Before you start…You will need the following:
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1 x Recordable CD
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Downloaded version of the Firmware update program Getting started:
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You can updated your OCZ SSD as either the primary boot drive or as a secondary drive
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Download the firmware upgrade utility .ISO image file that corresponds to your SSD model to your drive.
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Use this .ISO image file to Burn and Create a recordable CDNOTE: This will create a bootable CD for you to boot off of.
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Reboot your PC and enter the CMOS Setup utility by pressing Del or F1
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Change the SATA mode to IDE
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Change the Boot Device Order to CDROM/DVDROM as your First Boot Device
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Press F10 to Save and Exit
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Leave the newly created bootable CD in the drive
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Turn off the PC Firmware Upgrade Procedure: NOTE: the current utility does not require any jumper setting on the drive
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Turn On The PC and boot from the bootable CD
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You will see a “Select drive to Update 1.6” screen
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Select the number corresponding to the drive you want to update
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The utility will then prompt you: “Do you want to find Target Drives?”
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Press “Y” to get a listing of all the SSDs attached to the system
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Select the desired number of the drive you want to upgrade. In most cases it will be “1”
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This launches the utility which will complete in 1-5 seconds.
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Repeat the procedure in case multiple drives are upgraded.
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Turn off the PC. Verification:
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Enter the CMOS enter the CMOS Setup utility by pressing Del or F1
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Change the SATA mode back to the original mode(as it was set before. If the system was originally running in IDE mode, then no change is necessary)
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In Windows, Click START / Right click My Computer / Click Manage / Click Device Manager/ Double-Click Disk Drive / Right Click VERTEX and Click on Properties
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Select the “Details” tab and click “Device Instance ID” (WinXP) or“Hardware ID” Windows Vista /Windows 7 to verify the firmware revision number.
