Fixing Samsung 9100 PRO PCIe 5.0 link loss in The Division Next?
It's honestly pathetic that a top-tier drive like this crashes. Running a new release and getting 'link loss' is a hardware-level joke. After scouring forums, I found the Samsung 9100 PRO PCIe 5.0 drops the connection on certain motherboards when in power-saving mode. I tried disabling every energy-saving option in Windows, but the drive hit 82°C, which is just dangerous and didn't even solve the root cause. I took the risk and flashed the firmware to version 1.0.4, then hard-locked the PCIe mode to Gen5 in the BIOS. After a 12-hour stress test, not a single drop. I noticed boot times slowed down by about 2 seconds after locking Gen5, but a CMOS reset fixed that. Temps are now 58-66°C with the active cooler. I exported the BIOS settings to a profile so I don't have to do this again. It's finally stable, but man, what a struggle.
