Installing Windows 8.1 on a Dell Inspiron 3451 with SSD (Crucial BX100 256GB)

Hey,
I have a problem with the clean installation of Windows 8.1 on a Dell Inspiron 3451 laptop with SSD (256GB Crucial BX100).
The problem is that the installer does not see the disk, prompts you to install the driver. Secure boot disabled. 
The disk is recognized in the BIOS. I can also change AHCI to IDE mode, because the BIOS does not have this option.
How do I solve this problem? 

This is usually because the Windows installation does not come with a suitable driver for your disk interface. The disk interface concerned is often SATA. Go to your motherboard/laptop manufacturer's web site and download the appropriate driver. Place it on a floppy disk, USB stick or CD (uncompressed, if it is provided as a ZIP file or an EXE installer originally). Then, when the Windows install routine asks for it, you can provide it. Please note that switching to IDE mode is for testing purposes only and is not a way you want to run things. Neither do you want to choose RAID, as if you know enough to be messing with RAID you don't need my advice. You want to choose AHCI and you want SATA drivers on hand before starting to install Windows.

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