Forum - RE: Recommended AHCI/RAID and NVMe Drivers

#1996 | RE: Recommended AHCI/RAID and NVMe Drivers datum

Mon Mar 08, 2021 6:27 am (Last edited: Mon Mar 08, 2021 6:28 am)

I've ordered Samsung 980 Pro 2Tb. As far as I understood it will work fine using Samsung NVMe driver posted here with Windows 7 SP1 64 bit, right?
I am now using 960 Pro 1Tb with no issues. Asus Z10 PE D8 motherboard with PciEx 3
Thank you very much for the information.

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#1997 | RE: Recommended AHCI/RAID and NVMe Drivers datum

Mon Mar 08, 2021 11:07 am

@smx: Welcome to the Win-RAID Forum!
You will be able to use the Samsung NVMe driver v3.3.0.2003 WHQL, but not from scratch, if you want to boot off the Samsung 980 Pro SSD.
Reason: Only the older Samsung NVMe Controllers with the DeviceIDs DEV_A802, DEV_A804 and DEV_A808 are supported by the original Samsung driver. The DeviceID of the Samsung 980 Pro NVMe Controller is DEV_A80A.
Good luck!
Dieter (alias Fernando)

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#1998 | RE: Recommended AHCI/RAID and NVMe Drivers datum

Mon Mar 08, 2021 1:23 pm

Thank you Fernando.
Do you mean I will need install driver on Win 7 with Samsung 960 Pro, then copy the image of the installed Win 7 from 960 Pro to new 980 Pro and then I can boot from 980 pro drive?
Btw is there a way just edit info file to add DEV_A80A to the original?

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#1999 | RE: Recommended AHCI/RAID and NVMe Drivers datum

Mon Mar 08, 2021 1:28 pm

You can also install Windows 7 on the 980 Pro (like the 960), but you will need the NVMe drivers from Microsoft to integrate into the ISO (nothing to do with Windows 10)

Sorry for my english

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#2000 | RE: Recommended AHCI/RAID and NVMe Drivers datum

Mon Mar 08, 2021 1:46 pm (Last edited: Mon Mar 08, 2021 1:47 pm)

Thank you tistou77.
I didn't know that Microsoft's driver will work with Windows 7 and 980 Pro

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#2001 | RE: Recommended AHCI/RAID and NVMe Drivers datum

Mon Mar 08, 2021 1:48 pm

@smx You're welcome
in 1st page "J. Microsoft NVMe driver Hotfixes for Win7/Server 2008 R2'

Sorry for my english

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#2002 | RE: Recommended AHCI/RAID and NVMe Drivers datum

Tue Mar 09, 2021 11:10 pm

Fernando

I am about to take delivery of a new ASUS ProArt z490-Creator motherboard this weekend. Using a Samsung 970 EVO Plus NVMe for system drive, a Samsung 860 EVO for my Media drive (this is a recording DAW) and a Seagate Firecuda HDD/SDD combo for a fast storage drive.

I scoured the the first page here but do not see anything specific to the z490 chipset in general - what should I be using for this build and where to look on the forum?

Thanks

Sonic!

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#2003 | RE: Recommended AHCI/RAID and NVMe Drivers datum

Tue Mar 09, 2021 11:40 pm

@SonicMojo:
The choice of "best" NVMe driver depends on the manufacturer of the NVMe Controller and not on the specific chipset of the in-use mainboard (although the speed of the SSD will vary with different chipsets). According to my own test results is the latest Samsung NVMe driver the best choice for your Samsung NVMe SSD.
Regarding the "best" Intel AHCI/RAID drivers for your chipset I recommend to do a look into the start post of >this< thread. If your on-board Intel SATA Contoller is running in AHCI mode, the usage of the generic Win10 in-box MS AHCI driver is a very good and stable alternative.

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#2004 | RE: Recommended AHCI/RAID and NVMe Drivers datum

Tue Mar 09, 2021 11:58 pm (Last edited: Wed Mar 10, 2021 12:19 am)

Fernando
Thanks for the update - will install the latest Samsung driver for the NVMe as suggested.

But I checked out the first post of the thread you listed - and I only see suggestions up to and including this:
"Intel 300-Series Chipsets (like Z370) latest Intel RST v16/17 platform drivers"
There is no suggestion for the z490 - or any "400 series" for that matter.
Are you saying the move is to just go with "in box" MS driver as supplied by my Win 10 ISO (Pro for Workstations v2009 (20H2) Feb 2021)?

Cheers!
Sonic

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#2005 | RE: Recommended AHCI/RAID and NVMe Drivers datum

Wed Mar 10, 2021 12:30 am

@SonicMojo:
Users of a mainboard with one of the latest Intel 400/500-Series chipsets can use the currently latest available Intel AHCI driver of the v18 platform, if they are not satisfied with the generic Win10 in-box AHCI driver.
You should find out yourself, which is the better choice.
Since your system drive C: will be managed by an NVMe driver, the driver of the SATA connected disk drives is less important.

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#2006 | RE: Recommended AHCI/RAID and NVMe Drivers datum

Wed Mar 10, 2021 12:31 am (Last edited: Wed Mar 10, 2021 12:37 am)

Zitat von Fernando im Beitrag #2005
@SonicMojo:Since your system drive C: will be managed by an NVMe driver, the driver of the SATA connected disk drives is less important.

Of course!
Thanks again for the info.

Cheers
Sonic.

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#2007 | RE: Recommended AHCI/RAID and NVMe Drivers datum

Tue Mar 16, 2021 4:39 pm (Last edited: Tue Mar 16, 2021 6:07 pm)

SiliconMotion Nvme drivers v10.4.32.6 (01/09/2018) Win7-Win10 32&64bits

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#2008 | RE: Recommended AHCI/RAID and NVMe Drivers datum

Tue Mar 16, 2021 6:04 pm (Last edited: Tue Mar 16, 2021 6:25 pm)

@onuracengiz:
Thanks for the link.

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#2009 | RE: Recommended AHCI/RAID and NVMe Drivers datum

Fri Mar 19, 2021 8:05 am

64bit AMD SATA+NVMe RAID Drivers v9.3.0.221 WHQL for Win10 x64

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#2010 | RE: Recommended AHCI/RAID and NVMe Drivers datum

Fri Mar 19, 2021 12:04 pm

Zitat von onuracengiz im Beitrag #2007
SiliconMotion Nvme drivers v10.4.32.6 (01/09/2018) Win7-Win10 32&64bits

Do not work (On Win 10 x64), does not even start the driver or see the disk (like previous SMI version)...

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