updating hard drive firmware

ants83 · 16 Mar 2010 at 11:19

i have a falcon 64gb ssd. i want to update the firmware on it but that means wiping the drive. is there a program i can use to copy the whole drive(as it has my OS on it) then put it back on after the update has completed? thanks

PhillyDee · 16 Mar 2010 at 11:21

Acronis True Image.

Norton Ghost.

Geckovich · 16 Mar 2010 at 11:21

Acronis true image.

Edit: beaten

jbloggs · 16 Mar 2010 at 11:22

Or if using Win 7 simply use the Backup and Restore facility...

If you have a WD HDD in your system, then the WD version of ATI, for Seagate, then DiscWizard or if Maxtor then Maxblast....

ants83 · 16 Mar 2010 at 11:25

jbloggs said:
Or if using Win 7 simply use the Backup and Restore facility...

and then just copy the backup over to the drive when done?

UKDTweak · 16 Mar 2010 at 11:28

Use the Built in W7 Backup and Restore utility, it will create an image of the entire drive onto another drive (creating a Windows Image folder in the root of the drive you select), you can then update the SSD firmware, then restore the Image back to the SSD,.
Make sure you make a restore CD while your in the Backup and Restore Utility!