PCI\VEN_144D&DEV_A900

NVMe SSD Controller PM9DXa driver

PCI\VEN_144D&DEV_A900 is the Samsung Electronics Co Ltd NVMe SSD Controller PM9DXa, 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.com Full guide: Get the Samsung NVMe driver

Device details

Hardware ID	`PCI\VEN_144D&DEV_A900`
Device name	NVMe SSD Controller PM9DXa
Maker	Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (PCI vendor ID 144D)
Device type	NVMe SSD
Driver guide	Get the Samsung NVMe driver
Latest official package	Samsung NVMe Driver 3.3
Known OEM variants	28

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 PM9DXa is built into that maker's product.

Full hardware ID ending	Maker	Product
`SUBSYS_230F1028`	Dell	DC NVMe PM9D3a RI 80M.2 480GB ISE
`SUBSYS_23101028`	Dell	DC NVMe PM9D3a RI 80M.2 960GB ISE
`SUBSYS_23111028`	Dell	DC NVMe PM9D3a RI 80M.2 1.92TB ISE
`SUBSYS_23411028`	Dell	DC NVMe PM9D3a RI U.2 960GB
`SUBSYS_23421028`	Dell	DC NVMe PM9D3a RI U.2 1.92TB
`SUBSYS_23431028`	Dell	DC NVMe PM9D3a RI U.2 3.84TB
`SUBSYS_23441028`	Dell	DC NVMe PM9D3a RI U.2 7.68TB
`SUBSYS_23451028`	Dell	DC NVMe PM9D3a RI U.2 15.36TB
`SUBSYS_23461028`	Dell	DC NVMe FIPS PM9D3a RI U.2 960GB
`SUBSYS_23471028`	Dell	DC NVMe FIPS PM9D3a RI U.2 1.92TB
`SUBSYS_23481028`	Dell	DC NVMe FIPS PM9D3a RI U.2 3.84TB
`SUBSYS_23491028`	Dell	DC NVMe FIPS PM9D3a RI U.2 7.68TB
`SUBSYS_234A1028`	Dell	DC NVMe FIPS PM9D3a RI U.2 15.36TB
`SUBSYS_234D1028`	Dell	DC NVMe PM9D3a RI E3.S 1.92TB
`SUBSYS_234E1028`	Dell	DC NVMe PM9D3a RI E3.S 3.84TB
`SUBSYS_234F1028`	Dell	DC NVMe PM9D3a RI E3.S 7.68TB
`SUBSYS_23501028`	Dell	DC NVMe PM9D3a RI E3.S 15.36TB
`SUBSYS_23511028`	Dell	DC NVMe FIPS PM9D3a RI E3.S 1.92TB
`SUBSYS_23521028`	Dell	DC NVMe FIPS PM9D3a RI E3.S 3.84TB
`SUBSYS_23531028`	Dell	DC NVMe FIPS PM9D3a RI E3.S 7.68TB
`SUBSYS_23541028`	Dell	DC NVMe FIPS PM9D3a RI E3.S 15.36TB
`SUBSYS_23551028`	Dell	DC NVMe PM9D5a MU U.2 800GB
`SUBSYS_23561028`	Dell	DC NVMe PM9D5a MU U.2 1.6TB
`SUBSYS_23571028`	Dell	DC NVMe PM9D5a MU U.2 3.2TB
`SUBSYS_23581028`	Dell	DC NVMe PM9D5a MU U.2 6.4TB
`SUBSYS_23591028`	Dell	DC NVMe PM9D5a MU E3.S 1.6TB
`SUBSYS_235A1028`	Dell	DC NVMe PM9D5a MU E3.S 3.2TB
`SUBSYS_235B1028`	Dell	DC NVMe PM9D5a MU E3.S 6.4TB

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 PM9DXa

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_A900.
Try Windows Update. Settings, Windows Update, Advanced options, Optional updates. Firmware and storage drivers are rarely offered here.
Check your PC maker. Enter your model or serial number on its support site and look under Storage.
Use the chip maker's package. Samsung NVMe Driver on semiconductor.samsung.com. Our get the samsung nvme driver guide explains which package fits.
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.