Dell PowerEdge Express Flash PCIe SSD Device Driver for Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 ================================================================================== Driver Version: 1.4.8.3 TABLE OF CONTENTS ================= 1.0 Introduction 2.0 Compatibility 3.0 Installation Instructions 3.1 Installing Driver for a new PCIe SSD device 3.2 Updating the Driver for existing PCIe SSD Devices 3.3 Driver Update using Dell Update Package (DUP) 4.0 Important Information 5.0 Known Limitations 6.0 Fixes/Enhancements 7.0 History 1.0 Introduction ================ This is the driver for the following Dell PowerEdge Express Flash PCIe SSD devices: Dell Express Flash NVMe XS1715 400GB PCIe SSD Controller Dell Express Flash NVMe XS1715 800GB PCIe SSD Controller Dell Express Flash NVMe XS1715 1.6TB PCIe SSD Controller Dell Express Flash NVMe SM1715 800GB PCIe SSD Controller Dell Express Flash NVMe SM1715 1.6TB PCIe SSD Controller Dell Express Flash NVMe SM1715 3.2TB PCIe SSD Controller Dell Express Flash NVMe SM1715 1.6TB PCIe SSD Adapter by Samsung Dell Express Flash NVMe SM1715 3.2TB PCIe SSD Adapter by Samsung Dell Express Flash NVMe PM1725 800GB PCIe SSD Controller Dell Express Flash NVMe PM1725 1.6TB PCIe SSD Controller Dell Express Flash NVMe PM1725 3.2TB PCIe SSD Controller Dell Express Flash NVMe PM1725 1.6TB PCIe SSD Adapter by Samsung Dell Express Flash NVMe PM1725 3.2TB PCIe SSD Adapter by Samsung Dell Express Flash NVMe PM1725 6.4TB PCIe SSD Adapter by Samsung 2.0 Compatibility ================= Operating system supported by this release: Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 (x86_64) 3.0 Installation Instructions ============================= 3.1 Installing Driver for a new PCIe SSD device ----------------------------------------------- Perform the following steps to configure the driver when you add the controller to a system that already has Windows installed. 1. Install the new PCIe SSD device in the system. Refer to User's Guide for detailed installation instructions. 2. The Windows operating system should detect the new device and display a message to inform the user. 3. The Found New Hardware Wizard screen pops up and displays the detected hardware device. 4. Click on "Next". 5. On the Locate device driver screen, select "Search" for a suitable driver for my device and click Next. 6. Insert the appropriate driver media and select that device on the Locate Driver Files screen. 7. Click Next. 8. The wizard detects and installs the appropriate device driver for the new PCIe SSD device. 9. Click Finish to complete the installation. 3.2 Updating the Driver for existing PCIe SSD Devices ------------------------------------------------------ Perform the following steps to update the Windows driver for a device already installed on your system. NOTE: It is important that you idle your system before you update the driver. 1. Press Start > Control Panel > System and Security. 2. Select Device Manager under the System option. 3. Double-click the entry to expand Storage Controllers. Alternatively, you can click on the plus symbol next to the Storage controllers. 4. Double-click on the Dell Express Flash NVMe PCIe SSD for which you want to update the driver. 5. Click on the Driver tab and click on Update Driver. 6. Select Browse my computer for driver software. 7. Select Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer. 8. Select Have Disk. 9. Follow the steps in the wizard and browse to the location of the driver files. 10.Select the driver. 11.Click OK to exit the wizard. 12.Click Next. 13.Restart the system for the changes to take effect. 3.3 Driver Update using Dell Update Package (DUP) -------------------------------------------------- A Dell Update Package (DUP) is a self-contained executable in a standard Dell package format and each Update Package is designed to update a single component on your system. To ensure that you have the current version of the driver, download the latest DUP from support.dell.com. Driver Update ------------- 1. Browse to the location where you downloaded the file and double-click the new file. 2. Read over the release information presented in the dialog window. 3. Download and install any prerequisites identified in the dialog window before proceeding. 4. Click the Install button. 5. Follow the remaining prompts to perform the update. Silent Driver Update -------------------- Execute the DUP from the command line (or script) as follow: > Express_Flash_PCIe-SSD_DRVR_....exe /s /l= /r Where: /s Executes the update silently without user intervention. /r Reboots the system, if required, after performing the update. /l= Appends logged messages to a specified ASCII file; creates a new file if one does not exist. For more command line options type > Express_Flash_PCIe-SSD_DRVR_....exe /? or consult the "Dell Update Package User's Guide". 4.0 Important Information ========================= The Dell PowerEdge Express Flash NVMe PCIe SSD driver is not in-box to Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1. 5.0 Known Limitations ===================== The Dell PowerEdge Express Flash NVMe PCIe SSDs are not supported as boot devices in Windows Server 2008R2. The operating system needs to be installed on a separate storage device other than the PCIe SSD. 6.0 Fixes/Enhancements ======================= -Fixes: 1.Addressed a deadlock condition with hyperthreading on system configurations that contain a total of 128 CPU cores -Enhancement: NA 7.0 History ============ Version: 1.4.8.1 1. Added support for new Dell PowerEdge Express Flash NVMe PCIe SSDs. 2. Support for NVMe 1.1 specification updates 3. Re-synced with the Open Fabrics Alliance (OFA) open source NVMe driver repository Version: 1.4.6.27 1. Added support for additional Dell PowerEdge Express Flash NVMe PCIe SSDs. Version: 1.4.6.24 1. Added support for additional Dell PowerEdge Express Flash NVMe PCIe SSDs. Version: 1.4.6.22 1. Improved device event log messaging. Version: 1.4.6.19 1. N/A - initial release