odds of firmware update messing up drive?

tommo123

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have a new firmware for sammy 840 evo but not sure if needs an image doing first. i know to be safe i should but wondering what the odds of screwing up is
 

IGemini

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You're more likely to suffer an issue from outside forces (eg. sudden power loss) than the firmware update, and those odds are extremely low...unless you do something ridiculous like updating during a lightning storm with no UPS.

I've done three firmware updates to my 840 EVO since I got it, none were destructive.