Question *STABLE* NVMe - USB Adapter?

[PRSXFENG]

Thank you, and please feel free to share some more hints and experiences, this topic seems to be only very sparsely documented and a lot of people here (including myself) could benefit. (Actually not knowing what all these settings meant kept me from tinkering with it altogether.)

Honestly I dont know much, I just dumped a copy of my enclosure's stock configs
then copy paste stuff like PID/VID, Device name, serial numbers and such
and change some as I like

 

[pta]

I have brand new ORICO-BM2C3-G2 which come with RTL9210, FW Ver : 1.24.2, FW Build Date : 2020.12.07.
I could not find new FW for RTL9210 (not A/B). Also I'm looking how to backup old firmware before flashing new. I thought that UTHSB_MPtool_Lite.exe would do the trick, but dump-option gave only config details to me.

 

[White7561]

Got the new RTL9210B firmware installed (1.31.17.102022) Firmware Link

So far so good.



This is on an NVMe with Journaled HFS+ partition. the speed on SEQ1M-QD1 is probably not as good because of my SSD.

 

[admanny]

I have brand new ORICO-BM2C3-G2 which come with RTL9210, FW Ver : 1.24.2, FW Build Date : 2020.12.07.
I could not find new FW for RTL9210 (not A/B). Also I'm looking how to backup old firmware before flashing new. I thought that UTHSB_MPtool_Lite.exe would do the trick, but dump-option gave only config details to me.
View attachment 78113 View attachment 78114

Using regular B files worked for me

 

[tornado99]

Got the new RTL9210B firmware installed (1.31.17.102022) Firmware Link

So far so good.

View attachment 78175

This is on an NVMe with Journaled HFS+ partition. the speed on SEQ1M-QD1 is probably not as good because of my SSD.

the link you posted has UTGDFW_B_v1.25.14.041521.bin but UTGDFW_B_v1.29.21.030422.bin is the newest

 

[White7561]

the link you posted has UTGDFW_B_v1.25.14.041521.bin but UTGDFW_B_v1.29.21.030422.bin is the newest

But GDFW isn't the actual firmware. That's the golden binary or something. You could just exchange that older GDFW with the newer one you have. The actual firmware being used is the latest, which is 1.31.17 for the B model

 

[tornado99]

But should each firmware need a matching golden binary? I know that 1.30.21 came with GDFW 1.29.21, so should 1.31.17 have a more recent GDFW?

 

[White7561]

But should each firmware need a matching golden binary? I know that 1.30.21 came with GDFW 1.29.21, so should 1.31.17 have a more recent GDFW?

i don't think it should match to be able to work. also there seems to be a new fw available too

 

[fsdbgnzn]

RTL9210B v1.32.16 09.01.2023 / GDFW v4.30.23 19.07.2022

now it´s a GD 4.30xx why Realtek jumping from v4 to v1 and now back to v4 it´s a Beta version?

 

[fsdbgnzn]

enclosure's stock configs then copy paste stuff like PID/VID, Device name, serial numbers and such and change some as I like

Compatibility setting for Compact Flash Express standard (not supported on external enclosures)
CFEXPRESS = 0x0

Enable or disable active power management Open: 0x1 Close: 0x0 - Opened the device will always maintain high power. For WinToGo set it 0x1,for storage 0x0.
ASPMDIS = 0x0

idle time till disable pcie power 0x00 0 min - 0x01 1 min - 0x0A 10 mins - 0x1E 30 mins - 0x3C 60 mins
PCIE_PWRCUT_THRES = 0x1

Responsible for turning off power to PCI bus by timeout for energy saving (it helped at cloning)
DISK_IPS_THRES = 0x1

Enable or disable U1U2 - USB 3.0 Link Power Management - See Microsoft Documentation
EN_U1U2 = 0x1

Enclosure with or without fan On-0x1 Off-0x0
FAN = 0x0

Without drive enclosure is seen by Windows - good for firmware update
DIS_SHOW_EMPTY_DISK = 0x1

Blue light on all the time and flashes when it works, as opposed to no light when not in use
RM_INTERNAL_RD = 0x1

LED setting: When the USB enclosure is connected to the USB port of the machine, the LED is powered to ON. 0x1 value means: 1 (Setting activated), while 0x0 value means: 0 (Setting disabled)
LED = 0x1

CUSTOMIZED_LED is 15 bytes
This line is only a commentary to detail the content value for this setting. It needs 15 bytes for the setting value.

Customize the led color. Setting value is 0a 01 it means blue color, while when the value is 22 00 it means white color
CUSTOMIZED_LED = 0a 01

Activated this setting permits to power off the LED when the Low Power Mode is activated, not when software ejected. 0x0 value means 0 (Setting disabled), while 0x1 value means: 1 (Setting activated)
SUSPEND_LED_OFF = 0x0

This ; character must be placed before the setting (To comment the setting). When commented the default value for this setting is applied by the machine OS/Bios.
;LED = 0x1

 

[lopri]

I have this which appears to be using realtek chipset.

https://www.amazon.com/SSK-Aluminum-Tool-Free-Enclosure-Portable/dp/B0892BK5L6/ref=sr_1_4?crid=1GAY1S2GZQA2X&keywords=ssk+nvme&qid=1679404893&sprefix=ssk+nvm%2Caps%2C102&sr=8-4

I am having a problem with it getting recognized in a VM. I want to try a firmware update. Do I just double click on the .exe and will it guide me through?

Also, what is the consensus on the best deal on these things? Price/performance-wise. I am a bit overwhelmed by the sheer length of the thread.