Alienware owners with Samsung PM800 SSD - TRIM now available!

[dave-p]

if you have a D in the firmware name, than you cant flash it period, dont matter how many system you try it on, it is dell speific firmware and you cant flash it until dell releases a firmware update. Ocz and patriot and corsair are using generic samsung firmware.

Sorry but that is not correct

I just flashed 2 Dell SSD drives, it can indeed be done, but it takes a specific setup and the files on page one of this tpic.

[fastlappy]

I am going to try this tomorrow at work....I have 2 dell desktops with intel chipsets. (crosses fingers that this works!) I also have a d19 256gb ssd.

[fastlappy]

OK! VICTORY!! I had no problem updating to the latest firmware using all of the instructions in post 1. You do NOT need to ebay your drive and take a loss! I had the dell VBM19D1Q firmware and flashed over to c19 very easily. If you are having problems you probably need to try another computer. I used an old IBM Thinkcentre 8090-21u desktop I had laying around at work. It probably took all of about 3 minutes once I found the dos information. Special thanks to quadzilla for all the help! I would be glas to help anyone if I can but, if you are not connecting to the drive it is a problem with the chipset of the computer you are using. Good Luck to all!!

[buckZor]

Has anyone performed this procedure on a Studio 16 XPS (1645) Lappy? I have the PM800 with this system.

[cartman]

OK! VICTORY!! I had no problem updating to the latest firmware using all of the instructions in post 1. You do NOT need to ebay your drive and take a loss! I had the dell VBM19D1Q firmware and flashed over to c19 very easily. If you are having problems you probably need to try another computer. I used an old IBM Thinkcentre 8090-21u desktop I had laying around at work. It probably took all of about 3 minutes once I found the dos information. Special thanks to quadzilla for all the help! I would be glas to help anyone if I can but, if you are not connecting to the drive it is a problem with the chipset of the computer you are using. Good Luck to all!!

It was 128GB or 256GB type?

[fastlappy]

256gb ssd....

[fluus]

that is too long...

Do you mean VBMxxCxx ?

yeah, thanks, one x to much

[cartman]

yeah, thanks, one x to much

Maybe the letter C means "common" or something similar.

[ekovalsky]

Seems to be just the VBM15D1Q that cannot be flashed. I found a computer that the flasher works on just fine, but get write errors when trying to update the firmware (either initial or main). Clear NAND option does work, just not firmware write.

Dell sold these drives and needs to get their act together and either replace them or offer a suitable flash utility. They have everything they need from Samsung, but seem to be in absolutely no hurry. I like XPS Studio 16 but probably am done buying Dell because of this (lack of) technical support.

[Nkd]

Sorry but that is not correct

I just flashed 2 Dell SSD drives, it can indeed be done, but it takes a specific setup and the files on page one of this tpic.

sorry, I meant to say on the 15D1Q can not be flashed, bad on my part, I know others can flashed, if you have firmware number 18D1 or above it can be flashed, because thats all the samsung, maindiag, ocz, corsair tools offer, update form the the 18c1 or 18d1, whatever you have, if you have the number 15 than you are SOL