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Intel® Solid-State Drive Firmware Update Dec. 1, 2009
Intel has released a new firmware (02HD) and firmware update tool (version 1.5) to fix the issue with the firmware update process on 34nm (G2) Intel® X25-M SSDs (80GB and 160GB).
Intel recommends that end users Download this firmware update tool and upgrade your SSD
• This new firmware provides Trim support (on 80GB and 160GB) and better sequential write performance (on 160GB)
• If you experience any issues during the upgrade process contact Intel Customer Support
I’ve downloaded it. Going to try to update…
***EDIT 03DEC09
Everything went good. I had already seen a performance bump with the previous version. I’ve also backed up and restored the disk with Acronis TI.
FYI – My AS SSD Benchmark has ranged from 395-401 with booth v1.4 and v1.5 firmware.