Samsung MZ-5PA064 Manuale utente
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Contents
1 Product Overview 1
Introduction 1
Installation 1
System Requirement 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
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PREFACE
Organization of This Manual
This manual is organized as follows:
Chapter 1 Introduction, gives an overview and installation of DOS SSD
Application with FWD Utility.
Chapter 2 DOS SSD FWD UTIL Firmware Tool, gives detail description of
steps about the DOS 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.
bold Bold text denotes a menu number.
bold italic Bold italic text denotes a hyperlink.
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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. 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).
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System Requirement
Check that you have the following required items before installing and using
DOS SSD FWD UTIL.
Hardware Requirements
System (Laptop/PC) needs to have at least two drives to update the firmware,
1. SSD drive requiring firmware upgrade
2. DOS Bootable USB drive with DOS SSD-FWD UTIL application
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 SSD application with Firmware Utility on DOS bootable USB
drive.
• Install the Samsung SSD Magician application on windows PC.
•StartSSD Magician application, Click Firmware Update menu on
SAMSUNG SSD MAGICIAN application.
OR
Right Click on SAMSUNG SSD MAGICIAN icon on system tray and select
Download New Firmware from the pop-up menu.
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Figure 1: Firmware Update
•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.
•ClickStart button. The Progress bar shows USB bootable solution
progress.
Note: The Start button will be disabled and USB boot disk creation
will start.
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Figure 1: Firmware Update Solution
• Once the bootable disk creation is complete a message, “USB disk solu-
tion created successfully. Restart the PC and boot from USB for Firm-
ware Update.” is displayed. Click OK to complete 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 SSD application is launched automatically.
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Chapter 2
Using the DOS SSD Firmware
Utility
IMPORTANT: The following section assumes that DOS SSD FWD UTIL has been
properly installed. Before proceeding, be sure to:
Successfully 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.
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Follow the steps below:
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.
5. The application scans for the connected SSDs. The detected disk list is dis-
played for a few seconds.
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