ArchAngelAlien Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 Hey guys i recently purchased my new force gt 120gb ssd from newegg for black Friday and got a pretty good deal. Overall I am extremely confused, as I have a intel 40gb sata 2 ssd that came with instructions and a cd and a references to an auto updating firmware. I opened up my new corsair force gt ssd and to my avail there is no instructions or a cd of any kind or appear to be any type of software that may auto detect updates and firmware. I am not the sharpest knife in the shed when it comes to pcs but I know how to hook it up and troubleshoot it, I was really hoping the drive would be self installing and maintenance free but that doesn't seem to be the case as I need to update to the most recent firmware? I plan on leaving my OS on my 40gb ssd for the time being and using my force gt 120gb as a secondary drive for my games till I can afford another and redo my OS in raid 0. So do I just plug it in and power it on and update the firmware to 1.3.3 and I am ready to go? Is there more to it then that? Sorry this came with no instructions... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knaim Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 Well, there is no point in using an SSD for backup. Most people get them for booting or as primary drives. Why don't you just raid 0 it with the intel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArchAngelAlien Posted December 3, 2011 Author Share Posted December 3, 2011 I don't want to redo my OS atm and I am picking up another 120 corsair gt in a week or two and I dont want to reformat 2 times. All I need to do is plug it in and update to the latest firmware which is 1.3.3 right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knaim Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 Yes, plug it in, and follow the instructions for secure erase and all. Download the 1.3.3 Force GT firmware update rar and read the instructions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArchAngelAlien Posted December 3, 2011 Author Share Posted December 3, 2011 Thanks :) will do that. Appreciate you taking the time to address my situation. I hope mine reads/writes the rated speeds on my P8Z68-V Pro intel z68 port :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knaim Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 No problem, and if you need further help, don't hesitate to post on here, I'll be around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArchAngelAlien Posted December 3, 2011 Author Share Posted December 3, 2011 Hey I got my ssd installed and working perfectly with a benchmark from atto showing around 525 write and 560 read on a single test. Where can I see what version of firmware I am currently using? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArchAngelAlien Posted December 3, 2011 Author Share Posted December 3, 2011 Anyone know how I can check what version of the firmware I am already using? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madnisman Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 You can check with CystalDiskInfo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArchAngelAlien Posted December 3, 2011 Author Share Posted December 3, 2011 Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1badbob Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 Got my new 120 gt from ncix and it came with firmware 1.3.3 You can check your firmware by going to my computer, right click your disk, choose properties, click the hardware tab, choose your disk from the list of drives, click the properties box on the bottom, click the details tab, choose the hardware id from the property drop down list. You should see your drive and the firmware version in the value box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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