is it safe to update ssd firmware?

Hi

is it safe to update ssd firmware ?
for example about samsung 840 evo i noticed there is a new firmware EXT0BB6Q
my drive was shipped with EXT0BB0Q

i guess the changes are

did you update it?
how did you update it with Magician software or booting with the ido?

thanks
i appreciate it

 

Updating the SSD firmware is generally fine but you should have a backup of your data regardless.

I don't have an SSD, but I would go for updating via the ISO. That way the update will run without any running OS/processes.

 

I've updated it few times with no problems. Once I had to restore an OS image so making image before update would be wise.

Regards, hqsec

 

I updated my Crucial M500 240gb SSD and after the firmware update i had a bad sector

There was none to start with the old firmware.

Maybe the new firmware has a different way of detecting bad sectors or did the firmware use up part of the SSD?
I dont know but it was annoying.