Firmware update for the Samsung 840 EVO drives out tomorrow
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Its not as the firmware alone is not on release yet.
You need the utility mentioned earlier to update it currently
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Just tested my drive,
35MB/s!!!! wow!,
And results after running the performance restoration program,
What a difference!!, 35MB/s to 504MB/s.
EDIT -
I used the app from here to test my drive,
http://www.overclock.net/t/1512915/...es-benchmarks-needed-to-confirm-affected-ssds
35MB/s!!!! wow!,
And results after running the performance restoration program,
What a difference!!, 35MB/s to 504MB/s.
EDIT -
I used the app from here to test my drive,
http://www.overclock.net/t/1512915/...es-benchmarks-needed-to-confirm-affected-ssds
Do i need to download EXT0BB6Q from this page?
http://www.samsung.com/global/busin...wnloads.html?gclid=COaEp9KfrsECFZTLtAodanEAIg
http://www.samsung.com/global/busin...Samsung_SSD840EVO_Performance_Restoration.zip
Just click that link to download restoration software. If firmware needs to be updated then this will do it too before restoring.
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What software is that? (Benchmark software that stores results and allows comparisons!)
Just the samsung magician software , performance software/History tab
Well this isn't picking up my 2*840 EVO mSATA's that are raid 0'd (stripped) in the Bios. So the hardware thinks that instead of being Samsungs they are Intel drives.
So looks like if I want this update I'll have to delete everything, reconfigure into a mirror configuration and try again after reinstalling everything. Only over a days work.
Fish
So looks like if I want this update I'll have to delete everything, reconfigure into a mirror configuration and try again after reinstalling everything. Only over a days work.
Fish
Yeah. RAID isn't supported by the updater.
Well this isn't picking up my 2*840 EVO mSATA's that are raid 0'd (stripped) in the Bios. So the hardware thinks that instead of being Samsungs they are Intel drives.
So looks like if I want this update I'll have to delete everything, reconfigure into a mirror configuration and try again after reinstalling everything. Only over a days work.
Fish
I've just had to wipe my PS4 drive and start again.
Annoying.
It should be possible to make an exact clone of your PS4 drive to another drive using 'dd' in Linux and then restore the data once your SSD has been updated with a Windows PC.
You have not read the whole thread. I had to un-raid my 2 Evos apply the update to each drive then re-raid.
have a look on Samsung magician will tell you there what firmware your drive is on
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Anyone tell me why Samsung magition is saying my firmware is the latest when i know its not?
New Firmware version: EXT0CB6Q
My current Firmware: EXT0BB6Q
New Firmware version: EXT0CB6Q
My current Firmware: EXT0BB6Q
Mick, yes you would be correct in that I didn't read all 5 pages previous to my post.
I work in a heavy server environment doing firmware updates on raided systems all the time, so I fail to see why Samsung cannot correctly write the code to do the job.
Guess they just don't give a monkeys
Soulwings, it would be worth checking as the firmware is new, so might not be on a box that's been sitting on a shelf somewhere.
Fish
I work in a heavy server environment doing firmware updates on raided systems all the time, so I fail to see why Samsung cannot correctly write the code to do the job.
Guess they just don't give a monkeys
Soulwings, it would be worth checking as the firmware is new, so might not be on a box that's been sitting on a shelf somewhere.
Fish
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Amazed there are not multiple posts of members' SDDs losing data after the firmware update, although I'm sure that is no comfort for those that suffer issues.
I've never updated the firmware of a HDD/SDD, but the prospect of doing an update on a drive containing live data sounds risky business!
I've never updated the firmware of a HDD/SDD, but the prospect of doing an update on a drive containing live data sounds risky business!
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I don't think Samsung Magician has updated to include the new firmware as yet. They will likely update Magician when they are ready to release the Linux and Mac firmware I suspect
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Take a system image backup first for sure.