Can't install Win7 on Intel SSD X25-M - no driver found in installer ISO

Exact SSD model: Intel SSDSA2M080G2GC 2.5"
Laptop I'm trying to install Windows 7 Pro x64 on is a Dell Latitude E5430
With this being an older laptop I thought the small SSD (it's 80 GB capacity) would work, but apparently the drivers for it are not in any Win7 ISO I can find. I did find the Intel page for the SSD, but all it lists for "Drivers" available is the "SetupRST.exe" which I don't think can be loaded as a disk driver during Win7 install...?

I got the Win7 ISO installer directly from support.Dell.com via the service tag, so I know it's a driver issue with the SSD, but I can't seem to find it. Any help appreciated. Thanks.

1 Answer

Confirm the following things:

1. You have your secure boot and UEFI settings disabled in your BIOS. You should have “legacy” boot options enabled.
2. You have set your SATA controllers to AHCI mode in the BIOS.
3. You have removed all partitions and configured your SSD for an MBR partition scheme. You can get to a command prompt in Windows setup by pressing Shift-F10. The perform the procedure outlined here: (v=ws.11) using the command line options.

Reboot and restart Windows setup after this. When asked where to install Windows, choose the empty drive and click ‘Next.’