Re: ssd / smart question
Regarding your post. I have 2 OCZ SSD drives that were getting SMART
errors with Linux. These are newer drives with Sandforce controller.
These drives got SMART errors right out of the box with Linux. My 2
older OCZ SSD drives with Indilix controllers do not get SMART errors.
I checked the firmware version of my drives and it was 1.1. OCZ had a
newer version 1.28 firmware update, so I gave it a shot. After I
updated the firmware, no more SMART errors. The firmware update did
the trick.
There is only one problem. The firmware update does not have a Linux
installer. You need to install Windows 7 or Vista on a separate boot
drive, then boot from it to use the firmware tool. I did a temporary
Windows 7 install to use the firmware tool. It was jind of a pain,
but it's the only way I could do it.
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