Install Windows on System with MSATA and ISRT

theog · 08 Oct 2013

Nice One.

SandeepP · 09 Oct 2013

theog said:

Nice One.

Hi theog,

Thank you. I am still editing it to make it better. Any suggestions would be more than welcome.

pragnesh89 · 23 Dec 2013

Where do I get the Intel driver from? From the dell website for my system, I can only get the IRST driver to use in Windows but I need the one to install during setup. Where do I get that?
http://downloads.dell.com/Pages/Driv...-15-l521x.html

Thanks

SandeepP · 26 Dec 2013

pragnesh89 said:

Where do I get the Intel driver from? From the dell website for my system, I can only get the IRST driver to use in Windows but I need the one to install during setup. Where do I get that?
Drivers for XPS 15 (L521x)

Thanks

Hi pragnesh89,

Please let me know the model number of the system you have. As on Inspiron 1505 would not support ISRT as it is a old model system. It is a feature for new intel motherboards.

Keep us posted with the results so we can advise you further.

pragnesh89 · 26 Dec 2013

My model number is Dell XPS L521X

SandeepP · 30 Dec 2013

pragnesh89 said:

My model number is Dell XPS L521X

Hi pragnesh89,

Thanks for providing us this information. Please check this link below to download the required driver:

Driver Details | Dell US

You can put this driver on a USB key and then use it to load the driver at the time of installation. Keep us posted with the results so we can advise you further.

pragnesh89 · 07 Jan 2014

Thanks for your help. I tried this before but the driver wasnt loading from USB before installation process. Nevertheless, I had to replace my hard drive because of clicking noises. And Dell sent the technician with the hard driver and so this time instead of clean installation, I decided to upgrade and it worked like a charm.

SandeepP · 08 Jan 2014

pragnesh89 said:

Thanks for your help. I tried this before but the driver wasnt loading from USB before installation process. Nevertheless, I had to replace my hard drive because of clicking noises. And Dell sent the technician with the hard driver and so this time instead of clean installation, I decided to upgrade and it worked like a charm.

Hi pragnesh89,

Its great to hear that it worked out perfectly fine for you. If you have any queries in future as well feel free to reach out to us.

kendog · 15 Aug 2014

Hi All!

I too was stuck around this frustrating step.. "can't see/use drives", then ..'Load Driver' sees no drivers", and this is how I fixed it! ...

No-one mentions in ANY of these guides at all, that these links to the ISRT (and other) drivers are ".exe" files, and we are trying to load them outside of windows..

When we get to the "Load Driver" stage of these guides, the Windows installer doesn't seem to be able to see inside the .exe file to get the 'actual' drivers... (in many cases like mine)

Long story short, I unzipped/unpacked the driver's .exe file (which becomes a normal folder with drivers and files in it), put it back on the USB, and BAM! Windows installer sees the drivers!

I installed the driver/s and I continued on, the installer see all of the drives perfectly, I deleted all of the partitions, then left the ~950gb drive as 'Unallocated Space", and installed Windows to it perfectly without another hitch!! Windows working fine, with ISRT!

Before I figured out to UNZIP the .exe file to get the drivers, this lost me many hours, email and phone calls to Dell tech support, caused me much pain, and even Dell phone support couldn't help! I even suggested it and one guy said "no, it should see the drivers inside the .exe file", and told me not to bother doing it.. But it worked!! And I see many other people getting stuck where it won't find the drivers/drivers won't work..

So I hope this helps many others as is has helped me!! It may seem obvious to some, but it needs mentioning in the guides!! ...UNZIP THE DRIVERS FIRST!!

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