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    New firmware 1.23 for all OCZ Sandforce SSDs (Agility 2, Vertex 2, Vertex LE, etc.)

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Phil, Oct 21, 2010.

  1. Phil

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    New firmware 1.23 for OCZ Sandforce drives has been published on OCZ forums.

    Main things are fixes to SMART attribute about reporting correct drive life and fixed sleep-issues.

    General warning: Apply on own risk and read the instructions well.

    If anyone performs this update please run ATTO before and after and compare to see if it affects performance.
     
    Phil, Oct 21, 2010
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  2. alstrike

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    Thanks!

    I will run an ATTO bench and post results.
     
    alstrike, Oct 21, 2010
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    I wonder if this would have fixed the "not-detected on boot" that was plaguing me the few weeks that I owned a Vertex LE. Oh well. Water under the bridge, since I'm selling it.
     
    SoundOf1HandClapping, Oct 21, 2010
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    Pfff I just ran an ATTO bench before the update I my writing speed was all over the place (160 Mb/s MAX). It´s over with this JJB´s tweaks and similar crap to gain +5-10Mb/s.

    I guess I´ll have to erase and reinstall W7...
     
    alstrike, Oct 21, 2010
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    LOUSYGREATWALLGM, Oct 21, 2010
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    Yep I read that. So it gives a BSOD. Not a big problem I think.
     
    Phil, Oct 21, 2010
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    On a related note, I'd like to know if this update has any impact on the 4K read/write performance on HM55 and similar notebooks without having to do any sort of tweaking.
     
    saturnotaku, Oct 21, 2010
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    I had the same problem with my new Vertex 2 yesterday and I also got BSODs before and after firmware update. My CPU temp went up high too. I'm going to put it as a secondary drive and see how it goes.
     
    HRK, Oct 21, 2010
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    Not to take this thread off-topic, but my Vertex 2 60GB won't boot. It won't even get past POST. I plugged it into my desktop and it isn't even recognized by Windows Disk Management. I had not done updated any firmware yet. I started the post here.
    http://forum.notebookreview.com/har...-upgrades/527248-how-confirm-if-ssd-dead.html

    Maybe this is the same issue everyone else is having then? I just requested an RMA from OCZ. I have no other way of determining if the drive is dead, but the fact that it can't even detect it in another machine as a slave drive...
     
    HTWingNut, Oct 21, 2010
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