The Seagate FireCuda-SSD’s struggle nog steeds with hit problems
Seagate FireCuda 540 PCIe 5.0 SSDs have been experiencing warmth points for a while now. A bug within the firmware has not but been patched all over the place.
The primary reviews of overheating of PCIe 5.0 SSDs from varied manufacturers date again to Could. Specifically, the Phison E26 controller utilized in SSDs (and subsequently additionally in Seagate’s Firecuda collection) might get too scorching. Earlier than that it fell out, with all the results that entails. As well as, this kind of SSDs didn’t trigger throttling themselves, with the intention to stop overheating. If it had an working system put in, restarting the PC was the one approach to proceed.
FireCuda strikes firmware-update
Most producers, together with Corsair, bumped into the identical downside. That was then addressed with a firmware replace, after Phison was in a position to determine the error and proper his blunder by means of software program. However within the meantime, not all SSDs of the PCIe 5.0 sort have obtained the brand new firmware. The FireCuda 540 solely appeared available on the market on the finish of June and subsequently – contemporary out of the field – maybe missed the essential replace.
The German ComputerBase put it to the check and located that the FireCuda 540 crashed inside two minutes of a CrystalDiskMark benchmark after it reached 87 levels Celsius. ComputerBase inquired with Seagate a couple of deliberate replace, however has not but obtained a response.
