I updated the firmware on my X25-M today. It was a completely pain free procedure. Just burn a CD, boot from the CD, say yes a few times, and reboot.
I added a new set of Bonnie++ benchmarks to my first set of Intel X25-M benchmarks.
Unfortunately, the new benchmarks aren't a good comparison. I have been using the drive for a month now and I probably have 100 GB worth of rewrites on the drive.
There were two obvious improvements. Sequential input is up 30%, and CPU usage during random seeks is down 12%.
I can't wait to try running another benchmark after I get some TRIM support in my kernel.
See also:
- Forcing AHCI To Increase Intel X25-M Performance
- Intel X25-M G2 Upgrade, and a Lack of AHCI
- Intel X25-M G2 vs. Old Laptop Drive Benchmarks
- Measuring Battery Runtime Improvement With the Intel X25-m
- Bonnie ++ Benchmarks on the Intel X25-M v1.4 Firmware Update
- A Quick and Dirty wiper.sh Fix For Intel X25-M
- My Dead Intel X25-M and My Experience with Intel's RMA Process
- Updating the BIOS on an HP DV8T Laptop Without Windows (You Can't)
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