American Megatrends Aptio V NVMe eModule User guide

Brand: American Megatrends

Model: Aptio V NVMe eModule

Type: User guide

American Megatrends Aptio V NVMe eModule is a powerful NVMe device that can significantly enhance the performance of your computer. It supports the latest NVMe 1.2 specification and is compatible with a wide range of operating systems, including Windows, Linux, and FreeBSD.

With its high bandwidth and low latency, the Aptio V NVMe eModule is ideal for use in applications that require fast data access, such as video editing, gaming, and database management. It also supports a number of security features, including Opal Security and TCG Storage Security, making it a good choice for storing sensitive data.

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INTRODUCTION

An NVMe device is dened as a solid state device designed according

to NVMe specications. NVMe devices are controllers that can be

connected to a PCIe Bus, U.2 slots and/or M.2 slots. The NVMe

interface provides better performance than preceding technologies,

such as SATA SSD and PCH SSD, and the major improvements made

in accessing NVMe devices include maximum bandwidth and reduced

latency.

The NVMe Aptio driver detects and congures NVMe devices connected

to the system based on NVM Express, Revision 1.2. The NVMe driver

is compatible with the Aptio 5.x core and the driver supports Legacy/

EFI OS booting from NVMe devices. The following OSes have built in

support for NVMe devices:

• Windows 8.1 and later

• Windows Server 2012 R2 and later

• Linux OS with kernel revision 3.3 and later

• Free BSD version 10.2

• Oracle Solaris version 11.2

Built-in support for NVMe devices allows for the devices to be detected

and initialized during OS installation. Preceding OS versions (i.e.

Windows 7 and below) do not have built-in NVMe support, therefore

a driver with a mounted WINDOWS ISO image is needed to install the

OS onto the NVMe device.

NVMe devices are accessed via simplied command sets known

as Admin commands and I/O commands. NVMe devices are able

to process multiple queues at a time, allowing for faster server

processing.

MAJOR FEATURES SUPPORTED

The NVMe eModule supports the following features:

• Legacy/EFI booting

• HddSmart feature support

• HddSecurity feature support (SAT3)

• Opal Security support

• Booting to Opal security supported NVMe device

• NVMe Pass-Thru support

HIGHLIGHTS:

OSes with built-in NVMe device support:

• Windows 8.1 and later versions

• Windows Server 2012 R2 and later

versions

• Linux OS with kernel revision 3.3 and

later versions

• Free BSD version 10.2

• Oracle Solaris version 11.2

Related Components

• HddSecurity

• HddSMART

• TCGStorageSecurity

Implementing NVMe devices for faster and improved performance in memory-based storage

NVMe eModule

Introduction to the NVMe eModule

American Megatrends Aptio V NVMe eModule User guide

American Megatrends Aptio V NVMe eModule User guide

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