Storage Solutions Crucial M4 series SSDs: Firmware Update

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Crucial has posted a firmware update for the M4 series drives. There are several users of the M4 drive on the forums so figured this might be helpful.

The following is a summary of changes between 010G and 040H, which are independent of operating system:

• Improved robustness in the event of an unexpected power loss.* Significantly reduces the incidence of long reboot times after an unexpected power loss.


• Corrected minor status reporting error during SMART Drive Self Test execution (does not affect SMART attribute data).


• Streamlined firmware update command for smoother operation in Windows 8.


• Improved wear leveling algorithms to improve data throughput when foreground wear leveling is required.

Release Notes

Download the firmware from here


Source: Crucial Releases 040H Firmware For m4 SSD Series - Legit Reviews