Samsung
Samsung has launched a firmware replace for its latest 990 Professional SSDs at present. Whereas the corporate did not present official launch notes, Tom’s {Hardware} reports that the replace is probably going meant to repair a problem that brought on the drives to report that they had been carrying out and failing at an accelerated price.
Samsung’s previous-generation 980 Professional SSD additionally acquired a firmware replace for an unrelated reliability subject in January. Boutique PC-maker Puget Programs known as consideration to the issues not too long ago when it introduced it could be utilizing different producers’ SSDs in its high-end workstation PCs going ahead.
The draw back of the 990 Professional firmware replace (model quantity 1B2QJXD7) is that it doesn’t reset the damage share counter on any SSD that has been affected by the bug; when you’ve obtained a drive that is reporting 72 % put on, the firmware repair will preserve that quantity from persevering with to rise quicker than it ought to, nevertheless it gained’t make the quantity return down. This may very well be as a result of the bug was inflicting the drives to degrade at an accelerated price, or as a result of the drive merely can’t inform the distinction between “actual” put on on the drive attributable to regular utilization and put on attributable to the firmware bug.
If in case you have a 990 Professional SSD that’s reporting an abnormally excessive quantity of damage or in case your drive has already stopped working, it might be that one other firmware replace sooner or later may repair your downside, however the most secure guess is to contact Samsung’s buyer help and try and get the drive repaired or changed below guarantee.
The best manner for many Home windows customers to put in Samsung’s firmware updates is to make use of the Samsung Magician SSD software program. For folks utilizing Linux or one other working system, those that do not wish to set up the Magician software program, or folks with many drives to replace, the corporate additionally provides ISO photos that can be utilized to make bootable USB set up drives.
