Seagate has issued a new firmware update for its FireCuda 530 NVMe SSD that will improve the performance of DirectStorage supported games.

Western Digital 'highly recommends updating firmware' on its SSDs which are affected by the HMB-related glitch that's left some folks in a BSoD boot loop.

To update your 980 Pro's firmware, go to Samsung's support page and download and install the SSD Magician app (above).

Samsung has released new firmware for its latest and greatest SSD, and owners should probably install it ASAP.

You don't need to update your SSD's firmware constantly. There aren't a ton of updates in the first place, and even if there were, it shouldn't be part of your routine maintenance. I'd wager that ...

Minor thing. When I update my Western Digital SSD firmware, it takes only seconds, and doesn't even require a reboot. Is the firmware on drives just extremely tiny, so that's how it can go so fast ...