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INTEL SSD firmware update. Anyone had success?

After trying the latest Parallels, XP and the 'Intel SSDToolbox' with very scary results, I realized I might be approaching this the wrong way.

My guess:
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?

any thoughts?

Early Mac Pro 2008, Mac OS X (10.6), NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT, 8GB RAM, Intel SSD bootdrive

Posted on Oct 29, 2009 8:35 PM

26 replies

Ein

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Oct 31, 2009 2:25 PM in response to BROOKLYNTREEZ

There were two files for the upgrade, Toolbox and firmware ISO.

Toolbox is a Windows utility for optimizing Intel's SSD. The firmware upgrade ISO is a different file. 🙂
What you'll need is the firmware file. If you can still get it.

Samsara

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Oct 31, 2009 2:40 PM in response to Ein

A bit of teeth pulling, but it seems BTreez won't see that file until Intel reposts it, which I imagine will be soon.

BROOKLYNTREEZ Author

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Nov 1, 2009 8:40 AM in response to Samsara

The grasshopper is patient.

Samsara

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Nov 1, 2009 11:35 AM in response to BROOKLYNTREEZ

Lol. 🙂
You are pleased with the speed though, aren't you? Bet that pebble is much easier to snatch.

BROOKLYNTREEZ Author

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Nov 1, 2009 1:25 PM in response to Samsara

Oh yes. That pebble magically appears right in front of me on demand.

Nov 22, 2009 9:44 PM in response to BROOKLYNTREEZ

I've been trying for a couple days to update my Intel 160GB SSD drive with the ISO and had little luck.

I finally was able to by moving the SSD from the bay closest to the front of the machine (bay 1) to the one next to it (bay 2). I've seen posts by people who have done this on the 2009 mac pro, but little about what their configuration was and how they were able to detect it.

Ein

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Nov 23, 2009 3:26 PM in response to Troy Muller

Were you able to get the ISO to boot into DOS? If not, you probably didn't burn the ISO correctly. A new firmware should be out soon. You might as well wait.

Nov 29, 2009 2:24 PM in response to Ein

Yes, the ISO worked fine. It was having issues detecting the drive in the first slot from the front ( I bought a drive sled for 2.5in drives to put into the stock drive location).

It updated the drive without issue when I moved it to the previously noted location.

Dec 1, 2009 9:37 PM in response to Troy Muller

Just updated to the new firmware (O2HD) just released.

The platform independent process went completely smoothly.

The only part I don't know how to do is the separate verification process, which does not seem to be platform independent. However the actual update process includes a verification stage and confirmed that I had O2HD, as does HD Tune in Windows.

Quickbench results nearly identical, so don't know what happened to the claimed increased write speeds, perhaps only apply in Windows.

New Toolbox release .due soon

Ein

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Dec 2, 2009 12:00 AM in response to Mike Boreham

The increased write only applies to the 160G. It went from 80+MB to 100MB write.

Read the release note. 🙂

Dec 2, 2009 12:02 AM in response to Ein

Ein wrote:
The increased write only applies to the 160G. It went from 80+MB to 100MB write.

Read the release note. 🙂

That would be it then! Thanks.

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