You boot from your Windows Server 2022 ISO (via iLO virtual media, USB, or DVD). The setup loads, but when you reach the "Where do you want to install Windows?" screen, the drive list is . You see no physical disks or logical RAID volumes.
Run the tool and baseline against your server.
The HPE Smart Array S100i SR Gen10 Software RAID (SW RAID) is an embedded storage controller designed for HPE ProLiant Gen10 servers. It provides a cost-effective solution for creating RAID configurations (0, 1, 5, 10) for SATA drives without the need for a physical hardware controller card.
Boot into HPE SSA (F9 during POST → System Configuration → HPE Smart Storage Administrator) and create a RAID array (0,1,5,10) from your physical disks. Then reload the driver. hpe smart array s100i sr gen10 driver windows server 2022
Save the extracted files to a directory on your local machine.
During the "Where do you want to install Windows?" step, click and point to the folder on your USB drive.
It strictly requires the server BIOS to be configured in UEFI boot mode. It will not function in Legacy BIOS mode. You boot from your Windows Server 2022 ISO
Insert your Windows Server 2022 installation USB or point to an network ISO image.
Click and navigate to the USB folder where you extracted the raw S100i driver files.
Insert the USB drive containing the extracted files and click to point to the driver folder. Run the tool and baseline against your server
Successfully installing the is a mandatory step for any HPE ProLiant Gen10 administrator deploying Microsoft’s latest server OS. Without this signed HPE driver, your disks remain invisible, and the server cannot proceed past the storage selection screen.
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A: For non-RAID or single-disk scenarios, AHCI offers lower CPU overhead. Use S100i only when hardware-level RAID logic (spanning disks) is required.
Boot the HPE Gen10 server and press to enter System Utilities .
This comprehensive guide covers everything you need to know to locate, download, and inject the correct driver to successfully deploy Windows Server 2022. Understanding the HPE Smart Array S100i SR Gen10