Dell Express Flash NVMe 7450 M.2 SSD GEN4 RI SED Firmware release

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Dell EC NVMe SED 7450 RI M.2 x80, MTFDKBA480TFR, MTFDKBA960TFR
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Fixes & Enhancements

Fixes:

1. Implemented functionality to allow sanitize crypto erase while in read-only mode.
2. Increased SDA setup time from 110ns to 220ns.
3. Clear the SMBus FIFO when an interrupt due to a TX Abort occurs and allow the response to be retried.
4. Improved firmware handling of EEPROM reads to handle situations in which other OOB commands may be in flight. This ensures that the EEPROM can be read successful and the drive can respond to the host.
5. Added a firmware workaround in the SDA stuck low error handling to complete the interrupted response transfer when the SDA stuck low is detected by the drive.
6. Reset the MCTP Endpoint after FLR so that all non-Control Message MCTP commands will be dropped. Host will then need to set the Endpoint ID ensuring that any future responses will have a non-zero BDF.
7. Mutex lock the MCTP variable to allow it to only be accessed by a single thread and update the firmware to ensure that internal MCTP variables will be cleared during a reset.
8. Workaround implemented to allow the drive to reset communications to the power backup IC and ensure the capacitors are accurately tested.
9. FW will enable FTL into operational state when FW receive the mi admin command over OOB after host triggered the SHN
10. When OOB commands received and aborted during the SSD shutdown flow causing the next commands like AWOR/AWR to panic the drive, In this specific FW shutdown scenario, free the FW resource assignments associated with the received OOB commands when aborted by the host.
11. Modify the firmware to adjust the CAP.TO values to 56 seconds.
12. The internal VDM buffer was increased in size to prevent the overflow and ensure the FW image is successfully downloaded to the drive. The MTFA value reported by the drive was increased from 1 second to 9.9 seconds.
13. Fix is to increase the size of the buffer to prevent losing firmware download packets. This ensures that the entire FW image is successfully downloaded to the drive allowing the firmware update process to continue successfully.
14. Update to prevent the CSTS.RDY bit from being set as a result of an MI Admin command. CSTS.RDY can only be set after CC.EN=1 has been set by the host.
15. Ensure MPR response follows the 12-byte error response format rather than the 24-byte NVMe admin command response format.
16. Fix firmware to ensure that admin commands with an htag of 0 will be processed ensuring that no commands become lost.
17. Improve the read telemetry command execution by utilizing the DMA hardware engine to manipulate the DRAM buffer data. This significantly reduces the telemetry log command processing time and prevents the PCIe Memory read from being blocked.

Enhancements:

1. Added Support for OCP 0xC0 Log Page in PowerEdge FW
2. Aligned 7450 U.2/M.2 FRU to Dell PowerEdge FRU Content Specification V2.5
3. Add Read look ahead feature in FW.
4. Changed Micron 7450 to Follow SFF-8447 for LBA count
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Version

2.4.0, A03

Release date

22 Sep 2025

Download Type

Firmware

Category

Solid State Storage

Importance

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Dell Technologies recommends applying this update during your next scheduled update cycle. The update contains changes to maintain overall system health. It ensures that the system software remains current and compatible with other system modules (firmware, BIOS, drivers, and software) and may include other new features.
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File Format: Update Package for MS Windows 64-Bit.
File Name: Express-Flash-PCIe-SSD_Firmware_F1GP2_WN64_2.4.0_A03_01.EXE
File Size: 17.86 MB
This is a large file. Depending on your connection speed, it may take some time to download.
Format Description:
Dell Update Packages in native Microsoft Windows 64-bit format do not require that Microsoft WOW64 be installed on the Microsoft Windows Server.
To ensure the integrity of your download, please verify the checksum value.
MD5:
f98356fe6e9f44e3c1297727b533142a
SHA1:
abcc5b0de8a3baf4482bfe66e7845c5fe411412c
SHA-256:
8f7c6550e71429eecd1546cc809a1c47071127d4e59d699e71eebbddaba13363

File Format: GnuPG Signature for Linux ARM Update Package
File Name: Express-Flash-PCIe-SSD_Firmware_F1GP2_LNARM64_2.4.0_A03_01.BIN.sign
File Size: 842 Bytes
This is a large file. Depending on your connection speed, it may take some time to download.
Format Description:
The GPG signature for Linux ARM update package can be used to verify the authenticity of the associated Linux ARM DUP. You can download from Dell download page.
To ensure the integrity of your download, please verify the checksum value.
MD5:
c80d63a795ccad7e973cb9941d7da32b
SHA1:
2c125d804afc6c7da87768771bee5de166a0fd90
SHA-256:
3174ad1eb043d01e7c516b6c5dbb48cd0abdbd966ea0fec059939a32e734883f

File Format: A GnuPG file which contains a cryptographic signature
File Name: Express-Flash-PCIe-SSD_Firmware_F1GP2_LN64_2.4.0_A03_01.BIN.sign
File Size: 842 Bytes
This is a large file. Depending on your connection speed, it may take some time to download.
Format Description:
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.
To ensure the integrity of your download, please verify the checksum value.
MD5:
09c6660ae7b15c1e2c014f1615dd19a7
SHA1:
ce65ff35aca6352c97a2a863653525fd2c2e8a9b
SHA-256:
79b308af654fbc3dd48a91225bd3a9451c23e744e9089614493baca6b6665d48

File Format: Update Package for Linux ARM 64-Bit
File Name: Express-Flash-PCIe-SSD_Firmware_F1GP2_LNARM64_2.4.0_A03_01.BIN
File Size: 7.02 MB
This is a large file. Depending on your connection speed, it may take some time to download.
Format Description:
The Linux ARM update package can be used to update driver/firmware for a Linux ARM based server. You can download from Dell download page.
To ensure the integrity of your download, please verify the checksum value.
MD5:
b0b1e965a87848459ada4b79559b2247
SHA1:
3a0faafc3dfef99cfbf202354c039eda364a5830
SHA-256:
fd5bee0722442d0f46c6135ab54079d2b759e8a5b410f6f629db116ae2d10093

File Format: Update Package for Red Hat Linux
File Name: Express-Flash-PCIe-SSD_Firmware_F1GP2_LN64_2.4.0_A03_01.BIN
File Size: 8.54 MB
This is a large file. Depending on your connection speed, it may take some time to download.
Format Description:
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.
To ensure the integrity of your download, please verify the checksum value.
MD5:
91174b0e389c6771f9b7a27a645f7ca3
SHA1:
fc293b92432a602dedd33c577de42f1012c044ad
SHA-256:
45e46d3ae6c5a7aa61947f6d74a4be86bcbde7f695b59cd545821d5798c8915b

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This update will not run if any of the following conditions exist:
1. Any Virtual Disk that is not optimal.
2. A RAID container that is performing a Background Initialization or Consistency Check.
3. A Rebuild, Resync, or copyback function is taking place.
4. A RAID set that is Partially Degraded or in a Degraded state.

This update will run on drives remaining in a RAID set that is in a Offline state.

There is an architectural constraint with Dell DUP HDD firmware update utility, related to system memory utilization, which is typically encountered on systems with minimal system memory, memory-intensive configurations, multiple RAID controllers, or memory-intensive applications. This issue is typically reported as - The operation was not successful because the device buffer write has failed. And will result in an aborted attempt to update firmware on the identified HDD. Error codes associated with this failure mode include 8009 and 8017. Once an error is detected, the update session is aborted. There is no data integrity or data availability risk associated with this issue. Subsequent attempts to update the HDD firmware may succeed, particularly if system resources are freed up.
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7450 SP 1WPD, SSD, Gen4 NVMe, M.2 22x80, 512e, OPAL Model Number: Dell EC NVMe SED 7450 RI M.2 80 480GB Regulatory Model Number: MTFDKBAXXXTFR Vendor PN: MTFDKBA480TFR-1BC15ABDA
7450 SP 1WPD, SSD, Gen4 NVMe, M.2 22x80, 512e, OPAL Model Number:Dell EC NVMe SED 7450 RI M.2 80 960GB Regulatory Model Number: MTFDKBAXXXTFR Vendor PN: MTFDKBA960TFR-1BC15ABDA
Dell Update Package instructions for Windows Dup:

1. Click the "Download Now" link to download the file.
2. When the File Download window appears, click "Save" to save the file to your hard drive.
Installation
1. Browse to the location where you downloaded the file and double-click the new file.
2. Read over the release information presented in the dialog window.
3. Download and install any prerequisites identified in the dialog window before proceeding.
4. Click the Install button.
5. Follow the remaining prompts to perform the update.

Dell Update Package instructions for Linux DUP (RHEL/SLES/Ubuntu):

1. Click the "Download Now" link to download the file.
2. When the File Download window appears, click "Save" to save the file to your hard drive.
Installation
1. Browse to the location where you downloaded the file and run the update by executing
"./ NVMe_Firmware__LN__A00.BIN " from the shell.
2. Read over the release information presented in the dialog window.
3. Download and install any prerequisites identified in the dialog window before proceeding.
4. Click the Install button.
5. Follow the remaining prompts to perform the update.

GnuPG Signature of Dell Update Package Instructions:

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, NVMe_Firmware__LN__A00.BIN.sign.

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