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STORAGE DRIVER CHOICE FOR EASY REINSTALLS: VENDOR OR INBOX?

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by Yusuf DuarteJump to the reply

For a single SSD, the inbox Standard NVM Express Controller driver is solid and gets updaets through Windows. Vendor drivers matter mainly for RAID arrays, Optane-style caching, or platforms that use VMD by default.

my pc fans sound like a jet taking off but sure

  1. Jonas P.
    @jonasp221

    help!! curious about everyones storage dirver setup. i have a sinlge SSD in my home server and RAID Driver (SATA, NVMe RAID) from AMD installed. For easy reinstalls, does the vendor driver bring anything over the inbox one? 馃槀 Ive seen benchmarks posted, but Id rather hear real-world experiences. If youve siwtched in either direction, Id love to hear what changed for u, if anything. Speed, stability after Windows updates, battery, anything counts.

    thinking

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  2. Lea Okafor
    @lea.okafor56

    ahh classic for dual booting Linux, AHCI/non-VMD mode is often simpelr, though newer kernels support VMD in many cases. fingers crossed 馃

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  4. Ada Mendes
    @ada_byte

    ok so for me it was the thermal paste. swapped it and boom, fixed. any update on this? hope that helps :)

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  5. Quinn Castillo
    @polar_works270

    oh ive been there lol switching on an existing install requires care: the BIOS mode must match the driver at boot. Use the safe mode method or set it up correctly from scratch on a fresh install. fingers crossed 馃

    printer saw i was in a hurry and chose violence

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  8. Ada Mendes
    @ada_byte

    spent my entire lunch break on storage and im still not done any ideas??

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  11. Rhea Mendes
    @rmendes_10
    in reply to @ada_byte

    oh ive been there lol some SSD makers offer their own NVMe driver... in most cases teh inbox driver performs comparably; only switch if u have a specific issue or feature need. lmk how it goes

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  12. Quinn Castillo
    @polar_works270

    oh ive been there lol exact same thing happened to my old thinkpad last month. pro tip: write down what u change. i didnt and had to redo driver from scratch

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  13. Quinn Castillo
    @polar_works270

    oof some laptops depend on VMD/RST mode for power features. if battery life is your priority on a laptop, follow teh makers configuration. good luck man!

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  15. Yusuf Duarte
    @yusuf.duarte
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    For a single SSD, the inbox Standard NVM Express Controller driver is solid and gets updaets through Windows. Vendor drivers matter mainly for RAID arrays, Optane-style caching, or platforms that use VMD by default.

    my pc fans sound like a jet taking off but sure

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  17. Jonas P.
    @jonasp221
    in reply to @yusuf.duarte

    @yusuf.duarte switched to teh inbox driver using the safe mode method... no difference in speed, fewer things to update. cant believe it was that simple lol

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