Firmware ocz vertex 3 2.50. Recovering (unlocking) an OCZ Vertex SSD drive


Firmware update for eight varieties of OCZ solid-state drives based on SandForce 2000 controllers with SATA interfaces, mSATA and PCI-E:

  • Agility 3
  • Nocti
  • RevoDrive 3
  • RevoDrive 3 X2
  • Solid 3
  • Synapse
  • Vertex 3
  • Vertex 3 Max IOPS

The previous version of firmware 2.22 was based on the reference SandForce 5.0.1 and improved performance. The new firmware 2.25 corrects several errors, the list of which does not allow us to determine which version of SandForce was used as the basis (5.0.2-5.0.4?). List of changes:

  • Bugs fixed:
    • calculation of the normalized value of the S.M.A.R.T. indicator number 09 (opening hours);
    • unexpected reading error during extended S.M.A.R.T self-test.
    • handling SATA errors in some cases.

The first user reviews indicate that performance with the new firmware decreased, but this still needs confirmation. It is precisely known that there are unresolved problems when working on Intel chipsets H61 - inability to wake up from sleep modes, inability to connect in SATA 3.0 mode, periodic outages in SATA 2.0 mode.

The proprietary OCZ utility based on boot disk Linux, designed for flashing all modern series of solid-state drives on SandForce 1000/2000, Indilinx Everest and Barefoot controllers - generations from Vertex 2 to Vertex 4. In addition, the package allows you to perform the Secure Erase reset operation, view disk information and S.M.A.R.T. indicators, apply a patch to reduce abnormally high values ​​of the “virtual thermal sensor”, split the drive into sections with correct alignment.

Changelog for OCZ Bootable Toolbox - PC Edition 4.3 is available:

  • The Linux version of OCZ Toolbox has been updated to the latest version 4.2.0.3480.
  • Wi-Fi support has been expanded.

To flash the firmware, as usual, use the OCZ Toolbox utility or a boot disk on Linux based- OCZ Bootable Toolbox. The updates are not destructive and data should not be damaged. The update procedure and its limitations are traditional for OCZ drives on SandForce. The drive must be connected to the chipset SATA controller in AHCI mode; in case of problems, it is recommended to change the driver to standard Microsoft AHCI (or vice versa, to Intel/AMD's own driver). Can't update system disk from which it was produced Windows boot, is not supported by Windows XP. The OCZ Toolbox flashing utility must be run with administrator rights. To bypass Windows restrictions, you can use a boot disk on Linux based, recorded on a CD/DVD or flash drive, detailed illustrated instructions are available on the official forum. Flashing utilities for Windows and Linux require Internet access to get new image firmware

In addition to the missing skids, the package of the seemingly flawless OCZ Agility 3 comes with another unpleasant problem. After a certain period of time, the device causes a system failure, which is expressed in a “blue screen”, after which Agility 3 is no longer recognized in the system as a device. But the problem with disk detection is solved by turning off the power, but an error that seriously interferes with full operation is treated a little differently. Same problem with OCZ Vertex 3 devices and certain SSDs from other manufacturers.

And the essence of the problem is this: not so long ago, numerous complaints began to appear from users about the operation of controllers based on the SandForce 2000 series. Owners of these SSD drives claim that their products suddenly fail, after which the BIOS simply “does not see them” " in system. Complaints state that problems with these devices most often result in blue screens in the operating room. Windows system, less often - to an unexpected system reboot. These problems are observed on completely new devices. Despite the rather high price tag, the manufacturers failed to create a quality product. However, not everything is as bad as it seems at first glance. Return to SSD operation based on SandForce 2000 it is possible, but in in this case we're talking about only about OCZ products - Vertex 3 and Agility 3.

The first company to officially acknowledge the existence of the problem was Corsair, and began the recall procedure for its own 120 GB Force 3 series SSD drives. Later, OCZ also admitted the existence of the problem, however, radical measures There was no recall of the devices. The company's official statement says that a small percentage (less than 1%) of the series' SSD drives have this problem. But, unlike Corsair, they do not require replacement of hardware components, and the problem can be solved by changing the firmware version.

Firmware OCZ Vertex 3 or Agility 3 itself takes about 30 seconds, however, the average user may encounter a number of difficulties that arise during these seemingly simple manipulations.

So, let's go in order. Few people know that for the full operation of modern hard drives, incl. and SSD required AHCI mode- Advanced Host Controller Interface. It is turned on in the BIOS, in the SATA settings on the main settings tab. AHCI is a mechanism used to connect storage devices via Serial protocol ATA, which allows you to take advantage of advanced features such as built-in command queuing (NCQ) and hot swapping. Designed to replace the outdated classic ATA controller, which many users are still content with without even realizing it.

Let us note right away that switching the mode from IDE to AHCI will “drop” installed Windows, after which you will need complete reinstallation. This problem is described as switching the ATA controller included in the , to AHCI mode means the activation of incompatible logic of the controller. From point of view operating system this action is equivalent to installation into the system new board An ATA controller other than the existing one, and physically switching the boot disk to this board. To solve the problem, you must install it in Windows before switching. For those who don't want to complicate things, there is an easier way AHCI enable on the current system. With the help of a well-known Windows utilities 7 Manager from Yamicsoft you can implement everything you need by checking one box. The trial version of Windows 7 Manager will be enough for one manipulation, although the utility is capable of getting the most out of Windows.


After saving the settings, you need to restart the computer, enter the BIOS and enable the required mode. However, this is not enough to correct the error in solid state drive. Firmware updates for Agility 3 and OCZ Vertex 3 will not be possible while they are running. The fact that the SSD will not be able to update itself is obvious. This will be stated in red font in the Firmware Update section and directly in the utility itself. Firmware will only be possible in a mode where the system disk and the SSD device being flashed are operating in AHCI mode. Therefore, you must first prepare a platform, if one does not exist in advance.

And then everything is simple. As already mentioned, flashing Agility 3 or OCZ Vertex 3 firmware will take no more than half a minute and require only two or three clicks. After successful firmware installation, the device will disappear from the system for a few seconds, after which it will reboot like an inserted flash drive. To be confident in your actions, you can re-run the firmware utility and make sure that the Firmware version matches the one downloaded from the site. In our case, version 2.13 was installed.

If the device is present in the system and works, but the firmware utility does not see it, then you need to run the utility in compatibility mode with Windows XP.

Getting more and more popular solid state drive(SSD). This is due to their constant reduction in price and, of course, more fast work with files. If you don’t go into details, an SSD is a kind of flash drive, only thanks to more advanced technologies, a much larger volume and much more high speed reading and writing. On this moment replacement of traditional hard drive on an SSD will give a good performance boost (the most noticeable is the high performance with connecting SSD in SATAIII), in particular, loading the operating system will be many times faster, programs will open faster, with higher speed files will be copied. But in order to feel the beauty of your work SSD is the first What you need to do is update the firmware on it. Why do you need to update the firmware? - you ask, in order to get rid of problems that the manufacturer noticed after the mass release of SSDs, and corrected them using new firmware.

In this article I will describe step by step the process of updating the firmware on an SSD OCZ Vertex 4, but for SSD OCZ Vertex 3, OCZ Agility 4, OCZ Agility 3, OCZ Vector, OCZ Vertex 3 Max IOPS, OCZ Vertex Plus R2 The firmware update process is absolutely identical.
To successfully update the firmware, you need to consider some factors:
1) Before updating the firmware of your SSD, you need to copy all the data that you may need to another drive. Most likely nothing will happen to them, but a failure is possible and you may lose all your data.
2) You need to connect an SSD drive as additional disk, and not the main one (on which the system is installed). It is also necessary to take into account that you will need a computer on which you can connect an SSD via SATA if you hope to update the firmware on your laptop/computer by connecting it using a SATA-USB adapter

I can disappoint you, with the help of these devices, nothing will work out, the program will not “see” your SSD, there will be an inscription No Supported Drivers Found.

3) To successfully flash your OCZ, SATA controller In the BIOS it must be set to AHCI mode. In this regard, I would like to add that if you have Windows XP installed on your computer, you will not be able to update the firmware, because if you change the mode to AHCI, your system will give you blue screen, and according to OCZ themselves - Firmware update from the toolbar is not supported in Windows XP!!! In this case, you need to reinstall the system, say on Windows 7 (first selecting AHCI mode) and update the firmware.
4) To update the OCZ firmware, you will need an Internet connection.
If all conditions are met, you need to download from the link - https://www.ocz.com/us/ (by going to the site, select your SSD from the list and download for it OCZ Toolbox).
Unzip the downloaded folder and run the file OCZToolbox.exe. The OCZ Toolbox v program will launch (version number). in it you will see your SSD drive. By clicking on it, information about it will appear on the right side.

Clicking on the menu Tools, you will see the treasured button Update Firmware, click on it.
Important!!! During the firmware installation, provide the computer with uninterruptible power supply, or any external influence on it, if the computer is turned off or rebooted during a firmware update, this can lead to SSD failure.

A warning will appear informing you that you need to make a backup of your data if you have transferred all the data from the SSD to another media, press " Yes".

The process of downloading the new firmware and installing it will begin, it will take literally a few seconds, after which a message will appear in the program Update completed successfully. Please power cycle yur drive.

After that, turn off the computer, remove the power from the SSD and connect it after a minute or two, after which turn on the computer. We launch the OCZ Toolbox program, check whether the firmware has been updated, if yours was very old firmware You may need to repeat the installation procedure latest firmware(it is quite possible that the first firmware you installed was intermediate)
I hope this step-by-step instruction helped to update the firmware on your SSD no matter what, be it OCZ Vertex 4, OCZ Vertex 3, OCZ Agility 4, OCZ Agility 3, OCZ Vector, OCZ Vertex 3 Max IOPS or OCZ Vertex Plus R2. And you got a stable, high-speed SSD drive.

Solid state drive (SSD) is becoming increasingly popular. This is due to their constant reduction in price and, of course, faster work with files. Without going into details, an SSD is a kind of flash drive, only thanks to more advanced technologies, a much larger volume and significantly higher read and write speeds. At the moment, replacing a traditional hard drive with an SSD will give a good increase in performance (high performance is most noticeable when connecting an SSD to SATAIII), in particular, loading the operating system will be many times faster, programs will open faster, and files will be copied at a faster speed. But in order to experience the beauty of your SSD, the first thing you need to do is update the firmware on it. Why do you need to update the firmware? - you ask, in order to get rid of problems that the manufacturer noticed after the mass release of the SSD, and corrected them using new firmware.

In this article I will describe step by step the process of updating the firmware on an SSD OCZ Vertex 4, but for SSD OCZ Vertex 3, OCZ Agility 4, OCZ Agility 3, OCZ Vector, OCZ Vertex 3 Max IOPS, OCZ Vertex Plus R2 The firmware update process is absolutely identical.

To successfully update the firmware, you need to consider some factors:
1) Before updating the firmware of your SSD, you need to copy all the data that you may need to another drive. Most likely nothing will happen to them, but a failure is possible and you may lose all your data.

2) You must connect an SSD disk as an additional disk, and not as the main one (on which the system is installed). It is also necessary to take into account that you will need a computer on which you can connect an SSD via SATA if you hope to update the firmware on your laptop/computer by connecting it using a SATA-USB adapter

I can disappoint you, with the help of these devices, nothing will work out, the program will not “see” your SSD, there will be an inscription No Supported Drivers Found.

3) To successfully flash your OCZ firmware, the SATA controller in the BIOS must be set to AHCI mode. In this regard, I would like to add that if Windows XP is installed on your computer, you will not be able to update the firmware, because if you change the mode to AHCI, your system will give you a blue screen, and according to OCZ themselves - Firmware update from toolbars not supported in Windows XP!!! In this case, you need to reinstall the system, say on Windows 7 (first selecting AHCI mode) and update the firmware.

4) To update the OCZ firmware, you will need an Internet connection.

If all conditions are met you need to download OCZ firmware update program (by going to the site, select your SSD from the list and download for it OCZ Toolbox).

Unzip the downloaded folder and run the file OCZToolbox.exe. The OCZ Toolbox v program will launch (version number). in it you will see your SSD drive. By clicking on it, information about it will appear on the right side.

Clicking on the menu Tools, you will see the treasured button Update Firmware, click on it.

Important!!! During the firmware update, provide the computer with uninterrupted power supply, or any external influences on it; if the computer is turned off or rebooted during the firmware update, this can lead to SSD failure.

A warning will appear informing you that you need to backup your data if you have transferred all the data from the SSD to another media, click "Yes."

The process of downloading the new firmware and installing it will begin, it will take literally a few seconds, after which a message will appear in the program Update completed successfully. Please power cycle yur drive.

After that, turn off the computer, remove the power from the SSD and connect it after a minute or two, after which turn on the computer. We launch the OCZ Toolbox program, check whether the firmware has been updated, if you had a very old firmware, you may need to repeat the procedure to install the latest firmware (it is quite possible that the first firmware you installed was intermediate)

I hope this step-by-step instruction helped you update the firmware on your SSD, no matter what, OCZ Vertex 4, OCZ Vertex 3, OCZ Agility 4, OCZ Agility 3, OCZ Vector, OCZ Vertex 3 Max IOPS or OCZ Vertex Plus R2. And you got a stable, high-speed SSD drive.

And on LiveJournal I repost:

OCZ Vertex series drives have unpleasant feature(possibly inherent in disks from other manufacturers) that I had to deal with.

Sometimes when the power is turned off (for example, the laptop's batteries run out, or the computer freezes and you have to restart it), these drives are locked with an ATA password. And to gain access to the SSD again, you need to somehow unlock it. This is a bug in the firmware, so it is strongly recommended to reflash all SSD drives immediately after purchase to latest version firmware!
I didn't reflash my disk, and I have Vertex disk 450 this is exactly what happened - it froze, rebooted the computer and locked the disk. As a result, nothing can be done with the disk, not even formatting. Googling on the Internet did not give any good information, it all boiled down to the fact that you can try using OCZ Toolbox, and it might help. Did not help. Even trying to run secure erase in this toolbox did not help at all - the disk does not allow you to do anything with it. The only alternative is to return the disk under warranty, this is a warranty case, and in response to such complaints on the OCZ forum they advise simply bringing it under warranty, and everything will be OK. But firstly, it was a shame for me to drag the disk somewhere, and secondly, it was interesting to solve this problem myself (and today, and not someday when they fix it under warranty).

What saved me was googling information on the hdparm utility for Linux. How I came across this utility is a completely different story, but that doesn’t matter.

2. Burn the image to a CD/DVD disc.

3. Reboot the computer, disable everything in the BIOS hard disks, if there is more than one SSD, but leave the CD/DVD drive, of course.

3. Boot from Ubuntu disk, select Live CD mode (“Try Ubuntu”).

4. Click on the left top corner button with the Ubuntu logo, enter terminal there, and launch Terminal in the programs found.

5. Enter the command

sudo hdparm -I /dev/sda

6. Read the command output, there will be something like this:

Model Number: OCZ-VERTEX450

We need to make sure that this is the right disk, and this is it. Ok, let's move on.

7. At the very end of the command output we look for this:

Security:

supported
enabled
locked
not frozen
not expired: security count
not supported: enhanced erase
Security level high

We are interested in “locked” - that’s where the problem lies, it should be “not locked”! This means the disk is actually blocked.

sudo hdparm --security-unlock "" /dev/sda

Here “” is two double brackets, there’s nothing inside them, it’s like an empty password. I don’t know how it is on other drives, but on the Vertex 450 I ran an empty password.

9. Again sudo hdparm -I /dev/sda
We see:
Security:
Master password revision code = 24519
supported
enabled
not locked
not frozen
not expired: security count
not supported: enhanced erase
Security level high
Everything is ok, “not locked”!

10. Now we disable security (so far we have only entered a password to gain access), so that after a reboot everything will be fine:

sudo hdparm --security-disable "" /dev/sda

11. Now download the OCZ Toolbox utility and use it to update the SSD firmware: http://ocz.com/consumer/download/firmware

Under Ubuntu, this is easy to do by downloading the archive for Linux from the link above, unpacking it to your desktop and entering the command:

sudo ~/Desktop/OCZToolbox

The firmware update should be successful, and then booting the computer with this disk should also be successful, and everything should work without problems. Work - 10-20 minutes!


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