Intel Rapid Storage Technology Drivers Not Compatible

[HumbleUser]

Hi,

As you see in the image, the SSD drive is detected by BIOS and the Windows installation process. I created primary drive C using the disk part in command prompt mode. But still can not install Windows. I tried to install Intel Rapid Storage Technology drivers, it also didn't work because none of the drivers are compatible with my hardware.

My Mainboard is ASUS P5KPL-AM.

I found this video on the ASUS support website. It didn't help me, But I'm sure it will help lots of others solve the same problem:
https://youtu.be/HuCY0ChsqAM?si=hDeuaLgQcVl5eEsc

This is my SSD:

[n_scott_pearson]

So, you are trying to use an SSD with a 15-year-old motherboard design (and presumably a BIOS from the same era). Oy Vey...

Getting it out of the way first, forget Intel RST; it won't do anything for you on a system that is (a) this old and (b) has the low-end G31 chipset.

Now, explain what you are trying to do (and what X: is).

Making some presumptions, here's my thoughts:

• If this is going to be your primary Windows drive, you should initialize, partition and format this SSD with no other SSD/HDD installed. This ensures that your system drive is also your boot drive.
• Do not initialize, partition and format this SSD separately; do it as part of installing Windows. During the Windows installation process, Windows Setup has a scene where you select the partition to install to. This scene also has commands that you can use to delete the partition(s) that you had created on the SSD. Once they are deleted, you can then tell Setup to to install to the free space on this SSD (which should be *all* of the SSD at this point). It will take care of the initialization, partitioning and formatting of the drive.

Hope this helps; my mind is foggy with regards to the old Windows versions and their Setup programs.

...S

[HumbleUser]

Hello Scott,
After shaking all the trees and looking under every rock, _frustrated, confused, and disappointed,_ that's how I solved my problem:
I disconnected my SSD from my old PC, connected it to another PC already had Windows 11, installed Win 11 on my SSD using the hardware settings of the new PC, then reconnected it to my old PC (with Win 11 already installed on it), changed all the drivers, and done! Well, as they say, "There are plenty of solutions to a single problem."

It feels like doing an impossible mission as a part of the "Mission Impossible" movie! I'm quite sure even Bill Gates himself couldn't come up with such a solution!
Thank you for your consideration and help.