[sccm 2012] Installing Windows 10 on Acer TravelMate P214-53 - with an M.2 SSD

[localzuk]

So, I have had some fun over the last few days deploying Windows 10 to our new laptops. These Acer TravelMate P214-53 laptops do not have any settings in the bios to turn off "RAID" which seems to be used with the M.2 devices.

 

Even though Acer provides a driver cab for the device on their site, the drivers do not work properly with OSD.

 

The fix, after much fiddling - download the latest RST drivers from Intel here.

 

I downloaded both the zip files (not the EXE), extracted and added them as drivers in SCCM, gave them their own package, and then added the drivers to the boot image. I also had to add a driver package install step to the task sequence, after the normal driver install step, pointing specifically at these drivers for the task sequence to work past the first reboot.

 

Hope this helps others if they have this issue.

[Shaz_au]

Thank you! Your fix worked perfectly, life saver!!!

[m0tyrider]

Just had to login and say THANK YOU!!!

 

Was going crazy not having this work after a reimage.

[m0tyrider]

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/download/19512/intel-rapid-storage-technology-driver-installation-software-with-intel-optane-memory-10th-and-11th-gen-platforms.html

 

This link only has the .exe -

 

Anybody have the zip ?

[localzuk]

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/download/19512/intel-rapid-storage-technology-driver-installation-software-with-intel-optane-memory-10th-and-11th-gen-platforms.html

 

This link only has the .exe -

 

Anybody have the zip ?

You can extract it using SetupRST.exe -extractdrivers SetupRST_extracted

[m0tyrider]

You can extract it using SetupRST.exe -extractdrivers SetupRST_extracted

 

I can't get this command to work...no errors, just the splash screen comes up.

[localzuk]

I can't get this command to work...no errors, just the splash screen comes up.

There's no interface beyond the splash screen - it simply creates a folder called SetupRST_extracted in the same directory as the installer with the drivers inside it.

[Aprice]

Seemed to extract ok for me, folder just appears in the same directory that it's run from. Splash screen does appear for a few seconds when run.

 

cd 'C:\Share\Drivers\Travelmate Spin 4\RST Drivers\'PS C:\Share\Drivers\Travelmate Spin 4\RST Drivers> .\SetupRST.exe -extractdrivers SetupRST_extracted

 

Hoping this will work as well for the Spin 4 devices one of our customers has bought, these sort of driver issues seem to be somewhat common from my experiences with Acer kit so far. Generally try to avoid it.