{"id":296,"date":"2023-07-11T17:00:51","date_gmt":"2023-07-11T08:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/renewalhagisolcojp.gptw.net\/techblog\/?p=296"},"modified":"2023-07-11T17:06:35","modified_gmt":"2023-07-11T08:06:35","slug":"post-296","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hagisol.com\/techblog\/?p=296","title":{"rendered":"Using NVMe SSD H-Series with Windows 11 (2\/2)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-50\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hagisol.com\/form\/contact.php\">Click here to contact us<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"outline__1\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Products mentioned in this article<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>NVMe SSD HN8E Series<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"outline__2\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Introduction<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>On February 3, 2022, we Hagiwara Solutions announced the launch of our M.2 form factor PCIe Gen3x4 NVMe SSD H Series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hagisol.com\/techblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/candidate1-\u5468\u8fba\u307c\u3084\u3051-2-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"H\u30b7\u30ea\u30fc\u30baNVMe SSD\u5199\u771f\" class=\"wp-image-234\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Figure: NVMe SSD H Series (M.2 Type 2280) <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hagisol.com\/techblog\/?p=232\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.hagisol.com\/techblog\/?p=232\" target=\"_blank\">In previous article,<\/a> we explained that the installation of Windows 11 on this M.2 SSD completed <strong>without any problems<\/strong> and Windows is working properly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this article, we confirm that the information and status of the NVMe SSD H Series can be obtained using the <strong>standard device driver<\/strong> of Windows 11.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"outline__3\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Key Point<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>The NVMe SSD H Series operates with the<strong> standard device driver<\/strong> of Windows 11, allowing for various operations such as obtaining S.M.A.R.T. infromation through PowerShell scriptes and performing data read\/write using programs that previously functioned on Windows 10<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Our SSD tool, &#8220;LiveMonitor,&#8221; also functions on Windows 11 in an unofficial capacity and is capable of recognizing the NVMe SSD H Series<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u203bFor Features and Operating Verification Environment of NVMe SSD H Series, please check <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hagisol.com\/techblog\/?p=232\">Preivous article<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"outline__4\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Information Retrieval using Standard Device Driver<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In Windows 11, the standard device driver for NVMe SSD is a file named &#8220;stornvme.sys.&#8221; The same file, &#8220;stornvme.sys,&#8221; was also the standard device driver for NVMe SSD in Windows 10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To confirm that the NVMe SSD H Series can retrieve information using the standard device driver of Windows 11, we will explore two methods: <strong>using a PowerShell script and using an application (exe) with a proven track record on Windows 10.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s proceed with testing both methods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"outline__4_1\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Retrieving S.M.A.R.T. Information Using PowerShell Script<\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology) is a set of attributes that provide information about the health status of storage devices, including SSDs, such as temperature and lifespan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/nvmexpress.org\/developers\/nvme-specification\/\">NVMe specification<\/a> defines the content of S.M.A.R.T. information as a standard, enabling us to assess the health status of SSDs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To retrieve S.M.A.R.T. information from the NVMe SSD H Series, we will utilize PowerShell, widely available on Windows, along with the standard device driver of Windows 11.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before proceeding, please ensure that the NVMe SSD H Series is <strong>operating with the standard device driver of Windows 11 and no additional device drivers have been installed.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The PowerShell script used for this purpose is available on <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/ken-yossy\/nvmetool-win-powershell\">GitHub<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hagisol.com\/techblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/H-series-NVMe-SSD-get-SMART-log-by-powershell-script-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-298\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Figure: S.M.A.R.T. information of NVMe SSD H series obtained by PowerShell script<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Using the PowerShell script, we were able to retrieve S.M.A.R.T. information from the NVMe SSD H Series via the standard device driver of Windows 11.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"outline__4_2\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Retrieving Information Using Application Program<\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Next, we will attempt to retrieve information from the NVMe SSD H series using a commonly used application program (exe) and operating it through the standard device driver of Windows 11.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Specifically, we will obtain the controller&#8217;s Identify information, which includes details about the NVMe SSD&#8217;s features and supported functions. The source code of the program used is available on <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/ken-yossy\/nvmetool-win-powershell\">GitHub<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hagisol.com\/techblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/H-series-NVMe-SSD-get-identify-data-by-application-without-pj-name-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-322\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Figure: Results of obtaining the Identify information of the NVMe SSD H Series controller (some of the displayed information has been erased due to the development machine).<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>By utilizing the application program, we successfully retrieved the Identify information of the NVMe SSD H Series through the standard device driver of Windows 11.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Furthermore, it is worth mentioning that general drive information retrieval tools can also be used for obtaining information. As an example, here is the result of retrieving information using CrystalDiskInfo:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hagisol.com\/techblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/H-series-NVMe-SSD-get-info-by-CrystalDiskInfo-without-pj-name-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-324\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Figure: Results of NVMe SSD H Series information acquired by CrystalDiskInfo (some of the displayed contents have been erased due to the development machine)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"outline__4_3\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Data readout by Application Program<\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Furthermore, we will use an application program to read data from the NVMe SSD H Series through the standard device driver of Windows 11.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Specifically, using the same application program used to obtain the controller&#8217;s Identify information in the previous section, we will read the data (512 bytes) from the first sector (LBA = 0) of the drive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hagisol.com\/techblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/read-boot-sector-of-H-series-NVMe-SSD-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-301\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Figure: Results of reading the boot sector of NVMe SSD H series<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We can observe the data that always exists at the end of the boot sector (LBA = 0) managed by Windows. This data is known as the signature and is represented by the hexadecimal value &#8220;0xAA55&#8221; (the byte order may appear reversed due to endianness).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thus, we have determined that the NVMe SSD H Series is <strong>capable of data readout and write operations <\/strong>through the standard device driver of Windows 11 when accessed using an application program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"outline__5\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Information Retrieval by LiveMonitor (Test)<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Our tool, &#8220;LiveMonitor,&#8221; which is designed to predict the lifespan and perform other functions for our SSDs, is also compatible with the NVMe SSD H Series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While LiveMonitor is officially supported up to Windows 10, we took the opportunity to test its functionality on Windows 11 to see if it recognizes the NVMe SSD H Series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The test environment used is the same as the one listed at the end of the page (same as other verification environments).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hagisol.com\/techblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20211202-LiveMonitor\u5b9f\u884c\u7d50\u679c-Win11H\u30b7\u30ea\u30fc\u30baNVMeSSD-\u6210\u529f-without-pj-name-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-325\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Figure: LiveMonitor operation screen (NVMe SSD H Series is recognized.)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As a result, we found that LiveMonitor, albeit in an unofficial capacity, operates on Windows 11 and successfully recognizes the NVMe SSD H Series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We plan to conduct further detailed testing and officially announce support for Windows 11 in the near future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"outline__6\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Compatibility with NVMe SSD Health Status Display Feature<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Windows provides a feature to display certain information related to the health status of NVMe drives, specifically the Estimated Remaining Life, Available Spare, and Temperature, which are part of the S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology) information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Windows 11, you can see this display as shown below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hagisol.com\/techblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/procedure-to-display-smart-info-in-control-panel-without-pj-name-1024x611.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-328\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Figure: Procedure for displaying NVMe drive health status in Windows 11 (some of the display contents have been erased for the development machine)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The contents of the display will be as below<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hagisol.com\/techblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/smart-info-in-control-panel-without-pj-name-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-329\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Figure: NVMe SSD H Series health status display (some display contents have been erased due to the development machine)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As shown in the image, these three parameters, &#8220;Estimated Remaining Life,&#8221; &#8220;Available Spare,&#8221; and &#8220;Temperature,&#8221; are displayed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"outline__7\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Conclusion<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In this article, we have continued to explore the functionality of our NVMe SSD H Series on Windows 11, following our previous discussion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We hope that this information proves useful as a reference for those considering the adoption or transition to Windows 11.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Trademarks of Other Companies<br>Although registered trademark marks are not indicated in the articles, company names and product names appearing in the articles are generally trademarks or registered trademarks of the respective companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">About the article<br>The content of this article is information at the time of publication. 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