Samsung Updates the Firmware of SSD 830 Series, Fixes BSOD Issue

by Kristian Vättö on 1/23/2012 4:38:00 PM
Posted in Storage , SSDs , Samsung , Samsung SSD 830

This seems to be a month of SSD firmware updates. Less than two weeks ago, Crucial released a firmware update to fix the issue that caused BSODs after 5184 hours of operation. Today, OCZ released a firmware update for Octane that improved its random write performance. Samsung also joins the chorus and they have released a firmware update, or actually two updates, for their SSD 830 Series

The first update, named as CXM02B1Q, was actually released two weeks ago. Its release went mostly unnoticed due to CES, hence we never saw it until today. The release notes state that the update fixes a BSOD or hang issue when waking the computer up from hibernation mode. The 830 Series has generally been said to be one of the most reliable SATA 6Gb/s SSDs, and while this issue doesn't seem to be widespread, it's still an issue that affected some users. Samsung also claims that the update fixes partition issues with some enclosures and laptops. 

The second update, CXM03B1Q, was released last Thursday and it's identical to the earlier update, but with improved compatibility and stability of the update tool. You can download the latest firmware for the Samsung 830, and as usual we recommend backing up critical data before flashing.

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Had to bootcamp into Windows 7, install the Samsung Magician software and update the firmware in Windows. Squuiid Reply RE: CD ISO doesn't work on Macbook Pro by Solidstate89 on Monday, January 23, 2012 You sound surprised. Solidstate89 Reply RE: CD ISO doesn't work on Macbook Pro by B3an on Monday, January 23, 2012 Nothing works on OSX. This is normal. Even getting TRIM to work you have to use a hack. B3an Reply RE: CD ISO doesn't work on Macbook Pro by KPOM on Tuesday, January 24, 2012 Considering that Apple is one of Samsung's biggest purchaser of NAND, it would be nice if Samsung included some OS X firmware updating software. KPOM Reply RE: CD ISO doesn't work on Macbook Pro by foolsgambit11 on Tuesday, January 24, 2012 Why? Apple includes a function to update your software. It's called "Buying a new Mac". foolsgambit11 Reply RE: CD ISO doesn't work on Macbook Pro by B3an on Wednesday, January 25, 2012 It's also called "getting ripped off ... again" B3an Reply RE: CD ISO doesn't work on Macbook Pro by Kristian Vättö on Wednesday, January 25, 2012 Apple uses in-house firmware, not the stock Samsung one. They can update it separately via Software Update or include it in a bigger update. Kristian Vättö Reply RE: CD ISO doesn't work on Macbook Pro by Kristian Vättö on Tuesday, January 24, 2012 You need to burn the ISO with Magician, that's why. It's stupid, I know. Kristian Vättö Reply RE: CD ISO doesn't work on Macbook Pro by Squuiid on Tuesday, January 24, 2012 Oh, wow. you're right, thank you Kristian. That IS dumb.

Burnt ISO with Magician rather that downloading the ISO direct from Samsung and it does indeed work. Squuiid Reply RE: CD ISO doesn't work on Macbook Pro by Coup27 on Tuesday, January 24, 2012 Are you sure? When I updated to CXM02B1Q I downloaded the ISO and burned it to CD-RW using CDBurnerXP and it worked fine. I haven't done CXM03B1Q yet but I would be suprised if this didn't work the same way or there would be no need to release a seperate ISO as Magician will download the firmware for you. Coup27 Reply Subject Comment Post Comment Please login or register to post a comment.
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