This 608ABBF0 firmware update is designed for Windows 8.1, 8,7 SP1, Vista SP2 and XP SP3. Your SATA controller must be configured for AHCI mode within the BIOS and you must connect the drive to a native SATA port. Third-party SATA ports are not supported when updating your firmware. The cloning process is now complete. When the computer is shut down, you may disconnect the source disk from your computer. Now turn on your computer and you will boot to your Kingston SSD. According to Kingston, the 1TB SSDNow KC400 has sequential read/write speeds of up to 550 and 530MB/s respectively, and in the CrystalDiskMark benchmark tests we ran, which measures read and write speeds, the 1TB SSDNow KC400 actually surpassed it with 560.8MB/s read and 536.6MB/s write speeds.

We recommend that you apply this update if the firmware version on your SV300 product label reads “605ABBF1”. Kingston claims the V Series has a read speed of 100MB/s and a write speed of 80MB/s, which is relatively low compared to some of the crazy numbers we’re seeing nowadays but if these are consistent figures – i.e. the drive doesn’t suffer from the stuttering observed with the OCZ Apex – then they are perfectly acceptable for most applications and are ample for notebook use. Moreover, when combined with the lightening fast access times of SSDs, overall responsiveness of your operating system should be markedly improved, even if it does take a little longer than some drives to move about large volumes of data. For additional information related to the Acronis® True Image™ OEM software, please refer to the appropriate User Guide.The Kingston SSD Manager is not compatible with Mac OS or Linux distributions. Note on USB enclosures

The best method of preventing ESD is to use an ESD wrist strap or an earthing mat or table. However, because most users do not have access to these items, we have included the below steps to help reduce the chance of ESD as much as possible. It was a similar story with the CrystalDiskMark benchmark. The default incompressible data test produced sequential read/write scores of 424MB/s and 173MB/s respectively.Identifying all defectivecells and taking steps to ensure that no data will be written to or read from adefective cell. Clothes – Do not wear any clothing that conducts a lot of Electrical Charge, such as a wool jumper.