Crucial storage executive blue screen12/2/2023 ![]() SSD sourced from Amazon and arrived Saturday. All tests were ~1512 Read/~1552 Write using Amorphous Diskmark 1GB benchmark/4KB block size. SSD has P2CR012 firmware and tested with Mojave, Catalina and Big Sur. And I can restart the new installed Windows machine at any time to run Dashboard again and check for new SSD firmware updates.Ĭlick to expand.I just tested a Crucial P2 500GB PCIe NVME M.2 (CT500P2SSD8) in 2 separate identical 2015 MacBook Air 13" A1466 (1.6GHz i5/8GB RAM/427.0.0.0.0 system firmware) and a 2015 MacBook Pro 13" A1502. But now, I am not worried any more about an undone firmware upgrade. Then, I downloaded and installed WD Dashboard software on Windows and was able to perform the SN550 firmware upgrade very easily and without loosing any data on my already in use SSD.Īfter going back to MacOS, I found no difference at all on the behavior of the hardware or software, as they were working well previously. I followed the Apple instructions on how to install Windows on Mac using BootCamp and I got a very fast and responsive Windows 10 machine running on the Mac. However, as the new 1TB SSD had plenty of space available, I decided to create a small (128 GB) partition on it and install a copy of Windows 10 in order to be able to install and run the WD software for firmware update. However, I was worried about this update and decide to do it anyway.īut I had a big problem: How to find a Windows notebook where I could install the WD SN550 in order to use the (Windows-only) update software Dashboard from WD? Even if I had such Windows computer, I would have to open the Macbook Pro again, remove the (already configured) SSD and start from zero the MacBook upgrade process. I used TimeMachine to do a full backup on external HD before any attempt to upgrade the SSD and followed all the instructions on how to install MacOS on the new SSD after inserting it in the machine.Įven without the SSD recommended firmware update (using Dashboard), I got everything working well, including hibernation. The OS version is 11.2.3 (20D91) - Big Sur - and the bootrom version is 430.0.0.0.0. Page per Block: 4608 Bit Per Cell : 4(QLC)Ĭlick to expand.Let me report my success case: I purchased a WD SN550 1TB SSD last february and installed it in a Macbook Pro 13" Retina Mid 2014 (A1502) using a small adapter without any kind of problems. Does anyone here have any idea why this happens? Under Windows 10, I unfortunately still have the problem that it comes more often to a blue screen when I boot the computer without power cord. Here are some pictures for speed comparison:īefore with old SSD (First picture with 1GB, second with 5GB setting in Disk Speed Test):īefore with old SSD (First picture with 1GB, second with 5GB setting in Disk Speed Test): View attachment 1768688 View attachment 1768689Īfter with Crucial P2 (same settings for 1GB and 5GB): View attachment 1768690 View attachment 1768691 Everything now runs without problems under MacOS. I would recommend anyone with such slow speeds to first update the firmware and activate the Momentum Cache. First I wanted to sell the P2 again, but now everything fits. Now I achieve a write speed of just under 1000 MB/s and a read speed of 1260 MB/s with the P2. I did this as well.Īfter that, I restarted MacOS and checked the speed again with Blackmagic Disk Speed Test. The software also recommended enabling the "Momentum Cache". ![]() With Windows 10, I then installed the software "Crucial Storage Executive" and updated the firmware to the latest version P2CR033. During the installation of Windows 10, there was always a blue screen at first, but with the tip on the first page to adjust the registry, the installation worked. So I installed Windows 10 via Bootcamp, since Crucial offers its own software for updating the firmware. Unfortunately, I did not find a way to do this under macOS. The P2 shipped with firmware version P2CR031, so I wanted to update that first in hopes that this would bring a bit more speed. The read speed of just under 600MB was ok, but less than I had hoped. After installation, I was very disappointed with the measured write speed of just under 40-60MB. Last week, according to the table here in the forum, I ordered the Crucial P2 with 500GB and the Sintech Apdater.
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