@sowhatey
Yes, according to Neowin:
an RTM (release to manufacturing) build of Windows 10 should be rolling out in June General release cant be far behind
Ive also heard its supposed to be FREE for Windows 7 and 8 users for the first year!
Heres something to look forward to ...
Thank you so much for the feedback Excellent news Im glad to see you had some improvement.
That leads me to think there are probably other files like System files that are damaged too.
Most folks forget or dont know that Windows comes installed with a database of critical system files ...
When I first got the Samsung 850 a few days ago and Updated Firmware to EXM02B6Q the SSD had 2 mostly empty partitions so I didnt experience data loss like a lot of folks have.
As I mentioned before, I only got a tiny improvement in speed on that drive on Intel SATA2 ports so the numbers seem...
Yes, exactly and RMA it for sure.
My 850 Pro shows the new Firmware and seems ok but before I put this SSD into service Im going to test the hell out of it.
Ill report back later today or tomorrow.
NO DONT
If you do a Secure Erase youll lose you OS and Data Sorry my bad I was assuming the drive was not yet fully in-service.
The files you mentioned in the FW folder Ive never seen such a ditzy arrangement before and Ive done this a few times! Im just guessing that maybe when...
Yes to both questions Im referring to the .zip file that extracts to the .iso file and Samsung calls it something like the Samsung Magician DOS Utility and I think they called it something else too but no matter, its what I was referring to and you figured that out.
Since I used the...
Yea, Samsung Firmware Update process is a flakey mess.
In my case, I'm using an older m/board and I use the Intel SATA2 instead of SATA3 ports so I won't see any wonderful speeds anyway but just for fun I used Magician and the speeds did improve but it was so insignificant I won't even bother...
Firstly, I'm a believer in the old saying, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it" ... Even manufacturer's will usually say that ... So far, so good.
§ About Updating Firmware ... YES you should normally update to new firmware if it's available especially for an SSD - They are just too complex...
I just updated the Firmware on my Samsung 850 Pro/512GB SSD … It works but you don’t get a fuzzy warm feeling while doing it.
Firmware Update:
§ Firstly I tried to do the Firmware Update the easy way, from Samsung Magician, (desktop utility) but I got the message that...
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