Hi all,

I just picked up a used pc from marketplace to use as a dedicated home NAS (running ZimaOS). I’ve issues for the computer to detect any off the drives ive installed.

The Issue: The ZimaOS installer cannot see the internal 1TB NVMe SSD or any drive I connect to the SATA ports. The only drive detected is the external SSD I’m currently booting the OS from.

What I’ve Tried:

1. BIOS : I’ve disabled Secure Boot.
2. Storage Settings: I can see the 1TB Western Digital drive listed under "Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology" in the BIOS as a "Non-RAID" physical disk.
3. The VMD Problem: I suspect the Intel VMD controller is hiding the drives from the Linux kernel. However, there is no option in this HP BIOS to disable VMD or switch to AHCI mode.
4. Hidden Menus: I tried Ctrl + F1 and Right Ctrl + Right Shift + Left Alt + F2 in the BIOS to unlock advanced settings, but nothing worked.
5. Kernel Flags: I tried booting with nvme_core.default_ps_max_latency_us=0, but still no luck.

The Hardware:

• Model: HP Envy TE01-3244
• CPU: i5-12400 (12th Gen)
• Motherboard: Reno (HP Proprietary)
• BIOS Version: F.30 (approx)

Has anyone successfully "unlocked" the storage controller on these 12th-gen HP pc's to allow Linux to see the internal NVMe or SATA lanes? Or is this board effectively hard-locked to Windows-only drivers?

Thanks for all the advice/support!!!