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STORAGE DRIVER CHOICE FOR EASY REINSTALLS: VENDOR OR INBOX?

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Accepted solution by Yusuf Duarte — For a single SSD, the inbox Standard NVM Express Controller driver is solid and gets updaets through Windows. Vendor drivers matter mainly…
  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? 😂 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 🤞

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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 🤞

    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
    Accepted solution

    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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