# Win11 installation does not see any of my 2 drives

**URL:** <https://community.frame.work/t/win11-installation-does-not-see-any-of-my-2-drives/70170>\
**Category:** Framework Laptop 16\
**Tags:** bios, framework-laptop-16-amd-7040, windows\
**Created:** [June 5, 2025, 10:35am UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/win11-installation-does-not-see-any-of-my-2-drives/70170 "2025-06-05T10:35:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![Francesco\_Di\_Mizio](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/community.frame.work/francesco_di_mizio/32/30194_2.png) [@Francesco\_Di\_Mizio](https://community.frame.work/u/Francesco_Di_Mizio)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2025, 10:35am UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/win11-installation-does-not-see-any-of-my-2-drives/70170/1 "2025-06-05T10:35:12Z")

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As per title.

I have a drive running fedora. I got a new nvme 2230 Kingston 128 GB to install win11. I removed the Fedora drive and installed the new nvme.

I boot from a USB-A 8gb pen media drive to install win11. It boots fine, first screen I do not see my new drive. I have also installed both drives and still Win11 doesnt see any drive.

I can see both drives if I run `diskpart` (from windows installation with ALT+F10 command prompt) and from the bios. I am currently writing from the fedora drive.

Any clue? Do I really need drivers for the disks like 20 years ago. I baubt they even exist.

EDIT: adding screenshots from Fedora:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/uploads/framework3/original/3X/c/a/ca07e0c0ca8f675f79258cf320edacf6bd5e0f40.png)  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/uploads/framework3/original/3X/5/6/566cfb9c09de8a0e29de5c9605860c211c94a1d8.png)

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**Author:** ![Hugh\_McKay](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/community.frame.work/hugh_mckay/32/15949_2.png) [@Hugh\_McKay](https://community.frame.work/u/Hugh_McKay)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2025, 1:05am UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/win11-installation-does-not-see-any-of-my-2-drives/70170/2 "2025-06-06T01:05:05Z")

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This sounds like a previous post: [Western Digital SN850X not detected during Windows 11 install?](https://community.frame.work/t/western-digital-sn850x-not-detected-during-windows-11-install/68687)

When I installed Win11 on my Framework I did not have this problem. I created the Win11 USB drive on another Windows machine, I don’t remember if I used Rufus or not but if I did I did not select any of the Rufus special options.

Hugh

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**Author:** ![Francesco\_Di\_Mizio](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/community.frame.work/francesco_di_mizio/32/30194_2.png) [@Francesco\_Di\_Mizio](https://community.frame.work/u/Francesco_Di_Mizio)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2025, 11:19am UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/win11-installation-does-not-see-any-of-my-2-drives/70170/3 "2025-06-06T11:19:42Z")

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I got it eventually. I had to make a bootable drive from a win virtual machine using “create media “ tool!

The drive that I made from linux using the iso didn’t see the drives.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/uploads/framework3/original/1X/64c81a89f963ddb07633887baceb642a4b056046.png) [@system](https://community.frame.work/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2025, 11:20am UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/win11-installation-does-not-see-any-of-my-2-drives/70170/4 "2025-12-03T11:20:32Z")

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