AMD StoreMI 2.01.218

Release Highlights​

The following new features have been introduced in this release:

• Enabled support for:
  • AMD Ryzen™ 5800X3D desktop processor on x570, B550, x470 and B450 chipset motherboards
  • AMD Ryzen™ Threadripper™ PRO 5000WX Series
• IO performance improvement on SATA SSDs

Fixed Issues​

The following issues have been fixed in this release:

• IO performance drop issue with SATA SSDs
• AMD StoreMI installer failure on some system with AMD Ryzen™ 5000 series desktop processors

Known Issues​

The following are known issues in this release:

• After installing AMD StoreMI, performance of some models of M2 SATA SSD may drop.
• AMD StoreMI installation fails on some systems where:
  • Dual operating system (OS) is configured. In such scenarios, AMD StoreMI is only supported on the primary OS.
  • B550 systems due to page file being set to non-boot drive by default. In such a case, enable paging for the boot drive only and try installing again.

Release Highlights​

The following new features have been introduced in this release of AMD StoreMI:

• StoreMI now supports Windows 11

Fixed Issues​

The following issues have been fixed in this release:

• Fixed High CPU Utilization issue after StoreMI Installation.

Known Issues​

The following are known issues in this release:

• After installing AMD StoreMI, performance of some models of M2 SATA SSD may drop
• AMD STOREMI installation fails on some systems where:
  • Dual operating system (OS) is configured. In such scenarios, AMD StoreMI is only supported on the primary OS
  • StoreMI installation may fail on some B550 systems due to Pagefile being set to non-Boot Drive by default, in such case enable paging for Boot Drive only and try installing StoreMI.

System Configuration Requirements​

OS​

• Windows® 10 x64 May 2019 Update (build 18362) or later

Storage Devices​

• At least one rotational hard disk (HDD) of any capacity larger than the SSD cache device. The HDD must be connected to a SATA port provided in the AMD processor or chipset.
• At least one unformatted, uninitialized, unallocated SATA or NVMe SSD for storage acceleration. If using a brand new, unused SSD, simply plug the SSD into the system. Most new SSDs will offer a default name to identify it in the AMD StoreMI Cache device menu. A used SSD can be re-used as an AMD StoreMI cache device. However, all the vital data must be backed up by the user and any existing partitions/volumes must be deleted before proceeding.
• The former AMD StoreMI tiering software must not be installed.
• The system should not be configured fo

27.01.2021

1 Release Highlights

The following new features have been introduced in this release of AMD StoreMI:

• Supports AMD Ryzen™ Threadripper™ PRO processors on sWRX8.
• Support enabled for SSD partition to be used as cache.

2 Fixed Issues

The following issues have been fixed in this release:

• Fixed bug check 9f and 7e observed with the previous AMD StoreMI Release.
• Fixes provided for ODD lost issue after installing AMD StoreMI.

3 Known Issues

The following are known issues in this release:

• After installing AMD StoreMI, a performance issue with Solid State Drive (SSD), which is not
  a part of AMD StoreMI Drive.
• AMD STOREMI_2.0.1.150 installation fails on some systems where dual operating system
  (OS) is configured. In such scenarios, AMD StoreMI is only supported on the primary OS.
• When full SSD is used for cache, AMD StoreMI can support a maximum of 7 storage
  devices while creating AMD StoreMI Drive. If SSD is partitioned and used as cache, only 6
  Storage devices are supported in AMD StoreMI. This is due to the design limitation of AMD
  StoreMI.