OCZ Toolbox

OCZ Toolbox is a utility especially designed to help you update the firmware version of your OCZ SSD drives when it comes out.

Supports a variety of SSD drives

It supports SATA III and SATA II drives such as Vector, Vertex, Agility and Solid Synapse Cache. Updating the firmware version for the SSD is always recommended as it brings you various fixes and performance enhancements.

OCZ Toolbox displays a comprehensive interface and is very easy to use. When you run the application it automatically identifies the SSD drive that is connected to your computer. After you select it, all the functions of the utility become active. Also, with the SSD highlighted, OCZ Toolbox displays information about the model, capacity, serial, current firmware version and WWN.

For a successful firmware update, one click is all it takes. While it is not a constant occurrence, updating the SSD can result in losing all the data that is stored on the drive. The application prompts you of this before you can actually begin the update. This way you can cancel the process and create a backup for the drive.

After you confirm the update, OCZ Toolbox downloads the files it needs and when the update is finished, it notifies you that a system restart is needed for the changes to take effect. If you want to securely erase the data on your drive, the application offers you a feature that does just that. Moreover the utility provides you with detailed information about SSD attributes such as accumulated runtime bad blocks, power-on hours count and power cycle count.

In closing, OCZ Toolbox is the right tool you need and should use when it comes to easily and quickly updating the firmware version of your OCZ solid state drive.