copper

    idk man that sounds like bad advice tbh

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  12. Camila
    @camila_copper

    lol same thing happened to me make sure teh install media is recent. Older media may lack drivers for newer controllers; the Media Creation Tool makes current media.

    thinking

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  14. Soren Thorne
    @sorent613
    in reply to @shader_trace

    hmmmm not sure about that id keep VMD on and load teh driver instead. some laptops power management and firmware updates expect VMD mode.

    at this point my GPU cost more than my car lol

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