Crucial M4 SSD Firmare update advice

Slap · 27 Feb 2012 at 19:52

Hi, I will be building a complete new system (Asus P8Z68-V GEN3 Intel Z68/Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB /Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gbs/ Win7 Pro 64bit) and will be using the Crucial SSD as my OS/game drive and I want to make sure it has the latest 0309 firmware before installing the OS.

Can I install the firmware upgrade by way of USB stick instead of a CD before installing win7?

Any help or suggestions on the procedure would be much appreciated.

Many Thanks

reddev85 · 27 Feb 2012 at 19:55

Yes you can update it from a USB stick, but youll have to make the USB stick bootable first.

Ginger-Menace · 27 Feb 2012 at 19:56

do you have the ssd yet? if not it will say what firmware it has on the lable, mine did anyway and i only got it friday

Slap · 27 Feb 2012 at 20:55

Thx reddev85, good to know.

GM, no I haven't received it yet, next couple of days hopefully. Did you get similar SSD? Did you have to update it?

djabs786 · 27 Feb 2012 at 21:04

You should get it with the latest firmware - 0309, it will say on the box.

Slap · 27 Feb 2012 at 21:10

Many thx djabs.

ThomBassmonkey · 27 Feb 2012 at 21:55

I had to update mine, I did it from a USB stick (there's another thread on this forum about it that has all the links) and it only took a few minutes, no problems at all so I wouldn't let it put you off.

I assume it'd be fine to do before installing windows, I did it with everything installed though and I didn't lose anything so it shouldn't be a problem.

Slap · 28 Feb 2012 at 07:52

Cheers TBM! I now have the SSD firmware ISO image on bootable USB stick ready to go if needed after following advice from bledd:

"Originally Posted by bledd. View Post
This is what I used to flash via USB (I don't have a DVD drive)

Download the ISO from Crucial
Then get this tool

http://www.pendrivelinux.com/univers...easy-as-1-2-3/

Step 1 Scroll down to the bottom. Select 'Try Unlisted Linux ISO (New Syslinux)'
Step 2 Extract the Crucial ISO file from the zip file, point the program at the ISO file
Step 3 Select the USB drive letter.

Reboot and boot from the USB stick
Create"

FlyingPig · 28 Feb 2012 at 10:24

Slap said:
Cheers TBM! I now have the SSD firmware ISO image on bootable USB stick ready to go if needed after following advice from bledd:

"Originally Posted by bledd. View Post
This is what I used to flash via USB (I don't have a DVD drive)

Download the ISO from Crucial
Then get this tool

http://www.pendrivelinux.com/univers...easy-as-1-2-3/

Step 1 Scroll down to the bottom. Select 'Try Unlisted Linux ISO (New Syslinux)'
Step 2 Extract the Crucial ISO file from the zip file, point the program at the ISO file
Step 3 Select the USB drive letter.

Reboot and boot from the USB stick
Create"

This method worked fine for me. As many I was a bit nervous but it is very easy, just go for it...

Slap · 1 Mar 2012 at 08:00

My one did come with the earlyer 009 firmware, followed instructions and had no probs at all, then carried on installing Os etc.

Thanks!