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BIOS - M.2 Not Found, Driver Installation Failed in Windows 11

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mcbudder2004
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06-27-2021, 04:05 PM
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There are numerous posts about this topic, but none match my situation.
Initially, this drive (Crucial T700 Gen5) had several successful installations of Windows 11 on an Asus motherboard, and now my ASRock X870 Pro RS WiFi has been running for a month. I experienced the same problem once before with my Asus board—by installing an AMD RAID driver or the Intel RST driver and adding Windows 11.
My ASRock board is only a month old, and I had Windows 11 installed. Then my graphics card failed, and I used onboard graphics. However, Windows appears to have some issues. When I checked the Windows information for my installation date, it showed August 8th, which was four months earlier than my board’s installation, suggesting it was checking old partition files from a prior setup.
After receiving my discrete video card, I wanted to start fresh with a clean Windows 11 install and remove the old MS partitions.
We understand that my BIOS settings are correct since I had Windows 11 running before, so there’s no need to adjust or verify them.
I cleared the drive using the ASRock clear tool in BIOS (version 3.15). During the Windows 11 installation, the drive wasn’t visible in the boot section, and Windows stopped immediately with a message saying “Driver Missing.”
All these drivers failed to complete the installation.
1. I used the Intel RST driver.
2. The ASRock RAID driver for my board model.
3. The AMD RAID driver.
4. The Crucial NVMe driver for my model.
I tested several Windows 11 24H2 USB installers, some created with Ms Media Tool, others with Rufus, and used different ports on my PC.
Later, I purchased an M.2 USB enclosure and installed the drive inside. After connecting it to my laptop, I opened Disk Management, created a Simple Volume, formatted the drive, and was able to write and read from it.
Should I have opted for a Dynamic volume instead?
Any suggestions on how to proceed?
I’m struggling to get Windows 11 installed, even after changing BIOS settings or clearing the CMOS. None of the drivers listed above worked—Windows kept searching for the correct one.
Help Please!
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mcbudder2004
06-27-2021, 04:05 PM #1

There are numerous posts about this topic, but none match my situation.
Initially, this drive (Crucial T700 Gen5) had several successful installations of Windows 11 on an Asus motherboard, and now my ASRock X870 Pro RS WiFi has been running for a month. I experienced the same problem once before with my Asus board—by installing an AMD RAID driver or the Intel RST driver and adding Windows 11.
My ASRock board is only a month old, and I had Windows 11 installed. Then my graphics card failed, and I used onboard graphics. However, Windows appears to have some issues. When I checked the Windows information for my installation date, it showed August 8th, which was four months earlier than my board’s installation, suggesting it was checking old partition files from a prior setup.
After receiving my discrete video card, I wanted to start fresh with a clean Windows 11 install and remove the old MS partitions.
We understand that my BIOS settings are correct since I had Windows 11 running before, so there’s no need to adjust or verify them.
I cleared the drive using the ASRock clear tool in BIOS (version 3.15). During the Windows 11 installation, the drive wasn’t visible in the boot section, and Windows stopped immediately with a message saying “Driver Missing.”
All these drivers failed to complete the installation.
1. I used the Intel RST driver.
2. The ASRock RAID driver for my board model.
3. The AMD RAID driver.
4. The Crucial NVMe driver for my model.
I tested several Windows 11 24H2 USB installers, some created with Ms Media Tool, others with Rufus, and used different ports on my PC.
Later, I purchased an M.2 USB enclosure and installed the drive inside. After connecting it to my laptop, I opened Disk Management, created a Simple Volume, formatted the drive, and was able to write and read from it.
Should I have opted for a Dynamic volume instead?
Any suggestions on how to proceed?
I’m struggling to get Windows 11 installed, even after changing BIOS settings or clearing the CMOS. None of the drivers listed above worked—Windows kept searching for the correct one.
Help Please!

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06-27-2021, 09:45 PM
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Would it have been better to set up a Dynamic volume instead?
No. The basic GPT is sufficient.
2. ASRock RAID driver for my board model.
3. AMD RAID driver.
Are you attempting to build a RAID array? If not, then you're wasting resources on installation. Speaking of this, are you working with the ASRock board or the Asus board, as they are distinct boards requiring separate chipset drivers, let alone subsequent installs?
For each OS installation, are you performing a full drive format (removing partitions) and doing it offline?
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DTG_Mamba
06-27-2021, 09:45 PM #2

Would it have been better to set up a Dynamic volume instead?
No. The basic GPT is sufficient.
2. ASRock RAID driver for my board model.
3. AMD RAID driver.
Are you attempting to build a RAID array? If not, then you're wasting resources on installation. Speaking of this, are you working with the ASRock board or the Asus board, as they are distinct boards requiring separate chipset drivers, let alone subsequent installs?
For each OS installation, are you performing a full drive format (removing partitions) and doing it offline?

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