Detailed multi-platform instructions for updating the firmware of Transcend SSD320 and SSD720 solid-state devices. Original document SSD FirmwareUpdateUtility user manual_V15_RU.pdf available on the portal website on the page.

Supported Operating Systems

Supported:
– Windows XP/Vista/7 and Fedora Core 14 32-bit.
– Mac OS: Mac OS X Lion (10.7) or later, and Mac is produced after 2010

Attention:
1. The Microsoft AHCI driver must be installed on your computer and the AHCI mode must be enabled.
2. To run the program, you must have administrator rights.

Before use

1. Updating the firmware may result in data loss. We recommend that you make sure to backup information before starting the program.
2. DO NOT turn off the device or power source while updating the firmware. This may cause irreparable damage.
3. Please DO NOT use the firmware update utility to install previous version firmware.

Preparing to work on Mac OS

– USB flash drive with a capacity of 256 MB.
– Image for recording on a USB flash drive.
– Do it backup copy your USB drive before restoring the image. The recovery procedure will reassign partitions and format your USB flash drive. All information saved on the flash drive will be lost.

Getting started with the update

1. Connect Transcend SSD to your laptop or PC.

2. Double click the “SSD_FirmwareUpdateUtility_V10.exe” icon to launch the program.

3. The SSD Firmware Update Utility will automatically scan all devices and display them in the main window.

4. Select one or more drives that you want to update. If you need to update two or more disks at the same time, make sure that the last five digits in the signature column are the same - otherwise the update will fail.

5. Check the box next to the drives you want to update and click “Update firmware...”

6. Select the appropriate file (*.VIC) following the instructions below and click Open.

Ex:
64GB: 22885 _TS64GSSD720_FW5xx.vic

7. If everything was done correctly, a warning message will appear. Please make sure that all data on the disk is backed up and click "Continue" to start the flashing process. Click “Cancel” to exit the update utility and back up your data (if you have not already done so).

8. After a successful firmware update, a green check mark will appear next to the disk icon.

9. Click “Scan Again” to ensure that the SSD update was successful.

Firmware update in four steps when working on Mac OS.
1. Create a partition and format a USB flash drive
2. Restoring the image to a USB flash drive
3. Boot from USB
4. Firmware update

Creating a partition and formatting a USB flash drive

1. Download " Disk Utility»
2. Select the USB drive, then click the " tab Sections».

3. Choose a format MS-DOS(FAT). On the sections tab, select " Section 1».

4. Click " Settings" and select " Record boot disk ", then click " OK».

5. Click " Apply" to create a partition and format the disk.

Restoring an image to a USB flash drive

1. Run " Disk Utility»
2. Select the USB drive, then click on the " tab Restore»

3. Right click on the volume UNTITLED 1, then select " Move data here».

4. Click " Image" and select the image file to restore.

5. Click on the file USB_LINUX.dmg, which you downloaded from the Transcend website, and click " Open».

6. Click " Restore" to start recording the image.
*Mac OS may prompt you to enter an administrator password and scan the image file.

7. After recovery, the volume will be named USB_LINUX.

1. Press and hold the button option until the boot menu is displayed.
2. Click the icon EFI Boot to boot from a USB flash drive.

3. Please wait until the data window loads. The SSD Firmware Update Utility will launch automatically.

Firmware update

1. The SSD Firmware Update Utility will automatically scan all devices and display them in the main window.

2. Select one or more drives that you want to update. If you need to update two or more disks at the same time, make sure that the last five digits in the signature column are the same - otherwise the update will fail.

3. Check the box next to the drives you want to update and click “Update firmware...”

4. Select the appropriate firmware file (*.VIC) as below and click " Open" The firmware file will be located in the folder /tc. Please select a folder whose name corresponds to the SSD capacity (for example, 64 GB corresponds to /tc/64GB).

Ex:
64GB: 22885 _TS64GSSD720_FW5xx.vic
Note: FW5xx = The latest FW version

If everything was done correctly, a warning message will appear. Please make sure that all data on the disk is backed up and click "Continue" to start the flashing process. Click “Cancel” to exit the update utility and back up your data (if you have not already done so).

5. After a successful firmware update, a green check mark will appear next to the disk icon.

6. Click “Scan Again” to ensure that the SSD update was successful.

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Today we will tell you how to do simple procedure Firmware updates for SSD Transcend. Let us remind you that, like many other devices, solid-state drives can be flashed, which updates the microcode for the controller. Most often, such actions correct minor defects in the operation of the controller, can increase the efficiency of the “garbage collection” systems, and increase the overall endurance and speed of operation. In rare cases, the new firmware turns out to be not the best, therefore, as always, we warn you that you perform this operation at your own peril and risk. Moreover, any manufacturer has the right to refuse a warranty if the disk fails during this procedure.

However, if you are sure that you still need to update the Transcend SSD firmware, then here is an easy way to do it. First of all, it is worth noting that this method is based on the example of a Transcend 340 drive built on a JMicron controller and may not be suitable for any other drive based on other controllers (for example, the 320 model based on SandForce).

Updating SSD Transcend firmware, searching for files.

First, we must download the SSD Scope program from Transcend from the official website, select last tab, which allows you to automatically download required file(an overview of the program can be found in). After downloading this file and unpacking the archive, you will see the following files:

List of unpacked files

From this entire set, you will need a startup file called SSD_UpdateUtilityInstaller. By launching it, you will begin the next stage of preparation.

Preparing USB Flash for update and firmware

Now you need any USB flash drive, on which startup programs for updating will be recorded.

Recommendation: It is best to use USB 2.0 flash drives and connect them to the USB 2.0 ports of the motherboard. When using separate USB 3.0 flash drives and ports, the program may not see your drive.

Installation File Writer

Select the desired USB-Flash drive from the drop-down menu and click next.

Attention: all information from the flash drive will be destroyed, it will also be reformatted to suit the needs of the firmware, and subsequently it is recommended to reformat it back.

Upon completion of the procedure, you can go to the formatted bootable USB flash drive to update the firmware and you will see almost the same list of files there. If you see them, it means everything went well.

Now you need to restart the computer and during its startup enter the menu that allows you to select the boot device. As a last resort, this can be done through the BIOS, but most often, modern motherboards offer options to open this menu by " hotkey" Again, the description of MP contains these combinations. Most often this is F8, F12, in my case, with motherboard MSI - F11.

Boot device selection

Having selected the desired item from the menu, launch from it. Next, you will see how the update shell is launched. This time, the manufacturer warns you that all data on the disk will be destroyed. Press "Y" if you are sure.

The SSD firmware update procedure takes place, in this case, in about two minutes. That's it, now you can restart your computer by removing the startup flash drive and get new firmware on your SSD. After starting the system and depending on its settings, most likely you will not see your solid state drive in the list of disks, since it is not just empty, but not activated.

Connecting the flashed disk

To launch it, right-click on “my computer” and select control point. In the Computer Management window, go to the Disk Management tab. Most likely, at this stage the system itself will ask you to create a new partition for the detected disk; if not, find the one with an unallocated area and perform all the necessary operations with it.

We look at the firmware number

There are a million ways to find out the firmware number. For example, run the CrystalDiskInfo program, go to the drive properties in the system, run proprietary utility from the disk (or controller) manufacturer and others. I like to use the AS SSD Benchmark program, which also immediately shows which driver is connected, whether the partition is aligned, and helps test the drive.

). In this article I will say a few words about SSD firmware and how to update.

SSD firmware is the firmware that controls the disk controller. That's the whole definition.

Very often, the speed of the drive itself depends on the firmware, which maintains stable operation of the drive without exposing it to unnecessary wear by evenly distributing information across blocks. If you haven't updated your SSD firmware in a long time, it's time. But this must be done with extreme caution.

If you don't know what firmware version your drive has this moment installed, then the following programs will help you: CrystalDiskInfo, SSD Life Pro and many others, but choose one of these programs. Next I have provided an image of the version solid state drive using the CrystalDiskInfo utility.

For SSD firmware you need special program, which is located on the official resource of the disk manufacturer. There should also be a manual for the firmware.

After a firmware update, the data on the drive is usually intact, but you should be careful, especially when the drive is used as a system drive. Then you will need to backup the disk, preferably sector by sector. During the firmware installation, do not turn off the computer or interrupt the update procedure, otherwise your drive will simply die.

How to flash an SSD drive?

Those who have never dealt with this matter will glean useful information from here, and those who have already tried to flash it are unlikely to find new information.

If you notice that the disk has become unstable, glitches and slowdowns appear when launching programs, then it’s time to update the firmware. There is also a chance that the firmware that came with the drive is already outdated, since you may have purchased it much later than it was born.

For different drives, the instructions for the firmware are different, it can be very complex with a bunch of incomprehensible actions, or very simple, in a couple of clicks.

Next, go to the official website of your SSD drive find the latest firmware version there and download it, don’t forget to download everything necessary instructions and utilities that are needed for updating.

Be that as it may, in any case you will have to save all important data to another disk, and if you have a system installed on it, then do sector-by-sector cloning.

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While working, follow each step of the instructions very carefully so that there are no problems later.

Once the update is complete, you need to check the firmware version using one of the programs listed above. Check the status of each item, has anything changed? There are times when you have to do a rollback, because after the firmware the condition only worsened.

For my ADATA SP900 drive, the firmware manual and all the necessary files are on the following site. This is just an example.

Let's summarize. To flash an SSD you need to follow the following rules:

1. Using special software, we find out the current version of the SSD firmware;
2. On the official website of the drive we find out the latest firmware version;
3. We read reviews on the drive and firmware, how it works, is it stable;
4. Make a backup copy of important disk data;
5. Download instructions, files and utilities for firmware;
6. Start updating the firmware, carefully following each step of the instructions;
7. Test the operation of the drive after flashing;
8. If unsuccessful, rollback.

I think this is where I can end this article. If I have latest version firmware for my SSD, I’ll flash it and write an article about it, and maybe I’ll also shoot a video.