How do I update the firmware on an Intel DC SSD?

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05/22/2019

What are you seeing?

How to update the firmware on datacenter SSD?


How to fix it:

Use the Intel® SSD Data Center Tool to update the firmware on a Data Center SSD in order to update the firmware of the solid state drive

  1. Run the Command Prompt as administrator
  2. Navigate to the directory where you installed the tool (C:\isdct, by default). You may use this command to get there: cd c:\isdct
  3. Identify your SSD, run this command: isdct.exe show -intelssd
  4. Update, run this command: isdct.exe load -intelssd X (where X is the index of the SSD you want to update)

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