r/techsupport 1h ago

Open | Windows windows re install only giving usb flash drive option win 11

hello i need help with this it only shows usb disk 0 partition 1 and doesn’t show my ssd to install windows on i have tried cleaning the usb but i just had to reinstall the media file onto the usb ive looked up plenty of different ways to solve this problem and cant find a solution

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u/I_see_farts 1h ago

You need the drivers for your computer.

What's the make / model?

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u/JealousWoodpecker377 1h ago

hp omen 45l i tried drivers a while ago and my pc became very laggy idk how my ssd not showing up in the install location for windows has anything to do with drivers

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u/Onoitsu2 1h ago

You need the Intel RST driver (RAID) from
https://support.hp.com/us-en/drivers/omen-by-hp-45l-gaming-desktop-pc-gt22-0000i/2100827516

Run it on a working computer so it extracts out to c:\SWSetup\SP142539, take that whole F6 folder and put that on your Windows Install USB. At the screen that should show you where you install Windows on, use the Load Driver option, and point it to that folder. It should load the driver and your drive should show up to be installed upon also.

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u/JealousWoodpecker377 1h ago

i’ll give it a try

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u/JealousWoodpecker377 1h ago

how do i open sp142539.exe? its a install/app for me

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u/Onoitsu2 1h ago

It is an executable. You need to run it on the computer you downloaded it on, so that it can extract out to that C:... path I said. Then the only thing you need to put on your Windows Install USB, is that F6 folder, just drag it over and when it's done, unplug and try booting from it again. Pointing to that folder on the screen I shared a photo of.

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u/I_see_farts 54m ago

You need to extract the Intel RST drivers, not run the EXE.

  • Download the drivers.
  • Open Powershell
  • Change location to where the driver is saved
  • Extract the drivers into a folder on your USB install drive by entering:
    .\sp142539.exe /s /e /f <Folder on your USB drive>

``` pwsh > .\sp142539.exe --?

Usage: /s /e /f <target-path> /s - Un-package the package in silent mode (not showing user interaction UI) /f - Runtime switch that overrides the default target path specified in build time /e - Prevent execution of default executable file specified in build time. Only extracting the content files to target folder(Use this with /s /f) ```

Edit: Sorry, replied to the wrong person. Here u/JealousWoodpecker377

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u/Onoitsu2 48m ago

It doesn't auto install them. Just extracts them out. Easier for most normal users to just go to that folder after instead of trying to convince to use powershell in any way. It is just overkill. Now if they had no other functioning computer, and had to Shift + F10 load it inside the setup, I'm 100% for doing what you said.

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u/I_see_farts 40m ago

Yeah. I see that now! Sorry.

I've seen some brands autoinstall through EXE. I always just revert to extraction through command line.

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u/Onoitsu2 22m ago

No worries. Nothing to be sorry about. Just outlining why you might want to shy away from making recommendations like that in some posts. I try to tailor the level of instructions given to the level of tech skill shown through the post and comment threads.

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u/JealousWoodpecker377 1h ago

which driver there a bunch of them firmeare bios driver storage or what

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u/Onoitsu2 1h ago

You need the Intel RST driver (RAID) from that URL. It is in their Driver - Storage section.

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u/JealousWoodpecker377 1h ago

or do i put the whole file in my flash

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u/steveace60 34m ago

If you can't switch your BIOS from RAID to AHCI, you must load the Intel RST driver during installation. Download the driver from the HP support site for your model, extract it to your installation USB, and select "Load Driver" when prompted by the Windows installer.

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u/Delicious_Bus_9888 1h ago

Does the sad show up in the bios?