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Vertex 3 Firmware Upgrades, notice any difference?

SpitUK

SpitUK

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I have FW 2.02 in mine. 17" MBP and loving the performance. I dont usually bother updating the FW anymore, used to but CBA now.

The new one interests me as it has a lower idle power. Anyone who has done it have you noticed any difference? If it adds battery time im defo up for doing it.
 
Yes, plus there is a nice increase in performance. If you do your homework the firmware isn't too hard to upgrade. I like the method of using another pc to do it, booting from a linux live cd but there's plenty of ways that work.
 
DustinT said:
Yes, plus there is a nice increase in performance. If you do your homework the firmware isn't too hard to upgrade. I like the method of using another pc to do it, booting from a linux live cd but there's plenty of ways that work.
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Can you point us to a thread that describes how this is done (the procedure)? Thanks!
 
Can someone tell me if I have Firmware Version 1.08, I assume version is the same as revision?

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And is 1.15 the latest? OWC'z website is a little hard to decipher. Thanks
 
MacsOnAnabolics said:
Oh...right. Yeah I am looking under version. Where do I check to see what "revision" the firmware is?
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I'm thinking that must be it, I'm just not sure.

Is your Vertex 3 working good for you? I have a 2011 15" MBP also. I just want to get the firmware up to date before I install the drive. It kind of sucks there is not an easy, straightforward way to do it on a Mac.
 
I definitely agree with you, not an easy task. I like just installed my drive on my 2011 15" MBP 2.3 Quad i7. Its a 120GB MAX IOPS Vertex 3 so maybe thats why the version # is 2.06. So far it is lightning fast. Apps open before one bounce. However, I would like to properly maintain my SSD so I would prefer to do the update. I've heard somewhere on here that there is a way to upgrade the firmware having it installed on your mac. Also, I couldn't wait to install. :D
 
i tried to put the ssd into my PC but the PC wouldn't even boot up. I just had a black screen the whole time.
 
Correct me if I'm wrong please. I "read" that one way to do it is to but the SSD into an external enclosure. Log into windows as admin and download the OCZ Firmware update tool.

I didn't try this because I just wanted to install already. However, my rational for not doing this is that one would think if your updated the firmware this way, then put it into your MBP and install OSX, you would just write over the firmware update?

Just a thought though. Has anyone actually successfully done this?
 
I am a little anxious to install it also, but I definitely want to update it first. Since it is a firmware update, you would not lose it if you update on a PC then install OSX on it later. The firmware would not ne affected. I am hoping to find a PC I can borrow today to update it.
 
Taking from a post above, could I just put my ssd into a hdd enclosure (assuming ssd works in hdd enclosure) and plug it into my PC and download the firmware from there?
 
DustinT said:
Yes, plus there is a nice increase in performance. If you do your homework the firmware isn't too hard to upgrade. I like the method of using another pc to do it, booting from a linux live cd but there's plenty of ways that work.
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Is it possible to make a Linux boot disk using a USB stick and then run the firmware update? My Macbook Pro won't have an optical drive as it will be replaced with an optibay...
 
p1ngputts said:
Taking from a post above, could I just put my ssd into a hdd enclosure (assuming ssd works in hdd enclosure) and plug it into my PC and download the firmware from there?
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just want to bump this for answer

edit: the FW will not update through a USB/SATA bridge.
 
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I did mine by connecting the vertex 3 as a 2nd drive to a windows7 pc via sata. Drive showed up in windows. I downloaded firmware updater and performed the upgrade, a few seconds later it was done. Put it back in the mac and it was done.
 
SpitUK said:
I did mine by connecting the vertex 3 as a 2nd drive to a windows7 pc via sata. Drive showed up in windows. I downloaded firmware updater and performed the upgrade, a few seconds later it was done. Put it back in the mac and it was done.
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This is the easiest method I know of.
 
SpitUK said:
Absolutely. I took the side off an office PC and just hooked it straight to the motherboard with a SATA cable. Easy.
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There's lots of other methods out there that don't work or are quite difficult. This one takes just a few minutes and seems pretty foolproof.
 
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