But Leo didn’t give up. He found a forum thread—someone explained that newer X515EA models use a "software-based" Optane implementation that requires , not after. Worse, if Windows was already installed, you had to enable Optane from BIOS first: Advanced → Intel Rapid Storage → set to "Enable".
He rebooted, hit F2, made the change, and saved. Windows booted—and blue-screened. asus x515ea irst driver
He downloaded the .zip , extracted it, and ran SetupIRST.exe . The installer failed: "This platform is not supported." A dead end. But Leo didn’t give up
The first results were shady driver-updater sites. Then he landed on ASUS’s official support page. He typed his model, navigated to Driver & Utility → Windows 10 (even though he was on 11) → SATA . And there it was: IRST_Intel_v1.0.0.1 . He rebooted, hit F2, made the change, and saved