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Summary of Contents for MZ-5PA064

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Page 2: ...any time and without notice The information furnished by Samsung Electronics in this material is believed to be accurate and reliable at the time of publishing but Samsung Electron ics makes no warranty whether express or implied with respect to anything found herein Trademarks and Service Marks The Samsung Logo is the trademark of Samsung Electronics Adobe is a trademark and Adobe Acrobat is a re...

Page 3: ...equirement 2 Hardware Requirements 2 Software Requirements 2 Setting Up and Configuring Your System 2 2 Using the DOS SSD Firmware Utility 5 Starting DOS SSD Application 5 3 General Observations Limitations 12 Observations 12 Limitations 13 Appendix A 14 Troubleshooting 14 Appendix B 15 Glossary 15 ...

Page 4: ...OS SSD FWD UTIL firmware download Chapter 3 General Observations Limitations gives list of DOS SSD FWD UTIL observations Limitation of DOS SSD FWD UTIL Appendix A Troubleshooting contains some possible questions and answers Appendix B Glossary contains an alphabetical list and description of terms used in this manual Conventions Used in This Manual The following conventions are used in this manual...

Page 5: ...s can download this application which is a fully automated firmware download solution The fea tures of the application are listed below 1 One step firmware downloads with minimal user interaction 2 Auto detection of disks that need firmware upgrade Installation This section will provide you with details about the installation of DOS SSD Application with Firmware Download Utility SSD FWD UTIL ...

Page 6: ...lication Software Requirements DOS USB Bootable disk is required with DOS SSD FWD UTIL Application and supporting files Setting Up and Configuring Your System Follow the steps below 1 Create the DOS SSDapplication with Firmware Utility on DOS bootable USB drive Install the Samsung SSD Magician application on windows PC Start SSD Magician application Click Firmware Update menu on SAMSUNG SSD MAGICI...

Page 7: ...USB Disk from the pop up menu Browse Firmware Update Image Click Browse button to select the folder which contains latest firmware s download from Samsung web site Click Start button The Progress bar shows USB bootable solution progress Note The Start button will be disabled and USB boot disk creation will start ...

Page 8: ...e the process 2 Shut down the PC if it s running any OS Warning DEVICE MUST BE PLUGGED IN AT ALL TIMES DURING THE FIRMWARE UPDATE PROCESS OR ELSE DRIVE MAY BE PERMANENTLY DAMAGED AND RENDERED INOPERABLE YOU MUST BACK UP ALL DATA ON THE DRIVE AS THE FIRMWARE UPDATE PROCESS WILL CAUSE THE LOSS OF ALL PRE EXISTING DATA 3 Re boot the PC with DOS SSD FWD UTIL application on DOS bootable USB drive 4 DOS...

Page 9: ...uccessfully complete the entire DOS SSD FWD UTIL installation process as instructed in the Setting Up and Configuring Your System on page 2 section Starting DOS SSD Application The DOS SSD application is launched from the USB Warning DOS SSD FWD UTIL will execute only in IDE ATA or AHCI mode Please check the BIOS setting and set drive mode configuration to Native Compatible Legacy AHCI modes ...

Page 10: ...ice 2 The DOS SSD application is launched automatically 3 Press 1 to select Samsung Firmware Download Utility Figure 2 DOS SSD Application 4 After reading the disclaimer Press Y to accept the disclaimer 5 The application scans for the connected SSDs The detected disk list is dis played for a few seconds ...

Page 11: ... 3 Disk Detected 6 The disk details on which firmware have to be downloaded is displayed 7 A confirmation message Do you want to Download Firmware on the disk is displayed Press Y to perform the action OR Press N to select another disk ...

Page 12: ...8 2010 Samsung Electronics Figure 4 Firmware Download Confirmation 8 Another confirmation message is displayed to continue after backing up the data 9 Press Y key to perform the action ...

Page 13: ...tem during the upgrade process 11 On Successful Completion of Firmware you will be asked to Power Off On the drive A confirmation message Confirm After Power Off On Y is displayed Follow the steps below in sequence Note Power Off On message is optional Depending on the firmware download type this message is displayed Unplug the SATA cable from the SSD Unplug the power cable ...

Page 14: ...s Y to continue 13 A confirmation message with the downloaded firmware version is displayed Figure 6 Firmware Download Confirmation 14 After few seconds the application is closed or it may go to the next SSD Note If the firmware is already downloaded on the SSD then it will notify the user ...

Page 15: ... 2010 Samsung Electronics 11 Figure 7 Firmware Notification ...

Page 16: ...servations 1 If the disk is unplugged during the firmware download process the results are unpredictable 2 The USB that has DOS SSD FWD UTIL executable firmware binaries and DOS bootable files should remain connected to the PC when SSD FWD UTIL is running 3 Accessing the disk while firmware download operation is in progress may give unpredictable result ...

Page 17: ...e update using SSD Magician tool Limitations 1 AHCI or ATA mode must be enabled in the BIOS during PC boot up The DOS SSD application automatically senses the mode and works accordingly 2 Removal of disks when the application is running on PC s with chipsets such as ICH5 6 that do not support hot plug feature may cause the DOS SSD FWD UTIL utility to hang and a system reboot is needed 3 DOS SSD Ap...

Page 18: ...connected to the system when it is launched This may require few minutes depending on the num ber of disks connected to the system and the hardware platform Q 2 Why DOS SSD FWD UTIL application does not download firmware but returns a success A 2 Initial firmware may have been downloaded onto the SSD and it may not have been Power Off On by the user ...

Page 19: ...terface for a Host Controller for Serial ATA NCQ support is also pro vided by AHCI ATA ATA Stands for Advanced Technology Attachment It is a type of disk drive that integrates the drive controller directly on the drive itself Boot Disk A boot disk is a DOS based bootable USB solution that contains DOS SSD FWD UTIL application and relevant files Using relevant tools and proceduresinwindowsenvironme...

Page 20: ...lug the SSD from the system and plug the SSD to the system SSD A Solid State Drive SSD is a data storage device that uses solid state mem ory to store persistent data USB USB Universal Serial Bus is a popular hardware interface that allows users to attach secondary hardware devices to their computer in a Plug and Play fashion ...

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