Can't install IRST/AHCI drivers during W11 Installation

[lucasmailin]

My model is a ANV15-51-57W

Does anyone have the whole WINDRIVER partition backed up?

I'm having a very hard time installing IRST drivers during windows 11 installation.
The first time I installed windows 11 it was fine once I located the .inf fileshi

I have 2 serious problems, now that I installed Fedora and wiped my SSD when doing so:

1- I accidentally deleted the WINDRIVER folder that came partitioned in the SSD (Even though i bought it with linux gutta)

2- I had backed up only the IRST driver, but neither the version that came on the SSD or the version that is on Acer website is working like it did the first time...

Observation: The first time i couldnt my SSD only when VMD enabled, that is not the case anymore. (My understanding is that RST handle's AHCI drivers?)

I've disabled secure boot, set a bios password, and toggled VMD on/off and still nothing.

Important: I can see the .inf files, but installation will return one of two messages depending on the driver version.
One will fail instalation (It's the same driver that worked before)

The other will say that driver is not compatible.

Did fedora mess up my AHCI driver Is this related to OEM?

Please help, I'm tired of rebooting and flashing ISOs

[JeanetteC_Intel]

Hello lucasmailin,

Thank you for posting in Intel Communities.

I'll check on this and I will post an update once it's available.

Best regards,

JeanetteC.

Intel® Customer Support Technician

[JeanetteC_Intel]

Hello lucasmailin,

Good day.

Please try the steps listed in the following links:

•  How to Enable Intel® VMD Capable Platforms for RAID or Intel® Optane™ Memory Configuration with the Intel® RST Driver
• How to Use the F6-Have Disk Method to Load Drivers During Windows* Installation
• https://downloadmirror.intel.com/773229/readme_18_7_6_1010.txt#:~:text=6.3%20Pre%2DInstallation,complete%20the%20installation.]

If these steps do not resolve the issue, you might need to perform a clean installation of Windows 11, ensuring all necessary drivers are preloaded on a USB drive, or contact your system manufacturer support team for further assistance.

I hope to hear from you soon.

Best regards,

JeanetteC.

Intel® Customer Support Technician

[JeanetteC_Intel]

Hello lucasmailin,

I have not received any response in the past few days. I hope that the information I shared regarding the IRST/AHCI installation issue with Windows 11, helped. If these steps do not resolve the issue, you might need to perform a clean installation of Windows 11, ensuring all necessary drivers are preloaded on a USB drive. I highly suggest contacting your system manufacturer support team for further assistance.

I will now proceed to close this thread.

Should you need assistance in the future, please submit a new question as this thread will no longer be monitored.

Sincerely,

JeanetteC.

Intel Customer Support Technician