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We recommend OWC SSD Firmware updater version 5.4.1 (541ABBF0) - Bootable USB Flash drive (Mfr P/N: SSDFWUSB541) from Other World Computing for $5.99 as a suitable alternative.

OWC

Mercury SSD Firmware Updater USB Key

Bootable USB Drive for updating firmware on OWC SSDs.

It’s important to stay current on firmware updates, and the Firmware Updater USB Key makes that easy.

This updater is compatible with the following drives:

OWC Mercury Extreme Pro RE
OWC Mercury Extreme Pro
OWC Mercury Extreme Pro 6G
OWC Mercury Electra 3G
OWC Mercury Electra 6G
OWC Aura Pro
OWC Aura Pro 3G
OWC Aura Pro 6G

Verify your SSD generation and current firmware version:
Instructions to verify your drive generation and firmware version.

If your OWC SSD Firmware revision contains xxxA12F0 or xxxA13F0, then xxx365A12F0 or xxx365A13F0 is the most up-to-date revision, current as of October 20, 2011.

If your OWC SSD Firmware revision contains xxxABBF0, then 522ABBF0 is the most up-to-date revision, current as of October 9, 2013. If revision 5.2.2 (522ABBF0) or later is already installed, no update is required.

If your OWC SSD Firmware revision is behind, here are the steps to follow in order to bring your drive up to date:

Be sure you have a backup of ALL critical data.
Plug in the Firmware Updater USB Key into the Mac with the installed SSD to be updated.
Reboot the system by holding down the option key.
Select the USB icon labeled "EFI Boot".
The pre-loaded utility will boot to a selection list, where you can choose your machine model ID.
How to find your machine's model ID.

Note: The utility can take up to 2 minutes to load.

Once loaded, review and agree to the Software License Agreement.
The utility will automatically identify your drives.
Select the drive to be updated.
If your SSD requires an update click the Update button.
After the update is complete/successful you will be prompted to Shutdown.
At this point you can power up your machine and continue typical use.

This update is also available by download:

Standard OWC Direct Download
File size: 691MB
MD5 File Verification

BitTorrent distributed download
May provide faster download speeds. Requires a BitTorrent client application such as Transmission
File size: 691MB

OWC Mercury SSD USB Key Updater

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The OWC Mercury USB Updater is compatible with...

iMac Intel

iMac (20-inch Early 2009)

(March, 2009)

Model ID: iMac9,1

2.66GHz

iMac Intel

iMac (24-inch Early 2009)

(March, 2009)

Model ID: iMac9,1

2.66GHz, 2.93GHz, 3.06GHz

iMac Intel

iMac (24-inch Mid 2009)

(April, 2009)

Model ID: iMac9,1

2.0GHz

iMac Intel

iMac (27-inch Late 2009)

(October, 2009)

Model ID: iMac11,1

2.66GHz i5, 2.8GHz i7

iMac Intel

iMac (21.5-inch Mid 2010)

(July, 2010)

Model ID: iMac11,2

3.06GHz, 3.2GHz, 3.6GHz

iMac Intel

iMac (21.5-inch Mid 2010)

(July, 2010)

Model ID: iMac11,2

3.6GHz i5

iMac Intel

iMac (27-inch Mid 2010)

(July, 2010)

Model ID: iMac11,3

2.8GHz, 2.93GHz, 3.2GHz, 3.6GHz

iMac Intel

iMac (27-inch Mid 2010)

(July, 2010)

Model ID: iMac11,3

2.8GHz i5, 2.93GHz i5, 3.6GHz i7

iMac Intel

iMac (21.5-inch Mid 2011)

(May, 2011)

Model ID: iMac12,1

2.5GHz i5, 2.7GHz i5, 2.8GHz i7

iMac Intel

iMac (27-inch Mid 2011)

(May, 2011)

Model ID: iMac12,2

2.7GHz i5, 3.1GHz i5, 3.4GHz i7

Mac mini Intel

Mac mini (Early 2009)

(March, 2009)

Model ID: Macmini3,1

2.0GHz, 2.26GHz

Mac mini Intel

Mac mini (Late 2009)

(October, 2009)

Model ID: Macmini3,1

2.26GHz, 2.53GHz, 2.66GHz

Mac mini Intel

Mac mini (Late 2009 Server)

(October, 2009)

Model ID: Macmini3,1

2.53GHz

Mac mini Intel

Mac mini (Mid 2010)

(June, 2010)

Model ID: Macmini4,1

2.4GHz, 2.66GHz

Mac mini Intel

Mac mini (Mid 2010 Server)

(June, 2010)

Model ID: Macmini4,1

2.66GHz

Mac mini Intel

Mac mini (Mid 2011)

(July, 2011)

Model ID: Macmini5,1 & Macmini5,2

2.3GHz, 2.5GHz, 2.7GHz

Mac mini Intel

Mac mini (Mid 2011 Server)

(July, 2011)

Model ID: Macmini5,3

2.0GHz

Mac mini Intel

Mac mini (Late 2012)

(October, 2012)

Model ID: Macmini6,1 & Macmini6,2

2.3GHz, 2.5GHz, 2.6GHz

Mac mini Intel

Mac mini (Late 2012 Server)

(October, 2012)

Model ID: Macmini6,2

2.3GHz, 2.6GHz

Mac Pro

Mac Pro 4-Core (Early 2008)

(January, 2008)

Model ID: MacPro3,1

2.8GHz

Mac Pro

Mac Pro 8-Core (Early 2008)

(January, 2008)

Model ID: MacPro3,1

2.8GHz, 3.0GHz, 3.2GHz

Mac Pro

Mac Pro 4-Core (Early 2009)

(March, 2009)

Model ID: MacPro4,1

2.66GHz, 2.93GHz, 3.33GHz

Mac Pro

Mac Pro 8-Core (Early 2009)

(March, 2009)

Model ID: MacPro4,1

2.26GHz, 2.66GHz, 2.93GHz

Mac Pro

Mac Pro 12-Core (Mid 2012)

(June, 2012)

Model ID: MacPro5,1

2.4GHz, 2.66GHz, 3.06GHz

Mac Pro

Mac Pro 6-Core (Mid 2012)

(June, 2012)

Model ID: MacPro5,1

3.33GHz

Mac Pro

Mac Pro 4-Core (Mid 2012)

(June, 2012)

Model ID: MacPro5,1

3.2GHz

Mac Pro

Mac Pro 12-Core (Mid 2010)

(July, 2010)

Model ID: MacPro5,1

2.66GHz, 2.93GHz

Mac Pro

Mac Pro 8-Core (Mid 2010)

(July, 2010)

Model ID: MacPro5,1

2.4GHz

Mac Pro

Mac Pro 6-Core (Mid 2010)

(July, 2010)

Model ID: MacPro5,1

3.33GHz

Mac Pro

Mac Pro 4-Core (Mid 2010)

(July, 2010)

Model ID: MacPro5,1

2.8GHz, 3.2GHz

MacBook

MacBook (Late 2008)

(October, 2008)

Model ID: MacBook4,1

2.1GHz

MacBook Unibody

MacBook (Late 2008)

(October, 2008)

Model ID: MacBook5,1

2.0GHz, 2.4GHz

MacBook

MacBook (Early 2009)

(January, 2009)

Model ID: MacBook5,2

2.0GHz

MacBook

MacBook (Mid 2009)

(May, 2009)

Model ID: MacBook5,2

2.13GHz

MacBook White Unibody

MacBook (Late 2009)

(October, 2009)

Model ID: MacBook6,1

2.26Ghz

MacBook White Unibody

MacBook (Mid 2010)

(May, 2010)

Model ID: MacBook7,1

2.4GHz

MacBook Air

MacBook Air (Late 2008)

(October, 2008)

Model ID: MacBookAir2,1

1.6GHz, 1.86GHz

MacBook Air

MacBook Air (Mid 2009)

(June, 2009)

Model ID: MacBookAir2,1

1.86GHz, 2.13GHz

MacBook Air

MacBook Air (11-inch Late 2010)

(October, 2010)

Model ID: MacBookAir3,1

1.4GHz, 1.6GHz

MacBook Air

MacBook Air (13-inch Late 2010)

(October, 2010)

Model ID: MacBookAir3,2

1.86GHz, 2.13GHz

MacBook Air

MacBook Air (11-inch Mid 2011)

(July, 2011)

Model ID: MacBookAir4,1

1.6GHz, 1.8GHz

MacBook Air

MacBook Air (13-inch Mid 2011)

(July, 2011)

Model ID: MacBookAir4,2

1.7GHz, 1.8GHz

MacBook Air

MacBook Air (11-inch Mid 2012)

(June, 2012)

Model ID: MacBookAir5,1

1.7GHz, 2.0GHz

MacBook Air

MacBook Air (13-inch Mid 2012)

(June, 2012)

Model ID: MacBookAir5,2

1.8GHz, 2.0GHz

MacBook Pro

MacBook Pro (15-inch Early 2008)

(February, 2008)

Model ID: MacBookPro4,1

2.4GHz, 2.5GHz, 2.6GHz

MacBook Pro

MacBook Pro (17-inch Early 2008)

(February, 2008)

Model ID: MacBookPro4,1

2.5GHz, 2.6GHz

MacBook Pro Unibody

MacBook Pro (15-inch Late 2008)

(October, 2008)

Model ID: MacBookPro5,1

2.4GHz, 2.53GHz, 2.66GHz 2.8GHz

MacBook Pro

MacBook Pro (17-inch Late 2008)

(October, 2008)

Model ID: MacBookPro4,1

2.5GHz, 2.6GHz

MacBook Pro Unibody

MacBook Pro (17-inch Early 2009)

(January, 2009)

Model ID: MacBookPro5,2

2.66GHz, 2.93GHz

MacBook Pro Unibody

MacBook Pro (15-inch Late 2008)

(October, 2008)

Model ID: MacBookPro5,1

2.4GHz, 2.53GHz, 2.66GHz 2.8GHz

MacBook Pro Unibody

MacBook Pro (17-inch Mid 2009)

(June, 2009)

Model ID: MacBookPro5,2

2.8GHz, 3.06GHz

MacBook Pro Unibody

MacBook Pro (15-inch Mid 2009)

(June, 2009)

Model ID: MacBookPro5,4

2.53GHz

MacBook Pro Unibody

MacBook Pro (15-inch Mid 2009)

(June, 2009)

Model ID: MacBookPro5,3

2.66GHz, 2.8GHz, 3.06GHz

MacBook Pro Unibody

MacBook Pro (13-inch Mid 2009)

(June, 2009)

Model ID: MacBookPro5,5

2.26GHz, 2.53GHz

MacBook Pro Unibody

MacBook Pro (17-inch Mid 2010)

(April, 2010)

Model ID: MacBookPro6,1

2.53GHz, 2.66GHz, 2.8GHz

MacBook Pro Unibody

MacBook Pro (15-inch Mid 2010)

(April, 2010)

Model ID: MacBookPro6,2

2.4GHz, 2.53GHz, 2.66GHz, 2.8GHz

MacBook Pro Unibody

MacBook Pro (13-inch Mid 2010)

(April, 2010)

Model ID: MacBookPro7,1

2.4GHz, 2.66GHz

MacBook Pro Unibody

MacBook Pro (13-inch Early 2011)

(February, 2011)

Model ID: MacBookPro8,1

2.3GHz, 2.7GHz

MacBook Pro Unibody

MacBook Pro (15-inch Early 2011)

(February, 2011)

Model ID: MacBookPro8,2

2.0GHz, 2.2GHz, 2.3GHz

MacBook Pro Unibody

MacBook Pro (17-inch Early 2011)

(February, 2011)

Model ID: MacBookPro8,3

2.2GHz, 2.3GHz

MacBook Pro Unibody

MacBook Pro (13-inch 2011)

(October, 2011)

Model ID: MacBookPro8,1

2.4GHz, 2.8GHz

MacBook Pro Unibody

MacBook Pro (15-inch 2011)

(October, 2011)

Model ID: MacBookPro8,2

2.2GHz, 2.4GHz, 2.5GHz

MacBook Pro Unibody

MacBook Pro (17-inch 2011)

(October, 2011)

Model ID: MacBookPro8,3

2.4GHz, 2.5GHz

MacBook Pro Unibody

MacBook Pro (15-inch 2012)

(June, 2012)

Model ID: MacBookPro9,1

2.3GHz, 2.6GHz, 2.7GHz

MacBook Pro Unibody

MacBook Pro (13-inch 2012)

(June, 2012)

Model ID: MacBookPro9,2

2.5GHz, 2.9GHz

MacBook Pro Retina

MacBook Pro (15-inch Retina Display 2012)

(June, 2012)

Model ID: MacBookPro10,1

2.3GHz, 2.6GHz, 2.7GHz

MacBook Pro Retina

MacBook Pro (13-inch Retina Display 2012-2013)

(October, 2012)

Model ID: MacBookPro10,2

2.5GHz, 2.9GHz

OWC Mercury SSD Firmware Updater USB Key Mfr P/N: OWCSSDFWUSB521 OWC SKU: OWCSSDFWUSB521 OWC SSD Firmware updater version 5.2.2 (522ABBF0) - Bootable USB Flash drive.

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