Firmware update: OCZ Vertex 3, Vertex 3 Max IOPS, Agility 3, Solid 3, RevoDrive 3 2.50

OCZ Technology has released new firmware for the Vertex 3, Vertex 3 Max IOPS, Agility 3 and Solid 3 series solid state drives. Officially, updating the firmware is only possible if the drive is not the Windows system disk, but there is an OCZ form little tool available where it is possible. For user experiences with these and other SSDs you can visit our own GoT forum, where the large SSD topic is now working on part 9. The changelog reports the following changes and improvements:

Improvements since version 2.25

• Added Enhanced Secure Erase Feature (Behavior same as standard Secure Erase)
• Fixed a race condition where a write command during the SATA error handling process could cause the drive to hang
• Improve WHCK TRIM performance on Win8
• Improved unsafe shutdown recovery error handling
• Improved power state transitions from PS6 to PS1
• Fixed a timeout issue during SATA error recovery
• Fixed an issue that could hang the self-SMART test
• Fixes issue with SMART Attribute 174 (unexpected power cycle) would still increment after Standby Immediate command was received and drive was power cycled