elfin wharf
Hi friends 😄
having some issues swapping my ssd in my laptop to something with more storage. its quite strange because its recognized just fine in the bios when I have it installed into the laptop, but when I run the windows installer, it cant see the drive! I can plug it into an external ssd reader and its visible when I have the stock ssd in.
it appears like this in windows disc management .
Am i being a durp and missing something obvious?
i am currently on this version of the bios, and I see there is now a "30E", but that doesnt seem to include any mention to ssd compatability or anything that would relate to it 🧐 . i will keep updating this thread as I find more clues
elfin wharf
So not quite sure what to make of this. Drive is recognized when in an enclosure. Drive is recognized in bios. Drive is recognized when engaged in windows while other SSD is installed. However, is not able to be read when installed into m.2 slot. This is fucking bizarre o_O
rotund plume
During the windows installer
Shift + f10
Diskpart
List disk
Diskpart will left disks with a number
Sel disk numberofdiskhere
Clean
Exit the CMD window
And refresh the drive selection window
The issue here. Is that you formatted the drive as MBR instead of gpt
Systems using uefi boot mode and boot from CSM/MBR media
elfin wharf
It doesnt recognise it, even as gpt
it seems like I need to get the corresponding intel RST VMD driver, but not sure where to get it as it seems like it can be vendor specific
Any idea where I can snag that @rotund plume ?
It is not recognized in diskpark when I use list disk, but it is recognized in bios, which leads me to believe this is a windows driver issue
pretty sure that if I get the intel rst vmd driver, it will fix me right up
rotund plume
it seems like I need to get the corresponding intel RST VMD driver, but not sure...
Do you have rst enabled?
elfin wharf
Dont think I have the ability to disable rapid storage
it just lists the ssd when I select that in bios
rotund plume
What is the output of list disk?
elfin wharf
just lists the usb drive thats connected as the windows installation media\
rotund plume
Show me
elfin wharf
I honestly cant atm without swapping the drive around, but it says Disk 0 : 28gb lexar
rotund plume
Disable rst in the bios
elfin wharf
Dont think that an option on the cyborg 15
rotund plume
If diskpart is not seeing the drive. Then the windows installer wont
elfin wharf
well diskpark is still a component of windows
rotund plume
Indeed
elfin wharf
without the rst driver, it wont be able to read it via m2 connection
rotund plume
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This here
elfin wharf
yup, thats it connected via my m2 enclosure
rotund plume
Is the drive installed in the machine?
elfin wharf
not in that image, in that image its connected via m2 enclosure
rotund plume
Is the drive installed in the machine?
rotund plume
The drive was being read
elfin wharf
oh i misinterpreted
yes, the enclosure was being read, thats what i was trying to see
rotund plume
Your issue was the drive was formatted in the wrong method
elfin wharf
not when i installed it back in the machine after swapping it to gpt
i havent just tried the usb enclosure dude
i tried the usb enclosure to see if it could read
rotund plume
So the drive is installed in the machine?
elfin wharf
not at this second, because im trying to find the driver to put on the usb to actually proceed with the installation
but while the drive was installed in the machine, i have had the same issues
rotund plume
You don't need a driver
rotund plume
Not for nvme drives
rotund plume
Nope
elfin wharf
I mean literally today at best buy
rotund plume
That means irst is enabled in the bios
rotund plume
Machines set in standard ahci mode don't need drivers to detect drives
rotund plume
No?
elfin wharf
Oh, KK swapping back
rotund plume
Need to nuke rst
Or. Look for enable vmd driver
Or something related to vmd driver
elfin wharf
Kk
Hmm not seeing that
Here's advanced again
Not seeing any toggles for VMD or rst
Drive is recognized in bios at the moment though
rotund plume
At the top
elfin wharf
It's greyed D:
elfin wharf
This is fucking strange right
I know the rst advice is strange but it lines up with my procedures at work as well
Whole bunch of M2 drives won't let us install windows until we load those drivers
Lemme know what you think. Sorry if this is annoying as fuck lol
rotund plume
RIGHT-SHIFT + RIGHT-CTRL + LEFT-ALT + F2
See if that gives your more options in the bios
elfin wharf
Holy fuck
rotund plume
I guess it did
elfin wharf
Disable csm now?
rotund plume
You are still running in csm mode?
elfin wharf
Couldn't disable before
rotund plume
Ok. I would check to see if you can disable vmd/irst too
elfin wharf
Can't touch vmd still
rotund plume
This is odd af
elfin wharf
Well I thank you for the help. I'm closer at least. Gotta crash now but this will haunt my dreams. If you have any solutions, I will try them before I even eat breakfast in the morning. Honestly, thank you for the assistance
rotund plume
No worries
