Question Samsung Magician says drive is up to date, Samsung website lists newer firmware

[Chicken76]

Installed the latest version of Samsung Magician and it says the SSD drive is using the latest firmware.


The firmware downloads section lists a newer version though.


Who should I believe? Is the Magician preloaded with firmwares and checking only against them?

 

[corkyg]

Perhaps Magician needs to be updated?

 

[Chicken76]

Perhaps Magician needs to be updated?

Just downloaded and installed. It says it's the latest version.

 

[Steltek]

It'll probably eventually show up in Samsung Magician. If not, the new firmware may just be a firmware targeted at a specific group of drives (maybe ones that have a different set of components??) that your particular unit is not included in.

Who knows? We are talking about Samsung here - they have a tendency to do a lot of stupid things.

 

[Chicken76]

I've noticed this on an 840 Evo too, but didn't have the time to look further into it.
Anyone with an older Samsung drive that noticed the same behavior from Magician?

 

[ch33zw1z]

It'll probably eventually show up in Samsung Magician. If not, the new firmware may just be a firmware targeted at a specific group of drives (maybe ones that have a different set of components??) that your particular unit is not included in.

Who knows? We are talking about Samsung here - they have a tendency to do a lot of stupid things.

It will likely hit the software at some point.

 

[Micrornd]

If not, the new firmware may just be a firmware targeted at a specific group of drives (maybe ones that have a different set of components??) that your particular unit is not included in.

This is correct. ^
I have 2 960 Pros that for have had 4B6QCXP7 firmware since day 1, while Samsung shows 2B6QCXP7 as the newest available.

 

[EXCellR8]

Interesting. I've always used Magician for firmware updates but never actually thought to look online... didn't know you could.

I'm still not 100% sold on the look and feel of the new Magician UI