PCI\VEN_144D&DEV_A824

NVMe SSD Controller PM173X driver

PCI\VEN_144D&DEV_A824 is the Samsung Electronics Co Ltd NVMe SSD Controller PM173X, an NVMe SSD device. Windows 10 and 11 run NVMe drives with the built-in StorNVMe driver; a maker driver is optional. Get it from Windows Update or your PC maker first; the chip maker's own package is on semiconductor.samsung.com.

Download from semiconductor.samsung.comFull guide: Get the Samsung NVMe driver

Device details

Hardware IDPCI\VEN_144D&DEV_A824
Device nameNVMe SSD Controller PM173X
MakerSamsung Electronics Co Ltd (PCI vendor ID 144D)
Device typeNVMe SSD
Driver guideGet the Samsung NVMe driver
Latest official packageSamsung NVMe Driver 3.3
Known OEM variants40

PCs and boards that use this chip

Each line is a subsystem ID: the full hardware ID ends in SUBSYS_ plus these eight characters when the NVMe SSD Controller PM173X is built into that maker's product.

Full hardware ID endingMakerProduct
SUBSYS_20401028DellEMC PowerEdge Express Flash Ent NVMe AGN MU U.2 Gen4 1.6TB
SUBSYS_20411028DellEMC PowerEdge Express Flash Ent NVMe AGN MU U.2 Gen4 3.2TB
SUBSYS_20421028DellEMC PowerEdge Express Flash Ent NVMe AGN MU U.2 Gen4 6.4TB
SUBSYS_20431028DellEMC PowerEdge Express Flash Ent NVMe AGN MU U.2 Gen4 12.8TB
SUBSYS_20441028DellEMC PowerEdge Express Flash Ent NVMe AGN MU AIC Gen4 1.6TB
SUBSYS_20451028DellEMC PowerEdge Express Flash Ent NVMe AGN MU AIC Gen4 3.2TB
SUBSYS_20461028DellEMC PowerEdge Express Flash Ent NVMe AGN MU AIC Gen4 6.4TB
SUBSYS_20701028DellEMC PowerEdge Express Flash Ent NVMe AGN RI U.2 Gen4 1.92TB
SUBSYS_20711028DellEMC PowerEdge Express Flash Ent NVMe AGN RI U.2 Gen4 3.84TB
SUBSYS_20721028DellEMC PowerEdge Express Flash Ent NVMe AGN RI U.2 Gen4 7.68TB
SUBSYS_20731028DellEMC PowerEdge Express Flash Ent NVMe AGN RI U.2 Gen4 15.36TB
SUBSYS_20741028DellEMC PowerEdge Express Flash Ent NVMe AGN RI AIC Gen4 1.92TB
SUBSYS_20751028DellEMC PowerEdge Express Flash Ent NVMe AGN RI AIC Gen4 3.84TB
SUBSYS_20761028DellEMC PowerEdge Express Flash Ent NVMe AGN RI AIC Gen4 7.68TB
SUBSYS_20901028DellEMC PowerEdge Express Flash Ent NVMe AGN SED MU U.2 Gen4 1.6TB
SUBSYS_20911028DellEMC PowerEdge Express Flash Ent NVMe AGN SED MU U.2 Gen4 3.2TB
SUBSYS_20921028DellEMC PowerEdge Express Flash Ent NVMe AGN SED MU U.2 Gen4 6.4TB
SUBSYS_20931028DellEMC PowerEdge Express Flash Ent NVMe AGN SED MU U.2 Gen4 12.8TB
SUBSYS_20941028DellEMC PowerEdge Express Flash Ent NVMe AGN SED MU AIC Gen4 1.6TB
SUBSYS_20951028DellEMC PowerEdge Express Flash Ent NVMe AGN SED MU AIC Gen4 3.2TB
SUBSYS_20961028DellEMC PowerEdge Express Flash Ent NVMe AGN SED MU AIC Gen4 6.4TB
SUBSYS_20971028DellEMC PowerEdge Express Flash Ent NVMe AGN SED RI U.2 Gen4 1.92TB
SUBSYS_20981028DellEMC PowerEdge Express Flash Ent NVMe AGN SED RI U.2 Gen4 3.84TB
SUBSYS_20991028DellEMC PowerEdge Express Flash Ent NVMe AGN SED RI U.2 Gen4 7.68TB
SUBSYS_21181028DellEnt NVMe v2 AGN FIPS MU U.2 1.6TB
SUBSYS_21191028DellEnt NVMe v2 AGN MU U.2 1.6TB
SUBSYS_21201028DellEnt NVMe v2 AGN FIPS MU U.2 3.2T
SUBSYS_21211028DellEnt NVMe v2 AGN MU U.2 3.2TB
SUBSYS_21221028DellEnt NVMe v2 AGN FIPS MU U.2 6.4TB
SUBSYS_21231028DellEnt NVMe v2 AGN MU U.2 6.4TB
SUBSYS_21241028DellEnt NVMe v2 AGN FIPS MU U.2 6.4TB
SUBSYS_21251028DellEnt NVMe v2 AGN MU U.2 12.8TB
SUBSYS_21261028DellEnt NVMe v2 AGN FIPS RI U.2 1.92TB
SUBSYS_21271028DellEnt NVMe v2 AGN RI U.2 1.92TB
SUBSYS_21281028DellEnt NVMe v2 AGN FIPS RI U.2 3.84TB
SUBSYS_21291028DellEnt NVMe v2 AGN RI U.2 3.84TB
SUBSYS_21301028DellEnt NVMe v2 AGN FIPS RI U.2 7.68TB
SUBSYS_21311028DellEnt NVMe v2 AGN RI U.2 7.68TB
SUBSYS_21321028DellEnt NVMe v2 AGN FIPS RI U.2 15.36TB
SUBSYS_21331028DellEnt NVMe v2 AGN RI U.2 15.36TB

If your SUBSYS matches a laptop or board maker in this list, that maker's support page has the version tested for your model.

How to install the driver for NVMe SSD Controller PM173X

  1. Confirm the ID. In Device Manager, right-click the device, open Properties, then Details, and pick Hardware Ids. The first line should start with PCI\VEN_144D&DEV_A824.
  2. Try Windows Update. Settings, Windows Update, Advanced options, Optional updates. Firmware and storage drivers are rarely offered here.
  3. Check your PC maker. Enter your model or serial number on its support site and look under Storage.
  4. Use the chip maker's package. Samsung NVMe Driver on semiconductor.samsung.com. Our get the samsung nvme driver guide explains which package fits.
  5. Restart and check. Open Disk Management and check the drive is listed.

Other Samsung nvme ssd IDs

Device names: The PCI ID Repository, public data. We never host driver files: downloads come from the maker.