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Thanks for the tip about the driver, @Cliff S. I'll check that out as soon as my current CrystalDiskMark benchmark (the one with "better performance" selected) completes. I'm going to do a compare/contrast piece with a USB 3-attached M.2 SATA (Samsung E850) 512 GB device attached. Hope it's noticeable!
Thanks again,
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PS added 3 mins later: As I suspected, makes a pretty big difference especially on the write side of things. Quick Removal is to the left, and Better Performance is to the right.
@f14tomcat: does the Samsung NVMe 3.1 driver work with your 961? I'm a little nervous about installing it on my Lenovo, because it's not mentioned in the driver device compatibility list (which includes only non-OEM items). But I suspect that under the hood it has more in common with the 950/960 models than we know about. What say you?
Thanks,
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OK, then. I'm going to make a complete Macrium backup and create a rescue disk before trying anything weird. Cliff S says these drivers work with my generation of OEM parts. I guess I'll be finding out. Wish me luck!
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PS to @CountMike: Here's a snip from DevMgr for the storage stuff that's currently installed: