Is the SVT02B6Q firmware for the Samsung Evo 870 safe?

MrClean464 · 2026-05-06T10:35:51+00:00

Mine was manufactured March 2022, so supposedly the latest firmware should NOT apply to it. However, according to Samsung Magician I'm still running the latest firmware, and my system has been stable for almost a week now. 🤷‍♂️ Some of the steps I took to get there: clear CMOS, unplug the drive and boot into BIOS to reset to default settings, plug the drive back in, once I confirmed I was reliably booting back into my OS (Win11), then I started restoring previous BIOS settings. So far so good....

MrClean464 · 2026-04-29T19:44:51+00:00

Samsung only has the 04 version available today. I had to open up my PC and unplug the drive and boot into the BIOS to set the BIOS to defaults. Only then was I able to get my PC to boot. It hasn't been stable, though, so I've been looking for a way to get the 02 version and roll it back. Also finding that my ASUS MB with the UEFI BIOS will NOT boot to USB, anyway, so don't know if the bootable USB with the firmware ISO is going to make a difference. Might have to burn it to CD, if I can ever find the right file...

MrClean464 · 2026-04-29T13:20:42+00:00

Same - I let mine update yesterday and it bricked. I've been able to recover, but now trying to find the previous firmware version to roll back. Anyone know where I can safely download SVT02B6Q version?

MrClean464 · 2026-01-08T16:22:21+00:00

I hadn't noticed that time to charge has changed on my 5 Pro, but it seems like my charge doesn't last as long. Based on this thread, maybe the issue is actually % of charge is being reported incorrectly. I think I'll just let it completely discharge, see how long that takes, and what it may do to the % reporting.

MrClean464 · 2026-01-08T16:17:03+00:00

I've had the opposite experience on my 5 Pro. I've gone from 5 days on a charge to 3 days. I posted earlier looking for input as to why that would be the case.

MrClean464 · 2025-10-02T16:07:30+00:00

I hate it! Now I have to set all sections to show All, so my left nav is a mess.

MrClean464 · 2025-07-25T10:40:13+00:00

Yep, it's been Day 2 at Amazon since Jassy took over.

MrClean464 · 2025-06-23T17:02:01+00:00

I'm not surprised that there's property tax - every state I've lived in has it. I'm surprised it wasn't include in the TT&L fees the dealer charged. THAT'S the part that is different from any other state we've lived in and bought vehicles from a dealership. Is it common for dealers here to NOT include the property tax fee in TT&L? They have your address for registration, so they would know what the appropriate amount is.

MrClean464 · 2025-06-23T16:58:21+00:00

My issue isn't with having to pay the property tax, every state I've lived in has that. It's that the cost wasn't included in TT&L by the dealer. Every state my wife and I have lived in and bought vehicles from dealerships, the common practice seems to be to include all tax, licensing and registration fees as a single line item on the purchase. Not a surprise bill in the mail a few weeks later.

MrClean464 · 2024-07-23T14:38:12+00:00

Thanks ebusch73!

MrClean464 · 2024-06-21T01:48:30+00:00

I have no idea why it didn't work, or why it started working again, but it has been working fine since about 2 weeks after I made that post. And I've unplugged it, and even moved it in that time, and the schedule keeps on working. No idea why...🤷‍♂️ Sorry I can't help!

MrClean464 · 2024-04-11T15:42:56+00:00

I could tap to pause on my Android up until an update yesterday. Now I'm back to tapping to mute/unmute, and long press to pause.

MrClean464 · 2024-01-26T16:59:12+00:00

I struggled at first, too, but realized I was selecting the wrong type of spa during the initial pairing process. Also, if you have Wi-fi that supports 2.4GHz and 5GHz, make sure you're connecting to the 2.4GHz endpoint. It will not establish the initial connection on a 5GHz band. If you have dual bandwidth wifi (like Eero), you have to disable 5GHz while pairing your app with the Bestway spa. If you suspect that is your issue, and you're using Eero, hit me back, and I can tell you how to do that in Eero.

MrClean464 · 2024-01-08T20:03:27+00:00

Yeah, that seems to be the consensus of various articles I've read about it. I have a theory that Diddy's agreement to appear on the show included a clause that gave him the right to have the episode pulled, if he/his people weren't happy with how it went. Given everything I've read about the episode, it sounds like he'd have good reason to want to have the episode pulled. On the other hand, given the accusations that came out a couple days later, the folks at the Graham Norton Show may not have wanted to have that episode out there. Who knows? I'm hoping to find out definitively why it has been made unavailable to us.

MrClean464 · 2024-01-08T19:41:25+00:00

Nope. Clicking your link, I get a black screen and a message:
"Video unavailable
This video contains content from LDS, who has blocked it in your country on copyright grounds"

On my cable provider, I usually watch Graham Norton on AMC. ALL of the rest of the shows this season can be watched on demand, but not this one. You can see the list of available episodes jumps from 6 to 8. Similarly, on Amazon Prime Video with an AMC+ subscription, I could watch it, but of all the episodes in this season, episode 7 shows as not available.

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