Samsung MZ-5PA064 User Manual
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- Page 1 © 2010 Samsung Electronics...
- Page 2 Samsung Electronics reserves the right to make changes in specifica- tions contained herein at 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.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Introduction Installation System Requirement Hardware Requirements Software Requirements Setting Up and Configuring Your System Using the DOS SSD Firmware Utility Starting DOS SSD Application General Observations & Limitations Observations Limitations Appendix A Troubleshooting Appendix B Glossary © 2010 Samsung Electronics... -
Page 4: Conventions Used In This Manual
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. bold Bold text denotes a menu number. bold italic Bold italic text denotes a hyperlink. © 2010 Samsung Electronics... -
Page 5: Product Overview
Chapter 1 Product Overview Introduction Samsung SSD Firmware utility will enable users to update firmware on spe- cific Samsung SSD's connected to the PC/laptop. Users can download this application which is a fully automated firmware download solution. The fea- tures of the application are listed below: 1. -
Page 6: System Requirement
• Install the Samsung SSD Magician application on windows PC. • Start SSD Magician application, Click Firmware Update menu on SAMSUNG SSD MAGICIAN application. Right Click on SAMSUNG SSD MAGICIAN icon on system tray and select Download New Firmware from the pop-up menu. © 2010 Samsung Electronics... - Page 7 • Select USB Bootable Disk — Click Browse button to select DOS 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.
- Page 8 "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 SSD application is launched automatically. © 2010 Samsung Electronics...
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Page 9: Using The Dos Ssd Firmware Utility
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. © 2010 Samsung Electronics... - Page 10 1. Boot the Laptop/PC in DOS mode from USB Memory device. 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.
- Page 11 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. Press [N] to select another disk. © 2010 Samsung Electronics...
- Page 12 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. © 2010 Samsung Electronics...
- Page 13 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 © 2010 Samsung Electronics...
- Page 14 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. © 2010 Samsung Electronics...
- Page 15 Figure 7: Firmware Notification © 2010 Samsung Electronics...
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Page 16: General Observations & Limitations
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. © 2010 Samsung Electronics... -
Page 17: Limitations
4. This application should be used only with authorized Samsung SSD for the intended purpose of upgrading firmware. 5. It is a good practice to take a backup of the data before starting firm- ware download process. 6. When DOS SSD firmware download solution is not available then, an error message, “Firmware download solution not available. -
Page 18: Appendix A
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. © 2010 Samsung Electronics... -
Page 19: Appendix B
A boot disk is a DOS based bootable USB solution that contains DOS SSD- FWD UTIL application and relevant files. Using relevant tools and procedures in windows environment, the boot USB can be created to launch DOS SSD-FWD UTIL application in DOS. © 2010 Samsung Electronics... - Page 20 A Solid State Drive (SSD) is a data storage device that uses solid-state mem- ory to store persistent data. 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. © 2010 Samsung Electronics...