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Dell PowerEdge Express Flash NVMe PCIe SSD Adapter User’s Guide

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Installing or upgrading NVMe PCIe SSD driver for Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 , 2012, 2012 R2, and 2016

  • NOTE: Use the procedures in this section to install or upgrade the driver for Windows. The driver is updated frequently. To ensure that you have the current version of the driver, download the latest Windows driver from Dell.com/support. For more information, see Downloading NVMe PCIe SSD drivers .
  • NOTE: Close all applications on your system before you update the driver.
  • NOTE: Windows Server 2012 R2 contains an in-box NVMe driver; however Dell requires updating to the latest driver to ensure full Express Flash NVMe PCIe SSD support.
  • NOTE: Windows Server 2016 contains an in-box NVMe driver fully supported by Dell. However, we still recommend you to check Dell.com/support for the latest driver updates.
To install or upgrade the NVMe PCIe SSD driver for Windows Server using Dell Update Package (DUP):
  1. Insert the media containing the latest driver that you downloaded from Dell.com/support/drivers.
  2. Double-click the executable and follow the on-screen instructions to install the NVMe PCIe SSD driver using DUP.
  • NOTE: Dell provides the DUP to update drivers on systems running 2008 R2 SP1 , Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, and Windows Server 2016 operating systems. DUP is an executable application that updates drivers for specific devices. DUP supports command line interface and silent execution. For more information, see the driver release notes at Dell.com/support/drivers .

When DUPs are not used to upgrade the driver, follow the instructions below:

  1. Insert the media containing the latest driver that you downloaded in Downloading NVMe PCIe SSD drivers .
  2. Click Start > Control Panel > System and Security .
  3. Select Device Manager under the System option. The Device Manager screen is displayed.
  4. Double-click the entry to expand the Storage controllers. Alternatively, you can click the plus symbol next to the Storage controllers. For example, a 3.2 TB NVMe PCIe SSD device is displayed as Dell Express Flash NVMe PM1725 3.2TB.
    • NOTE: If there is no NVMe PCIe SSD driver installed, the NVMe PCIe device is listed under the Other devices option. In this case, the NVMe PCIe device is displayed as PCIe device.
  5. Double-click the NVMe PCIe device for which you want to install or update the driver.
  6. Click the Driver tab, and click Update Driver. The Update Device Driver screen is displayed.
  7. Select Browse my computer for driver software .
  8. Select Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer .
  9. Select Have Disk.
  10. Follow the steps in the wizard, and browse to the location of the driver files.
  11. Select the INF file from the driver media.
  12. Click OK to exit the wizard.
  13. Click Next.
    • NOTE: If there is more than one NVMe PCIe SSD in the system, repeat steps 4–13 for all remaining devices in the system.
  14. Restart the system for the changes to take effect.
    • NOTE: Dell does not recommend loading the drivers from Windows Server 2012 R2 or other older Windows versions in Windows Server 2016.

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