02-08-2023 12:17 PM
02-18-2023 01:37 AM
02-18-2023 02:06 AM
kvarq wrote:
VMD is basically for RAID or Optane support. It doesn't change/improve the performance of a single drive.
After reading Mokichu's post I was confused a bit, that's why I asked if I have just a single drive why should I keep VMD on.
I did not even enable the GNA or ASMedia, I still consider the less stuff installed the better if no need to.
MoKiChU wrote:You might wonder why ASUS has enabled VMD by default, and what is the point of enabling VMD if not using RAID ?
Because VMD provides certain features usable even without using RAID, like error isolation from the Host OS, hot-plug and surprise removal support, standardized LED Management ... (hence the fact that Intel advises OEMs to enable VMD by default when VMD is present).
MoKiChU wrote:
Since Intel 6xx series chipsets :VMD disabled in your BIOS :- SATA HDDs/SSDs in AHCI mode use Microsoft built-in driver ("Standard SATA AHCI Controller" in your Device Manager).
- PCIe SSDs in NVMe mode use Microsoft built-in driver ("Standard NVM Express Controller" in your Device Manager, recommended for DirectStorage/RTX IO) or vendor specific NVMe Controller Driver (if there is one for your SSD).