PowerEdge: How to Update Hard Drive Firmware on PowerEdge Servers Using a Windows System

Summary: The firmware of PowerEdge server hard drives is a critical component in the server system. Regularly updating and maintaining this firmware is essential for server performance, security, and compatibility. Hard drive firmware updates can often fix known hardware faults and issues, address identified vulnerabilities and security problems, and potentially introduce new features, improvements, and enhancements. ...

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Instructions

These firmware updates can reduce the risk of hardware failures and improve the overall reliability of the server.

Note: Before updating hard drive firmware, please ensure that you have a full data backup. Schedule the firmware update during a period of low I/O activity. Do not power off the system or force an interruption during the firmware update process.

 


Steps to Update Hard Drive Firmware on Windows:

  1. Navigate to the "Drivers & Downloads" section, enter your Dell service tag or click "Browse all products" to select your server model.
  2. Search for the keyword "hard drive firmware" and download the corresponding BIN file. (The example image shows the Toshiba EE0A hard drive firmware.)
Download firmware from support site     
  1. Right-click and run the EXE file as an administrator.
Run firmware installer as administrator 
  1. Based on the "Reboot Required" prompt, confirm if a reboot is necessary.
If a reboot is required, please perform the update during a scheduled maintenance window when the machine can be taken offline. Click "Install" to begin the installation.
Install firmware DUP - No reboot required 
  1. The prompt indicates that the firmware versions for Disks 0, 2, 3, and 4 will be synced and updated. Click "Yes" to proceed.
Disk firmware selection 
  1. Run the update operation until the prompt displays "The update completed successfully." Click "OK" to finish the firmware update.
Firmware update progress


If any of the following conditions exist, the firmware update cannot be run:

  1. RAID status is abnormal in the process of rebuilding, reconstructing, or write-back.
  2. RAID is performing background initialization (BGI), consistency check (CC), or patrol read (PR).
  3. Hard drive status is abnormal: Failed, Missing, Bad block, Foreign, 0GB.

 

Affected Products

C Series, HS Series, Modular Infrastructure, Rack Servers, Tower Servers, XE Servers, XR Servers, OEM Server Solutions, Microsoft Windows Server 2016, Microsoft Windows Server 2019, Microsoft Windows Server 2022, Microsoft Windows Server 2025
Article Properties
Article Number: 000226155
Article Type: How To
Last Modified: 16 Oct 2025
Version:  5
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