This firmware update is just to the SSD. And as an AASP technician I can honestly say, it’s extremely easy. I have done it many times. The firmware itself does not take long to update, but then an OS needs to be installed since it wipes the SSD clean, which is probably where the “hour or less” comes from. I could swear I saw that they made this tool available to consumers since it’s very similar to making a bootable USB installer for macOS and anyone who is remotely tech savvy should be able to do it themselves if they have a spare USB drive and some common sense. [br]
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I will see if I can hunt it down somewhere. It sounds like in your case you may need a different SSD regardless, but just for anyone else who may stumble into this.
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EDIT: The link in my internal resources is public facing, but I cannot find anywhere where it’s actually linked to the public. I will dig a little deeper.
This firmware update is just to the SSD. And as an AASP technician I can honestly say, it’s extremely easy. I have done it many times. The firmware itself does not take long to update, but then an OS needs to be installed since it wipes the SSD clean, which is probably where the “hour or less” comes from. I could swear I saw that they made this tool available to consumers since it’s very similar to making a bootable USB installer for macOS and anyone who is remotely tech savvy should be able to do it themselves if they have a spare USB drive and some common sense. [br]
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I will see if I can hunt it down somewhere. It sounds like in your case you may need a different SSD regardless, but just for anyone else who may stumble into this.