When installing Windows on a new laptop or desktop, users often encounter a blank screen at the "Where do you want to install Windows?" step. This occurs because the standard Windows installation media does not include the specific Intel RST VMD drivers required to communicate with the motherboard's storage controller. Without these drivers, the SSD remains "invisible" to the installer.
) required for the OS to communicate with the storage controller before the full OS is installed. Intel Community Implementation Guide Extraction : Extract the contents of the ZIP file to a separate folder on your Windows installation USB drive. Load Driver : During Windows Setup, when no drives appear, click "Load driver" : Navigate to the folder where you extracted the files. : Select the Intel RST VMD Controller F6flpy-x64-non-vmd.zip And F6flpy-x64-vmd.zip
If you are installing Windows on a modern Intel system and can't see your drive, you likely need the version. If you can find these archived When installing Windows on a new laptop or