Avoid Loss of Data: Upgrade Your Samsung 980 & 990 Pro SSD to the Latest Firmware (0E error fix)

Last updated on 15 Feb 2023 📧 Subscribe

UPDATE 14th Feb 2023

Samsung has been investigating customer inquiries about anomalies related to the SMART of the 990 PRO SSD.
These anomalies were found to be caused by issues with the 990 PRO SSD’s firmware. Accordingly, a firmware update was released today, February 13, 2023, that fixes these anomalies.
(SMART values ​​are not restored to factory settings after firmware update. Actual SMART values ​​of each SSD vary depending on user environment and usage conditions).
The update can be downloaded from Samsung Magician or here:
https://semiconductor.samsung.com/consumer-storage/support/tools/
You can find our warranty conditions for the 990 PRO SSD athttps://semiconductor.samsung.com/consumer-storage/support/warranty/.

 

UPDATE 07th Feb 2023

Samsung has recently announced a firmware update for its 990 Pro SSDs after reports of unexpected wear on the devices. Customers have been reporting that their 990 Pro SSDs are reaching their maximum write performance well before the specified amount, sometimes after just a few terabytes of data. This is unusual as it typically takes dozens of terabytes to cause a noticeable effect.

System integrator Puget Systems believes that the issue is caused by firmware problems that were also present in the previous model 980 Pro. Puget, known for thoroughly testing components for reliability, recommends customers to update their SSDs to the latest firmware to avoid potential defects.

To check for any issues and update the firmware, Samsung SSD owners can use the Magician software, which provides diagnostic data and can identify any defects early on. Samsung is currently analyzing the problem, but it is not known how often the errors occur. In general, most accesses to an SSD are read accesses, which do not wear out the flash cells, and regular use should not result in reaching the typical write performance.

In conclusion, owners of Samsung 990 Pro SSDs should keep an eye on their firmware and update it if necessary to ensure their device remains reliable and problem-free.

 

UPDATE 06th Feb 2023

Samsung 990 Pro SSDs are experiencing rapid drops in their “Health” value according to several reports. The issue is noted by several users as the “Health” value, which measures the remaining shelf life of the SSD, is decreasing much faster than expected. In one case, a newly acquired 2 TB Samsung 990 Pro lost 1% of its health after just a few days and a few terabytes of data written. The values are read by tools like CrystalDiskInfo and Samsung’s Magician software.

The “Health” value is based on SMART parameters and should start at 100% and decrease gradually over time depending on the write volume and the total bytes written (TBW) specified by the manufacturer. However, calculated with the official TBW data, the “Health” value for the 2 TB model should only decrease by 990 percentage points after 1 TB of data written.

Multiple users have reported the issue and some even made warranty requests to Samsung, but the problem remains even after the SSDs were sent back to the manufacturer. The problem is also discussed on Reddit and Twitter, with some users noting a severe drop in the “Health” value even after just a few weeks of use with a high write load.

It remains unclear whether this is a display error or a serious problem with the SSDs. The editors are in contact with Samsung and are awaiting a response. In the meantime, affected members can participate in a survey and provide information on their experience with the Samsung 990 Pro SSDs. UqoGdx1.jpeg (1358×1900) (imgur.com)

 

Samsung has recently released a new firmware update for its 980 Pro SSDs due to reports of failures from users. The failures have been traced back to the 3B2QGXA7 firmware and are mainly affecting 2TB versions of the 980 Pro, but lower capacities are not immune.

The cause of the failures remains unclear, but users have reported a S.M.A.R.T. value of 0E (media and integrity error) or greater and an 03 value (available spare) lower than 100 percent. The most common issue that users are facing is that the SSD goes into read-only mode, making the boot drive unusable. This is a serious issue as once the drive goes into the failure state, there is no way to recover the data, resulting in potentially significant data loss for the user.

In response to the reports, Samsung has released the new firmware update (5B2QGXA7) that will prevent the failures from occurring if the drive is still functioning. The update is easily accessible for users and can be applied using the Samsung SSD Magician software.

It is important to note that 980 Pro SSDs running the 4B2QGXA7 or 5B2QGXA7 firmware are not affected by the issue and do not require the update. However, users who are running the 3B2QGXA7 firmware should update to the newest firmware as soon as possible to avoid any potential data loss or failure of the SSD.

For those who have already experienced a failure or are having problems using the Samsung SSD Magician software, they can reach out to Puget Systems for guidance. Puget Systems is a trusted provider of technology solutions and support and can assist users with the firmware update process and any other related issues.

The release of the firmware update serves as a reminder of the importance of regularly checking for and applying software updates for all of our technology devices, including SSDs. Keeping our devices up-to-date with the latest firmware can help prevent issues such as the one faced by users of the Samsung 980 Pro SSD and ensure that our devices continue to function at optimal levels.

 

Here are the steps to run the “smartctl” command via SSH on a Synology device:

  1. Log in to your Synology device through the web interface.
  2. Go to the Control Panel and click on the Terminal & SNMP option.
  3. Enable the SSH service and allow remote connections.
  4. Open a terminal window on your local computer and connect to your Synology device via SSH using the following command:
java
ssh username@ip-address-of-your-synology
  1. Replace “username” with your Synology account username and “ip-address-of-your-synology” with the IP address of your Synology device.
  2. Once you’re logged in, run the following command to check the SMART values of an NVMe drive:
bash
smartctl -a /dev/nvme0nX
  1. Replace “X” with the number of the NVMe drive that you want to check.
  2. The output of the command will show you the SMART values for the drive, including the “05 reallocated sector count”.
  3. If you see this value changing, it may indicate that the drive is experiencing physical issues, and you may need to replace it.
  4. Once you’ve finished checking the SMART values, you can exit the SSH session by running the following command:
bash
exit

 

How to check this on QNAP NAS?

To check the SMART values of an NVMe SSD using QNAP SSH, you need to follow these steps:

  1. Connect to your QNAP using SSH. You can use a client such as PuTTY for this.
  2. Install the smartmontools package. You can do this by running the following command:sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install smartmontools
  3. Once the installation is complete, use the smartctl command to check the SMART values of your NVMe SSD. Replace “nvme0nX” with the appropriate device name for your SSD:smartctl -a /dev/nvme0nX
  4. Review the output of the command to see the SMART values. Pay attention to the “05 Reallocated Sector Count” value, which corresponds to the traditional “05 reallocated sector count” for mechanical hard drives. If you see this value changing, it could be a sign of an issue with your SSD.
  5. If you notice any issues, consult the manufacturer’s documentation for guidance on how to proceed.

 

Here is a guide on how to update the firmware on your Samsung NVMe SSD via PC NVME slot:

  1. Download the latest firmware version: Go to the Samsung website and search for the latest firmware version available for your specific Samsung NVMe SSD model.
  2. Install Samsung SSD Magician software: The firmware update process can be performed using the Samsung SSD Magician software. Download and install this software from the Samsung website.
  3. Launch the Samsung SSD Magician software: Open the software and wait for it to detect your SSD.
  4. Check for firmware updates: Go to the “Firmware Update” tab in the software and click on “Check for Updates.” If a new firmware version is available, the software will prompt you to update.
  5. Start the firmware update: If a new firmware version is available, click on “Update Firmware.” Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the firmware update process.
  6. Wait for the firmware update to complete: The firmware update process may take several minutes. Do not turn off your computer or disconnect the SSD during this process.
  7. Verify the firmware update: Once the firmware update is complete, verify that the new firmware version is installed by going back to the “Firmware Update” tab in the Samsung SSD Magician software.

Note: Before updating the firmware, it is recommended to back up all important data stored on the SSD to ensure data safety during the firmware update process.

 

NOT TESTED, DO IT AT YOUR OWN RISK

Updating the firmware on a Samsung NVMe SSD connected to a QNAP device can be done using the following steps:

  1. Connect to the QNAP device using SSH
  2. Download the firmware update package for the Samsung NVMe SSD from the Samsung website
  3. Copy the firmware update package to the QNAP device
  4. Run the following command to update the firmware: nvme update-firmware /dev/nvmeX -f /path/to/firmware.bin

Note: Replace “/dev/nvmeX” with the appropriate device identifier and “/path/to/firmware.bin” with the actual file path to the firmware update package.

It is important to follow the instructions carefully and backup any important data before updating the firmware as there is always a risk of data loss or failure during the update process.

 

 

NOT TESTED, DO IT AT YOUR OWN RISK

 

Updating the firmware of a Samsung NVMe SSD via a Synology SSH command line involves several steps:

  1. Connect to your Synology NAS via SSH using a terminal or a SSH client like PuTTY.
  2. Determine the model and firmware version of your Samsung NVMe SSD. You can use the following command to get the details:

smartctl -i /dev/nvme0

  1. Download the latest firmware update for your Samsung NVMe SSD from the Samsung website.
  2. Copy the firmware update file to your Synology NAS.
  3. Check if the firmware update is compatible with your Synology NAS by following the instructions in the firmware update file.
  4. Stop all the running services on your Synology NAS using the following command:

/usr/syno/sbin/synoservice –stop all

  1. Run the firmware update for your Samsung NVMe SSD using the following command:

smartctl -n vendor,0 -f samsung,0xD3 /dev/nvme0 –attributes

  1. Monitor the progress of the firmware update by checking the output of the command.
  2. Once the firmware update is complete, restart the services on your Synology NAS using the following command:

/usr/syno/sbin/synoservice –start all

  1. Finally, confirm that the firmware update was successful by checking the firmware version using the following command:

smartctl -i /dev/nvme0

Note: This is just a general outline of the steps required to update the firmware of a Samsung NVMe SSD via Synology SSH command line. The exact commands and steps may vary depending on the Synology NAS model and firmware version.

 

 

 

Some people claim to be able to do it via a true Thunderbolt port using this (not USB)

OWC Envoy Express Thunderbolt 3 Enclosure for NVMe M.2 SSD

https://amzn.to/3DBcPdF Lets us know if it is true

 

You may have questions after reading this. Please ask down below in the comments!

  1. Is my SSD affected by this issue?
  2. How can I check if my SSD is failing without reporting any issues?
  3. What are the signs to look for to determine if my SSD is failing?
  4. Is there a way to fix this issue?
  5. Are there any options to recover data if the SSD is failing?
  6. Should I replace the SSD immediately?
  7. What steps should I take to prevent this issue from happening again in the future?
  8. Is there a recall or warranty coverage for this issue?
  9. Is there any compensation for those who are affected by this issue?
  10. Are there any other SSD brands that are more reliable and have better reporting mechanisms for failures?

 

 

 



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290 thoughts on “Avoid Loss of Data: Upgrade Your Samsung 980 & 990 Pro SSD to the Latest Firmware (0E error fix)”

  3. Somewhat unrelated, but if you have an Intel 660p nvme that makes the os sluggish on heavy writing like installing a game, Download the solidigm drive tool to update the firmware (they now own intel ssd division). No damage in this case but the update totally wakes up the drive.
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  6. My SSD970 EVO PLus 550gb Firmware 2B2QEXM7 just can’t get formatted. I’ve installed Windows in it, 3 times already, but now, It’s impossible. I had to buy another SSD (Sandisk this time). Every try, an error happens during Windows installation. I tried different windows and media. How could I fix this?
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  10. I use Samsung 990Pro 4TB and Crucial T705 2TB in an MS SQL server in my homelab for an project, then T705 is just rock solid without any issue, but the 990pro is very unstable even that Samsung Magician it is fine and newest firmware. What happens is when the 990pro is under high load for some times then the flash controller seems to go into panic mode that mean that 990pro drive disappears from Windows as an drive, then I have to reboot the server and the drive is not found by bios or Windows…. Then I wait for around half a day for the flash controller to complete it self-fixing/recovery function and then I can reboot the server and the drive magically reappear until is does it again.
    sometimes there is days between other times it is weeks.

    So based on what I see it very unstable drive with 1034 hours on time and 16,9TB write / 3,2PB Read (yes Petabyte… it is an busy SQL server)

    I will like change the for an T705 4TB
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  11. A 990 Pro 4TB bought today (can’t tell how long was It in stock but It Is on Amazon so i assume they refill stock with new ones often) Is to be considered with new firmware or can still have problems? I use It externally on USB enclosure and can t check on a direct m.2 slot.
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  13. Just bought 2 of the 2tb 990 pro for 2 ps5 consoles now in 2024 is this problem still goin? Il check any dates and info off the box tommorow soon as i recieve goods slightly worried now
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  17. my 2 Samsung ssd’s failed and Samsung Netherlands so called tech support neither solved nor offered replacement ! they suck! they cant offer replacement as they are cut off fund from samsung then so they choose to lie to costumers instead hopping that the lies will take them far! Anyway there is no method to flash ssd’s manually but if you are out of warranty which im not then can try making a usb bootable linus drive then copy burn an image from a new ssd onto the failed one!!! etc…i may do a tutorial if enough interest to show how i ditched the warranty and burned flashing ssd with new and fix ..
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  18. Mine keeps disconnecting as second drive on my gigabyte g5 KF laptop. Its still on 100% health. Tried everything from internet. Nothing helped yet. Its almost 3 months, no update from samsung.
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  20. I just got the 990 pro 2t. I did not know about this. On your list the product code ends with b/am (MZ-V9P2TOB/AM). My code ends with GW (MZ-V9P2TOGW). Does someone know the difference? I got it for ps5 and dont have a pc. I can not upgrade the firmware.
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  21. I was gonna buy Samsung 990 pro 4tb for £330 from samsung website for my PS5 now im not too sure i should get NVME ssd, far as i know PS5 dont update nvme firmwares and i have no PCs with nvme on motherboards either.
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  22. What… if the effin deal with Samsung firmware these days? In my mind, three possibilities exist: They’ve got high school kids designing firmware –or– it’s some sneaky way to insert crap onto on our hardware that we don’t want –or– Like many good things, quality is in the toilet. Correct me if I’m wrong but the problem units seem to be coming out of the Korea facilities.
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  23. Today I lost my Samsung SSD 980 pro 2 tb with heat sink on the ps5 and Samsung declined to even check attached is a video
    https://youtu.be/9R_yHQ4Wb34?si=cTt-5sKfwdFwSID8

    I will repalce with one from crossair
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  25. Got my 990 pro 4TB yesterday and ive literally run crystaldiskmark just a few times and well it devouring itself

    The accelerate degradation / wear is very much still and issue even fir the 4TB versions as some batches are clearly bad and i got a bad one
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  31. I know this video is about 9 months old. But I wanted to mention that I recently ‘lost’ my Samsung 970 Evo (SATA SSD), which was just about reaching a one year mark of usage in my system.

    I was merely watching YouTube actually, and suddenly my system hanged solid, nothing responded (even on the 2nd monitor where I had music videos playing, the sound froze, everything froze). Of course, like usual, I simply restarted my PC. However, after that restart, instead of going back to Windows it refused to ‘Post’ (to get past the BIOS). I became “stuck” in the BIOS because – apparently at that point – the Boot wasn’t working anymore, the drive itself was not being detected anymore in the BIOS (just gone).

    I CMOS’ed the BIOS, removed the Battery for a while, turned the PC back on, re-adjusted the BIOS settings (Optimized Defaults) and STILL nothing, drive was gone. I then decided to simply re-install the BIOS (EZ Flash, from USB device). Even THAT did nothing.

    At that point I had only one option, to re-install Windows on a completely different drive, and that worked (the other drive is Western Digital Blue, also SATA SSD). From that new Windows installation on the new drive, I did a Windows Memory Diagnostic (which is known to also check for drive failures and repair them when possible during the process). The Memory Diagnostic – in a way – confirmed there was a problem with the drive, because it eventually said that the “repair” of the affected drive was done at 100% (when in reality, no such repair happened). But in actuality, no repair was ‘done’ per se. After the Memory Diagnostic was done, went back to Windows, and tried to use BOTH the Windows Disk Management tool AND Samsung’s own Magician tool. And BOTH the Disk Management and Samsung’s Magician “hanged” for 15+ minutes doing nothing, and detecting nothing… it just kept on trying to detect… and trying… and nothing showed up.

    So yeah, my conclusion… my Samsung 970 Evo simply ‘died’ on me, just… boom, like that, gone. I didn’t do anything crazy with that drive, just installed Windows on it, it had some games, that’s it.

    Lesson learned, right now I have not one but 2 Windows installations (on my newer WD SSD drive, and on an older ‘backup’ HDD Drive) just in case. I’ll stick with Western Digital from now on, or maybe Seagate, never had any problems with their drives in 20 years of building computers.
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  34. yeah, my trust for samsung is forever lost. Just one year after purchase and I noticed my games started crashing with errors, and I saw how all my files started becoming corrupted here and there in the Samsung SSD EVO 870 2TB. Check showed critical errors everywhere in the drive. Lost many files. Managed to save some of the files that were not corrupted yet. Damn. I had Intel SSD that worked for 7 years flawlessly like a swiss clock as main system drive, left it in my old PC, it could still be working fine, and this samsung was used only as 3rd storage drive for keeping games and medias and still broke in a year, pathetic. Never buying samsung ssd anymore, overpriced useless trash.
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  35. Is it some kind of production batch which is not affected? So it is already with newest firmware without defect? I bought one from 30.05.2023 and I have no possibility to check the firmware or update it.. it was pure for ps5 with heatsink. What do you think?
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  37. In Western Australia, Australia, recently, from July to September 2023, around 300 Samsung 980 Pro 2TB drives, were auctioned of. Ranged in price from $130AUD to $180AUD. From what I understand, the S/N is one of the troubled ones, S69ENFOR, it was part of a massive Samsung product sell off. Can’t comment if it was factory, but would assume give the amount of Samsung products being auctioned. Of course in Australia, new, unopened, auctioned items only have a max of 30 days warranty, and after that you’re on your own. I noticed some of the PC reseller players had a field day feeding on cheap 2TB drives. Obviously to resell. Hope its only firmware, and not a reflection on the flash itself, or a combination of the two.
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  42. I just purchased two 990 Pro’s and put them in a Stripped Array, the Firmware for both is 3B2QJXD7. It seems I am not able to check Performance, Diagonstic, or Performance Optimization. The reason no volumes or portions can be found. All drives at setup in NTFS, two are Dynamic and one is Basic. Why can’t Magician see the volumes? Also when looking at the S.M.A.R.T. data what numbers should I be most interested in to check drive integrity. Like many I also have Samsung drives in many devices to include other PCs, PS5, and Synology NAS I will need to check. It seems this issue affected the EVO line as well. Thanks
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  45. List of Samsung NVMe SSD + firmware + DOM + POM. Taken from https://www.youtube.com/@prossd

    970 EVO 1T 2B2QEXE7 14 10 2020 Korea
    970 EVO PLUS 1 TB 4B2QEXM7 19 04 2022 Korea *with Elpis (gen. 4) not Phoenix (gen. 3)*
    970 EVO PLUS 500 GB 2B2QEXM7 04 01 2022 China
    970 EVO PLUS 500 GB 2B2QEXM7 21 06 2019 China
    PM9A1 2TB 3L2QGXB7 01 04 2021 China
    970 PRO 1TB 1B2QEXP7 23 01 2021 Korea
    970 EVO PLUS 1TB 2B2QEXM7 10 08 2020 Thailand
    970 EVO PLUS 1TB 2B2QEXM7 22 01 2022 China
    970 EVO PLUS 2TB 2B2QEXM7 18 10 2021 China
    970 EVO PLUS 2TB 2B2QEXM7 15 04 2021 China
    990 PRO 1TB 3B2QJXD7 16 05 2023 Korea w/ heatsink
    990 PRO 1TB 0B2QJXD7 28 10 2022 Korea
    990 PRO 1TB 3B2QJXD7 06 01 2023 Korea
    990 PRO 2TB 3B2QJXD7 10 11 2022 Korea
    990 PRO 2TB 0B2QJXD7 08 11 2022 Korea
    980 1TB 1B4QFXO7 11 02 2021 Korea
    980 PRO 500 GB 1B2QGXA7 29 09 2020 Korea
    980 PRO 1TB 2B2QGXA7 10 12 2020 China
    980 PRO 2TB 5B2QGXA7 21 09 2021 Vietnam
    *980 PRO 1TB 3B2QGXA7 30 10 2021 Korea w/ heatsink * affected firmware?*
    980 PRO 2TB 2B2QGXA7 14 01 2021 Korea
    980 PRO 1TB 5B2QGXA7 02 12 2021 Korea w/ heatsink
    980 PRO 1TB 5B2QGXA7 30 12 2022 China
    980 PRO 2TB 5B2QGXA7 23 09 2022 Vietnam
    980 PRO 1TB 5B2QGXA7 29 04 2022 Vietnam
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  48. I have a 970 Evo Plus 1TB that died last week. One fucking year old. Some of my data is on the Users folder, which I do not have permissions to access. To change the permission I would have to write on the SSD, and guess what, it’s stuck on read only. Great job Samsung!
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  49. I just installed a 990 pro ssd yesterday in my ps5, and just now discovered these post about issues. I don’t hope I will experience those. I don’t have a computer or possibility to update the ssd firmware.

    Also …. A but off topic ….
    I moved all my games from the console storage to my new ssd, but in the games folder in console storage it still says about 20gb used. Even though there’s nothing in there ? Is that normal ? ????
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  50. Completely avoid SAMSUNG now, they have probably internal issues with senior management, and SOP’s, and other internal issues, there is NO clarity, totally unacceptable. These chips are as critical as having surgery. I have heard enough of people with failures even with updates, so no thanks, i don’t need the chronic issues.
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  51. I’m glad that I found this video, mate! I was just in an online chat with a Samsung rep last night (July 20, 2023) – and he was pushing the 990 Pro NVMe M.2 SSD! Perhaps I’m being a bit cynical about this, but, in addition to having the 990 Pro series pushed by said Samsung rep, I’ve noticed that the prices for the same SSDs have been reduced. The obvious question is: Does this mean that these “defective” SSDs are still being sold to the public?
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  53. Been out of the loop a little bit on a lot of hardware stuff and I just saw this issue on my 2TB 980 PRO…. I’ve already updated to the latest firmware, but I’m doing the full scan and it’s not looking good; about 26% into the scan I can see over 18 bad blocks….

    And I also have a 2TB WD BLACK SN850 that I use on my laptop and early on it had a SMART error that showed critical, but I ignore it because I was only using the laptop casually, and I’m finally going through the RMA process on that as well.

    I’ve used SSDs for a long time, and this is probably the first time I’ve had failures like these, and across two different brands’ flagship products.
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  54. Does anyone have model number mz-v8p2t0cw production date of 2023 02 07 on the 980PRO? What firmware was on yours? I don’t have a PC to check it on, I purchased the drive for my PS5.
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  57. bought 10 days ago 980 normal 500GB NOT the Pro! Manufactured in 11.2022 … after 11 hrs. of running ~> 10 days of use: NOW READ ONLY ! Beware ! I updated my second one now to 3BQ4… still works. -.-
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  58. Thx just updated the firmware for both my samsung hardrives before i have used them much both scanned in perfects shape.Even tho i have the 1tb pro not the 2tb better safe than sorry.
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  59. I just find out this problem because my 970 evo plus just dead in Feb. I am so disappointed that Samsung should broadcast this issue or recall the products. Plenty people like me have no time to watch this kind of problems all the time.
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  61. What version of Windows are you running? I can not successfully install the Samsung Magician! When I install it, it loads down in the task bar and it highlights the software in a small window, but nothing on the monitor above. Just a translucent shaped pencil in the middle on the monitor. I am using Windows 11.
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  62. With several owners in the comments here, commenting on how trying to upgrade the firmware failed, and how Samsung did not honor a return/replacement, I’m staying clear of this brand. I was considering buying one because of the speed, but will have to look elsewhere now. Can anyone suggest one that’s just as fast, or faster while being more reliable?
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  63. Just got this issue with my 1-year-old 970 EVO plus (FW version 3B2QEXM7) and only a little bit over 8 TBW from their promised 600… Samsung sucks, now if they will ask for my dead drive then I will be out of warranty replacement as I have too much personal information over there, perhaps a convenient situation for them… It doesn’t help me that upgrading the drive would save it, this info came post-mortem… why they did not cooperate with Microsoft to push of their fw fix via regular updates? Never buy again Samsung products!!!
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  65. My 1TB 970 Evo Plus just died (Disk write error), and i bought it in September 2022 (only 9 months old), I only really installed games on it with long load times and only used about 400gb of it. Hopefully i get a replacement.
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  68. My 970 EVO Plus just up and died this week after 11 months of ownership. No warnings, still detected in bios, bios SSD test fails immediately. Detected but will not boot. Tried CSM legacy to no avail. I had a lot of data on there. Instant death is far worse than a conventional HDD slowly dying. I had no chance to even recover any data.
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  69. I’ve just got the 990 pro for my laptop do I do the update before puting it in or after I’ve put it in thank you for this video super helpful ????I just wish I seen this video before I got it so leave a like ???? so we can get the word out and because this guy is super helpful giving us this information ℹ️ thanks dude
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  70. I experienced this just now with my two SAMSUNG 990 PRO 2TB NVME PCIE 4.0 after 1 week of using it but suddenly both 2 990 m.2 went undetected. I can’t update the firmware since it’s not detected in Samsung Magician Software. 🙁
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  71. I have a samsung 2tb 990pro as bootdrive when i launched samsung magician it says i have the latest firmware but its still on 0B2Q the newer one is 1B2Q it seems it doesnt detect the newest firmware, any solutions for this?
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  72. Hello, I bought the Samsung 990 pro 1 tb m2 ssd model. my motherboard is asus tuf x570-plus wifi model, my bios is up to date.

    When I first plugged the 990 pro, windows was not installed.

    My 970 evo ssd also had windows installed. and both ssd’s looked fine in samsung magician program.

    When I installed windows 11 on 990 pro, I got the error “the device is connected to the driver that magician does not support” in the magician program.

    Then I reinstalled windows 10 and the problem went away.

    but now there is the problem of “the device is connected to the driver that magician does not support” again in windows 10.

    990 pro firmware version is up to date!

    please help.
    Thanks.
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  73. Makes perfect sense to not trust SamSuck, since they had to be taken to federal court in an expensive set of litigations, which lasted for 7 long years, by Apple Computer with SamSuck proven guilty, guilty, guilty, for stealing patented features off the iPhone and illegally using them on their own phones. Why trust proven criminals with any of their products??
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  79. Unfortunately my Samsung 970 Evo Plus running the firmware “3B2QEXM7” (which is different from the one which is known to fail “3B2QGXA7”) has been hit yesterday. It was my OS/Primary drive, meaning my PC is entirely shafted and it took me 2 days to finally figure it out when scanning the SSD on ubuntu through an USB-Stick finally revealed that it was in read only mode. I don’t know if Samsung will compensate and send me a new SSD, as these reportedly have 5 years of warranty and mine is just 1.5 years old.
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  81. My drive (980 pro w/heatsink 2TB) production date 2023 – 02 – 20 made in Korea was shipped with the latest firmware on it (5B2QGXA7)

    I don’t have an M.2 slot on my MB, but I did buy a PCIe to M.2 adapter to check. I did not need to mount the drive, just plugged the drive with adapter in MB, booted up system and launched the Samsung Magician app.

    Note that I formatted the drive with a PS5 before plugging it in the computer and because of the adapter I was using, the Samsung app couldn’t run the test that shows each sector like shown in this video

    Samsung really should have indicated what firmware the drive shipped with on the box as I believe a number of people like myself bought the drive only for their PS5 and would have never plugged it in a PC.
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  83. So I only just learned of this AFTER my 980 PRO 2TB running firmware 3B2QGXA7 died and flipped into readonly mode. I’m not even too mad about the data loss, but they damn well better send me a new one! Anyone know how to go about doing this??
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  84. Absulute garbage. First one failed after 14tb of data transfer, second one was brand new, failed within a week after 500gb of data transfer. Both would cause files to corrupt and windows 11 to bluescreen.
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  85. @everyone after firmware update has it completely solved the dying / health degrading issue for you? have you been observing it since then? i have already been using 980 pro 2tb but since this happening i feel hesitant now, was just about to order 2tb 990 pro expecting as its an update and hoping it would not have such an issue and now i see this… i dont feel mental peace buying 990 pro after seeing all this on several platfroms
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  87. I have a brand new 1TB Samsung 990 PRO. I tried the firmware update which Magician indicates is available, but the firmware update keeps failing. The message that I get is “Failed to update firmware on the selected drive.” I also have two Samsung 980 PRO 2TB drives on this system which have been performing well since October 2022.
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  90. I got in touch with Samsung support, they kindly agreed to update my brand new 990 pro 2TB ssd. I have no equipment to do it myself, they will update firmware for me. I intend to use it in my PS5.
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  93. Mine has degraded by 6% in the 8 days since I have installed it (checked when I found out about this issue).. I took it back and they said they won’t warranty it.. so why would I install the update, that won’t fix the current 6%, when I could just destroy the drive in a few days and they will have to cover it since they warranty 1200TB of writes?.. seriously considering this ????
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  94. I recently had to replace two original 870EVO 1TB made in 2021 Korea, sealed from Samsung store in Amazon. Firmware update didn’t fix the issue. I quickly got a refund from Amazon 1.3y after purchase and I got new 2TB ones from 2022 China. Let’s see if these hold up but at least is pretty easy to refund them. I have much older 860 EVO and 970 Pro that exhibit no errors.
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  98. Please can you talk about that bad performance that’s affecting the 990 Pro? The write speeds are all over the place. I don’t know if this is because of the new firmware, but there are some reports (including mine) on reddit.
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  99. I’ve personally never had any issues with my samsung 970 evo pluses. I’ve been running a 500gb 970 evo plus for over 2 years. Just recently upgraded my other rig and slotted in a 2tb 970 evo plus about a month ago. Hopefully this isn’t an issue with newer models, but this is just my personal experience. Haven’t had any problems so far.

    Note: I’ve also never done a single firmware update on any of my ssd’s. Didn’t know that was a thing. Maybe that’s why mine lasted so long?
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  106. Don’t know what you are talking about. I got ZERO issues with Samsung NVME. I have 970 pro – 980pro and 990 pro…they work GREAT. You should NEVER enable S.M.A.R.T. feature on NVME drives…NEVER! It will break the drive.
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  107. Samsung RMA sucks. 980pro2Tb..fail….its like pulling teeth to get fixed or replaced 8 hours of trying and counting. DO NOT BUY. They don’t stand behind their product! What’s your time worth? Really Samsung doesn’t care. Firmware doesn’t fix damages….nor does repair work bricked!
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  108. Man, Samsung RMA sucks. 980pro2Tb..fail….its like pulling teeth to get fixed or replaced 8 hours of trying and counting. DO NOT BUY. They don’t stand behind their product! What’s your time worth? Samsung doesn’t care.
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  109. I lost 500gb samsung ssd evo 850
    All files change to raw i cannot acess the drive and gi the problemer to seagate old drive 1tb
    I don’t know is happenvafter install samsung magician or other things
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  110. Hi, I have recently bought a Samsung 980 1 TB made in Viet-Nam (production date 2022/10/06). Samsung magician shows that there’s a firmware update available from the existing 2B4QFX07 to the newer 3B4QFX07. The diagnostic scan doesn’t show any bad sector. Besides, I don’t know if the 3B4QFX07 is bug-free. So I am hesitating to update. Please advise.
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  113. I had to recover and reformat my friend’s 2x 970 pros because they were completely filled with loops or something fishy.
    He then downloaded a virus once I got his PC running…
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  117. Problems with 970 EVO Plus Model MZ-V7S1TO purchased 2 June 2020. Samsung Magician tests “Failed to complete the operation due to unknow error. Please click OK to refresh and try again.” Have RMA from Samsung.
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  122. I thought I was on to something for a bit there by finding problems cropping up with Samsung ssd’s then your vid :/ looks like my 970 Evo+ is just straight up effed. Or my mobo. I’m not checking now though. Requires a bit more effort than I have at the moment.
    If anyone’s ssd decides to shut off one day and start working the next for seemingly no reason and doing a diagnostic comes up clean. Just back it up anyway. Because like me you might come back to it a week later and it shits itself again.
    I have hard drives from 10 years ago in better condition than a 3 yr old SSD that says it’s fine with only 14.5 TBW.
    Only consolation at this point is it wasn’t my boot drive and nothing crucial on there. Oh and of course still in warranty
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  123. Yes my 970 evo just so happens to be produced on the 6th of April in the effected batch hooray, I thought buying a Samsung ssd would be problem free as everyone sings praise to them, meanwhile I could have saved $60 and just got another Kingston ssd which work perfectly fine.????
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  128. Maybe I’m just lucky, but I have 7 Samsung SSDs and most of them run daily, some of them since 2015.
    Lucky with WD HDDs too, never failed and some are recicled from some mid 2000s desktop pc.
    The only one that failed, a decade ago, was a Seagate HDD.
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  129. Let me be clear. People with version 4B2 are ALSO effected by this ssd problem.. because those drives with 4B2 are declining in health without proper SMART health monitoring. But when you update firmware to 5b2, your damage is done and you may actually brick your ssd instantly during that upgrade. So basically, if you have 4b2 youre damned if you do, and damned if you dont. Just get an RMA if you own one of these made before last week Please notice how ALL the sellers have a sale on these models NOW. As if they KNOW they all need replaced. ALL of them
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  132. Honestly, if I were building a computer right now, I would probably get a Firecuda anyway given that they are rated for more total writes.

    Most people aren’t going to notice speed above a Gen 3×4 anyway, so you might as well base your purchasing decisions on total writes.

    I don’t remember what I have in my Synology. It might be good to explain how to update SSD firmware in a NAS.
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  133. Building a multi pc system and have no doubt Samsung will iron out firmware with updates. I am currently building my gaming rig with 6x Western Digital blue sata ssd as my primary drive and 1x Western Digital blue m.2 nvme as my cache. Office pc 1x Kingston sata ssd and 1x Kingston m.2 nvme primary drive. Looking forward to doing a build with a Samsung setup. Cheers ???? keep up the good work ????
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  140. I have a range of the devices and firmware is up to date, no issues to date. Any chance the issues are related to the many counterfeit devices around? I wouldn’t put any credence in anything reported out of China, as Samsung are whipping their arse on phones and all levels of Chinese media lie through their teeth.
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  141. I’ve got an M1 Mac Mini. Just looked at this, and it looks like I’ve got no real recourse for my 980 pro. Magician tool only works for pc? Ridiculous…. They’ve really wrecked their rep not just in the product, but in how they’re handling (or not handling) it.
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  142. I was running several 980 Pro drives in multiple systems. None of them the 2TBs models though. I began replacing my 980 Pro drives with the SN850x drives. It’s faster anyway. At this point I will not touch a 990 model. Samsung has egg on their face over this issue.
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  143. You talk a lot about there may be a problem, there may be a solution. It took me less time to download the Samsung Magician, back up my boot drive (980 Pro 2TB) update the firmware on my boot drive than it did to listen to you prattle on. Did it help? I don’t know.
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  146. Bought a 990 Pro 1TB in Dec 22 for a new PC build C drive. On either Samsung Magician or Crystal Benchmark this drive gave read speeds between about 4,000 and 6,000 MB/s and write speeds of around 1,500 MB/s. Tested a lot as I could not really beleive the poor results. Sent back to CCL. On the same build a 980 Pro 2TB is doing 6,100 read and 4,093 write. No age or fault problems showing, just poor performance and the 990 Pro was a long way away from stated values and worse than the 980 Pro. The machine also boots a touch faster now I have switched to 980 Pro. The 980 Pro seems slightly slower since I switched to using as C drive so no idea why that is. Also feels snappier than the 990 Pro though. My son has a 980 Pro 1TB as a C drive that has been running fine for 23 months and he uses his PC a lot. (9hrs per day at least) Had a lot of trouble with a Crucial SSD drive about 15 yrs ago so switched to Samsung. Not sure I will be staying with Samsung as I have lost confidence in them.
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  147. I checked my firmware for my 980 Pro Dec 2022 that was on the list of affected models, Luckily it was already on the current firmware. Now I have to check another affected 980 Pro that I purchased in Feb 2022 but it’s in my PS5…
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  148. Those drives can get pretty warm, some even have a cooling system attached, so maybe depending on where they are placed on the MB they may not get cooled properly. With my motherboards there was coolers that I can stick on them and there is probably a reason for this.
    With HDD it was the same, i experienced some damaged HDD some years ago then i installed fans to cool them and i never had any failure since.
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  155. I bought in January 2023 two 2TB 990PROs. And I’m happy now that I didn’t have time to plug them in to PC yet.
    So they have 0GB usage and I can apply firmware update on factory unused drives.
    The question is – what the update is doing? is it a bug fix, or is it a trick to cheat the smart statistics (when the issue of degradation will be still there).
    If that issue is the software (firmware code) only, then okay – they can fix it. But if that issue is the hardware related only? What they else can do -instead of cheat the smart statistics to calm down the user.
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  156. This is our fault!
    Few years ago we had on the markert expensive SSDs with the best MLC memory chips and cheaper with the worst TLC. The long story short – TLC degradation is two or three times faster than MLC. And what we did? We didn’t read about differences between them, we didn’t want to pay more – we started to picked up the cheapest SSDs available, because why to overprice something, when you can get the same cheaper, right?
    And now this is the punishment.
    Manufacturer stoped use expensive MLC. They stop to continue developing/evolution of MLC. Because not enough people was buying expensive SSDs with MLC memory chips.

    Samsung 960/970 EVO has TLC, 960/970 PRO has MLC (so xxx PRO always means MLC memory, and non pro version – TLC)
    BUT starting from 980 PRO – there is no MLC anymore – this time it has TLC, and the same with 990 pro – also TLC.

    There is no MLC SSDs right now on the market! They all gone. They abandon the best memory chips (MLC), for cheaper, the worst TLC and trying to squeeze impossible things from it.
    And now we have the resoults.
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  162. if this helps I checked my 980 pro with heatsink, that I put in my ps5 that I purchased in September 23. this drive was manufactured 2022 08 03 which it written on the box. The samsung software said it had the latest update already installed. So if you have one in you ps5 and can check the box for its production date you may be fine like I was. I did not mount disk in pc but crystal disk said it was good 100% and the media section to look out for all showed zeros
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  163. Samsung has been using the parts that would be tossed a few years ago. I lost 2 SSD’s and a TV after 5 months. They said yeah we know the TV has issues but we don’t know what to do about it. Then locked the thread and marked it solved. I will not purchase anything that has a Samsung provided part in it let alone their brand crap.
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  164. I see the 980 Pros are the cheapest they’ve ever been on PCPartPicker right now, so is it worth buying one over a cheaper Kingston drive so long as I update my firmware immediately after installation?
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  166. Super thanks for the update! I just cancelled my order for a Samsung 2TB 980 Pro MVMe at Amazon and replaced it with an order for a WD Black 2TB SN850X MVMe which was even slightly cheaper. Will be adding it to my PS5. So glad to have avoided falling into that Samsung Rabbit Hole. ????
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  168. Had bad sectors crop up on a 10 month old 870 EVO , the warranty(local) was one year in my country and Samsung quietly rolled out an update which fixed the problem but the drive still has reallocated bad sectors. The number went up as I scanned the drive with Magician. They were also pretty quiet about it back then, went on reddit and there were forums full of people complaining about dead 870 to bad sectors developing out of the blue.
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  173. My 2tb 990 pro has lost 5% health with only about 2.2 tb read and 1.7 written for a total of 218 hours of functioning . I did the update as soon as it was released and so far, it’s staying put at 95% health status; fingers crossed it doesn’t get any worse, but I still have a hard time accepting that I won’t be regaining these 5% lost for barely a month’s use. Thanks Samsung 😐
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  174. I bougth a 980 pro nvme 3 months ago, no problems so far, have 2 more ssd from Samsung 2 years of use no problems so far, i’ve updated the 980 pro to the new update > 5B2QGXA7 with magician cuz someone said with that new update didn’t give anymore trouble.. lets see
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  175. Also, windows users can update the firmware from Samsung Magician software from the Samsung website, or if you have a DVD drive that software does come with some of their SSD then you can update it once installed
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  176. I already had 2 ssd 860 evo’s dying. Now I need to worry about my 2 980Pro’s, I thought let’s not skimp on my SSD’s and buy something good, that turned out great….
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  177. *Feb 15/02/23* – Updated Information on the Samsung M.2 NVMe SSD Firmware Issue. You can find out more in the article and video below:
    Samsung 990 Pro SSD Firmware Failures UPDATED Video – https://youtu.be/ZkiYghAGCOQ
    Samsung 990 Pro SSD Failures UPDATED Article – https://nascompares.com/news/samsung-990-pro-ssd-failures-updated-official-response-replacements-more/
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  178. just had my boot drive 980 non pro just died. got home from work to a blue screen of deth and boot looping
    took a new drive and it worked. any recommendations for a good ssd that won’tdie in the first 3 months
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  181. Yah I’m pretty much done with Samsung drives. I’ve had to replace my 980 pro boot drive twice in the past year. And I use a separate game drive. I literally don’t do anything besides game on my PC. I went with seagate firecuda this time. Samsung won’t get any more of my money.
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  187. Both my EVO 850 and 870s failed after general use for a few years. Yes random failure non-mountable at boot. My Crucial BX500 suffered from a write slowdown where it eventually could not write to itself while running. recommend buying Enterprise grade SSDs always.
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  189. Swap disk is frying SSD hard drives due to insufficient ram memory. Just go to your activity monitor in Apple and it tells You the situation facing your memory. Remember swap disk is bad for SSD… only 150 teraflops before the 256GB SSD burns out…
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  192. I installed a 2nd samsung ssd yesterday and samsung wizard won’t detect it. It’s working perfectly fine otherwise but it makes me nervous given I just spent $160 on it and I can’t find any related issues
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  200. Well, I do not think it is a firmware issue as I am running the latest firmware on my 980 pro 2TB, manufactured on 7-24-2021, but was purchased from Best Buy on 9-4-2021. I was having some issues with PC lately, running sluggish, and had a couple blue screen out of the blue. Thought, it might be my overclock on either cpu, or gpu. After hearing about this, I looked at smart, and found the media errors were over 2000. Ran a quick scan did not show any bad blocks, but did give a message of integrity errors. Click the resolve button, but it failed. Tried the full slow scan, then that is when I got two red blocks. I have a second one, but that was just a clone backup of this drive, and not use much, only for backing up every month or so. At the moment it has no errors, and was manufactured on 7-23-2021. Samsung with all it technology needs to update their website to have a easy way to request a rma, or speak to support. Looks like I have to call them personally, and speak to someone. I just purchased two of the newest WD black’s, and will run them instead. Thanks for this information!
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  202. I read about this bug in the 3xxxx firmware and updated my 980 pro 2tb to 5xxxx. After that, it doesn’t work correctly anymore. I use(d) this drive in a TB-case as the boot drive of my Mac mini M1 and now it’s slow as hell. Booting takes 15 min or so. As i don’t own a windows machine, my brother made the update for me. He also has the exact same SSD and his drive still works. So in essence, my drive is not completely bad (not in the “write only”-state) but it’s completely unusable. Any suggestions? My fear is that if i send it back for warranty it’s not obvious that it dosen’t work correctly, it’s just very slow. BTW: the activity LED on my TB-case is blinking all the time after power up. It seems to do _something_ but even after i had my Mac powered up continuously for a few days the SSD didn’t stop blinking..
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  211. I have a Samsung 980 1TB non-Evo/pro NVME that I got in November during Black Friday before this issue became known, however so far I have had zero issues and my drive seems fine.
    I am keeping an eye on it of course, hopefully I will be okay but yeah maybe I will stop buying Samsung for a while.
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  214. The 990 PRO is the worst!
    I have two Samsung M.2 SSD:
    970 Evo (not plus, just evo) Power on count: 905, Power on hours: 15194, Total writes 31779 GB and at 97% health no errors
    990 Pro Power on count: 8, Power on hours: 28, Total writes: 544 GB and at 99% health….

    Not happy, and what do i do now? Keep this one and wait for the update and then return it.. Or buy a worse and more expensive SSD. (990 PRO is at 99 Euro’s atm @NL)
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  215. add this to your mental notes about my failure with a Samsung 980 Pro 2 TB NVMe drive, the drive failed at approximately 8 months after I purchased it, it was my OS drive running Windows 10, the failure for me was very interesting in the sense that, I was able to use the drive I could use my computer. I did just about anything I wanted to do… Until I discovered I could not transfer files using Windows,…. I joined a youtube channel called ” live Windows training-Doug Betts” and demonstrated the problem… Episode LonnDawg Remote Troubleshooting File Explorer Crashing 12/22/2022 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdgrkYhoTbM&t=5619s again the failure kind of puzzled me because in general the machine was working just fine except for one particular function… And not finding much on the Internet to repair such a failure, I asked for help.
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  218. I had a Samsung SSD 980 PRO 2TB 2000.3 GB Firmware 3B2QGXA7 100% Bad with Critical Warning and Available Spare. should of noticed then Synology active backup for Business started to fail.
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  219. Had a 970 EVO 1TB and an 870 EVO 2TB that got many errors at (970) 5,6 and (870) 6,1 TBW

    Managed to return them and got new ones that seem to be fine. They have different firmware compared to the old drives I had. Did not update firmware back then.

    Firmware of the 970 EVO was 3B2QEXM7
    Don’t remember what the firmware of the 870 was. Only remember it to be different when I checked when replacing them.

    Might be worthwhile to check for issues even if the SSD is not an NVMe drive.
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  223. My 2tb 870 evo died last week it lasted nearly 2 years, Think it was because I shut down the computer (cpu fan wasn’t spinning)
    It was strange, Windows wouldn’t read it but I put it in a ubuntu laptop and it read it??? format recognised as raw, couldn’t format it again . . .
    Amazon gave a refund ????
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  227. I just bought 2 980 PROs recently from Amazon before these news came out… Haven’t installed them yet. Should they be safe to use after updating the firmware, or should I wait a bit more before using them?
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  229. I have a lot of Sammy M.2’s. One System has a 1tb 980 pro as boot with 2tb 970 EVO Plus and mine, using right now has 500gb 790 EVO Plus as boot and gaming drive a 1tb 790 EVO Plus. Mine as I can look at are Firmware 2B2QEXM7 (970 E+ 500gb) AND 4B2QEXM7 (790 E+1TB) Weird how they both say I am running the most current firmware but have different first numbers.
    Can’t look at the other system right now. As they are fairly new. Like, two months old.
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  231. I got a Samsung 980 Pro 2TB around the time it was released (March 2021) and it recently died (Read only mode) start of December last year (2022), it was my boot drive so my computer stopped working. Luckily, I had backups, so I was able to get up and running pretty quickly.
    but me having my 980 Pro my boot drive wasn’t the worst part, I tried to get a replacement from the shop I got the SSD from (Centrecom), and they said my SSD wasn’t faulty (According to their testing).
    I asked if they did a write test on the SSD, they said yes (A lie as you’ll see soon), I took their word for it (Maybe it was skill issue on my part) went home and tried to reinstall Windows (It failed ofc), I thought maybe the formatting was messed up so I tried to format within Linux but that also failed (Got a read only error).
    I went back to the shop and told them that it’s not working and this time I made them do a write test, at this point they confirmed the issue I was having but still refused to replace it, they blamed me for having it in read only mode.
    I explained SSDs enter read only mode state when they die but they ignored me, at this point they offered to “repair” my computer for $150, I refused as I know what I’m doing, and so I went home with no replacement being forced to contact Samsung for my replacement.
    I make an RMA request at Samsung, mail in my SSD and 2 weeks later they confirm my fault (And I think I’m finally at the end of the road) but it takes another 2 weeks for Samsung to say that they have no replacements available and instead offer me a refund. I give them all my details needed for the refund and I get silence, it took about 3 weeks for them to send a form for me to fill out for my refund (Sent Yesterday) and now I have to wait 14 days for my money to arrive in my bank account.

    I have gone through literal hell just to get a refund for my SSD that I spent $500 for, I’m extremely bitter at this point and I’m not going to be buying any Samsung Product, and I sure as hell won’t be buying it from Centrecom.

    I live in Australia, and we have very strict consumer protection laws, Centrecom in particular has egregiously violated these laws, I never thought that a shitshow like this could happen here.
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  234. Really helpful video, thanks! I have the dreaded 3B2QGXA7 firmware in two 2tb drives. Question: I have a Razor Core X with a GPU in it connected to my 2018 Macbook pro via thunderbolt 3. Can I get an NVME PCIe card, plug my 980 pro into that inside the Razer Core X & do the firmware that way? Or is it just not possible over thunderbolt at all, even with a PCIe card in an enclosure?
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  237. I had a DS220+ fitted with 2x1TB 870 EVO’s. The NAS reported a drive starting to fail so I purchased 2 replacements. The disk then failed so I added the new disk, whilst re-building the RAID the second 870 died – all data lost ????Both 870’s were purchased in Dec 2021, I did some basic tests and the only errors I could find were bad sectors, I may put them in a PC and follow your testing guide.
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  242. Scamsung products are garbage. I have multiple devices from phones, monitors, fridge, dishwasher, and TVs that die early or have erratic behaviors. I will buy another Samshit product again.
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  245. Just recently bought a 2TB 980 pro ssd for my future pc build. Is there anyway to test the ssd without a pc to plug it into. Thought this was a safe purchase seeing how everyone recommends them.
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  246. I have encountered this issue (surging Media and Data Integrity Errors entries in SMART and failing Full Scan in Samsung Magician) in July last year. With sheer luck, I have spotted it early. I somehow managed to contain and recover the situation by performing secure erase and a firmware update.
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  247. my 970 evo 1 tb crashed last week tried everything reinstalling bios fresh windows 11 install nothing worked. bought a new 990 pro 1 tb ssd now well see if this one actually works. Got one year out of my 970 evo 1tb
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  248. I owned an addlink for about 5 months and it just recently died. Thankfully it had a 5 year warranty. Thankfully everything stored was easily replaced. I think ssds in general are a new tech and we are seeing the failures of it now.
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  249. I have 2 Samsung T7 2TB ext drives. I paid $400 ea. They BOTH failed at about 6mos. Samsung is giving me an extensive hard time for support. These drives were periodically Smart checked with no indications of regression. Lost all Data, which Samsung will not offer recovery. I blame myself, of course. These drives now go for UNDER $150. Big loss overall ! Good bye Samsung. Buyers beware ! Thanx for this Mate !????
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  251. My last drive 980 pro went all the way to 0% took about 3 months of straight writing but should show you SSDs aren’t just dying like I know people who are running Chia plot nvmes at 0% for the last 3 months and it’s still kicking and writing 108gb plot files with no errors.. just because your drive says it’s 0% doesn’t mean jack!
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  252. Dude I farm Xch chia and I have 120 drives 18tb and guess what I’ve only used about 3 nvmes to get 1.638PIB!! Stop the CHIA crap and look how they have made it sooo much better for people who have 128gb of ram it barely touches the nvmes! Now they use ram disk for most the writing and use the nvme to read so it doesn’t kill it as fast at all!
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  254. I just built a new PC with a 980 pro 2tb m.2. This is not what I was expecting when buying a samsung ssd. Are they working on fixes or am I going to have to purchase a new 2TB m.2?

    Upgrading from a 2.5 sata 240GB from a cheap-o back in 2016, so I’m very unfamiliar with m.2’s
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  258. You cannot use any external dock or USB converter as the firmware upgrade process will need to detect an NVMe drive connected directly to PCIe. You CAN, however, use an M.2 M key PCIe expansion card with a desktop machine with open PCIe slot to upgrade your firmware. Most NVMe drives use 4 PCIe lanes, so an expansion card with support for one NVMe drive will use 4 PCIe lanes, support for 2 drives means 8 PCIe lanes, and support for 4 cards means 16 PCIe lanes like a graphics card.
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  262. I’m wondering if you could do a video comparing the 4K h265 transcoding for the Minis or MinisForum mini computers. Since my NAS will not do the transcoding I was thinking about putting one of the Minis mini computers next to my TV and have it run Plex pulling the data over Ethernet from my NAS. I contacted MinisForum to see what box would do this for the lowest cost and their response was that they could not recommend a system but would choose one with a discrete graphics chip. I’m just wondering if this would be a cost effective option and where the sweet spot would be in their lineup.
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  264. I upgrade a lot of Intel era Apple iMacs and laptops using NVMe with adapters. I’ve switched from Samsung to WD Black as I’ve has several failures from Samsung drives and the WD are proving to be faster and, so far, more reliable.
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  267. *Samsung pushing an update to the drive truly doesn’t fix it! The update is basically hiding the problems, so you can’t see them.. You should know that SOFTWARE can not repair HARDWARE problems it can only hide them and try to prevent any more damage from happening!*
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  272. i hv asus z690 plus tuf wifi d4 motherboard. i wana fill my three m.2 slots .
    which one i shud buy among 2tb 970 evo plus or 2tb 980 pro
    im using 850 evo and 860 evo since launch
    & 970 evo plus since 12th gen launch
    P.S. 980 pro lacks the nvme driver unlike 970 evo plus
    do we any other brand that has good software and driver support.
    please advice me????
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  274. Had 2 2TB 980 PRO fail on me, one lasted about 5 months and the other just under 4 months.
    Both started spitting out large numbers of SMART media errors and data corruption (luckily nothing valuable was lost).
    Luckily replaced with other brands that are still working ~12 months later.
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  275. To be clear … you cant hook up an affected drive to your motherboard via external usb , using enclosures etc … but does that mean that you can only hook the drive up to the board using the M.2 spot on the board, or can you rig an enclosure up to run directly off of a sata connection on the board?

    And if the drive in question IS ACTUALLY your C: or system drive, can you run the update on it as the system drive, or does the updating drive have to be mounted as a secondary drive to the system, likely requiring a second M.2 spot on the board?
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  282. So after watching this, a bunch of crypto miners are whining because they’ve raped their computers along with every component including their m.2 SSDs and they’re whining like little babies. Got it.
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  285. I have a lot of 980 Pro and 970 EVO M.2s with absolutely NO SMART ERRORS. I did however update to the latest firmware but there was only one to my understanding affected firmware and most firmware versions are only a month or two before a revision. Meaning the chances of you having a bad firmware are extremely small.
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  286. Interesting topic. I’m using a 980 PRO as an external SSD for my Mac Studio for photo & music libraries. The Samsung SSD is already on an automated backup schedule to a traditional external hard drive, and I use DriveDX to monitor the health of all my drives, but I’ll be keeping a close eye on the SMART stats from now on.
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  287. Samsung is beginning to disappoint me, I rent an apt with a samsung fridge, it already making noise, my parents have a samsung clothing dryer, it broke in 5 years. Samsung TVs were a good deal but their OS they began to put into TVs is very laggy and lackluster…. SSDs were the only thing I still trust them with, and I have their sata ssds…
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  288. Is there a way to perform the 980 Pro firmware update on a QNAP TVS h674? (QuTS) I asked on reddit and someone suggested downloading the samsung firmware in ISO format, creating a USB to boot off via Rufus. https://www.reddit.com/r/qnap/comments/10q8oil/is_it_possible_to_update_the_ssd_firmware_in_quts/

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    1. Yes, Qnap allows booting from USB. But this sounds like a much more complicated process compared to simply taking SSD out and updating via PC. Before you do it, disable cache option on a NAS. This will copy all data to hard drives and empty SSDs. You can then re enable it afterwards. This would be the safest option.

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