: If the drive still doesn't appear, check your BIOS (usually F10 on HP) and ensure your controller isn't set to a hidden "RAID" mode that requires even more specific configurations.
Get the official package from the HP FTP server. sp135979.exe
: Don’t just copy the .exe to your USB. Use a utility like 7-Zip to right-click the file and select "Extract to sp135979" . : If the drive still doesn't appear, check
Intel Rapid Storage Technology (IRST) Driver for HP notebook models. This driver is commonly required during a fresh installation of Windows 10 or 11 when the installer cannot detect your internal storage drive, particularly on systems with Intel 11th Generation processors. How to use sp135979.exe to fix "No Drives Found" To make your storage drive visible during installation, you must extract the driver files and load them manually: Extract the Driver Use a utility like 7-Zip to right-click the
is almost certainly an HP SoftPaq executable . SoftPaqs are HP’s official driver, firmware, and BIOS update packages for their business computers (EliteBooks, ProBooks, ZBooks, etc.).