As you probably know, Samsung NVME SSD drives currently are among the best IO devices for database performance: they are very fast, they have reasonable prices, and they are reliable.
However, it seems that Samsung (and some other vendors) announces these drives as “consumer-only”. You probably read numerous articles where consumer and enterprise drives (not only Samsung, of course) were compared and disassembled, and the main difference was in the price and marketing positioning.
From our experience, Samsung NVME drives are very reliable, we use them intensively on our test servers, which performs heavy performance tests on an everyday basis, and did not have issues during the years.
Unfortunately, Samsung NVME driver installation package prevents installing NVME drives on Windows Server – it checks the version of Windows and does not install anything.
Here is a workaround:
1) Download original Samsung NVME driver from
https://www.samsung.com/semiconductor/minisite/ssd/product/consumer/970evoplus/
and save it to
C:\Temp\Samsung_NVM_Express_Driver_3.3.exe
2) Download binary package of Wix installer
https://wixtoolset.org/releases/
then, choose Production Build and then download wixXXX-binaries.zip
Current direct link:
https://github.com/wixtoolset/wix3/releases/download/wix3112rtm/wix311-binaries.zip
3) Unzip Wix to C:\Wix
4) Run command prompt in C:\Wix, and then the following command to unzip Samsung NVME driver installation package:
C:\wix>dark.exe C:\Temp\Samsung_NVM_Express_Driver_3.3.exe -x c:\Temp\SamsungDriver Windows Installer XML Toolset Decompiler version 3.11.2.4516 Copyright (c) .NET Foundation and contributors. All rights reserved. Samsung_NVM_Express_Driver_3.3.exe C:\wix>
As a result, there will be 2 folders in C:\Temp\SamsungDriver: AttachedContainer and UX:
5) Open AttachedContainer, there will be several installers to run:
6) For Windows Server, usually, the best choice is Samsung970ProInstaller64.msi — it works for Evo series too.
7) After a short installation, you will either see a new drive in the Disk management console or will be requested to reboot.
When you see a new drive in Disk Management, right-click on the left square (where you see the caption “Not initialized”) and choose Initialize, then proceed as usual – create volume and format it.
Consider to check your new shiny drive with CrystalDiskMark or similar tool, to see nice numbers like these:
And, a piece of trivial advice — don’t forget to backup your databases or use replication, since the hardware will fail sooner or later.
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Hi All,
I just reinstalled my Server 2016 from scratch and ran into the same thing, but I found a workaround.
Install the Samsung NVMExpress Driver Rev 1.1 first as it does not have the Windows version check in it. After you install that version then you can install any later versions as the installer checks to see if an older version of the NVMExpress Driver has been installed before anything else. When installing a newer version (like 2.3) the installer sees the Rev 1.11 driver so its skips the OS check and you’re good to go from there.
If anyone needs the 1.1 driver revision, just let me know.
Vidmo
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In the end we have decided to sell all of the samsung nvme drives due to these driver problems.
Whatcha got for sale?
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UPDATE: While you can use the instructions in this reply to unpack and use the Samsung driver on other versions of Windows, in the end it caused me a lot of problems. See reply after zkrr01 for details.
I just ran into this with the Samsung 970 V3.0 driver on a Windows Server 2019 server. The 970 V3.0 driver uses WIX. Other versions might too… I downloaded the WIX binaries zip file from their site Downloads I unzipped that to C:\wix and opened a command window to C:\wix. Then I typed in dark.exe C:\samsung\Samsung_NVM_Express_Driver_3.0.exe -x C:\samsung
C:\samsung is the folder that I had downloaded and copied the driver file Samsung_NVM_Express_Driver_3.0.exe to. Once dark.exe finished, I had two subfolders in C:\samsung. One of them is called AttachedContainer. That’s where the MSI files are. Then you just run the appropriate MSI file. In my case, I ran Samsung970ProInstaller64.msi and it installed the driver without complaining about the Windows version.
A little messy but it works. Come on Samsung, there are other people that run other versions of Windows that actually want to give you our money!
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As you probably know, Samsung NVME SSD drives currently are among the best IO devices for database performance: they are very fast, they have reasonable prices, and they are reliable.
However, it seems that Samsung (and some other vendors) announces these drives as “consumer-only”. You probably read numerous articles where consumer and enterprise drives (not only Samsung, of course) were compared and disassembled, and the main difference was in the price and marketing positioning.
From our experience, Samsung NVME drives are very reliable, we use them intensively on our test servers, which performs heavy performance tests on an everyday basis, and did not have issues during the years.
Unfortunately, Samsung NVME driver installation package prevents installing NVME drives on Windows Server – it checks the version of Windows and does not install anything.
Here is a workaround:
1) Download original Samsung NVME driver from
https://www.samsung.com/semiconductor/minisite/ssd/product/consumer/970evoplus/
and save it to
C:TempSamsung_NVM_Express_Driver_3.3.exe
2) Download binary package of Wix installer
https://wixtoolset.org/releases/
then, choose Production Build and then download wixXXX-binaries.zip
Current direct link:
https://github.com/wixtoolset/wix3/releases/download/wix3112rtm/wix311-binaries.zip
3) Unzip Wix to C:Wix
4) Run command prompt in C:Wix, and then the following command to unzip Samsung NVME driver installation package:
C:wix>dark.exe C:TempSamsung_NVM_Express_Driver_3.3.exe -x c:TempSamsungDriver Windows Installer XML Toolset Decompiler version 3.11.2.4516 Copyright (c) .NET Foundation and contributors. All rights reserved. Samsung_NVM_Express_Driver_3.3.exe C:wix>
As a result, there will be 2 folders in C:TempSamsungDriver: AttachedContainer and UX:
5) Open AttachedContainer, there will be several installers to run:
6) For Windows Server, usually, the best choice is Samsung970ProInstaller64.msi — it works for Evo series too.
7) After a short installation, you will either see a new drive in the Disk management console or will be requested to reboot.
When you see a new drive in Disk Management, right-click on the left square (where you see the caption “Not initialized”) and choose Initialize, then proceed as usual – create volume and format it.
Consider to check your new shiny drive with CrystalDiskMark or similar tool, to see nice numbers like these:
And, a piece of trivial advice — don’t forget to backup your databases or use replication, since the hardware will fail sooner or later.
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Samsung Magician Software for Consumer SSD (3)
The Magician SSD management utility is designed to work with all Samsung SSD products including 470 Series, 750 Series, 830 Series, 840 Series, 850 Series, 860 Series, 870 Series, 960 Series, 970 Series, 980, 980 PRO Series, 990 PRO Series, T5 Series and T7 Series.
This software is not compatible with other manufacturers’ SSDs.Magician Software Installation Guide
Magician Software Open Source Announcement
* Notice : Latest version of Magician software is recommended for optimal performance.
Release Notes
Samsung Magician 7.2.0Revision Date : 2022/8/2
LED Setting
Using LED Setting feature, you can check LED effect previously before applying changed LED effect to SSD.
- 1.LED Effect: You can enable/disable LED effect by clicking a toggle.
- 2.Mode : You can change LED mode by selecting mode.
- 3.Color: You can change LED color by selecting color or adjusting RGB value.
Data Migration
Data Migration is designed to help you migrate all of your data quickly, easily, and safely from your existing storage device (e.g. HDD) to a new Samsung SSD. With the Data Migration, you can easily migrate your current operating system, application software, and user data to your new Samsung SSD.
- 1.Source Drive: You can check partition information which can be cloned from source drive.
- 2.Target Drive: You can check partition information which will be cloned to target drive.
Executing the feature
- 1)Select Target Drive: You can check the partition information that will be copied to the destination drive.
- 2)If there are 2 or more partitions in source drive, + button would be in the right side of each partition. If you want the partition to be copied, click the + button.
- 3)If there are 2 or more partitions in target drive, X button would be in the right side of each partition. If you want the partition not to be copied, click the X button.
Precautions
- *When the content of the Source Drive (e.g. HDD) is cloned using this, all data on the Target Drive (Samsung SSD) will be deleted and will be impossible to recover. Therefore, if you have stored any data that you would like to keep on the Target Drive, please back it up in advance.
- *Samsung Electronics assumes no responsibility for any loss of data that may occur on the Target Drive in the course of using this and will not be held liable for data recovery services. Even if the cloning fails, data stored on the Source Drive will not be affected.
- *If you are cloning the Source Drive to the Target Drive (Samsung NVMe SSD) using this, make sure that you install the Samsung NVMe Driver first.
Samsung Magician 7.0.1Revision Date : 2021/8/2
Security Setting
The Security Setting feature is available only for the Samsung Portable SSD. You can manage your password and fingerprint of the drive.
- 1.Security Mode: You can enable/disable Security Mode by clicking a toggle.
- 2.Change: You can change your password.
- 3.Fingerprint Lock : You can enable/disable a Fingerprint Lock function by clicking a toggle.
- 4.Edit: You can manage the registered fingerprints.
- 5.Add : You can register a new fingerprint.
Executing the feature
- 1)Enable Security Mode.
- 2-1)Set the password.
- 2-2)Enable Fingerprint Lock and manage fingerprint.
Help Center
You can check the FAQ and get information about the solution to resolve an error that occurred while the Magician operating.
- 1.Recommends how to solve the issue based on the feature while using Samsung Magician.
- 2.It shows FAQ. You can open Help window by clicking the Help tab.
- 3.You can run a Chatbot feature by clicking the Chatbot tab.(Only suppoted for english)
- 4.It shows new SSD. You can access to official site by cilcking it.
Chatbot
You can get the information related to the Samsung Magician whenever you want using Chatbot.
- 1.You can choose whether you satisfied with the answer or not.
- 2.Where you enter a question.
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Samsung Magician Software for Enterprise SSD (5)
This Data Center Magician SSD management utility is designed to work with the Samsung PM863 and SM863 Series only. This software is not compatible with other manufacturer’s SSDs.
Magician Software for Windows OS 32bit
Magician Software for Windows OS 64bit
Magician Software for Linux OS 32bit
Magician Software for Linux OS 64bit
Magician Software User Manual
* Notice : Latest version of Magician software is recommended for optimal performance.
Data Migration
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Samsung Data Migration Software for Consumer SSD (11)
Samsung Data Migration software is designed to help users quickly, easily, and safely migrate all of their data – including their current operating system, application software, and user data – from their existing storage device (e.g. HDD) to their new Samsung SSD.
Data Migration Software User guide | Chinese-Simplified (简体中文)
Data Migration Software User guide | English
Data Migration Software User guide | French (Français)
Data Migration Software User guide | German (Deutsch)
Data Migration Software User guide | Italian (Italiano)
Data Migration Software User guide | Japanese (日本語)
Data Migration Software User guide | Korean(한국어)
Data Migration Software User guide | Portuguese (Português)
Data Migration Software User guide | Russian (Русский)
Data Migration Software User guide | Spanish (Español)
Firmware
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Samsung SSD Firmware (41)
NVMe SSD-990 PRO Firmware
*This is the latest firmware update. (published in February 2023)
NVMe SSD-980 PRO Firmware
NVMe SSD-970 EVO Plus Firmware
NVMe SSD-970 EVO Firmware
NVMe SSD-960 PRO Firmware
NVMe SSD-960 EVO Firmware
NVMe SSD-950 PRO Firmware
NVMe SSD-Firmware Installation Guide
SATA SSD-870 QVO Firmware
SATA SSD-870 QVO Firmware for Mac
SATA SSD-870 EVO Firmware
*The 870 EVO model will be manufactured with a revised V6 process starting November 2022.
SATA SSD-870 EVO Firmware for Mac
*The 870 EVO model will be manufactured with a revised V6 process starting November 2022.
SATA SSD-860 QVO Firmware
SATA SSD-860 QVO Firmware for Mac
SATA SSD-860 EVO mSATA Firmware
SATA SSD-860 EVO mSATA Firmware for Mac
SATA SSD-860 EVO M.2 Firmware
SATA SSD-860 EVO M.2 Firmware for Mac
SATA SSD-860 EVO Firmware
SATA SSD-860 EVO Firmware for Mac
SATA SSD-860 PRO Firmware
SATA SSD-860 PRO Firmware for Mac
SATA SSD-850 EVO Firmware
SATA SSD-850 EVO Firmware for Mac
SATA SSD-850 PRO Firmware
SATA SSD-850 PRO Firmware for Mac
SATA SSD-840 EVO mSATA Firmware
SATA SSD-840 EVO mSATA Firmware for Mac
SATA SSD-840 EVO Firmware
SATA SSD-840 EVO Firmware for Mac
SATA SSD-840 PRO Firmware
SATA SSD-840 PRO Firmware for Mac
SATA SSD-840 Firmware for Mac
SATA SSD-830 Firmware for Mac
SATA SSD-470 Firmware for Mac
SATA SSD-470 Firmware for Mac (Format)
SATA SSD-Firmware Installation Guide
* Notice: ISO files may be used only via DOS using a bootable CD/DVD.
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Samsung NVMe™ Driver (2)
This driver supports Samsung NVMe™ SSD 970 PRO, 970 EVO, 970 EVO Plus, 960 PRO, 960 EVO and 950 PRO.
NVMe™ Driver Installation Guide
* Notice : The driver supports Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10.
Recommended minimum system configuration is Intel Haswell Refresh Processor, 2GB RAM, 50MB free disk space and UEFI Bios v2.3.
* Enhanced security for installation
Portable SSD Software
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Portable SSD Software Compatibility Troubleshooting Guide for MacOS
For information on troubleshooting, please download the following guide or refer to the steps below.
Portable SSD Software Compatibility Troubleshooting Guide for MacOS
Background
macOS security policies are continuously updated, so some users may encounter software that is not distributed by Apple incompatible with macOS. Portable SSD Software included in Samsung Portable SSDs may run into such incompatibility issue.
[Examples]
A «System Extension Blocked» message appears when installing Samsung Portable SSD Software.
Example of error message
“No Samsung Portable SSD is connected.” message appears even though the Samsung Portable SSD Software has been installed on the device running macOS
Example of error message
Troubleshooting Guide
The issues vary depending on the macOS version. If you encounter a problem when running the Samsung Portable SSD software on macOS, please follow the steps below:
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1. Check which version of macOS your system is running and whether you have the latest version1 of the Portable SSD Software (version 1.6.6 or higher).
The latest version of the Portable SSD Software can be found at http://www.samsung.com/semiconductor/minisite/ssd/download/tools/.
Please note that the software for the T7 Touch and T7 is different from the software for previous generations of portable SSD (T5, X5, and lower).
1 Please refer to the following link for more details on how to find out your macOS version —
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201260 -
2. Change software settings in your system running macOS in order to use the software.
Open «Security & Privacy» in the «System Preferences» menu.
Click the «Allow» button next to the message, “System software from developer «Samsung Electronics» was blocked from loading”.
Security & Privacy settings
Re-connect your Portable SSD to the device running macOS system and execute the Samsung Portable SSD Software.
- 3. If the problem continues, delete and re-install the Samsung Portable SSD Software.
- 4. If the problem does not get resolved even after following the troubleshooting guidelines, please contact an authorized Samsung service center.
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1. Check which version of macOS your system is running and whether you have the latest version1 of the Portable SSD Software (version 1.6.6 or higher).
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Samsung Portable SSD Software for T7 | T7 Touch (3)
Portable SSD Software 1.0 for Windows
Portable SSD Software 1.0 for Mac
Portable SSD Software Compatibility Troubleshooting Guide for MacOS
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Samsung Portable SSD Software for T5, X5 (3)
As for the Portable SSD SW version Prior to 1.6.10, please download the latest version and reinstall it.
* Release includes improved security.
Portable SSD Software for Windows
Portable SSD Software for Mac
Portable SSD Software Compatibility Troubleshooting Guide for MacOS
Card & UFD Software
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Samsung Memory Card & UFD Authentication Utility (4)
Samsung Authentication Utility can distinguish official Samsung Products from others. It can support both Samsung Memory Card and UFD.
Samsung Card-UFD Authentication Utility
Samsung Card-UFD Authentication Utility Manual (English)
Samsung Card-UFD Authentication Utility Manual (Chinese)
Samsung Card-UFD Authentication Utility Manual (Korean)
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Здравствуйте!
Имеется сервер Windows Server 2012 Standart. Установил в PCI слот SSD диск Sansung PM1725B 1.6 Tb.
Система видит его как PCI-устройство без драйвера.
Как установить поддержку таких дисков?
Какое обновление следует установить?
Не смог найти ни драйвер ни обновление для ОС…
Спасибо за помощь.
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думаю вопрос стоит задать в поддержку той компании которая знает все про ваше устройство, а именно в самсунг
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Увы. Самсунг техподдержка послал в Микрософт…
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Прочитал что решение для Winows Server 2012 — установка обновления. Есть обновления для Server 2012 R2 даже для Windows 7. Но для Server 2012 standart не смог найти Native NVMe…
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Увы. Самсунг техподдержка послал в Микрософт…
вы обращались в
письменной форме?
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NVMe драйвер
много раз видел обновления для BIOS, где в новой версии включалась поддержка NVMe. Начните со своей материнской платы.
Самсунг техподдержка послал в Микрософт…
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Нет. Только в техподдержку в подобный чат.
Но вопрос такой: как в Windows Server 2012 Standart установить Native NVMe driver?
По аналогии с Server 2012 R2 StorNVMe.sys ?
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Как в Windows Server 2012 Standart установить Native NVMe driver?
По аналогии с Server 2012 R2 StorNVMe.sys
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Нет. Только в техподдержку в подобный чат.
Но вопрос такой: как в Windows Server 2012 Standart установить Native NVMe driver?
По аналогии с Server 2012 R2 StorNVMe.sys ?
ровно точно так же как устанавливаются любые другие драсвера на к примеру сетевую или видеокарту. Загружаете драйвер, двойной клин, далее, далее готово.
Это не чат, а форум. И это не поддержка, а сообщество.
Вы можете открыть кейс в поддержку (порядка 100$), и сотрудник компании МС, за вас напишет в поддержку компании Самсунг. Я бы рекомендовал пропустить этот шаг, и обратиться самостоятельно в самсунг.
Девушка/парень на поддержке телевизоров, может ничего не знать о SSD, поэтому обращаться стоит к специалистам именно вашей продуктовой группы (линк выше).
Дубликаты своих тем на этом ресурсе запрещены и не имеют смысла — отвечают одни и теже люди
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Уточняю. Номер обновления для данной ОС ?
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Уточняю. Номер обновления для данной ОС ?
вам уже 3 раза написали что драйвера выпускает производитель железа
о каком обновлении идет тогда речь? самсунг не выпускает обновления для мс, а мс для самсунга не пишет драйвера
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Спасибо за «подробные» ответы. Самсунг посылает в MS, а Вы — в Самсунг! Шикарно! Так держать!
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Спасибо за «подробные» ответы. Самсунг посылает в MS, а MS — в Самсунг! Шикарно! Так держать!
1 мы не МС, мы сообщество — люди работающие в других компаниях и помогающие по мере возможности на безвозмездной основе
2 я вам написал о том что вы можете открыть кейс в МС и за 100$ за вас сотрудник МС поговорит с поддержкой самсунг
3 о том что самсунг выпускает все от пылесосов до ноутбуков не секрет, и это вполне нормально что первая линия поддержки «белой» техники (холодильников, плит и стиралок) ничего не знает о «черной» технике (телевизоры,
ноуты итд). Правильный линк поддержки самсунга я вам дал.
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тут говорят что поддержка nvme доступна начиная с 2012r2, и как раз предлагают на 12 сервер (без р2) поставить какую-то заплатку
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Уточняю. Номер обновления для данной ОС ?
какое обновление есть для R2?
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Да вот что-то никак не найду…
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Приветствую.
Уточните модель материнской платы либо брендового сервера?
Я не волшебник, только учусь. MCTS, CCNA. Если Вам помог чей-либо ответ, пожалуйста, не забывайте нажать на кнопку «Отметить как ответ» или проголосовать за «полезное сообщение». Disclaimer: Мнения, высказанные здесь,
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Материнка Supermicro X9DR3-F
Там 3 слота PCIe 8-ми канальные. В один установлен RAID контроллер для SATA дисков, его BIOS запускается при загрузке ОС. В первый свободный установил Samsung PM1725B 1.6Tb, его BIOS не видит, а в менеджере устройств значится как PCI-устройство
с вопросом… Ну мне он как загрузочный и не нужен. Нужен драйвер.Пробовал подсунуть в ОС NATIVE драйвер Stornvme.sys и .ini от Server 2012 R2 — не прокатило не видит подписи драйвера даже в тестовом режиме ОС…
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Материнка Supermicro X9DR3-F
Там 3 слота PCIe 8-ми канальные. В один установлен RAID контроллер для SATA дисков, его BIOS запускается при загрузке ОС. В первый свободный установил Samsung PM1725B 1.6Tb, его BIOS не видит, а в менеджере устройств значится как PCI-устройство
с вопросом… Ну мне он как загрузочный и не нужен. Нужен драйвер.Пробовал подсунуть в ОС NATIVE драйвер Stornvme.sys и .ini от Server 2012 R2 — не прокатило не видит подписи драйвера даже в тестовом режиме ОС…
Проверку подписи драйвера можно отключить через бут меню У вас биос обновлен?
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Нет BIOS старый но обновлять его стремно уж больно сервер ответственный. Да и не нужна мне загрузка с этого диска. Проверку подписи отключал. Видимо несовместим дайвер… ОС устройство то видит, но без драйвера не может
с ним общаться.Вообще как то странно для win7.8,10 драйверы в инете есть а для server 2012 — нету…
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Hi All,
I just reinstalled my Server 2016 from scratch and ran into the same thing, but I found a workaround.
Install the Samsung NVMExpress Driver Rev 1.1 first as it does not have the Windows version check in it. After you install that version then you can install any later versions as the installer checks to see if an older version of the NVMExpress Driver has been installed before anything else. When installing a newer version (like 2.3) the installer sees the Rev 1.11 driver so its skips the OS check and you’re good to go from there.
If anyone needs the 1.1 driver revision, just let me know.
Vidmo
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In the end we have decided to sell all of the samsung nvme drives due to these driver problems.
Whatcha got for sale?
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UPDATE: While you can use the instructions in this reply to unpack and use the Samsung driver on other versions of Windows, in the end it caused me a lot of problems. See reply after zkrr01 for details.
I just ran into this with the Samsung 970 V3.0 driver on a Windows Server 2019 server. The 970 V3.0 driver uses WIX. Other versions might too… I downloaded the WIX binaries zip file from their site Downloads I unzipped that to C:wix and opened a command window to C:wix. Then I typed in dark.exe C:samsungSamsung_NVM_Express_Driver_3.0.exe -x C:samsung
C:samsung is the folder that I had downloaded and copied the driver file Samsung_NVM_Express_Driver_3.0.exe to. Once dark.exe finished, I had two subfolders in C:samsung. One of them is called AttachedContainer. That’s where the MSI files are. Then you just run the appropriate MSI file. In my case, I ran Samsung970ProInstaller64.msi and it installed the driver without complaining about the Windows version.
A little messy but it works. Come on Samsung, there are other people that run other versions of Windows that actually want to give you our money!
Last edited: Nov 15, 2018
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Samsung NVMe Controller
Версия:
3.1.0.1901
(17 янв 2019)
Файл *.inf:
secnvme.inf
Windows Vista x64, 7 x64, 8 x64, 8.1 x64, 10 x64
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Samsung NVMe Controller
Версия:
3.0.0.1802
(12 фев 2018)
Файл *.inf:
secnvme.inf
Windows Vista x86, 7 x86, 8 x86, 8.1 x86, 10 x86
В каталоге нет драйверов для Samsung NVMe Controller под Windows.
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A lot of you people face the issue of full disk storage in your PC. Buying a disk drive is an option to increase disk space and improve PC performance. Though, some people also use an SSD card to increase disk space. SSD cards like Samsung NVMe are an excellent option to consider in such cases. However, for your PC to recognize your Samsung NVMe and work correctly on your Windows, you will also need a Samsung NVMe Driver.
On the other hand, to fix errors like the Samsung NVMe connection issue, you must download or update the Samsung driver for your Windows. This article provided the NVMe driver download link and detailed instructions on installing and using it.
Samsung NVMe Driver Review:
Samsung NVMe (Non-Volatile Memory Express) is a storage protocol interface designed to connect SSD. It was first launched in 2011 and is used as a built-in standard in many PCs. Many users clone their boot drivers to Samsung NVMe SSD to enhance their PC’s functioning as this SSD has high speed compared to others.
Although to use this SSD, you will require a specific driver that is compatible with the model and version of your SSD and PC, respectively. The driver for Samsung SSD is known as the Samsung NVMe driver developed officially by Samsung Company. This driver enables you to use all the advanced functions and features of Samsung NVMe hard drives installed on your PC.
Samsung is known as one of the rare corporations capable of developing and producing storage solutions of their own. It is known for producing planned solutions, software support, and hardware manufacturing with successful sales to many big PC retailers.
These products rely on specific drivers for each software developed by Samsung, giving them an upper hand advantage. They offer standalone driver packages to allow you to use all their hardware storage drives’ advanced features and capabilities. Users of Samsung SSD drives are highly recommended to install their official drivers so that their Windows operate the drive better and faster.
Samsung NVMe SSD Driver:
Samsung SSD drivers are installed on Windows OS for better functioning of Samsung NVMe drives. This driver software guides your Windows on operating and optimizing the storage drive, increasing its durability and extracting faster speeds.
For instance, this driver allows Samsung EVO SSD to work with the speed of Samsung PRO SSD in a specific environment. The NVMe driver is available for Windows 10, 8, 8.1, and 7. It supports all Samsung NVMe SSDs, including 970 PRO, 970 EVO, 960 PRO, 960 EVO, and 950 PRO. click the Download link given below and get your driver now.
Samsung 950 PRO NVMe Driver:
Samsung 950 PRO NVMe driver is an express driver required by the Samsung NVMe SSD 950 PRO storage drive. 950 PRO NVMe is an ideal drive for heavy workloads as it has enhanced bandwidth. It is efficient for extensive data analysis and engineering simulations.
This SSD drive is based on innovative V-NAND technology, which has a long lifespan and high endurance. The driver for this hardware drive is a necessity for your Windows if you are using 950 PRO NVMe. Then follow the download link, which is available at the bottom of this page.
Samsung 970 EVO Driver:
Samsung 970 EVO is a next-generation computing hardware drive, a more advanced version of 950 PRO NVMe. This drive can deliver breakthrough speeds, a wide range of capacity options, and the best reliability. V-NAND technology is designed to enhance high-end gaming and graphic editing.
The new thing about this drive is the Phoenix controller and Intelligent TurboWrite technology for intensive workflows. It has a vast expanding storage capacity and space for other components. To empower yourself with this drive to work and accomplish more, you must install Samsung 970 EVO Driver from the download link given below.
NVMe Driver Download Process For Windows:
Samsung offers its own NVMe drivers for optimum compatibility and performance of its NVMe SSD hard drives. it improves the SSD drive’s overall performance. For example, it allows you to operate 960 EVO on Windows 7.
NVMe driver of Samsung supports versions including NVMe SSD 970 PRO, 970 EVO, 970 EVO Plus, 960 PRO, 960 EVO, and 950 PRO. Given below is the download package that includes the files needed for installing this driver on your PC.
How to install a Samsung NVMe Driver?
Follow the step-by-step instructions to install the driver on your Windows successfully.
Step 1:
Download the NVMe Driver for your Samsung NVMe version by clicking on the Download link given below.
Step 2:
Locate the downloaded file and extract it to the desired folder on your computer.
Step 3:
Open the .exe file and click on install.
Step 4:
Then select English language and click on Next.
Step 5:
Wait for the installation process to complete.
Step 6:
Restart or reboot the system to save the changes.
FAQ’s Of Samsung SSD
Do I need the Samsung SSD driver?
Although it is not compulsory to download an SSD driver, Samsung does offer an advanced NVMe driver that enhances the hard drive’s performance and compatibility. With the help of the Samsung SSD driver, you can use all the advanced features and capabilities of their hardware storage drives. You can also operate the 960 EVO drive on Windows 7 without any problem.
How do I update my Samsung 950 pro NVMe driver?
There are normally three options available for you to get the updated driver for Samsung NVMe SSD, including searching for and then downloading the Samsung driver via Device Manager, automatically updating, and manually downloading and updating the Samsung NVMe driver.
How to move windows from SSD to Samsung NVMe?
To move Windows from SSD to Samsung NVMe, you can migrate without reinstallation of Windows. Boot your Windows operating system from Samsung NVMe SSD to experience more read and write speed and less boot time. However, before moving your Windows to NVMe SDD, remember to back up all the important data files as the data on cloned NVMe SDD is overwritten.
Is the 970 EVO and NVMe?
The Samsung 970 EVO SSD is the 2nd generation Non-Volatile Memory Express hard drive. 970 EVO is known as the next advancement in NVMe SSD. The 970 EVO can fit up to 2TB on M.2 Compact allowing more storage capacity and space for different components.
Summary
Samsung NVMe drivers are installed on Windows OS for better functioning of Samsung NVMe SSD drives. This driver software guides your Windows on operating and optimizing the storage drive, increasing its durability and extracting faster speeds.
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Samsung Magician Software
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For Consumer Storage
Samsung Magician Software is designed to work with all Samsung memory products including internal SSDs, portable SSDs, memory cards and USB flash drives. Please note that supported features may vary when used with drives from other manufacturers or Samsung OEM drives. For more information, please visit the following link:
https://semiconductor.samsung.com/us/consumer-storage/magician/Magician Software
Magician Software Installation Guide
Magician Software Open Source Announcement
* Notice : Latest version of Magician software is recommended for optimal performance.
Release Notes
Samsung Magician 8.0.0Expanded OS Support
- • Magician is available not only for Windows® but also for macOS® and Android™. Feature availability may vary depending on the operating system and connected devices. For more details, please visit the Magician page.
Expanded Product Support
- • Magician now supports all of Samsung’s branded memory storage products, including internal SSDs, portable SSDs, SD cards, and USB flash drives.
System Details
- • Magician 8.0 shows information such as chipset, mainboard, and available memory slots.
- • Users can find information about their available memory slots and their corresponding interfaces.
Newsroom & Notice Board
- • Newsroom and Notice Board provide up-to-date information regarding new product releases and firmware updates.
Genuine Authentication
- • The visibility of genuine product authentication is enhanced with Magician 8.0.
Skin Theme
- • Users can choose between a dark or light skin theme from the settings menu.
Samsung Magician 7.2.0Revision Date : 2022/8/2
LED Setting
Using LED Setting feature, you can check LED effect previously before applying changed LED effect to SSD.
- 1.LED Effect: You can enable/disable LED effect by clicking a toggle.
- 2.Mode : You can change LED mode by selecting mode.
- 3.Color: You can change LED color by selecting color or adjusting RGB value.
Data Migration
Data Migration is designed to help you migrate all of your data quickly, easily, and safely from your existing storage device (e.g. HDD) to a new Samsung SSD. With the Data Migration, you can easily migrate your current operating system, application software, and user data to your new Samsung SSD.
- 1.Source Drive: You can check partition information which can be cloned from source drive.
- 2.Target Drive: You can check partition information which will be cloned to target drive.
Executing the feature
- 1)Select Target Drive: You can check the partition information that will be copied to the destination drive.
- 2)If there are 2 or more partitions in source drive, + button would be in the right side of each partition. If you want the partition to be copied, click the + button.
- 3)If there are 2 or more partitions in target drive, X button would be in the right side of each partition. If you want the partition not to be copied, click the X button.
Precautions
- *When the content of the Source Drive (e.g. HDD) is cloned using this, all data on the Target Drive (Samsung SSD) will be deleted and will be impossible to recover. Therefore, if you have stored any data that you would like to keep on the Target Drive, please back it up in advance.
- *Samsung Electronics assumes no responsibility for any loss of data that may occur on the Target Drive in the course of using this and will not be held liable for data recovery services. Even if the cloning fails, data stored on the Source Drive will not be affected.
- *If you are cloning the Source Drive to the Target Drive (Samsung NVMe SSD) using this, make sure that you install the Samsung NVMe Driver first.
Samsung Magician 7.0.1Revision Date : 2021/8/2
Security Setting
The Security Setting feature is available only for the Samsung Portable SSD. You can manage your password and fingerprint of the drive.
- 1.Security Mode: You can enable/disable Security Mode by clicking a toggle.
- 2.Change: You can change your password.
- 3.Fingerprint Lock : You can enable/disable a Fingerprint Lock function by clicking a toggle.
- 4.Edit: You can manage the registered fingerprints.
- 5.Add : You can register a new fingerprint.
Executing the feature
- 1)Enable Security Mode.
- 2-1)Set the password.
- 2-2)Enable Fingerprint Lock and manage fingerprint.
Help Center
You can check the FAQ and get information about the solution to resolve an error that occurred while the Magician operating.
- 1.Recommends how to solve the issue based on the feature while using Samsung Magician.
- 2.It shows FAQ. You can open Help window by clicking the Help tab.
- 3.You can run a Chatbot feature by clicking the Chatbot tab.(Only suppoted for english)
- 4.It shows new SSD. You can access to official site by cilcking it.
Chatbot
You can get the information related to the Samsung Magician whenever you want using Chatbot.
- 1.You can choose whether you satisfied with the answer or not.
- 2.Where you enter a question.
Data Migration
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Samsung Data Migration Software for Consumer SSD (11)
Samsung Data Migration software is designed to help users quickly, easily, and safely migrate all of their data – including their current operating system, application software, and user data – from their existing storage device (e.g. HDD) to their new Samsung SSD.
Data Migration Software User guide | Chinese-Simplified (简体中文)
Data Migration Software User guide | English
Data Migration Software User guide | French (Français)
Data Migration Software User guide | German (Deutsch)
Data Migration Software User guide | Italian (Italiano)
Data Migration Software User guide | Japanese (日本語)
Data Migration Software User guide | Korean(한국어)
Data Migration Software User guide | Portuguese (Português)
Data Migration Software User guide | Russian (Русский)
Data Migration Software User guide | Spanish (Español)
Firmware
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Samsung Storage Firmware
NVMe SSD-990 PRO Series Firmware
*To improve the abnormalities regarding drive locked on Magician software.
*990 PRO I 990 PRO with Heatsink will be manufactured using a mixed production between the V7 and V8 process starting September 2023.
NVMe SSD-980 Series PRO Firmware
NVMe SSD-970 EVO Plus Firmware
NVMe SSD-970 EVO Firmware
NVMe SSD-960 PRO Firmware
NVMe SSD-960 EVO Firmware
NVMe SSD-950 PRO Firmware
NVMe SSD-Firmware Installation Guide
SATA SSD-870 QVO Firmware
SATA SSD-870 QVO Firmware for Mac
SATA SSD-870 EVO Firmware
*The 870 EVO model will be manufactured with a revised V6 process starting November 2022.
SATA SSD-870 EVO Firmware for Mac
*The 870 EVO model will be manufactured with a revised V6 process starting November 2022.
SATA SSD-860 QVO Firmware
SATA SSD-860 QVO Firmware for Mac
SATA SSD-860 EVO mSATA Firmware
SATA SSD-860 EVO mSATA Firmware for Mac
SATA SSD-860 EVO M.2 Firmware
SATA SSD-860 EVO M.2 Firmware for Mac
SATA SSD-860 EVO Firmware
SATA SSD-860 EVO Firmware for Mac
SATA SSD-860 PRO Firmware
SATA SSD-860 PRO Firmware for Mac
SATA SSD-850 EVO Firmware
SATA SSD-850 EVO Firmware for Mac
SATA SSD-850 PRO Firmware
SATA SSD-850 PRO Firmware for Mac
SATA SSD-840 EVO mSATA Firmware
SATA SSD-840 EVO mSATA Firmware for Mac
SATA SSD-840 EVO Firmware
SATA SSD-840 EVO Firmware for Mac
SATA SSD-840 PRO Firmware
SATA SSD-840 PRO Firmware for Mac
SATA SSD-840 Firmware for Mac
SATA SSD-830 Firmware for Mac
SATA SSD-470 Firmware for Mac
SATA SSD-470 Firmware for Mac (Format)
SATA SSD-Firmware Installation Guide
* Notice: ISO files may be used only via DOS using a bootable CD/DVD.
Driver
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Samsung NVMe™ Driver (2)
This driver supports Samsung NVMe™ SSD 970 PRO, 970 EVO, 970 EVO Plus, 960 PRO, 960 EVO and 950 PRO.
NVMe™ Driver Installation Guide
* Notice : The driver supports Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10.
Recommended minimum system configuration is Intel Haswell Refresh Processor, 2GB RAM, 50MB free disk space and UEFI Bios v2.3.
* Enhanced security for installation
Portable SSD Software
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Portable SSD Software Compatibility Troubleshooting Guide for MacOS
For information on troubleshooting, please download the following guide or refer to the steps below.
Portable SSD Software Compatibility Troubleshooting Guide for MacOS
Background
macOS security policies are continuously updated, so some users may encounter software that is not distributed by Apple incompatible with macOS. Portable SSD Software included in Samsung Portable SSDs may run into such incompatibility issue.
[Examples]
A «System Extension Blocked» message appears when installing Samsung Portable SSD Software.
Example of error message
“No Samsung Portable SSD is connected.” message appears even though the Samsung Portable SSD Software has been installed on the device running macOS
Example of error message
Troubleshooting Guide
The issues vary depending on the macOS version. If you encounter a problem when running the Samsung Portable SSD software on macOS, please follow the steps below:
- 1. Check which version of macOS your system is running and whether you have the latest version1 of the Portable SSD Software (version 1.6.6 or higher).
The latest version of the Portable SSD Software can be found at http://www.samsung.com/semiconductor/minisite/ssd/download/tools/.
Please note that the software for the T7 Touch and T7 is different from the software for previous generations of portable SSD (T5, X5, and lower).1 Please refer to the following link for more details on how to find out your macOS version —
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201260 -
2. Change software settings in your system running macOS in order to use the software.
Open «Security & Privacy» in the «System Preferences» menu.
Click the «Allow» button next to the message, “System software from developer «Samsung Electronics» was blocked from loading”.
Security & Privacy settings
Re-connect your Portable SSD to the device running macOS system and execute the Samsung Portable SSD Software.
- 3. If the problem continues, delete and re-install the Samsung Portable SSD Software.
- 4. If the problem does not get resolved even after following the troubleshooting guidelines, please contact an authorized Samsung service center.
- 1. Check which version of macOS your system is running and whether you have the latest version1 of the Portable SSD Software (version 1.6.6 or higher).
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Samsung Portable SSD Software for T7 | T7 Touch | T7 Shield
Portable SSD Software 1.0 for Windows
Portable SSD Software 1.0 for Mac
Portable SSD Software Compatibility Troubleshooting Guide for MacOS
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Samsung Portable SSD Software for T5, X5 (3)
As for the Portable SSD SW version Prior to 1.6.10, please download the latest version and reinstall it.
* Release includes improved security.
Portable SSD Software for Windows
Portable SSD Software for Mac
Portable SSD Software Compatibility Troubleshooting Guide for MacOS
Card & UFD Software
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Samsung Memory Card & UFD Authentication Utility (4)
Samsung Authentication Utility can distinguish official Samsung Products from others. It can support both Samsung Memory Card and UFD.
Samsung Card-UFD Authentication Utility
Samsung Card-UFD Authentication Utility Manual (English)
Samsung Card-UFD Authentication Utility Manual (Chinese)
Samsung Card-UFD Authentication Utility Manual (Korean)
Magician Software 8.0
It’s not magic. It’s software.