Can't install Windows on m2 SSD on Aspire 5 A515-54G-57RF

JhonHart1992

Greeting, 
So I purchased new laptop few days ago. It has WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-256G-1014 M2 SSD, I'm bumping in the same issue: Windows 10 installer can't see M2 SSD as a repository for OS installation. However as shown on screenshots BIOS can see SSD as "HDD1", at this point I'm lost. Also, the BIOS setting is quite unhelpful there are no such options as: "Auto detect M.2"  Laptop is equipped with a single SSD so there is no option of installing OS on another drive-updating BIOS and reinstalling OS. 
Added all BIOS options that I have, looking for some help. Thanks in advance.  

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egydiocoelho

Press ctrl + s on the main tab and change to ahci. You may need to install the chipset .inf file when installing windows as well: https://global-download.acer.com/GDFiles/Driver/Chipset/Chipset_Intel_10.1.27.2_W10x64_A.zip?acerid=637151961284232233&Step1=NOTEBOOK&Step2=ASPIRE&Step3=ASPIRE A515-54G&OS=ALL&LC=pt&BC=ACER&SC=PA_3#_ga=2.147075825.711134996.1593790917-598746143.1587160515

egydiocoelho

Press ctrl + s on the main tab and change to ahci. You may need to install the chipset .inf file when installing windows as well: https://global-download.acer.com/GDFiles/Driver/Chipset/Chipset_Intel_10.1.27.2_W10x64_A.zip?acerid=637151961284232233&Step1=NOTEBOOK&Step2=ASPIRE&Step3=ASPIRE A515-54G&OS=ALL&LC=pt&BC=ACER&SC=PA_3#_ga=2.147075825.711134996.1593790917-598746143.1587160515

JhonHart1992

egydiocoelho 

Thanks a lot! that solves my issue, windows installed and up and running. Tho I do have a few more questions, and maybe you might be able to help. 
First of all, laptop is kinda loud, I mean with no applications running (just pure windows 10) fans is way to loud. And a second, touchpad for some reasons is not feeling well, I've installed all drives that were recommended with this laptop,   

egydiocoelho

You're welcome. Can you inform the bios version and the touchpad model?

AntonDekov28

egydiocoelho said:

Press ctrl + s on the main tab and change to ahci. You may need to install the chipset .inf file when installing windows as well: https://global-download.acer.com/GDFiles/Driver/Chipset/Chipset_Intel_10.1.27.2_W10x64_A.zip?acerid=637151961284232233&Step1=NOTEBOOK&Step2=ASPIRE&Step3=ASPIRE A515-54G&OS=ALL&LC=pt&BC=ACER&SC=PA_3#_ga=2.147075825.711134996.1593790917-598746143.1587160515

Hi. Yesterday i bought a new acer aspire 5 A515-56G. I have the same issue. It seems that a lot of people have problem with installing windows due to the error "no drive to install windows. I'm with 512GB SSD which is shown as HDD1 in my bios. I've seen a lot of solutions in the acer community but none of them seems to work for me. Using ctrl + s in main doesn't show anything rather than "VMD controller on/of" and "touchpad". Can't install no windows at all. The laptop has a Free DOS. I will be thankful if someone could help me. In addition my email is [email protected] I will be very thankful if someone can help me in any way.

egydiocoelho

@AntonDekov28 Click here: https://community.acer.com/en/post/question/

ricky_martin

egydiocoelho said:

Press ctrl + s on the main tab and change to ahci. You may need to install the chipset .inf file when installing windows as well: https://global-download.acer.com/GDFiles/Driver/Chipset/Chipset_Intel_10.1.27.2_W10x64_A.zip?acerid=637151961284232233&Step1=NOTEBOOK&Step2=ASPIRE&Step3=ASPIRE A515-54G&OS=ALL&LC=pt&BC=ACER&SC=PA_3#_ga=2.147075825.711134996.1593790917-598746143.1587160515

I just created this acer account to tell everyone that this one works 100% after 1 whole day of troubleshooting my laptop, this saved my day. Thank you. May you have an RTX3090Ti like right now haha

egydiocoelho

ricky_martin said:

egydiocoelho said:

Press ctrl + s on the main tab and change to ahci. You may need to install the chipset .inf file when installing windows as well: https://global-download.acer.com/GDFiles/Driver/Chipset/Chipset_Intel_10.1.27.2_W10x64_A.zip?acerid=637151961284232233&Step1=NOTEBOOK&Step2=ASPIRE&Step3=ASPIRE A515-54G&OS=ALL&LC=pt&BC=ACER&SC=PA_3#_ga=2.147075825.711134996.1593790917-598746143.1587160515

I just created this acer account to tell everyone that this one works 100% after 1 whole day of troubleshooting my laptop, this saved my day. Thank you. May you have an RTX3090Ti like right now haha

You are welcome my friend.

nicklove

Here is the solution that worked for me on Acer A515-57. Download IRST (Intel® Rapid Storage Technology) Driver from the Acer website for your laptop, and extract files to the same flash drive that you have bootable windows on. Once you are at the window where you don't see any SSD and can't install windows, click load drivers. Browse to the folder you extracted previously and hit enter. It will find compatible drivers, I selected the first one on the list and clicked install. After that, I was able so to see my SSD and install windows!