Unable to Update the Firmware of OEM SSDs with Intel® SSD Management Tools
Content Type: Troubleshooting | Article ID: 000030962 | Last Reviewed: 02/28/2025
How to update firmware of original equipment manufacturer (OEM) solid state drive with Intel tools.
Original equipment manufacturer (OEM) drives have specific firmware built for their purposes/system designs. Therefore it is not possible to update the firmware of these drives using the Intel® SSD Management tools.
Contact the manufacturer for any firmware updates of their drives.
Some Intel SSDs have custom firmware versions build for specific OEM vendors, such as Lenovo, HP, Dell and others. These custom firmware versions are also considered OEM firmwares, therefore cannot be updated with the Intel SSD Management tools.
The Intel SSD Management tools update only generic Intel firmware versions.