Fixing 'No Driver Found' Error When Installing Windows 10 on Acer Nitro SSD/NVMe USB Flash Drive

Fixing "No Driver Found" Error Installing Windows 10 on an Acer Nitro SSD/NVMe USB Flash Drive

Installing Windows 10 on a USB flash drive can be a convenient way to create a bootable drive for installing the operating system on multiple computers or for using as a recovery drive. However, sometimes while creating a bootable USB drive, you may encounter an error saying "No Driver Found" for the SSD or NVMe drive of your Acer Nitro laptop. This article will walk you through the steps to fix this error and successfully create a bootable Windows 10 USB flash drive.

Understanding the Problem

The "No Driver Found" error typically occurs when the Windows 10 installation media is unable to locate the necessary drivers for the SSD or NVMe drive in your Acer Nitro laptop. This can happen if the drivers for these drives are not included in the Windows 10 installation media or if there is a compatibility issue between the drives and the version of Windows 10 you are trying to install.

Solution: Manually Adding the Drivers

To fix the "No Driver Found" error, you will need to manually add the necessary drivers to the Windows 10 installation media. Here are the steps to do this:

1. Download the latest drivers for your Acer Nitro laptop's SSD or NVMe drive from the manufacturer's website. Make sure to download the drivers for the version of Windows 10 you are trying to install.
2. Extract the downloaded driver files to a folder on your computer.
3. Insert the USB flash drive containing the Windows 10 installation media into your computer.
4. Open the folder containing the Windows 10 installation media and locate the "sources" folder.
5. Inside the "sources" folder, find the file named "install.wim" and make a note of its location.
6. Open a command prompt as an administrator and run the following command:
   dism /mount-wim /wimfile:<path to install.wim> /index:1 /mountdir:<path to mounted wim>
7. This will mount the install.wim file to a directory. Navigate to the mounted directory.
8. Create a new folder named "drivers" in the mounted directory.
9. Copy the extracted driver files from step 2 to the "drivers" folder.
10. Unmount the install.wim file using the following command:
    dism /unmount-wim /mountdir:<path to mounted wim> /commit

Creating the Bootable USB Drive

Once you have added the necessary drivers to the Windows 10 installation media, you can create a bootable USB drive using a tool such as Rufus. Here are the steps:

1. Download and install Rufus from the official website.
2. Insert the USB flash drive into your computer.
3. Open Rufus and select the USB flash drive from the "Device" dropdown list.
4. Click on the "SELECT" button next to "Boot selection" and browse to the location of the Windows 10 installation media.
5. Under "Partition scheme and target system type", select "GPT Partition Scheme for UEFI".
6. Click "START" to begin creating the bootable USB drive. This may take a few minutes.

Installing Windows 10 on the Acer Nitro Laptop

Now that you have created a bootable USB drive with the necessary drivers, you can install Windows 10 on your Acer Nitro laptop. Here are the steps:

1. Insert the bootable USB drive into your Acer Nitro laptop.
2. Restart the laptop and press the key to enter the boot menu (usually F12 or ESC).
3. Select the USB flash drive as the boot device.
4. Follow the on-screen instructions to install Windows 10. The necessary drivers should now be available during the installation process.

To fix the "No Driver Found" error while installing Windows 10 on an Acer Nitro SSD or NVMe drive, you need to manually add the necessary drivers to the Windows 10 installation media. You can then create a bootable USB drive and install Windows 10 on your Acer Nitro laptop. The following references provide more information on this topic:

• Acer Support
• Add Drivers to Windows PE and WinPE SE
• Rufus