OCZ Technology recently announced a firmware update for owners of Sandforce-based SSDs, including the Vertex 2, Vertex 2 LE, and Agility 2. The firmware update addresses many issues, but unfortunately OCZ put the changelog in a dumb PDF file.
Here’s a text version for you:
Issues resolved since version 1.29
- Improved the time required to wake up from sleep & standby
- Further improved NAND flash end of life behavior
- Fixed a rare condition that could cause the drive to reset and clear the data
- Fixed a rare condition in which a drive could hang if repeatedly rebooted without sufficient time to recover between cycles
- Reduced the drive boot time when it was shutdown improperly
- Improved FW efficiency for performance improvements of up to 5%
- Improved the File System block error handling process
Known open issues:
- Time for windows format of RAID volume on PMC-Sierra maxRAID BR5225-80 RAID HBA is longer than desired
- Drive may fail to boot within 5 seconds with continuous rapid power cycles
- Compatibility issue with LSI SAS-to-SATA interposer when used with LSI 1078
- Compatibility issue during Red Hat 5.4 Linux boot on nVidia MCP55 chipset
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