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Windows 7: Crucial m4 SSD FW update 000F
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12 Apr 2012
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Windows7 Pro 64bit SP-1; Windows XP Pro 32bit Grafton,IL |
Crucial m4 SSD FW update 000F
April 11,2012
New FW update for m4 "000F".> Crucial.com Product Downloads - Firmware Updates
Some people have been having problems even after the FW0309.
This may help.
Mike Quote: Release Date: 04/11/2012
Firmware for the m4 SSD is being updated from version 0309 to 000F. The m4 is updatable to this new firmware starting from versions 0001, 0002, 0009, or 0309 in a single step. If updating from an early version directly to 000F, all interim improvements will also be included (please see Release Notes for version 0002, 0009 and 0309 for details).
Changes between version 0309 and 000F include the following changes: - Improved compatibility with certain SAS expanders and peripheral RAID cards.
- Improved throughput stability under extremely heavy workloads.
- Improved data protection in the event of unexpected, asynchronous power loss.
This firmware update is recommended for all drives currently in the field if the end user is experiencing any of these symptoms | My System Specs |
| System Manufacturer/Model Number Hopalong/ Godzilla
OS Windows7 Pro 64bit SP-1; Windows XP Pro 32bit
CPU Intel Core i7-870 Lynnfield 2.93GHz LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core
Motherboard ASUS P7P55D-E PRO
Memory 8GB@1400MHz Crucial Ballistix DDR3-1600 4x2GB
Graphics Card ASUS ENGTX460 DirectCU/2DI/1GD5 1GB 256-bit GDDR5
Sound Card VIA Onboard
Monitor(s) Displays Asus VS248H-P 24"; Samsung SyncMaster 941BW 19"ws
Screen Resolution 1920x1080; 1440x900
Keyboard Logitech K-320
Mouse Kensington
PSU COOLER MASTER Silent Pro RS850-AMBAJ3-US 850W Modular
Case COOLER MASTER HAF 932 RC-932-KKN5-GP Black
Cooling Scythe "Mugen-2 Rev.B" (2 ScytheKaze-Jyuni PWM fans)
Hard Drives Samsung 830 120GB SSD
Intel 320 120GB SSD
Western Digital Caviar Black WD7501AALS 750GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s
Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s
Antivirus Avast Inernet Suite
Browser IE 9 ; Chrome
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12 Apr 2012
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#2 | |
Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8 Florida in winter, Black Forest/Germany |
| | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP, Dell, Gateway, Toshiba - 4 laptops and 2 desktops
OS Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
CPU from 1.6GHz Duo to i7
Monitor(s) Displays 2x HP w2207
Keyboard with trackball - no mices
Mouse Trackball mice
Hard Drives 5x HDD, 7x SSD, 12x Externals
Internet Speed DSL 6000
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12 Apr 2012
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#3 | |
Windows7 Pro 64bit SP-1; Windows XP Pro 32bit Grafton,IL |
WHS
You are welcome. 
It may help the write speed slow downs some are experiencing with this "Improved throughput stability under extremely heavy workloads" | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Hopalong/ Godzilla
OS Windows7 Pro 64bit SP-1; Windows XP Pro 32bit
CPU Intel Core i7-870 Lynnfield 2.93GHz LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core
Motherboard ASUS P7P55D-E PRO
Memory 8GB@1400MHz Crucial Ballistix DDR3-1600 4x2GB
Graphics Card ASUS ENGTX460 DirectCU/2DI/1GD5 1GB 256-bit GDDR5
Sound Card VIA Onboard
Monitor(s) Displays Asus VS248H-P 24"; Samsung SyncMaster 941BW 19"ws
Screen Resolution 1920x1080; 1440x900
Keyboard Logitech K-320
Mouse Kensington
PSU COOLER MASTER Silent Pro RS850-AMBAJ3-US 850W Modular
Case COOLER MASTER HAF 932 RC-932-KKN5-GP Black
Cooling Scythe "Mugen-2 Rev.B" (2 ScytheKaze-Jyuni PWM fans)
Hard Drives Samsung 830 120GB SSD
Intel 320 120GB SSD
Western Digital Caviar Black WD7501AALS 750GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s
Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s
Antivirus Avast Inernet Suite
Browser IE 9 ; Chrome
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12 Apr 2012
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#4 | |
Windows 7x64 Home Premium SP1 x 2 Australia |
Yes thanks Hopalong X I wasn't aware of the 000F firmware release. Has anyone tried it? | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Own build (+ Recased Acer Aspire x1800)
OS Windows 7x64 Home Premium SP1 x 2
CPU Intel i7 2600k
Motherboard ASUS P8Z68 Deluxe
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws (DDR3-1600) 2x4GB
Graphics Card Nvidia GeForce GTS 450; Intel HD Graphics 3000(GT2+)
Monitor(s) Displays Dell Ultrasharp IPS panel U2311H, Samsung SyncMaster P2350
Screen Resolution 1920x1080
Keyboard Logitech MK520 (wireless)
Mouse Logitech MK520
PSU Seasonic M12II 520W
Case Lian Li Lancool PC-K60
Cooling Case: 1x120mm, 3x140mm CPU: Hyper 212+
Hard Drives Crucial M4 128GB (000F), Seagates 1TB Barracuda ST31000528AS +
Internet Speed 6-7 Mbps
Antivirus Norton NIS, Malwarebytes on 2 (MSE on 3rd PC)
Browser FireFox
Other Info Audio: Logitech Z523 2.1
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12 Apr 2012
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#5 | |
Main - Windows 7 Pro SP1 64-Bit; 2nd - Windows Server 2008 R2 Westlake, Ohio |
Thanks for the notice, Hopalong. Since I'm not using my laptop as much this semester I think I'll let the 64GB M4 in it be the guinea pig. (Otherwise known as A Guy's dog.) | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Self
OS Main - Windows 7 Pro SP1 64-Bit; 2nd - Windows Server 2008 R2
CPU Main - Core i7 2600K; 2nd - Core i7 920
Motherboard Main - Asus P8Z68-V Pro/Gen3; 2nd - Gigabyte GA-EX58-UDR3
Memory Main - 16GB Corsair Vengeance; 2nd - 12GB Corsair Vengeance
Graphics Card Main - XFX Radeon 6870 1GB; 2nd - XFX Radeon 4870 1GB
Sound Card Both: Onboard Realtek Azalia
Monitor(s) Displays Main - Hann 25" + I-INC 25" + Acer 23"; 2nd - Upgrading Soon
Screen Resolution Main - 1920x1080 (All Three Monitors); 2nd - Upgrading Soon
Keyboard Main - Razer Reclusa; 2nd - Old MS Keyboard
Mouse Main - Logitech MX Revolution; 2nd - Old MS Mouse
PSU Main - OCZ 600W Modular; 2nd - OCZ 600W
Case Main - Thermaltake Element G; 2nd - NZXT something or other
Cooling Main - Corsair H80; 2nd - Prolimatech Megahalems
Hard Drives Main - (1) Crucial M4 128GB (Boot)
Main - (1) Seagate 2TB 64MB Cache (Data)
Main - (1) Seagate 2TB 64MB Cache (Data Backup)
2nd - (1) Intel X25-M SSD 80GB (Boot)
2nd - (3) Seagate 1TB 32MB Cache (Data Backup)
2nd - (1) Seagate 320GB (Because)
Internet Speed 20Mbps Time-Warner Cable
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12 Apr 2012
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#6 | |
Windows 7x64 Home Premium SP1 x 2 Australia |
You may want to look at my post here before you do Show us your SSD performance 2 | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Own build (+ Recased Acer Aspire x1800)
OS Windows 7x64 Home Premium SP1 x 2
CPU Intel i7 2600k
Motherboard ASUS P8Z68 Deluxe
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws (DDR3-1600) 2x4GB
Graphics Card Nvidia GeForce GTS 450; Intel HD Graphics 3000(GT2+)
Monitor(s) Displays Dell Ultrasharp IPS panel U2311H, Samsung SyncMaster P2350
Screen Resolution 1920x1080
Keyboard Logitech MK520 (wireless)
Mouse Logitech MK520
PSU Seasonic M12II 520W
Case Lian Li Lancool PC-K60
Cooling Case: 1x120mm, 3x140mm CPU: Hyper 212+
Hard Drives Crucial M4 128GB (000F), Seagates 1TB Barracuda ST31000528AS +
Internet Speed 6-7 Mbps
Antivirus Norton NIS, Malwarebytes on 2 (MSE on 3rd PC)
Browser FireFox
Other Info Audio: Logitech Z523 2.1
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12 Apr 2012
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#7 | |
Windows7 Pro 64bit SP-1; Windows XP Pro 32bit Grafton,IL |
mjf
IMO AS SSD results vary 1-5% even in consecutive runs of the app.
ATTO seems to be more consistent.
Though I agree the FW update obviously did not help on its own.
Just a suggestion but 30-60 minutes of idle might help with the new FW.
This would not help on an Intel but may on the Crucial.
Wish I knew of a solution for you. If I find anything further you will be at the top of my list.
Mike | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Hopalong/ Godzilla
OS Windows7 Pro 64bit SP-1; Windows XP Pro 32bit
CPU Intel Core i7-870 Lynnfield 2.93GHz LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core
Motherboard ASUS P7P55D-E PRO
Memory 8GB@1400MHz Crucial Ballistix DDR3-1600 4x2GB
Graphics Card ASUS ENGTX460 DirectCU/2DI/1GD5 1GB 256-bit GDDR5
Sound Card VIA Onboard
Monitor(s) Displays Asus VS248H-P 24"; Samsung SyncMaster 941BW 19"ws
Screen Resolution 1920x1080; 1440x900
Keyboard Logitech K-320
Mouse Kensington
PSU COOLER MASTER Silent Pro RS850-AMBAJ3-US 850W Modular
Case COOLER MASTER HAF 932 RC-932-KKN5-GP Black
Cooling Scythe "Mugen-2 Rev.B" (2 ScytheKaze-Jyuni PWM fans)
Hard Drives Samsung 830 120GB SSD
Intel 320 120GB SSD
Western Digital Caviar Black WD7501AALS 750GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s
Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s
Antivirus Avast Inernet Suite
Browser IE 9 ; Chrome
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12 Apr 2012
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#8 | |
Windows 7 Professional x64 Service Pack 1 USA |
I just updated my drive. I havn't experienced any performance lag or any crashes. All systems are go here  | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number HP Pavilion P7-1010
OS Windows 7 Professional x64 Service Pack 1
CPU AMD Athlon X4 645
Motherboard Foxxcon N-Alvorix RS880
Memory 6GB DDR3 1066
Graphics Card Sapphire Radeon HD 5670 512MB
Sound Card Realtek Integrated Audio
Monitor(s) Displays HP 2011x
Screen Resolution 1600x900
Keyboard HP OEM- Made by Chicony
Mouse HP OEM- Made by Logitech
PSU Seasonic S12 II Bronze 380 Watt
Case HP OEM
Cooling Coolermaster Heatsink, AVC Case Fan
Hard Drives 1. Crucial M4 128GB SSD
2. 1TB Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 RPM
3. 1TB Western Digital Caviar Green 5400RPM
Internet Speed 20MBit Down/4 Up
Antivirus Microsoft Security Essentials
Browser Internet Explorer 9
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12 Apr 2012
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#9 | |
Windows 7 Professional x64 Service Pack 1 USA |
| | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number HP Pavilion P7-1010
OS Windows 7 Professional x64 Service Pack 1
CPU AMD Athlon X4 645
Motherboard Foxxcon N-Alvorix RS880
Memory 6GB DDR3 1066
Graphics Card Sapphire Radeon HD 5670 512MB
Sound Card Realtek Integrated Audio
Monitor(s) Displays HP 2011x
Screen Resolution 1600x900
Keyboard HP OEM- Made by Chicony
Mouse HP OEM- Made by Logitech
PSU Seasonic S12 II Bronze 380 Watt
Case HP OEM
Cooling Coolermaster Heatsink, AVC Case Fan
Hard Drives 1. Crucial M4 128GB SSD
2. 1TB Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 RPM
3. 1TB Western Digital Caviar Green 5400RPM
Internet Speed 20MBit Down/4 Up
Antivirus Microsoft Security Essentials
Browser Internet Explorer 9
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12 Apr 2012
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#10 | |
Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8 Florida in winter, Black Forest/Germany |
Hi Michael, Your measurements look more or less the same. I have not upgraded yet, but I would not expect any performance improvement.
The only figure that really went down on your nums is the Write access time - and that is not good. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP, Dell, Gateway, Toshiba - 4 laptops and 2 desktops
OS Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
CPU from 1.6GHz Duo to i7
Monitor(s) Displays 2x HP w2207
Keyboard with trackball - no mices
Mouse Trackball mice
Hard Drives 5x HDD, 7x SSD, 12x Externals
Internet Speed DSL 6000
Crucial m4 SSD FW update 000F problems? All times are GMT -5. The time now is 03:11 PM. |  |
Quote: Originally Posted by mjf 
OCZ Vertex Plus R2 SSD or Crucial v4 SSD? 
