
I would really appreciate any help.ĮDIT: As a side note, are there going to be any issues with trying to install a retail version of W8 when my laptop came with Acer's OEM version (which I believe is embedded in the BIOS and will be used to try to validate my clean installation)? I don't want to end up just bricking my laptop after clearing the partitions during the W8 setup. This is my first experience with W8 and my first new laptop in 6+ years. I feel I am completely missing something. 16384 from ! And "provided" by Microsoft. Do I have the wrong driver? What's curious is the fact that when I check out the SSD (Intel Raid 0 Volume) in the device manager the driver is version. by Intel, but when I put it (it's called SetupRST.exe) onto a separate flash drive and browse it during the setup as per your instructions, the setup definitely does not see it even when I uncheck the "Hide." option. I found what seems to be the correct driver on Acer's website (my SNID is 32400966420): "SATA AHCI Driver" version 12. Most current motherboards come built with a number of SATA ports for connectivity with mass storage devices. I have read your tutorial and the rest of this thread, but can't figure out what to do! Unfortunately, the setup is unable to locate my SSD so that I can wipe it and install Windows on it. iso file (Windows 8 圆4, the same version that came with the laptop) to create a bootable Windows 8 setup on a flash drive. For the purpose of this article, only AMD SATA controller for AHCI mode is covered. On a Windows based system, the operating system detects the SATA controllers during boot and loads device drivers supporting the configured SATA mode. Depending on the motherboard chipset SATA controller, these ports may be configured in the BIOS to operate in IDE, RAID, or AHCI mode. I have desperately been trying to get a clean installation of Windows 8 onto my new laptop. Most current motherboards come built with a number of SATA ports for connectivity with mass storage devices. Theog, maybe you (or someone else) can help me.
