Latest driver and firmware for ASMedia ASM106x series

Regeneration · Mar 7, 2020

I'd like to share with the world the latest driver and firmware for ASMedia ASM106x SATA controller series. It has been painful for me to find. ASM106x is the popular chipset for SATA III PCIe expansion (add-on) cards, RAID and M.2, such as: SilverStone ECS03, OWC Accelsior S, Delock, I/O Crest, Syba, StarTech, Ableconn and probably many more.

Firmware version is 190920_00_00_00 from 1/2020 and is intended ONLY for add-on cards (128KB). Motherboard integrated ASM106x uses a different kind of firmware (32KB).
Driver version is 3.2.3.0000 WHQL last updated on 12/2019 for compatibility with the recent build of Windows 10.

TheLostSwede · Mar 7, 2020

You might want to be a bit more specific than "the latest". Please put the dates of the drivers when you post things like this, as otherwise they're quite pointless.
The firmware version doesn't add up to a date either.
Not trying to be rude here, but too many people claim things are "the latest" but without a date, it's not helpful.

Edit: Thanks for adding the dates.

Ferrum Master · Mar 7, 2020

I had bsod with those, I have an add in card.

So have a backup. On station-driver site there were older firmwares also. If these are ar some secuirity fixes, it will end up as usually slower.

Regeneration · Mar 7, 2020

Ferrum Master said:
I had bsod with those, I have an add in card.

So have a backup. On station-driver site there were older firmwares also. If these are ar some secuirity fixes, it will end up as usually slower.

I had a bad experience with the drivers and firmware from Station-Drivers. BSODs, drives failing to detect, and lock ups during POST.

The files above work perfectly with my Asmedia PCIe cards that shipped with firmware 140916 and above.

eidairaman1 · Mar 8, 2020

TheLostSwede said:
You might want to be a bit more specific than "the latest". Please put the dates of the drivers when you post things like this, as otherwise they're quite pointless.
The firmware version doesn't add up to a date either.
Not trying to be rude here, but too many people claim things are "the latest" but without a date, it's not helpful.

Edit: Thanks for adding the dates.

To me they must be from official website not a 3rd party site...

TheLostSwede · Mar 8, 2020

eidairaman1 said:
To me they must be from official website not a 3rd party site...

ASMedia don't have an official driver or firmware download option on their site...
I mean, I'm sure you can email them and ask nicely if they can send it to you, as they're pretty good guys based on my working experience with them...
However, a lot of companies don't provide drivers or firmwares, they expect you to go through the company that sold you the gear.

eidairaman1 · Mar 8, 2020

TheLostSwede said:
ASMedia don't have an official driver or firmware download option on their site...
I mean, I'm sure you can email them and ask nicely if they can send it to you, as they're pretty good guys based on my working experience with them...
However, a lot of companies don't provide drivers or firmwares, they expect you to go through the company that sold you the gear.

I know that, however the likes of AMD, Nvidia, Intel, Via, SIS, Realtek all provide drivers.

Octopuss · Mar 11, 2020

You've just reminded me of the semi-recently redesigned Realtek website. Real pleasure to download from

Regeneration · Mar 11, 2020

Octopuss said:
You've just reminded me of the semi-recently redesigned Realtek website. Real pleasure to download from

The new Realtek website is a nightmare. Hard to navigate or search, downloads require email verification, and a reCAPTCHA that makes you question your own humanity in a level that you have to call your parents and ask for a birth certificate copy. Plus, they stopped publishing audio drivers on that awful website.

Octopuss · Mar 12, 2020

Oh yea, where has the audio driver gone? Not updated in two years or something.

Regeneration · Jul 24, 2021

Attached a more recent ones. Driver v3.3.5.0 from 6/2020 and firmware v200604_00_00_00 from 9/2020.

Firmware must be flashed from DOS. You can use Rufus to create a bootable USB with PC DOS.

If updating from an old driver, it will be wise to change to Standard SATA AHCI Controller before uninstalling.

eidairaman1 · Jul 24, 2021

Regeneration said:
Attached a more recent ones. Driver v3.3.5.0 from 6/2020 and firmware v200604_00_00_00 from 9/2020.

Firmware must be flashed from DOS. You can use Rufus to create a bootable USB with PC DOS.

If updating from an old driver, it will be wise to change to Standard SATA AHCI Controller before uninstalling.

Where are you pulling them from?

Regeneration · Jul 24, 2021

eidairaman1 said:
Where are pulling them from?

Some Chinese company that make add-on cards keep updated files for their products.

eidairaman1 · Jul 24, 2021

Why not link the page?

Regeneration · Jul 24, 2021

因為不是英文

Thats' why.

eidairaman1 · Jul 24, 2021

Regeneration said:
Some Chinese company that make add-on cards keep updated files for their products.

Im wondering if this might be another viable source.

ASMedia 106x SATA Controller Drivers Download | Device Drivers

Extra Drivers are required to use SATA controllers on many operating systems. Some later versions of Windows 10, Windows 2019 Server may provide drivers either preinstalled or on the Windows installation media in a 3rd party directory. Driver going back to Windows XP are below. Installation...

oemdrivers.com

Regeneration · Jul 24, 2021

eidairaman1 said:
Im wondering if this might be another viable source.

ASMedia 106x SATA Controller Drivers Download | Device Drivers

Extra Drivers are required to use SATA controllers on many operating systems. Some later versions of Windows 10, Windows 2019 Server may provide drivers either preinstalled or on the Windows installation media in a 3rd party directory. Driver going back to Windows XP are below. Installation...

oemdrivers.com

Its outdated stuff. Station-drivers is the closest to be viable but its in French and sometimes they shove unwanted files to the drivers.

bobbybluz · Jul 24, 2021

From personal experience the last drivers that work for Win 7 64 are the 3.3.3.0 (Z87-Z97 platforms) and Win 10 are the 3.3.5.0 (X99, Z390) and 3.3.3.0 (X79). I tried the 3.3.5.0's on the earlier platforms and got BSOD's, had to do image backup reinstalls for Win 10 X79's.

jas0ndotc0m · Jul 25, 2021

When trying to update firmware via DOS, im getting an error saying "do not detect ASM 2106B". Is there an admin bypass command? Thanks

bobbybluz said:
From personal experience the last drivers that work for Win 7 64 are the 3.3.3.0 (Z87-Z97 platforms) and Win 10 are the 3.3.5.0 (X99, Z390) and 3.3.3.0 (X79). I tried the 3.3.5.0's on the earlier platforms and got BSOD's, had to do image backup reinstalls for Win 10 X79's.

Have you tried Windows 10 on a Z97(i7-4790) platform?

bobbybluz · Jul 25, 2021

jas0ndotc0m said:
When trying to update firmware via DOS, im getting an error saying "do not detect ASM 2106B". Is there an admin bypass command? Thanks

Have you tried Windows 10 on a Z97(i7-4790) platform?

I had 10 Enterprise on a Z77 3770K rig for a few years, worked fine. I still have a very rarely used 6-core AMD Thuban setup with an early build of 10 Enterprise on it that works surprisingly well. Why are you trying to upgrade firmware?

jas0ndotc0m · Jul 25, 2021

The 10 sata port pcie card i got on ebay isnt working correctly. Reads in Bios and device manager, but wont show the any of the hdds connected to it(in disk management). I pinpointed it down to driver or firmware issues, and my other IT buddy thinks its firmware also. Maybe should have went for a 16-port minisas raid controller card but some of those are limited to 2tb hdd and old firmware issues.

Boombastik · Jul 26, 2021

these firmwares are for asm1062 and not asm1061

chrcoluk · Aug 16, 2021

Without a changelog they meaningless to me, I dont flash blindly. But I am sure some will appreciate the sharing of the files.

udidwht · Sep 7, 2021

On station drivers site they list them after choosing 'submit date' as:

Asmedia ASM 1x6x...

Asmedia ASM 106x...

What differs between the two?

I purchased the following card so which would I choose?

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Regeneration · Sep 7, 2021

udidwht said:
On station drivers site they list them after choosing 'submit date' as:

Asmedia ASM 1x6x...

Asmedia ASM 106x...

What differs between the two?

I purchased the following card so which would I choose?

Amazon.com: LTERIVER PCIE to 4-Ports Serial ATA/SATA 3.0 Host Controller Card for Windows Server, XP,7,8.0,8.1,10(32/64) Systems-4X 6Gbps Max SATA 3.0 None Raid Ports-Support AHCI and IDE Boot Up (PCE-G2S4) : Electronics

Buy LTERIVER PCIE to 4-Ports Serial ATA/SATA 3.0 Host Controller Card for Windows Server, XP,7,8.0,8.1,10(32/64) Systems-4X 6Gbps Max SATA 3.0 None Raid Ports-Support AHCI and IDE Boot Up (PCE-G2S4): SCSI Port Cards - Amazon.com ✓ FREE DELIVERY possible on eligible purchases

www.amazon.com

Don't know this card but it appears to use ASM1061 and ASM1093. So it is likely to be 106x.

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