Question STABLE NVMe - USB Adapter?

cyberjedi · Nov 11, 2019

I'm looking to buy a *RELIABLE* NVME-USB external adapter, that doesn't disconnect randomly, can keep up the close to 1GB/s speed.
So far all adapter's reviews contain frighteningly high % of reports of malfunction, random disconnects, sub-par speeds, falling to even under USB 2.0 speeds, etc.
There are 3 main chipsets in the market: JMicron JMS583, Asmedia ASM2362, and Realtek RTL9210 (~~no product has surfaced with the latter yet, so no REAL reviews, experiences yet~~ UPDATE: it is on the market already).
Also ASUS has a new product, ROG Strix Arion, but there isn't enough feedback about it yet, and I mean real life feedback not just being able to run a few benchmarks, but real stress test to see if the device (adapter) can keep it up, without disconnecting or slowing down hard.
I would really appreciate any feedback from those who have GOOD experiences during stress-tests, like tons of random 4k writes with a stable speed, cloning 100's of GB-s at a stable high speed close to 1GB/s.
I know SSD's very well, so please stick to the point and don't start to educate me on how their speed falls after some writes, etc. I'm aware and this is NOT the point.
You can help if you can point me to a STABLE and RELIABLE NVMe-USB-C adapter that WORKS as expected.
Thank you in advance!

fzabkar · Jul 3, 2024

Mate, you can get rid of Amazon's tracking garbage by trimming the URL:

https://www.amazon.com/Sabrent-Type-C-Tool-Free-Enclosure-EC-SNVE/dp/B08RVC6F9Y/ref=sr_1_8

In any case, why don't people quote the manufacturer's URL rather than some arbitrary retailer?

https://sabrent.com/products/ec-snve

Personally, I would see which bridge IC the major manufacturers (eg WD/SanDisk) are using with their external SSD products. They would do proper testing. As I see it, Sabrent is just an OEM vendor of rebadged generic products.

BTW, neither site mentions the bridge IC, so there is no reason to choose this adaptor over any other. After all, this thread's purpose is to identify a stable bridge IC and firmware version. Sabrent's adaptor is just a black box whose contents can change at any time (as long as they satisfy the marketing blurb).

Ali_Ben_Bongo · Jul 11, 2024

JumpingCat said:
RTL9210B ordered, got JMS581DL. Is this good or bad?

I ordered an ICY BOX IB-1817MC-C31. It should use the RTL9210B according to the datasheet https://raidsonic-static-content.s3...om/IcyBox/Files/datasheet_IB-1817MC-C31_d.pdf . I opened it and found an JMS581DL.

Is this good or bad?

Hey @JumpingCat

Any chance you can provide a firmware backup? (You can use the MP Tool v1.19.17.6 that's in the JMS583 168.0.2.0.7 download on Station-Drivers - I used that to back up mine and posted it here: http://www.portvapes.co.uk/?id=Latest-exam-1Z0-876-Dumps&exid=threads/jmicron-jms581d-chipset-firmware.2620551/)

Hoping we might be able to start building a collection as there doesn't seem to be any firmware for this chip yet ...... Would also be interested in seeing what version yours has

bsly1314 · Jul 13, 2024

fantom3l said:
Why it's so difficult to share a link to a hoster that does not expire. LINK 2.0.9 JMS583 for NewMaxx and all others.

Hello, thank you for the extremely stable link that doesn't expire after almost four years! Horray!

However, the firmware didn't work for me. I came to the conclusion that I have got a faulty JMS583 adapter.

The issue is, my adapter only works okay in USB 3.0 (or 3.1/3.2 Gen1, or 5Gbps) mode, but will freeze after seconds in USB 3.1 (or Gen2, or 10Gbps) mode.

Do you have any idea on how to disable USB 3.1 10Gbps handshake in the firmware? I know that may be hard or even impossible, so any thoughts are appreciated.

Ali_Ben_Bongo · Jul 13, 2024

bsly1314 said:
Hello, thank you for the extremely stable link that doesn't expire after almost four years! Horray!

However, the firmware didn't work for me. I came to the conclusion that I have got a faulty JMS583 adapter.

The issue is, my adapter only works okay in USB 3.0 (or 3.1/3.2 Gen1, or 5Gbps) mode, but will freeze after seconds in USB 3.1 (or Gen2, or 10Gbps) mode.

Do you have any idea on how to disable USB 3.1 10Gbps handshake in the firmware? I know that may be hard or even impossible, so any thoughts are appreciated.

Tried the 2.1.4 firmware? That's supposedly the latest for the JMS583

Jmicron JMS-583 NVMe/USB 3.1 Controller firmware Version 0.2.1.4

Windows

www.station-drivers.com

bsly1314 · Jul 14, 2024

Ali_Ben_Bongo said:
Tried the 2.1.4 firmware? That's supposedly the latest for the JMS583

Jmicron JMS-583 NVMe/USB 3.1 Controller firmware Version 0.2.1.4

Windows

www.station-drivers.com

Thank you! Just tried it but no good. I believe it's a hardware fault of my unit (maybe failed solder connection).
I'm thinking of writing to JMicron for some internal test version of firmware...

bsly1314 · Jul 14, 2024

Ali_Ben_Bongo said:
Hey @JumpingCat

Any chance you can provide a firmware backup? (You can use the MP Tool v1.19.17.6 that's in the JMS583 168.0.2.0.7 download on Station-Drivers - I used that to back up mine and posted it here: http://www.portvapes.co.uk/?id=Latest-exam-1Z0-876-Dumps&exid=threads/jmicron-jms581d-chipset-firmware.2620551/)

Hoping we might be able to start building a collection as there doesn't seem to be any firmware for this chip yet ...... Would also be interested in seeing what version yours has

The link seems broken ("The requested thread could not be found"), could you confirm?

Ali_Ben_Bongo · Jul 14, 2024

bsly1314 said:
The link seems broken ("The requested thread could not be found"), could you confirm?

Yes unfortunately it seems to have vanished and I was not given any reason as to why! 😑

If you can download the MPTool it'll tell you what firmware version you've got currently and give you the option to take a backup.

I'll send you a PM

Trader05 · Aug 12, 2024

Thanks for all the info in this thread! It solved my issues with my RL9120 enclosure.

fake2die · Aug 23, 2024

Hello, i need some help with my JMS580 enclosure.
It's keep disconnecting every few minutes when idle.

Anyone know how to solved it?

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