Western Digital MN500S-2 Series Hard Disk Drive Firmware Update

WARNING: As with all firmware updates, it is 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 hard disk drive 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 opens pointing to the directory containing the download package. Take note of the path.

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Firmware upgrade through the Windows utility

Procedure

1. Save the Firmware Update Package (Western Digital MN500S-2 F70YY_ZPE.exe) to the designated folder
2. Execute unzip
3. Double click wd7114.exe file as administrator privilege
4. Follow GUI instruction and wait for FW Update complete or successful message
5. Reboot the system, if necessary
6. To check the drive FW by the 3rd party software (eg. DiskCheckup - http://www.passmark.com/products/diskcheckup.htm)