INTEL SSD firmware update. Anyone had success?

Why do you even need bootcamp?

Just burn the firmware upgrade ISO to a CD-R and put it in you Mac Pro and boot the burnt firmware disk to upgrade. That's how I upgraded my Intel SSD in my Mac. It has been running fine for the past few days.

So far the problem seems to be with Windows 7.

What?? Windows 7 doesn't work with SSD drives?

It doesn't work that way anymore. I don't know what the heck it is that they let you download, but it's not anything a Mac can deal with that I can tell. DU won't do a thing with it.
Besides, that was for the first gen, which BTreez has, or is pretty sure he has. And any reference to that firmware update has been deleted from Intels site.
I emailed them about the older update and how Mac users are supposed to use the new update. They haven't responded.

I hope people who are thinking of getting an SSD read this thread. I would strongly recommend holding off on getting an Intel SSD until Intel gets it's act together.

I hadn't seen the news that Malcolm's link refers to, but as I looked through Intels forum it was filled with dead drive stories. And this after their last fiasco of an update? Disgraceful really...

The toolbox doesn't work with Mac OS. I downloaded the firmware ISO (the new one that's no longer available) and use Apple's Disk Utilities to burn it.

So this, "IntelSSD_Toolbox_1_1_0000.msi" is useless then for Macs. The firmware iso that you downloaded, was that for both 1st and 2nd gen Intels? Which Intels do you have? Do you remember what the update was for?

Some companies have used a Linux CD ISO.

+Sitting on the sidelines trying to see who's going to take the ball to endzone and give us a touchdown!+

I've been looking to see if I have the old firmware update anymore, but I can't find it. I found a few other things though buried deeply away on a USB drive.
First, these two images are tests of before and after the update. I'm not going to label them, there's no point:
http://i528.photobucket.com/albums/dd325/senecat/1Intelearlymodelx25M-1.png

http://i528.photobucket.com/albums/dd325/senecat/intelafterupdate.png

So it wasn't a performance update.

And then I found this buried away which is early enough to apply to the early SSDs. And this is what I remember reading about it. The link for the update given leads to the same page I found last night, which if you click on the one link goes nowhere, that is, "Download Not Available".
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9131579/Inteloffers_firmware_upgrade_for_SSD_performanceproblem

To one mere insignificant measly individual with all the buzz going on? Perhaps when you find the update I'll get a note. One that says, "Sorry, we don't reply to serfs. Oops!".

Well, what's the bottom line? If you don't get an update your SSD will degrade faster over time losing speed. Mine have done that already anyway, we're both doomed... 😉

BROOKLYNTREEZ wrote:
so back to:

1. Backup SSD
2. Use Bootcamp & XP (all I got)
3. Boot from XP disk (all I got)
4. Update firmware
5. Boot into SL
6. Vola?

No, you don't need any kind of Windows to upgrade the SSD in your Mac. The firmware itself is an ISO disk image. Any new Intel Macs will boot it without problem.

Samsara wrote:
So this, "Intel SSD_Toolbox_1_1_0000.msi" is useless then for Macs. The firmware iso that you downloaded, was that for both 1st and 2nd gen Intels? Which Intels do you have? Do you remember what the update was for?

I downloaded the firmware for my 2nd Gen Intel SSD. It was the latest version that the Windows 7 people are having problem with. But it works fine with my SL.