Samsung 840/840 EVO Firmware Upgrade - Release

[LIGISTX]

(Samsung is as good as Intel)>Crucial

I would say intel is the best, simply because reliability, but what's your point? Lol.

[dalekphalm]

it says there might be a chance of data loss. So I cant do it....

 

Uhm....

 

 

what?

 

Becoming a PC/Tech Enthusiast

Step One: BACKUP YOUR DATA!

 

Are you telling me you don't have a backup plan in action? What if your SSD just decides "Hey I'm out, PEACE!" and dies? While relatively unlikely, it can still happen literally at any moment (Just like with a HDD, though HDD's are more prone to failure of course).

 

What happens if a virus/malware infection gets on your system and decides to start wiping files?

 

What happens if you encounter a system wrecking bug or malware infection that forces you to format your SSD and reinstall the OS?

 

Just clone your SSD to an image file stored on an external USB HDD (Or internally if you have multiple HDD's). Use something like EaseUS Todo Backup Free Edition, or Clonezilla (Bootable USB/CD). Seriously you should strongly consider backing up your files anyway.

 

If there's nothing important or that you don't care if you lose it, then just take the risk and update the firmware anyway. If there are important files that you can't bare losing (your words imply this), then backup your files ASAP, brotha.

 

Obligatory "RAID does not equal backup" message. Just in case

[Smile]

Ok, so since I am in RAID 0, only way to go about doing this is to image my drives onto another hhd, install windows on one SSD alone, do the tool to each SSD, then re RAID them and move the image back...?

 

That is basically it. There are a few more steps which can be found here..

http://www.pcper.com/reviews/Storage/Samsung-840-EVO-Performance-Restoration-Tool-preview-Getting-EVOs-back-speed/Update-

 

From what I am reading is that the 840 and 840 EVI has this issue.

What I don't know, is if the firmware upgrade is for both SSD of only the EVO series.

 

Samsung haven't released a update for the stock 840 yet.

[Mr.Reggin]

I would say intel is the best, simply because reliability, but what's your point? Lol.

intel costs so much.

[LIGISTX]

intel costs so much.

Yea, you are paying for reliability.

[Mr.Reggin]

Yea, you are paying for reliability.

lol just get a cheap hdd with like 500GB and do weekly clones of your SSD, I clone my OS ssd every month, I used my old toshiba drive of my laptop as a safety clone

[Briggsy]

http://www.overclock.net/t/1518863/techreport-samsungs-840-evo-update-fixes-slow-reads-with-old-data/90#post_23009215

 

hopefully its isolated, just backed up and performance-restored a couple EVO's myself :unsure: ...