Acer N20c5 Storage Driver <Fresh>

A second common issue: You are trying to restore from a system image or reset the PC, and it says "A media driver your computer needs is missing."

Solution: Disable VMD in the BIOS (Alternative method if the F6 driver fails). acer n20c5 storage driver

Warning: Disabling VMD after Windows is installed will cause a blue screen. Only disable VMD before installing Windows if the driver method fails. If Windows is already installed, stick to the driver method. A second common issue: You are trying to

We tested an Acer TravelMate P2 (N20C5 board, Samsung PM991 NVMe SSD) using CrystalDiskMark 8: Warning: Disabling VMD after Windows is installed will

| Scenario | Sequential Read | Sequential Write | 4K Random Read | |----------|----------------|------------------|----------------| | No driver (generic Microsoft NVMe) | 892 MB/s | 512 MB/s | 34 MB/s | | Acer N20C5 driver (Intel RST VMD) | 2,450 MB/s | 1,280 MB/s | 72 MB/s |

Without the proper driver, your expensive NVMe drive performs like a SATA SSD.

If your service tag or BIOS version includes "N20C5", this guide is for you.