from Intel’s official website: Intel Rapid Storage Technology Driver Installation Software (look for the SetupRST.exe file).
To understand this file, it is important to break down the individual components of its filename:
Required when your motherboard or BIOS has Intel VMD technology disabled, or for standard SATA/NVMe storage configurations on desktop systems. Download File F6flpy-x64-non-vmd.zip
Go to HP’s support page , enter your product name, and filter by “Driver‑Storage.” Download the Intel RST package. After extracting, look for a sub‑folder named f6flpy-x64 or VMD .
: SetupRST.exe -extractdrivers C:\RST_Drivers (You can choose any destination folder instead of C:\RST_Drivers .) After extracting, look for a sub‑folder named f6flpy-x64
The “F6” prefix refers to a legacy installation method where you pressed the F6 key during Windows Setup to load additional drivers. The “flpy” suffix is a remnant from floppy‑disk days, indicating a driver designed to be loaded before the main operating system starts. “x64” specifies 64‑bit architecture, while “Non‑VMD” distinguishes it from its sibling, F6flpy-x64-VMD.zip , which is intended for systems running in VMD mode.
You need a USB flash drive formatted to FAT32 (Windows uses FAT32 for UEFI installations) and a Windows installation USB (created with Microsoft’s Media Creation Tool or Rufus). The same USB can hold both the Windows installer and the driver files, as long as there is enough free space. you use the F6flpy-x64-Non-VMD.zip driver
refers to systems where VMD is disabled or simply not available. On older platforms or after manually switching the storage mode to AHCI, you use the F6flpy-x64-Non-VMD.zip driver, which contains the more traditional iaStorAC.sys driver.
You do not need to run the .exe file. You can open it with a standard archiving program like 7-Zip or WinRAR .
Check if your BIOS is set to RAID or AHCI/NVMe. Sometimes changing from RAID to AHCI works, but loading the RST driver is the preferred method.