Samsung 840 EVO - can't erase / partition. I can see the EVO drive in the MAC's Disk utility app with a sub partition named disk1s2 greyed out. I click on the main drive image - 500.11GB Samsung SSD EVO 500GB Media, I have the option to erase or partition. FYI we have hundreds of Samsung SSD's in use in many different Mac's. The Magician SSD management utility is designed to work with all Samsung SSD products including 470 Series, 750 Series, 830 Series, 840 Series, 850 Series, 860 Series, 950 Series, 960 Series and 970 Series. This software is not compatible with other manufacturers' SSDs.
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In addition to providing information about the user’s system and SSD product, Samsung SSD Magician also supports advanced features, like SSD performance management, benchmarking for optimum performance, new firmware updates, etc.
Get Samsung SSD Magician and give it a try to fully assess its capabilities.
Other Features:
- SecureErase function can fully erase data on the drive in less than 1 minute.
- Update function confirms that latest firmware is installed from the Samsung website.
- Automatic OS optimization for Superfetch/Prefetch, ReadyBoost, and DIPM settings.
- Benchmarking application tests performance of the SSD, and other connected devices.
- Fully compatible with all previously shipped Samsung SSD drives.
What's New:
Latest version of Magician software is recommended for optimal performance.
New Features
- Firmware or Magician update alarm function
- Secure Erase USB bootable solution for NVMe device
- Adopting Diskspd for Performance Benchmark
- Text drag and copy available in System Compatibility
- New model support: 850 PRO 2TB, 850 EVO 2TB
- Advanced Performance Optimization support for 840 EVO mSATA; New firmware is required to use Advanced Performance Optimization
Fixed issues
- Compatibility issues with some controllers
- Duplicated notices in System Compatibility
- Additional information
- Personal information for GDPR
- Minor bug fixes
Previous Versions:
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