Acronis 2016 Recovery Disk and Samsung 950 Pro NVMe SSD
Hello friends.
I recently installed a Samsung 950 Pro, which has an NVMe interface in my Windows 7 workstation.
Prior to the installation, I had run a complete system back up to my separate data drive.
Subsequently, I tried to use the Acronis System Recovery Disk to restore the backup to the newly installed Samsung SSD.
Unfortunately, the Samsung SSD was not recognized by the software.
Eventually, I was able to copy the image to the Samsung 950 SSD then configure it as the boot drive.
From my perspective, too many flaming hoops to jump through.
Granted, the Samsung SSD NVMe installation program does not have an "F6" driver, Is there a workaround that can be used to make the Acronis Recovery Disk Recognize the Samsung 950?
Thanks in advance for your help, les vance


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Is this fixed in the most recent build Build 6559 dated Apr 18, 2016?
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Seems to be. The offline bootable recovery default Linux media finds my 950 Pro and backs up just fine. I have not restored with it yet, but I can select restore and can also select the 950 pro as a valid restore destination now.
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Latest build solved the problem! Acronis 15 application and Rescue disk now recognize my NVMe drive (Samsung SSD 950 Pro) and I was able to clone my (sightly) older SATA SSD onto my new NVMe drive and configure it as the boot drive. In a word, the new drive makes my computer "snappy".
PassMark PerformanceTest v8.0 shows the difference. SATA 850 Pro Disk Mark = 4,977
NVMe 950 Pro Disk Mark=12,454
For comparison, my WD 3.0TB has a Disk Mark= 1,076.
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Good to hear that. The updated driver support makes a huge difference in usability.
Your Passmark scores look good! Enjoy!
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+1 on the good news.
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