Samsung SSD Firmware Warning - Re: Magician Downloads

swarfega said:

My 960 pro is on 4B6 and I've generally not noticed any ill effects. Can I downgrade to the one thats on their website?

No Drives cannot be downgraded , the only option if you have issues ? is to RMA the Drive , the down side is Samsung WILL NOT Cross-Ship , so you system will be down while the swap is done.

The most common issue is pauses , this started in Dec with the 3B6 FW , 4B6 FW was released about 2 months ago as a Fix but some are still having Issues.

See the 1st Post for links to Samsung's Forums

KB.

swarfega said:

Thankfully things seem ok.

Hi there. @swarfega et al.

Even though I studied Engineering many years ago the saying is still just as relevant today as it was whenever the original Engineer first coined the expression : "If it Ain't Broke Don't Fix it" !!!!

Cheers
jimbo

I have a Intel 256GB 600p in a New laptop from Acer , so I also checked before updating it's Firmware and found similar complaints with the latest Firmware too for it , so I haven't updated it either.

KB.

KabyBlue said:

Looks like shoppers on Amazon are noticing the same effects...

So, you've found one at Amazon, who really didn't like it. Maybe the feedback statistics would be more indicative how well/bad the Samsung 960 NVMe works:



Source

The majority of the people, 86% five stars, like it and have no issues with the EVO, just like myself. That reminds me, I have to leave a feedback for my purchase....