Surface 8 Pro - new SSD - compatibility with PCIe 4

Thank you !

I'm trying at this time to clone my WD SN740 to my new Corsaire MP600 Mini to obtain a stable system.

I think the problem with WD SN740 is that this drive needs 2.85A under 3.3V (so max 9.4W) to work. And this is too high for the port of the SP8 Pro. The Corsair MP600 Mini needs only 2.5A under 3.3V (so max 8.2W) and probably this sinificant difference is the reason why it works.

I'll try in somes hours (because problem with my cloning solution.

It's been a few days since I started using my new Corsair MP600 Mini.

So far, I had no issues with the drive at all. Its speeds are best in class as well. I had no need to apply any registry settings.

I was able to get the device to sleep and resume from sleep, both while connected to power and on battery.

My Surface Pro 8 didn't even crash once. Everything seems to go smoothly with this drive.

Is it safe to say it is compatible? I would say it is!😊 but I would love to hear more input from you guys as well.

In my case, I gave up. Microsoft's support won't help, even with thousands of people having the same issue, they will not patch this (I've contacted support telling the whole story and stating that the only thing I was not able to fix was when it sleeps/hibernates, and the final answer was "your SSD is not compatible"). So, I've just bought a PCIe 3 PM991a 1TB. Works just fine!

Hello,

Thank you for reporting.

And how does it work in sleep mode / awakening ?

Because my SP8 crash every time after sleeping mode.l with the WD SN740.

Thank you.

I'd like to give a little update about the new Corsair MP600 Mini. Windows installation finished with no blue screens, no freezes, no bootloops. No need to apply the patches. The speeds are fantastic as well: I get 4800/4800 MBps!

I haven't run complete tests of how it functions in sleep modes.

Will keep you guys updated!

Tested on 1TB drive.