Samsung 840 SSD Firmware update help... Stuck.

888gorilla · Feb 25, 2013, 06:51 PM

Hey guys, doing the upgrade on my 840 Samsung SSD in mid 2012 cmbp. Made the DVD with the newest firmware, it popped up on the startup disk, I picked it and restarted...

Now it says...No bootable device... Insert and press any key... Of course nothing works when I press it... If I turn off and on it goes to same screen.. I'm stuck at the black screen...

Where'd I go wrong??

Orlandoech.com · Feb 25, 2013, 07:21 PM

Are you using the OS X updater/tool?

blueroom · Feb 25, 2013, 07:24 PM

Some firmware updates are destructive to the data on the drive.

888gorilla · Feb 25, 2013, 07:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Orlandoech.com

Are you using the OS X updater/tool?

No I just burned the firmware to a DVD and tried to use that DVD as a startup disk...

Once I restart it says no bootable disk found...

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Quote:

Originally Posted by blueroom

Some firmware updates are destructive to the data on the drive.

I ejected the disk and computer loads fine.. Wondering if I am burning the disk wrong or something?

blueroom · Feb 25, 2013, 07:37 PM

If it was an iso image, use disk utility.

MatthewAMEL · Feb 25, 2013, 07:38 PM

By any chance is the drive you are trying to boot from an external?

Do you have a Data Doubler (or similar) device installed?

There is a Apple EFI bug that won't allow the FW updater to run from an external device. Must be connected to an internal SATA port.

888gorilla · Feb 25, 2013, 07:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MatthewAMEL

By any chance is the drive you are trying to boot from an external?

Do you have a Data Doubler (or similar) device installed?

There is a Apple EFI bug that won't allow the FW updater to run from an external device. Must be connected to an internal SATA port.

I burned the .iso from samsungs website to a DVD via disk utility... Then tried booting from the DVD..

FrancoisC · Feb 25, 2013, 07:48 PM

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Originally Posted by 888gorilla

No I just burned the firmware to a DVD and tried to use that DVD as a startup disk...

Once I restart it says no bootable disk found...

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I ejected the disk and computer loads fine.. Wondering if I am burning the disk wrong or something?

What he meant by destructive, is that on some SSD, when you update the firmware, it's going to "reset" the whole drive.

Ejecting it won't save you from that :/

888gorilla · Feb 25, 2013, 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by FrancoisC

What he meant by destructive, is that on some SSD, when you update the firmware, it's going to "reset" the whole drive.

Ejecting it won't save you from that :/

I'm aware of that... and have a backup just incase...

I'm on the computer now... I ejected the disk and rebooted the machine...

The problem lies when I try to boot from the DVD with the firmware .iso on it.

FrancoisC · Feb 25, 2013, 08:04 PM

I've seen some firmware update utility not work very well on Macs, so if you have access to a windows machine you could try it from there maybe?

Also, some utility will only see the drive it they are on IDE instead of AHCI.

Hope it helps!

Orlandoech.com · Feb 25, 2013, 08:24 PM

And you used the ISO and Instructions located here for OS X?

http://www.samsung.com/global/busine...downloads.html

888gorilla · Feb 25, 2013, 10:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Orlandoech.com

And you used the ISO and Instructions located here for OS X?

http://www.samsung.com/global/busine...downloads.html

Thanks for all the responses guys.

Yes I followed the instructions, the problem seems to lie within the DVD I am burning with the firmware on it..

When I restart and hold alt down... I click to boot from the DVD and it says "no bootable device found.. insert one and press any key" And pressing any key of course doesn't do anything, at that point I restart computer and back to square one

imorton · Feb 25, 2013, 10:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 888gorilla

Thanks for all the responses guys.

Yes I followed the instructions, the problem seems to lie within the DVD I am burning with the firmware on it..

When I restart and hold alt down... I click to boot from the DVD and it says "no bootable device found.. insert one and press any key" And pressing any key of course doesn't do anything, at that point I restart computer and back to square one

Did u format the SSD with Disk Utility first?

Than reboot on the DVD.

888gorilla · Feb 25, 2013, 11:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by imorton

Did u format the SSD with Disk Utility first?

Than reboot on the DVD.

I formatted the SSD when I installed it about 2 weeks ago, been running fine. Are you saying to update the firmware I would need to format again and reinstall my backup?

kentsuppi · Mar 28, 2013, 07:26 AM

Are you sure that you burned the disk image correctly? You cannot just burn the file onto a disk

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888gorilla macrumors newbie Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: NC	Samsung 840 SSD Firmware update help... Stuck. Hey guys, doing the upgrade on my 840 Samsung SSD in mid 2012 cmbp. Made the DVD with the newest firmware, it popped up on the startup disk, I picked it and restarted... Now it says...No bootable device... Insert and press any key... Of course nothing works when I press it... If I turn off and on it goes to same screen.. I'm stuck at the black screen... Where'd I go wrong??
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FrancoisC macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Montreal, Qc	I've seen some firmware update utility not work very well on Macs, so if you have access to a windows machine you could try it from there maybe? Also, some utility will only see the drive it they are on IDE instead of AHCI. Hope it helps! __________________ 27' iMac late 2012, 3,2GHz + GTX 680, 16GB, Intel 320 SSD (600GB)
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Orlandoech.com macrumors 68020 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Salt Lake City, UT	Are you using the OS X updater/tool?
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MatthewAMEL macrumors 6502 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Orlando, FL	By any chance is the drive you are trying to boot from an external? Do you have a Data Doubler (or similar) device installed? There is a Apple EFI bug that won't allow the FW updater to run from an external device. Must be connected to an internal SATA port.
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kentsuppi macrumors newbie Join Date: Mar 2013	Are you sure that you burned the disk image correctly? You cannot just burn the file onto a disk
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