SSD pro Boot Problem

[Cshnier]

Got firmware email. I proceeded and I lost my drive. Four hours to get a live person at Samsung. They only offered me a reconditioned drive. Does this mean that with the read write characteristics of ssd this would mean a drive with a shorter life.

 

[RealBeast]

Probably not, but it your problem was with an 850 Pro firmware upgrade read this thread that Doograham wrote up on his fix to see if it applies to your situation:

http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2551781/samsung-850-pro-ssd-corrupted-firmware-fix-read.html