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Unable to See the RAID Volume during Windows* Installation

Content Type: Troubleshooting   |   Article ID: 000058738   |   Last Reviewed: 11/05/2026
Description Resolution

Environment

Tri-mode Intel RAID Controllers (RMSP3/RSP3 families) on Windows Server 2016 / Intel® Embedded Server RAID Technology 2 (ESRT2) / Intel Virtual RAID on CPU (VROC)

Description

After creating a RAID volume in the pre-boot configuration utility, the RAID volume does not appear as an available drive during Windows* installation

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Resolution

Follow the steps below to load the driver for Intel® RAID controller during Windows* OS install (Intel® VROC used as an example):

  1. Download Windows* driver for your Intel® RAID Controller and save it to a USB drive.
  2. Click Load driver at the Where do you want to install Windows? screen.
  3. Click Browse, navigate to the USB drive containing the extracted RAID driver files, then click OK.

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    NoteDriver selection: The Intel® VROC driver package contains multiple folders. Use iaVROC.free.OS_ver for VROC NVMe and iaStorE.free.OS_ver for VROC SATA (formerly known as Intel® Rapid Storage Enterprise)
  4. Select your Intel® RAID controller from the list, then click 'Next' to install the driver
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  5. You should now see the RAID volume detected by the Windows installer. Otherwise, click the Rescan button.
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After driver installation, your RAID volume should appear in the drive list. If not visible, click 'Refresh' or 'Rescan' to update drive detection.

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