Crucial M4 Firmware update problem

Sho · 4 May 2012 at 16:37

Got my SSD today. Up and running. Got everything hooked up.

For some reason i cant seem to do the firmware update on this. Regardless if it's via USB or Disk.

It gets to a black screen searching for devices and that's it. It just sits there.

What I'm i doing wrong?

Set up is

i5 3570k
8gb Corsair Vengeance Ram
Gigabyte Z77x-D3H
Crucial m4 64gb

Thanks

wazza300 · 4 May 2012 at 16:48

isnt there a windows program that flashes the firmware for you?

Sho · 4 May 2012 at 16:51

Yea i tried using that method too. And hasn't worked.

wazza300 · 4 May 2012 at 16:54

try switching back to ide mode in the bios,then try and update it,format the usb stick in fat32 if it isnt already

once flashed switch back to ahci in bios

Sho · 4 May 2012 at 17:02

^ I tried doing that. Switching to IDE mode in Bios. Get BSOD!

Tried swapping sata to diffrent ports. Didn't work.

Sho · 4 May 2012 at 17:59

Any idea's anyone?

*Edit*

Managed to sort the problem out. Had to change gsata mode to IDE then do the windows set up firmware update. Worked.

olivier renault · 5 May 2012 at 00:26

Good to know. I would have said floppy if you had a floppy controller, but yeah, looks like it got stuck on some unknown device.

BoomAM · 31 May 2012 at 12:30

Same issue here.
Windows program wont detect drive no matter what port or mode the controller is in.
And the boot CD doesnt work either.