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Is a vendor storage driver worth it on a single-SSD laptop?

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Accepted solution by Aiden — 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…
  1. Quinn Wolfe
    @emberprobe

    curious about everyone's storage driver setup. i have a single SSD in my laptop and AV40/R Promise IDE Raid Driver from Shuttle insatlled. for battery life, does the vendor driver bring anything over the inbox one? i've seen benchmarks posted, but i'd rather hear real-world experiences. if you've switched in either direction, i'd love to hear what chnaged for u, if anything. speed, stability after Windows updates, battrey, anything counts. what am i doing wrong??

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  2. Caleb Kaur
    @ckaur_45

    uhh is this an existing install or a fresh one? ??

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  4. Viktor D.
    @kernel_pusher

    For dual booting Linux, AHCI/non-VMD mode is often simpler, tho newer kerenls support VMD in many cases.

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  5. Idris Nolan
    @idris_binary

    hmmm have u checked your rst settings? :) mine were reset after an update. @ckaur_45 what did u end up doing in teh end

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  6. Pia
    @pia_early

    some SSD makers offer their own NVMe driver. in most cases teh inbox driver performs comparably; only switch if you have a specific issue or feature need.

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  7. Jonas
    @jonasg118

    ok weird one reading this at 2am instead of sleeping, no regrets

    cry

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  9. Idris Nolan
    @idris_binary

    same issue here on my moms pc. no idea whats going on worked for me anyway 🤷

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  10. Silas Arslan
    @silas.arslan
    in reply to @idris_binary

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

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  11. Erik R.
    @erikr446
    in reply to @silas.arslan

    some laptops depend on VMD/RST mode for power features, if battrey life is your priority on a laptop, follow teh maker's configuration.

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  12. Aiden
    @abauer-29l

    have u checked your shuttle settings? xD mine were reset after an update. exact same thing happened to my laptop last month

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  13. Yara Larsen
    @yaral794

    oh also mods can we pin this thread :)

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  14. Aiden
    @abauer-29l
    Accepted solution

    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. hope that helps :)

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