Samsung MZ-VKV256 User Manual

Samsung SSD 950 PRO Upgrade to unmatched performance, power efficiency and endurance

10The 950 PRO boasts low power consumption without sacrificing consistently high performance throughout its lifecycleBecauseanSSDisveryfast,iti

11Samsung V-NAND technology provides more capacity, better performance, outstanding endurance and superb power efficiency3.Samsung 950 PRO characteris

12A compact form factor, new controller and innovative thermal management enhance the appeal of the 950 PROdesignoftheV-NANDandthepercentagedec

13A compact form factor, new controller and innovative thermal management enhance the appeal of the 950 PROFigure10.950PROM.2formfactorFigure11

14Aggressive power-saving features conserve battery life and reduce power consumption in idle, sleep and even active mode Asthecontinuousongoingwr

15WhencomparedwithSATA-basedHDDsandSSDs,the950PROsetnewbenchmarksinperformanceAggressive power-saving features conserve battery life and

16WhencomparedwithSATA-basedHDDsandSSDs,the950PROsetnewbenchmarksinperformanceFigure16showsasimilarobservationforthe512GB950P

17The 950 PRO excels in power consumed, performance-to-power ratios and random read performance against SATA-based drivesFigure15andFigure16clear

18In the user experience environment, the 950 PRO outperformed the competition by a considerable marginFigure20.PCMarkVantagescorecomparison(950

19Samsung 950 PRO Option ROM software facilitates and simplifies the booting process 5. Samsung 950 PRO Option ROMOption ROM is software that executes

2Table of Contents1. Executive summary 4 1.1 Introduction and hypothesis 4 1.2 Industry trends 4 1.3 SSD interfaces (SATA versus PCIe) 5

20UEFIandBIOSconfigurationinstructionsforOSinstallation5.1. UEFI and BIOS configuration for OS installationMostofthelatestPCshavebuilt-in

21UEFIandBIOSconfigurationinstructionsforOSinstallation 4. Go to the Exit tab and select Save Changes and Exit to save the settings and procee

22Samsung NVMe driver features and support information6. Samsung NVMe driverStartingfromWindows8.1,Microsofthasincludednativedriversforsuppo

23Samsung NVMe driver features and support informationReferencesNOTE :RefertoAppendixEforthedetailedprocedureonhowtoinstallanduninstall

24Glossary9. GlossaryTERM ABBREVIATION DESCRIPTION DEFINITIONAHCIAdvanced Host Controller InterfaceA technical standard that allows software to commun

25Glossary continuedNVMeNon Volatile Memory Express AscalablehostcontrollerinterfacethatutilizesPCIe-basedsolid-statedrives.OPTION ROMSee Def

26Appendix A 10. Appendix A - Samsung 950 PRO power states and feature listPower StatesPower State Internal State Average Power (RMS) EntryLatencyPCI

27Appendix A continuedIdentify Controller Data StructureBytes O/M Default Value Description1:00 M 144Dh PCI vendor ID3:02 M 144Dh PCI subsystem vendor

28Appendix A continued262 M 3Fh Error log page entries263 M 4h Number of power states support264 M 1hAdmin vendor-specific command configurationBits7

29Appendix A continued527:526 M FFhAtomic write unit normalAll commands atomic529:528 M 0h Atomic write unit power fail530 M 1hNVM vendor-specific com

3Table of Contents5. Samsung 950 PRO Option ROM 19 5.1 UEFI and BIOS configuration for OS installation 20 5.1.1 UEFI boot configuration settings

30Appendix A continued3279 O Not implementedSecurity feature setBit2–1hTCGsupportedBit1–1hSEDsupportedBit0–1hATAsecuritypass-throughs

31AppendixB11. Appendix B - S.M.A.R.T. features in NVMe specS.M.A.R.T. features in NVMe specBytes Description Supported 0Critical Warning:This field

32AppendixBcontinued175:160Media Errors: Contains the number of occurrences where the controller detected an unrecovered data integrity error.Error

33Appendix C 12. Appendix C - Compatibility of Samsung 950 PRO Option ROMOEM Haswell RefreshASRock®Z97-Extreme9Z97-Extreme6H97M-Pro4Z97-Extreme4Z97KI

34Appendix D13. Appendix D - OS installation guide for Windows 7 with Samsung NVM Express driverWindows7doesnotprovideinboxNVMedriversupport.

35Appendix D continued 6.Afterthefollowingscreenappears,clickthe Install now option. 4.Inserttheremovabledisk/DVDdriveintothePCwhere

36Appendix D continued  8.SincetheNVMedriverisnotavailable,theSamsung950PROwillnotbedisplayed.Clickthe Load Driver option to install

37Appendix D continued 10.Choosetheremovabledisk/DVDdrivethatcontainsthepreviouslycopiedSamsungNVMExpressdriverinStep3andproceedw

38Appendix D continued 11.AfterSamsungNVMExpressdriverinstallation,theSamsung950PROwillbedisplayedandtheusercancontinuewiththeWi

39Appendix E14. Appendix E - Samsung NVM Express Driver installer package usageThissectioncoverstheSamsungNVMExpressdriverinstallationanduni

4Consumers are upgrading to SSDs for enterprise-level performance, power efficiency and endurance1.Executive summaryToday's consumers are demandi

40Appendix E continued 4.InWindows8.1,theinboxdriverinstancefortheSamsung950PROinthedevicemanagercanbeseenasshownbelow. 3. The

41Appendix E continued 6.Thelicenseagreementwillbedisplayedasshownbelow.Readthelicensetermscarefully.Ifyouagree,choosethe I accept

42Appendix E continued 8.ClicktheInstall button to install the Samsung NVM Express driver 7.Thedriverinstallationpathwillbedisplayedassh

43Appendix E continued 10.Oncetheinstallationiscomplete,chooseoneoftheoptionsbelowandclicktheFinishbutton.Samsungstrictlyrecommend

44Appendix E continued 11. The Samsung NVM Express driver instance can be seen in the device manager as shown below.2) Uninstallation ProcedureThefo

45Appendix E continued 2. Select Samsung NVM Express DriverfromthelistofinstalleditemsandclickUninstall. 3. Confirmthedriveruninstallation

46Appendix E continued 4. The uninstallation progress will be shown as indicated below. 5. Once the uninstallation is completed, choose Yes to restart

47LegalandadditionalinformationAbout Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.SamsungElectronicsCo.,Ltd.inspirestheworldandshapesthefuturewithtrans

5SATA and PCIe interfaces are gaining popularity for their high bandwidths and robust featuresSSD technology continues to advance at a very fast pace

6NVMeliftsthelimitationsofbandwidthbottleneckswithitsscalablehost controller interface for PCIe-based SSDsFigure 4. SSD architectureAPCIel

7The NVMe structure enables the establishment of multiple submissionandcompletionqueuestoavoidlocksvarious SSD vendors used different implementa

8The NVMe structure enables the establishment of multiple submissionandcompletionqueuestoavoidlocksFigure6.NVMequeuespercore1.5.1. 64K queu

9Inqueueprocessing,queuedepth,latencyandregisterR/Ws,NVMe shows superior performance over the AHCI • Command completion: Writethenewvalue