Dell Express Flash NVMe PCIe SSD CM7 U.2 FIPS Firmware Maintenance Release

Driver Id : 8T6F8

Importance : Recommended

Version : 3.0.4, A03 Latest version Recommended version Latest and Recommended version

Release Date : 15 Oct 2025

Download Type : Firmware

Category : Solid State Storage

Dell Express Flash NVMe PCIe SSD CM7 U.2 FIPS Firmware Maintenance Release

Download Files

File Format: Dell Update Packages in native Microsoft Windows 64-bit format do not require that Microsoft WOW64 be installed on the Microsoft Windows Server.

File Name: Express-Flash-PCIe-SSD_Firmware_8T6F8_WN64_3.0.4_A03.EXE

File size: 28.61 MB

To ensure the integrity of your download, please verify the checksum value.

MD5: a4ec5a5b5093376237924d0166a24dae

SHA1: 224845e412b6a3d77187d7a17a4bb4446cbf5f19

SHA-256: cc7228c9ea086ad064016328f4830a6802a7c1d35f824bb497b78bb79ae10d3a

Download .EXE

File Format: The GnuPG signature for Red Hat Linux Update Package can be used to authenticate Dell's identity in the correlated Red Hat Linux Update Package.

File Name: Express-Flash-PCIe-SSD_Firmware_8T6F8_LN64_3.0.4_A03.BIN.sign

File size: 842 Bytes

To ensure the integrity of your download, please verify the checksum value.

MD5: 8d47fb1f29ab3331839cc226bb518939

SHA1: cf837d6e33785c39e657a4cc8cabf54fe32e6ea3

SHA-256: 8757f685f78620670ecc85342ef86183faba15fa9bc04d21ee1222b40d4e4bd1

Download .SIGN

File Format: This file format contains plain text which can be viewed with a standard text editor.

File Name: Express-Flash-PCIe-SSD_Firmware_8T6F8_3.0.4_A03.txt

File size: 4.24 KB

To ensure the integrity of your download, please verify the checksum value.

MD5: cc06a6d841076b07c7a48d4fb5ad8cc3

SHA1: 6dd974a2b5ff8001ea19d9cc280b9c7d497e23ee

SHA-256: 8f961fabedd49bd7b4122f8eac5761c3fa75d76cad9144f2ea3f9001bbe4d47d

Download .TXT

File Format: Dell Update Packages for Linux can be used as stand-alone applications that ensure that specific validation criteria are met, then apply an update.
Note: Update Packages for Linux are open source. See the Dell Update Packages for Linux Readme for details.

File Name: Express-Flash-PCIe-SSD_Firmware_8T6F8_LN64_3.0.4_A03.BIN

File size: 10.79 MB

To ensure the integrity of your download, please verify the checksum value.

MD5: 273ce5aba1358ca3e032411ac26474df

SHA1: 582129f5418fc66bd0e890e6097b28e4690a067c

SHA-256: fb154c81315193fc5f88e2ffed41bab14b1930d3a5e276fe28906c556b68b96e

Download .BIN

Fixes & Enhancements

Fixes:

1. When the reference clock is turned off after a PERET# assertion interrupt or a reference clock off interrupt, the CPU never accesses the MAC register until the PIPE clock is restored after PERST# de-assertion.
2. PHY reset during Hot Reset or Link Disabled is not mandatory, so this process can be skipped. This measure shortens the transition time from Detect to Polling.Active from 70 ms to about 10 ms.
3. Add flag to prevent DRAM Self Refresh from being triggered.
4. Once a specific Block has been marked as a bad block that is not to be used, an erase error on the bad block will not cause the Block Erase operation to fail.
5. The drive FW is modified to suspend the DMAC operation by the drive internal CPU for snapshot saving during the Low power transition.
6. Fix the Max PE Cycle values mismatch issue for MU 12TB and RI 30TB

Enhancements:
N/A

Compatible Systems

Dell EMC vSAN C6420 Ready Node

Dell EMC vSAN MX740c Ready Node

Dell EMC vSAN MX750c Ready Node

Dell EMC vSAN R440 Ready Node

Dell EMC vSAN R640 Ready Node

Dell EMC vSAN R6415 Ready Node

Dell EMC vSAN R650 Ready Node

Dell EMC vSAN R6515 Ready Node

Dell EMC vSAN R740xd Ready Node

Dell EMC vSAN R750 Ready Node

Dell EMC vSAN R7515 Ready Node

Dell EMC vSAN R760 Ready Node

Dell EMC vSAN R840 Ready Node

Dell vSAN R6615 Ready Node

Dell vSAN R7615 Ready Node

Dell vSAN Ready Node MX760c

Dell vSAN Ready Node R7625

Installation instructions

Firmware Update using Dell Update Package (DUP)

Dell Update Package (Windows):
Download the executable from support.dell.com. This package can be executed from the operating system.
Installation
1. Browse to the location where you downloaded the file and double-click the new file.
2. Click the "Install".
3. Follow the remaining prompts to perform the update.

Dell Update Package (RHEL/SLES):
Download the executable from support.dell.com. This package can be executed from the operating system.
Installation
1. Browse to the location where you downloaded the file and run the update by executing "./Express_Flash_PCIe-SSD_FRMW_LX_....BIN" from the shell.
2. Follow the remaining prompts to perform the update.

GnuPG Signature of Dell Update Package Instructions for Express_Flash_PCIe-SSD_FRMW_LX_....BIN.sign:

Download
Download the latest GnuPG Signature of Dell Update Package from support.dell.com.

1. Browse to the location where you downloaded the file.
2. Read over the release information presented in the dialog window.

Installation
1. Import the Dell public key. (You only need to do this once on your system.)
2. Verify the Dell Update Package by using its signature file, Express_Flash_PCIe-SSD_KCGDP_LX_....BIN.sign

Applies to

Dell EMC PowerEdge Express Flash Ent NVMe AGN FIPS U.2 Gen4 1.92TB

Dell EMC PowerEdge Express Flash Ent NVMe AGN FIPS MU U.2 Gen4 1.6TB

Dell EMC PowerEdge Express Flash Ent NVMe AGN FIPS MU U.2 Gen4 12.8TB

Dell EMC PowerEdge Express Flash Ent NVMe AGN FIPS MU U.2 Gen4 3.2TB

Dell EMC PowerEdge Express Flash Ent NVMe AGN FIPS MU U.2 Gen4 6.4TB

Dell EMC PowerEdge Express Flash Ent NVMe AGN FIPS RI U.2 Gen4 15.36TB

Dell EMC PowerEdge Express Flash Ent NVMe AGN FIPS RI U.2 Gen4 3.84TB

Dell EMC PowerEdge Express Flash Ent NVMe AGN FIPS RI U.2 Gen4 30.72TB

Dell EMC PowerEdge Express Flash Ent NVMe AGN FIPS RI U.2 Gen4 7.68TB

Dell Express Flash NVMe PCIe SSD CM7 U.2 FIPS Firmware Maintenance Release

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Fixes & Enhancements

Important Information

Compatible Systems

Supported Operating Systems

Installation instructions

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