The releases include stability and reliability improvements

Mar 14, 2015 09:15 GMT  ·  By

A few moments ago, OCZ has announced the availability of new firmware updates developed for its Vertex 450, 460, and 460A SSD devices, namely versions 3.0, 1.03, and 1.01, respectively, which include various improvements and enhancements.

If upgraded, all SSDs will receive an optimized read retry on bad block list, improved robustness of uncorrectable error handling, as well as fixes for an occasional issue regarding DDR memory corruptions on 480GB capacity drives.

When it comes to Vertex 450 and 460 drives along, these SSDs will also benefit from improved unexpected power loss, TRIM, and ATA password handling, as well as from fixes for a corner case issue regarding resuming from sleep.

In addition to that, firmware 3.0 and 1.03 resolve the problem where secure erase would require a power cycle to fully flush data, and the one with S.M.A.R.T. that sometimes didn’t correctly record power on hours.

As for upgrading your Solid State Drive (SSD), download the appropriate package for your system configuration (available for Windows, Linux, and Mac OS), install and run OCZ’s Toolbox, and wait for your Vertex to be recognized.

Bear in mind that, before moving forward it is recommended that you back up all important data stored on the SSD, as replacing its firmware might erase all files contained by the drive.

With this in mind, select the SSD you want to upgrade, click “Tools,” and then select “Update Firmware” (and then “Update BIOS”), choose “Yes,” and wait for the Toolbox to do its job.

That being said, from the links below, follow the one best describing your SSD model, carefully update its firmware version, and enjoy the changes that this new release brings about.

Download OCZ Toolbox 4.9.0.634 / Vertex 450 SSD Firmware 3.0 Download OCZ Toolbox 4.9.0.634 / Vertex 460 SSD Firmware 1.03

Download OCZ Toolbox 4.9.0.634 / Vertex 460A SSD Firmware 1.01

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