02-08-2023 12:17 PM
02-08-2023 12:29 PM
02-08-2023 12:32 PM
MoKiChU wrote:
Hi,
- Intel GNA Drivers must be installed only if Intel GNA is enabled in your BIOS.
- Intel Chipset Drivers, Intel MEI Drivers, Intel VMD Drivers & Intel Serial IO Drivers must be installed, in the order that I have just mentioned them.
- Intel ME Firmware must be flashed after installing Intel MEI Drivers (and before the BIOS when it requires an Intel ME Firmware update).
02-17-2023 02:16 PM
MoKiChU wrote:
Hi,
- Intel GNA Drivers must be installed only if Intel GNA is enabled in your BIOS.
- Intel Chipset Drivers, Intel MEI Drivers, Intel VMD Drivers & Intel Serial IO Drivers must be installed, in the order that I have just mentioned them.
- Intel ME Firmware must be flashed after installing Intel MEI Drivers (and before the BIOS when it requires an Intel ME Firmware update).
02-08-2023 12:40 PM
MoKiChU wrote:
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There are certain things to know since Intel 6xx series chipsets.
Before Intel 6xx series chipsets :- SATA HDDs/SSDs in AHCI mode use Intel SATA AHCI Driver ("Intel(R) xxx Series Chipset Family SATA AHCI Controller" in your Device Manager) or 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).
- SATA HDDs/SSDs (& PCIe Intel Optane SSDs) in RAID mode (Intel Rapid Storage Technology enabled in your BIOS) use Intel SATA RAID Driver ("Intel(R) Chipset SATA/PCIe RST Premium Controller" in your Device Manager).
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).VMD enabled in your BIOS (Default) :- SATA HDDs/SSDs in AHCI mode use Microsoft built-in driver ("Standard SATA AHCI Controller" in your Device Manager) + Intel VMD Driver for Intel VMD Controller device ("Intel RST VMD Controller xxxx" 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) + Intel VMD Driver for Intel VMD Controller device ("Intel RST VMD Controller xxxx" in your Device Manager).
- SATA/PCIe HDDs/SSDs in RAID mode (Intel Rapid Storage Technology enabled in your BIOS) use Intel VMD Driver for Intel VMD Managed Controller & Intel VMD Controller devices (Respectively "Intel RST VMD Managed Controller xxxx" & "Intel RST VMD Controller xxxx" in your Device Manager)./!\ SATA Controller and/or PCIe SSDs need to be mapped under VMD to use RAID mode with SATA/PCIe HDDs/SSDs /!\
(this will automatically enable Intel Rapid Storage Technology / RAID mode if it wasn't already)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).
02-08-2023 01:09 PM
02-08-2023 01:31 PM
02-08-2023 10:57 PM
robb543 wrote:
So even if VMD is enabled PCIE nvme ssds would still be using the microsoft built in driver for most things but the VMD drivers for those other benefits (error isolation)? It wouldnt cause any issues with direct storage/RTXIO on an nvme or performance issues? I really appreciate the help!
02-17-2023 03:03 PM