SanDisk Rolls Out Firmware Update R211 for Extreme Series SSD

btarunr · Oct 19, 2012, 05:49 AM

SanDisk rolled out a firmware update for its Extreme Series high-performance client SSD. The new R211 firmware corrects outstanding bugs related to TRIM and garbage collection, speeds up drive initialization time at boot, and other minor errors. To begin with, the new firmware improves TRIM delay (delay between the SSD receiving TRIM command, and finding a convenient time to "take out the trash"), as a result TRIM and its related garbage disposal performance is greatly increased. The firmware also improves error handling and power management. Next, the new firmware reduces boot-time normalization of SMART attributes, reducing POST initialization time of the drives. Lastly, a minor bug related to temperature-reading is fixed. The update is recommended for users facing issues with SanDisk's fastest client SSDs. The firmware can be updated using SanDisk SSD Toolkit, its latest version is linked below.

DOWNLOAD: SanDisk SSD Toolkit 1.0.0.1

95Viper · Oct 19, 2012, 06:43 AM

Thanks for the info, btarunr.

The firmware update went smoothly. No data lost and no glitches.
It did, however, reset my SMART data "device power on count" as it is now 1 (one) after the first boot into windows after the update.

No great performance differences in read and write; however access time went from 0.19 to 0.12.
The temps shown by the drive were in -line with the other drives in that same area and the same as before the update.

RejZoR · Oct 19, 2012, 07:19 AM

Looks like an update that arrived some time ago for Crucial M4 drives. Same new features...

[H]@RD5TUFF · Oct 19, 2012, 07:51 AM

It's good that people are realizing some boosts with a firmware update.

TheLostSwede · Oct 19, 2012, 08:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RejZoR

Looks like an update that arrived some time ago for Crucial M4 drives. Same new features...

Except the SanDisk drive is based on a SandForce controller and Crucial uses Marvell...

aayman_farzand · Oct 21, 2012, 02:48 AM

Great..my keyboard doesn't work after booting with USB. Too lazy to do anything about it right now.

Oct 19, 2012, 05:49 AM	#1
btarunr Editor & Senior Moderator Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Hyderabad, India Posts: 14,982 (7.30/day) Thanks: 788 Thanked 12,899 Times in 5,650 Posts System Specs	SanDisk Rolls Out Firmware Update R211 for Extreme Series SSD SanDisk rolled out a firmware update for its Extreme Series high-performance client SSD. The new R211 firmware corrects outstanding bugs related to TRIM and garbage collection, speeds up drive initialization time at boot, and other minor errors. To begin with, the new firmware improves TRIM delay (delay between the SSD receiving TRIM command, and finding a convenient time to "take out the trash"), as a result TRIM and its related garbage disposal performance is greatly increased. The firmware also improves error handling and power management. Next, the new firmware reduces boot-time normalization of SMART attributes, reducing POST initialization time of the drives. Lastly, a minor bug related to temperature-reading is fixed. The update is recommended for users facing issues with SanDisk's fastest client SSDs. The firmware can be updated using SanDisk SSD Toolkit, its latest version is linked below. DOWNLOAD: SanDisk SSD Toolkit 1.0.0.1 Last edited by btarunr; Oct 19, 2012 at 06:01 AM.

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Oct 19, 2012, 06:43 AM	#2
95Viper Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: στο άλφα έως ωμέγα Posts: 3,839 (2.28/day) Thanks: 2,032 Thanked 1,416 Times in 1,115 Posts System Specs	Thanks for the info, btarunr. The firmware update went smoothly. No data lost and no glitches. It did, however, reset my SMART data "device power on count" as it is now 1 (one) after the first boot into windows after the update. No great performance differences in read and write; however access time went from 0.19 to 0.12. The temps shown by the drive were in -line with the other drives in that same area and the same as before the update. __________________ Heatware: 95viper TECHPOWERUP GEAR!

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Oct 19, 2012, 07:19 AM	#3
RejZoR Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Europe/Slovenia Posts: 3,963 (1.26/day) Thanks: 39 Thanked 752 Times in 540 Posts System Specs	Looks like an update that arrived some time ago for Crucial M4 drives. Same new features... __________________ RejZoR's Little Secrets @ rejzor dot tk

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