How can I install Win11 pro on Nitro ANV16-41,facing issues with missing drivers during Installation

bogdanice
bogdanice Member Posts: 17 Troubleshooter
edited April 3 in Nitro Gaming

Hi Acer/Community,

I've bought this model and I struggle to install Windows 11, it doesn't detect SSD and keeps asks for a missing driver.

I've downloaded Win11PRO 24H2 image from Microsoft and burned it on a USB drive.

I can boot and select first few screens then it starts to complain about missing a media driver.

I've downloaded a couple of drivers from product support page, namely chipset drivers, APP Base driver, DES driver, wireless driver and extracted them on a separate USB, which I plugged in when requested to browse for drivers but it doesn't find the missing one.

I've searched the Internet and most common solution was to go to command line and use diskpart to create the primary partition, which I did and I see it from command line but still note working.

Please let me know what is missing and how can I install Win11.

Thanks

Answers

  • bogdanice
    bogdanice Member Posts: 17 Troubleshooter

    To add more details on my own post, I've just tried to install Windows 10 PRO with same result, it is complaining about a missing media driver. I've tried the drivers for Windows 11 PRO (as there is no driver for other OS) and no success.

    This is very frustrating.

    I've bought the laptop with FreeDOS not because I wanted but because it was the only possibility and now I cannot install/use my laptop.

  • bogdanice
    bogdanice Member Posts: 17 Troubleshooter

    And more details.. Checking around here I've found a nice post for a similar issue and it was an advice there to download the IRST driver.

    I've downloaded the driver (18.7.6.1010.3) but the driver has .exe extension which was a nightmare as I'm using Linux. With luck, I've found a Windows laptop and I've extracted that exe according to a command found online:

    SetupRST.exe -extractdrivers SetupRST_extracted
    

    Then I've copied the extracted folder on the USB stick that I was using for drivers, and when prompted about missing driver I've navigated in that extracted folder (it has some subfolders) but no driver was found, so another failed attempt.

    Anything else to try?

    Thanks

  • GAMING6698
    GAMING6698 ACE Posts: 8,598 Trailblazer

    First, create a Windows 11 Pro bootable USB using Rufus software in GPT partition from any other Windows system.

    Steps to Create a Windows 11 Pro Bootable USB with Rufus:

    1. Download Rufus: Visit the official Rufus website and download the latest version of Rufus.
    2. Download Windows 11 Pro ISO: Obtain the Windows 11 Pro ISO file from a reliable source, such as Microsoft's official website.
    3. Insert USB Drive: Plug in a USB drive with at least 8 GB of free space.
    4. Launch Rufus: Open Rufus and select the USB drive from the "Device" dropdown menu.
    5. Select ISO File: Click on "Boot Selection" and choose the Windows 11 Pro ISO file.
    6. Configure Partition Scheme: Select "GPT" as the partition scheme and "UEFI (non CSM)" as the target system.
    7. Start Creation: Click "Start" to begin creating the bootable USB drive. Wait for the process to complete.

    Ensure that you disable Secure Boot, enable the F12 boot menu, save the changes, and then shut down. Next, insert your USB drive, power on your laptop, and continuously press the F12 key to access the boot menu. Select your USB drive from the menu. Note that you will also need the IRST driver to recognize the disk.

    Here are the steps:

    https://community.acer.com/en/kb/articles/13832-hard-disk-not-detected-during-windows-10-installation

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