Camuser Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 I have a Corsair Force GT 3 120G SSD and tried to update the firmware but to no avail. I downloaded the update tool from this website and follow the instructions but no device is found or listed in the window for the firmware to update. How can I make my drive visible or is there a manual way to do this? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wired Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 Have you tried the troubleshooting steps, e.g. try to flash it on an Intel SATA port, right click the tool and run as admin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camuser Posted July 9, 2012 Author Share Posted July 9, 2012 [Fixed] Soon as i connected to another ATA port, the update tool was able to see my drive to update the firmware. Im somewhat disappointed in the results i see however. http://i816.photobucket.com/albums/zz85/cmaggio/sata2perfSSDstddriver.png Is there anything else I can do to ensure I'm getting the best performance out of my drive other than what I've done already below: 1) Updated Firmware (checked) 2) Secure erase SSD (checked) Thanks for your help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toasted Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 The results are normal, It's on a SATA II port. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camuser Posted July 10, 2012 Author Share Posted July 10, 2012 I've connected to my SATA 3 port and here are my results: http://i816.photobucket.com/albums/zz85/cmaggio/sata3perfSSDinteldriver.png Can I achieve the performance that is on the box that states "Read 555 mb/s" and "Write 515 mb/s" It seems I'm far from that. Anything else I can do to narrow the gap? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toasted Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 The speeds on the box are SATA III speeds. The Marvell controller you have only runs at 5Gb/s not 6Gb/s. I'd leave it on the Intel SATA II port. There is a option to use a PCIe card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camuser Posted July 10, 2012 Author Share Posted July 10, 2012 Thanks Toasted for your help! Any suggestions on where I begin to use a PCIe Card ? Be specific as possible please :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toasted Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 Search some PCIe cards from a retailer such as Newegg and read reviews. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camuser Posted July 11, 2012 Author Share Posted July 11, 2012 Search some PCIe cards from a retailer such as Newegg and read reviews. I ended up going with highpoint 2710 rocketraid controller. I wouldnt say the reviews were all that great with this product but a few reviews were good and for the price it seem reasonable. Here are my results: http://i816.photobucket.com/albums/zz85/cmaggio/Highpoint2710perfsata3.png Thanks for all your help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toasted Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 Nice SATA III speeds you got there. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synbios Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 That is awesome that the new controller card has those speeds with the drive. Good to know that it was being limited by the onboard controller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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