samsung has started rolling out a firmware update for its next generation SSDs, 980 Pro and 990 Prowhich, according to many users, suffers from problems that greatly shorten their lifespan, which is valued above all for alleged premature degradation storage units themselves.

The SSD 980 Pro and 990 Pro are the latest flagship models from Samsung. The company initially responded by rejecting warranties (RMA) on the grounds that the degradation was part of the normal operation of the storage units, but perhaps in the face of more complaints emerging, Samsung was forced to respond and release firmware updates, first for the 980 Pro and then for 990 Pro.

A firmware update assumes that Samsung recognizes the problem and what’s more, the company was able to reproduce it in its laboratories. The company initially pointed out that the origin may be in anomalies related to the percentage of SMART used and/or health in the case of the 990 Pro units.

Samsung accompanied the release of the update with a message posted on its community portal stating about the 990 Pro that “these anomalies were detected due to issues with the 990 Pro SSD firmware. A firmware update was released on February 13, 2023 that fixes these anomalies (The SMART values ​​are not reset to factory settings after a firmware upgrade. The actual SMART values ​​of each SSD vary depending on the user environment and usage conditions.)

While it’s true that Samsung has provided a fix (or at least has) for the degradation issue that plagued the 980 Pro and 990 Pro SSDs, this will only be useful for users who have recently purchased their drive or given such low usage, that the level of degradation is not great, so the company will certainly continue to face warranty claims on some units that may not have reached consumers in optimal condition, regardless of the circumstances.