R211 firmware update released for SanDisk Extreme SSDs. Fixes TRIM and GC issues

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To update your Extreme SSD, either download the (Windows-only) SSD Toolkit below or the relevant bootable ISO from here.

 

SSD Toolkit / Release Notes

 

New changes since version R201:

• Improved TRIM Latency, TRIM Performance, Background Garbage Collection, Error Handling and Power Management
  
• Fixed the normalized value calculation for SMART Attribute "Power-On Hours".
  
• Fixed an issue where temperature reading was not reporting correctly.
  

New changes since version R112:

• Improved the robustness of the recovery procedure during power cycles and secure erases
  
• Fixed an issue that would block a TRIM command sent by an application on Windows 7
  
• Improved TRIM throughput, write performance, resume from slumber and checkpoints
  

 

If you have the SSD installed in a 2008-2009 MacBook or MacBook Pro you should install firmware R211m.