No problem. Let us know how updating goes.Originally Posted by chuckbam
I should receive two new retail 80GB G2s tomorrow. I'm hoping that they're already updated.
No problem. Let us know how updating goes.
I done them before. You need to put the drive in IDE mode in the bios. I will update later tonight and post back.No problem. Let us know how updating goes.
Intel Core i7 LGA1366 - 3.60GHz (20x 180 BCLK) / 4 Cores / 8 Threads / 1.26v / UCLK 3067MHz / QPI 6.47 GTs
Crucial, Micron D9JNM ICs, 12GB DDR3 - 1440MHz, 8-8-8-20 1T, 1.6v, Tri-Channel
Palit NVIDA GeForce GTX 460 1GB DDR5 16x 2.0 - GPU 750MHz / Shader 1500Hz / DDR5 3625MHz
2x Intel X25-M G2, 80GB SSD, ICH10R RAID 0 / Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
....... System Runs 24/7....... system_01
my drives just updated in ahci mode, but smart monitoring needs to be on within the bios to run it that way.
please compare
02HA vs 02HD (80GB)
SCREENSHOTS ! ! !
Just updated; One of my 80gb g2's
CrystalDiskMark 2.2 100MB results:
Before update: 253.3MB / 79.1MB
After update: 259.9MB / 91.33MB
Not bad.
Last edited by fiskov; 12-01-2009 at 04:41 PM.
Anyone able to read the Release Notes?
Intel Core i7 LGA1366 - 3.60GHz (20x 180 BCLK) / 4 Cores / 8 Threads / 1.26v / UCLK 3067MHz / QPI 6.47 GTs
Crucial, Micron D9JNM ICs, 12GB DDR3 - 1440MHz, 8-8-8-20 1T, 1.6v, Tri-Channel
Palit NVIDA GeForce GTX 460 1GB DDR5 16x 2.0 - GPU 750MHz / Shader 1500Hz / DDR5 3625MHz
2x Intel X25-M G2, 80GB SSD, ICH10R RAID 0 / Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
....... System Runs 24/7....... system_01
Nice...
Can you post results at random R/W ?
Updated with no problems.
Sure, i never run those ones though so i can't give you before update results..Can you post results at random R/W ?
Seq = 254.2MB / 91.31MB
512k = 161.9MB / 91.35MB
4K = 25.72MB / 75.46MB
It's made the write about 10MB faster compared to the shipping firmware,
but the read's more or less the same.
Thanx, numbers are great...
I've got 4 of these 80 GB drives in RAID0 currently with the shipped firmware 02G9.
I posted my current performance here.
Is there any real reason for me to flash the drives being that I can't use TRIM in RAID?
I can't see any benefits - just risk.
Intel 6700K @ 4.3 GHz
Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 DDR3
4x4GB Corsair DDR3-2800
GTX980Ti MSI Lightning
Samsung 950 Pro 512GB
4 x Intel 80GB x25-m SSD's RAID0
Enermax Revolution 85+ 1250W
?? can't read the Release Notes.
Intel Core i7 LGA1366 - 3.60GHz (20x 180 BCLK) / 4 Cores / 8 Threads / 1.26v / UCLK 3067MHz / QPI 6.47 GTs
Crucial, Micron D9JNM ICs, 12GB DDR3 - 1440MHz, 8-8-8-20 1T, 1.6v, Tri-Channel
Palit NVIDA GeForce GTX 460 1GB DDR5 16x 2.0 - GPU 750MHz / Shader 1500Hz / DDR5 3625MHz
2x Intel X25-M G2, 80GB SSD, ICH10R RAID 0 / Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
....... System Runs 24/7....... system_01
Updating now. I take it the SSD Toolbox is still not up?
Sure did;
Nothing specific was stated for 80 GB drives, that's why I asked.This firmware revision has several continuous improvement optimizations intended to provide the best possible user experience with the Intel SSD.
Intel 6700K @ 4.3 GHz
Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 DDR3
4x4GB Corsair DDR3-2800
GTX980Ti MSI Lightning
Samsung 950 Pro 512GB
4 x Intel 80GB x25-m SSD's RAID0
Enermax Revolution 85+ 1250W
If the new bios has TRIM, why would you need it?
Intel Core i7 LGA1366 - 3.60GHz (20x 180 BCLK) / 4 Cores / 8 Threads / 1.26v / UCLK 3067MHz / QPI 6.47 GTs
Crucial, Micron D9JNM ICs, 12GB DDR3 - 1440MHz, 8-8-8-20 1T, 1.6v, Tri-Channel
Palit NVIDA GeForce GTX 460 1GB DDR5 16x 2.0 - GPU 750MHz / Shader 1500Hz / DDR5 3625MHz
2x Intel X25-M G2, 80GB SSD, ICH10R RAID 0 / Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
....... System Runs 24/7....... system_01
You can read : Release Notes (docx)?
http://downloadmirror.intel.com/1836...tes%202.1.docx
Intel Core i7 LGA1366 - 3.60GHz (20x 180 BCLK) / 4 Cores / 8 Threads / 1.26v / UCLK 3067MHz / QPI 6.47 GTs
Crucial, Micron D9JNM ICs, 12GB DDR3 - 1440MHz, 8-8-8-20 1T, 1.6v, Tri-Channel
Palit NVIDA GeForce GTX 460 1GB DDR5 16x 2.0 - GPU 750MHz / Shader 1500Hz / DDR5 3625MHz
2x Intel X25-M G2, 80GB SSD, ICH10R RAID 0 / Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
....... System Runs 24/7....... system_01
Not sure.I'm not hugely familiar with how the technology works. I would have assumed the TRIM command would be passed to all new HD activity and that existing data may need to be 'cleaned up' or 'optimized'. But as I said I'm not sure how it works. Also Win7 Detecting a 'new drive' and asked me to restart.
I have a 80gb X-25M G2. Not expecting any performance increase, but here is a benchmark run a few weeks ago on a fresh format, and the same benchmark performed just now after applying the new firmware.
I guess any performance difference could come down to variance between runs.
Last edited by dcl; 12-02-2009 at 06:17 AM.
Also, I have the Intel Matrix Storage Manager installed. I remember reading earlier that TRIM would not work with this installed? Anyone got any more info on this?
Actually automatic Trim works only in Windows 7 with native Microsoft drivers.
I have the Matrix Storage Manager installed. But this is my MS driver on the drive. Do I have TRIM?
Intel Core i7 LGA1366 - 3.60GHz (20x 180 BCLK) / 4 Cores / 8 Threads / 1.26v / UCLK 3067MHz / QPI 6.47 GTs
Crucial, Micron D9JNM ICs, 12GB DDR3 - 1440MHz, 8-8-8-20 1T, 1.6v, Tri-Channel
Palit NVIDA GeForce GTX 460 1GB DDR5 16x 2.0 - GPU 750MHz / Shader 1500Hz / DDR5 3625MHz
2x Intel X25-M G2, 80GB SSD, ICH10R RAID 0 / Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
....... System Runs 24/7....... system_01
Go to the device manager. Select IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers. If you see Standard AHCI 1.0 Serial ATA Controller then you are using the correct MS driver to enable auto TRIM.
If not you can uninstall the Intel controll drivers and when you reboot the standard MS drivers should install.
I have the Matrix Storage Manager installed. But this is my MS driver on the drive. Do I have TRIM?
Yeah I am confused with this as well. I was using the Asus/Intel driver for the drive. Not sure if it is on auto/native TRIM? I put on the new driver and it seems to work better but I also installed the old ToolBox 1.1 and ran it. Number seem to be the same now when I first did a fresh W7 install 1 month ago now.
CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 4.8GHz
MOBO: GIGABYTE GA-G1.Sniper M5 MATX 1150
MEMORY: G.SKILL Trident X 8GB 2400MHz 9-11-11-31 1T
GPU: 2 x eVGA GTX 780 SC
SOUND KRK Rokit 5 Limited Edition White Studio Monitors
SSD: 4 x Samsung 128GB Pro's Raid 0
PSU: SeaSonic Platinum 1000W
COOLING: 2 x Alphacool NexXxoS UT60 Full Copper 420mm 6 x Swiftech Helix 140mm Fans
CASE: Lian Li PC-C32B TECH STATION MOD build log coming soon
MONITOR: ASUS VG278HE Black 27" 149Hz
O.S: Windows 7 Pro x64
Just changed the driver to the standard Microsoft one, seems to be working fine so far.
Except now Windows thinks my SSD and Storage drives are removable and pesters me with the icon in the systray.
Last edited by dcl; 12-02-2009 at 04:27 PM.
I have updated my Intel X25-M G2 (80 Gb) yesterday.
I was a little scared because the update application froze during the update and I had to reset the computer but in the end everything was ok and the drive was updated...
Here are some comparative benchs with ICH7R controller (a bit old, I know...), Microsoft drivers and a 3 months old installation of Windows 7 x64 with daily usage. The full system is described on my signature.
Before the firmware update:
After the firmware update and TRIM manually executed with the Toolbox (just in case):
Last edited by firestarter.pt; 12-03-2009 at 03:02 AM.
Core2 Duo E8600 @ 4.1GHz [10x410 fsb, 1.425v]
ASUS P5W DH Deluxe [rev 1.02g, BIOS 2901]
2x 2 Gb Team Elite PC6400 @ 820 Mhz 5-5-5-15
Gigabyte GTX 460 1 GB @ 850 core / 2000 mem
Intel X25-M G2
OCZ StealthXStream 600W
Tuniq Tower 120
A nice improvement!
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