I’ve updated a couple of SSD’s (OCZ Vertex and Supertalent Ultradrives with Indilinx controllers) now. I thought I share my results.

Problem for us Mac users is, that the update comes in form of a DOS flasher. To run the flasher you need a bootable CD.

At first I used a BartPE boot DVD to update then the flashing program from a USB stick. That no longer seems to work - I suspect something in the flash tools changed.

I’ve found a way now that works well and quick enough.

1. 1.Download the firmware update files from your vendor (SuperTalent , OCZ,...).
   

2. 2.Download a FreeDOS floppy image or take the one I stripped of everything not needed: FDSTD.288.dmg.zip
   

3. 3.Mount the FreeDOS image by double clicking it and copy the files from 1. to it. Eject the image.
   

4. 4.I was not able to use hdiutil to create a bootable CD, so I use mkisofs.zip as follows:
            Open Terminal and presuming you have everything on your Desktop:
   

5.         cd ~/Desktop
   

6.         mkfile 2k bootcatalog
   

7.         ./mkisofs -r -b FDSTD.288.dmg -c bootcatalog -o FirmwareUpdate.iso FDSTD.288.dmg
   

5. 5.Now burn the FirmwareUpdate.iso with DiskUtility and you are done.
   

Caveats when you have a old firmware

On some machines booting with Indilinx drives does not work. I disconnect the drives and then boot from the CD. When the machine is at the DOS prompt I insert the SSD. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS as it might destroy your computer, your SSD or both. It worked for me a couple ( <10 ) times in the past and I do NOT RECOMMEND that.

If you know how to create a bootable CD with hdiutil let me know as I would like to get rid of mkisofs.

Have fun with it - Jolly