Transcend Information ssd720 User Manual

User’s Manual

SSD Firmware Update Utility

Version 1.5

Please DO NOT use the firmware update utility to downgrade the firmware to an older

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Supported Operating Systems

Supported on
Windows XP/Vista/7 and Fedora Core 14 32-bit.

Mac OS: Mac OS X Lion (10.7) or later, and Mac is produced after 2010

Note:

1. Microsoft AHCI driver is required and Microsoft AHCI mode must be enabled on your computer.

2. You must have Administrator privileges on your computer to run this utility.

Before Use

1. Updating your device may result in data loss. Therefore, we strongly recommend you

back up your data before proceeding.

2. Please DO NOT unplug the device or the power source during firmware update. This

may cause unpredictable damage.

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Preparation for Mac OS

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A USB stick with minimum 256MB free space.

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The image file for burning to USB stick.

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Backup your USB data first before you restore image to USB stick. The restore
operation will repartition and format your USB stick so the data in the USB stick will
be lost.

Getting Started

1. Connect the Transcend SSD to your PC or laptop.

2. Double click the icon “SSD_FirmwareUpdateUtility_V10.exe” to launch the utility.

3. SSD Firmware Update Utility will automatically scan for all devices and list them in th

window.

If two or more drives need to be updated at the same

time, please ensure that the last five digits of each selected drive in the Signature column are

4. Select one or more desired drives to update.

identical to each other or the update will fail.

5. Check the box next to the desired drive(s) and click “Update Firmware…”

ng message window will pop up. Please ensure that all of your data stored on the drive(s) is

backed up and then select “Proceed” to continue the update process. Click “Cancel” to exit the

6. Select the corresponding firmware file (*.VIC), as indicated below, and click Open.

Ex:
64GB: 22885_TS64GSSD720_FW5xx.vic

Note : FW5xx = The latest FW version

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utility and back up your data if you have not already done so.

8. Once the update has completed successfully, a green check mark will appear on the disk icon.

9. Click “Rescan For Drives” to confirm that the SSD firmware has been updated successfully.