SanDisk X400 Series Solid State Drive Firmware Update

WARNING: As with all firmware updates, it is strongly recommended that you backup or make copies of all important files before performing this update. This firmware update process is done entirely at your own risk. If performed correctly, there will be no loss of system or user data on the drive. However, if the firmware process is interrupted for any reason, your may not function properly.

Download

1. Click Download File and follow the remaining prompts to download the file.
2. When the File Download window appears, click Run to unzip the download package into your hard drive.
3. The file explorer will open pointing to the directory containing the download package. Please take note of the path.

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ATTENTION
1. Backup the SSD.
2. Switch to AC Power

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Firmware upgrade through the Windows utility

Procedure
1. Save the SanDisk SSD Updater executable file in a folder or directory on the target system.
2. Double click on the executable file to launch the application. Administrator rights will be required to perform this step.
3. The tool will scan the system and list all supported and detected SanDisk SSDs. If an SSD is not listed, click on the Refresh icon to rescan the system. If a Refresh fails to detect the SSD, check the SATA connection and try again.
If a supported target SSD is not detected, the SanDisk SSD Updater Tool will list the supported SSD models and firmware versions.
4. Select the drive that needs to be updated by clicking on the drive name.
5. Details about the drive will be shown on the right panel. The firmware update will be allowed for targeted models and firmware versions of SanDisk SSDs.
6. Click Update Firmware to start the firmware update.
7. A warning message will be displayed. Click Cancel to return to the drive list page, or click Update Firmware to continue.
8. After a successful firmware update, the host system and drive must be powered off to activate the new firmware.
9. Relaunch the application after powering up the host system to confirm that the firmware is up to date on the target drive.

*.Installation Instructions:
For the detail usage of this package, Please refer to the attached Update Tool Manual.