Certification and Drive Firmware Updates - Managing Disks - Certify, Verify, Initialize https://forums.softraid.com/managing-disks-certify-verify-initialize/certification-and-drive-firmware-updates/ SoftRAID Discussion Board en-US Tue, 21 Apr 2026 08:22:28 +0000 wpForo 60 RE: Certification and Drive Firmware Updates https://forums.softraid.com/managing-disks-certify-verify-initialize/certification-and-drive-firmware-updates/#post-17903 Sat, 10 Dec 2022 22:40:54 +0000 I dont think it makes any difference. Certification is a test of the platters, essentially, and that won't be affected by a firmware upgrade.

]]> Managing Disks - Certify, Verify, Initialize SoftRAID Support https://forums.softraid.com/managing-disks-certify-verify-initialize/certification-and-drive-firmware-updates/#post-17903 Certification and Drive Firmware Updates https://forums.softraid.com/managing-disks-certify-verify-initialize/certification-and-drive-firmware-updates/#post-17899 Sat, 10 Dec 2022 21:17:34 +0000 Is there any cause for concern if I certify a drive first and then apply a firmware update to the drive?

I get that sometimes a firmware fix might be required before a drive can even pass the certification test, but assuming it passes, do I risk anything by flashing the drive and not re-certifying?

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