Download Firmware OCZ Agility2(E), Vertex2(E/Pro), Vertex LE 1.24

Last month, OCZ Technology released new firmware for its Agility2, Vertex2, Vertex2 Pro, Vertex LE, Vertex2E, Agility2E SSDs with version number 1.24. These SSDs all use a SandForce controller. The steps to perform the update are in this topic clearly described on the OCZ forum. For user experiences with these and other SSDs, you can of course visit the sixth part of the large SSD topic on our own forum. The list of changes for this release is as follows:

Issues resolved since version 1.23:

• Fixed rare corner case where sequential write with IOMETER 2006 could cause errors

Issues resolved since version 1.21:

• Mitigated the possibility of data loss to last 10 minutes of real time maximum when drive is used with Windows 7 OS, drive indexing, and very slow rate of writing and drive experiences an unsafe shutdown.
• Fixed a rare condition in which a drive could hang on a SLEEP command.

Known open issues:

• SMART command B0 occasionally returns incorrect status
• TRIM command response for short trims takes longer than test expects
• Temperature reporting in SMART data not correct (typically ½ actual value)
• Slow format command in Windows using PMC-Sierra maxRAID BR5225-80 RAID HBA
• Compatibility issue with Intel 3100 chipset
• Compatibility issue with NVIDIA MCP55 chipset under Red Hat Linux 5.4