Download Firmware Crucial m4 010G

Crucial has released new firmware for the m4 series solid state drives. The update is only for the sata models and should not be used for msata models. Version 010G brings no critical improvements and this firmware is therefore marked as optional by Crucial. Updating the firmware can now be done directly from Windows 7 and 8but one boot cd you can still create. The changelog can be found below.

Firmware Update Notifications

Firmware for the Crucial m4 2.5” SSD is being updated from version 000F to 010G.

The m4 is updateable to this new firmware starting from any previous version in a single step.

This is an OPTIONAL update for any drive in the field. It is only recommended if the end user is experiencing an issue related to the following items.

Do NOT use any other m4 firmware update for your 2.5” SSD such as the 01MG firmware for the mSATA form factor.

Version 010G includes the following changes:

• Improved Trim response time
• Improved power-on-to-ready time (known as POR, or TTR for Time-to-ready)
• Improved resume-time from low power modes, and improved reliability of warm reboot
• Improved power consumption by disabling HIPM (Host Initiated Power Management)

Additional details can be found in the firmware guide