Submit a Story!
Votes
topics:

posted by juliofranco vote down flag
techspot.com - 15 days ago
Intel finds X25-M firmware bug
—
According to a post on its support forum, Intel has managed to reproduce the nasty bug that's been bricking SSDs. Intel replicated the issue on Windows 7 X64 with version 1.3 of the firmware upgrade tool and a 34nm X25-M SSD. The company has placed the bug as a high priority and will deliver a ...
Intel to launch four Arrandale CPUs for mainstream notebooks in January 2010
digitimes.com - 8 days ago
Intel to launch four Arrandale CPUs for mainstream notebooks in January 2010
— digitimes.com — Monica Chen, Taipei; Joseph Tsai, DIGITIMES [Friday 13 November 2009] Intel plans to launch four 32nm dual-core Arrandale CPUs (Calpella platform), the Core i5-520M, Core i5-430M, Core i3-350M and Core i3-330M, in the first half of January 2010 for ... (more) Intel to launch four Arrandale CPUs for mainstream ...

Comments vote down The Tech Report: News found this 8 days agofound this
reghardware.co.uk - 15 days ago
Intel replicates 'bricked SSD' bug, pledges fix • Register Hardware
— reghardware.co.uk — Intel has once again promised a fix for the glitchy firmware update tool it released for its 34nm solid-state drives last month. But it still can't say when the new version will arrive. The chip giant released new firmware for the drives on 26 ... (more) Intel replicates 'bricked SSD' bug, pledges fix • ...

Comments vote down Maximum PC found this 15 days agofound this
Cuomo Files Antitrust Suit Against Intel
nytimes.com - 17 days ago
Cuomo Files Antitrust Suit Against Intel
— nytimes.com — Following the lead of foreign regulators, New York’s attorney general, Andrew M. Cuomo , filed a federal antitrust lawsuit Wednesday against Intel , the world’s largest chip maker. The lawsuit charges that Intel violated state and federal laws by ... (more) Cuomo Files Antitrust Suit Against Intel

Comments vote down The Tech Report: News found this 17 days agofound this
Comments
Related: intel ssd upgrade tool 1.3, intel ssd firmware
Intel Acknowledges SSD FW Issue; Promises Fix
technologyexpert.blogspot.com 12 days ago — Intel, which only last month released updated firmware to optimize the performance of its second-generation 34nm X-25M solid-state drives (SSDs), acknowledged on Friday an issue with the firmware, and promised a fix. The 02HA update was to allow Intel's newer SSDs to work with the TRIM ...
Intel to launch low-cost 40GB SSD, new enterprise lineup
techspot.com 10 days ago — Intel plans to release a $120 40GB SSD, which the company hopes will be adopted as a boot drive in servers, or potentially used in low-end laptops and netbooks. Intel is also working a new line of enterprise-class SSDs including models that are 50GB, 100GB, and 200GB in capacity. The new series ...
Intel still working on fix for 34nm SSD firmware — DV Hardware
Hexus writes Intel admitted the recently pulled SSD firmware caused some disks to brick. The chip maker is working on a new firmware for the drives but it is unknown when the new version will arrive. Yesterday, Alan Frost of Intel's NAND Solutions Group wrote: "Intel has replicated the ...
Intel working on fix for latest SSD firmware issue — The Tech Report: News
Well, all those user reports weren't flukes. Intel has posted a note on the Support Community forum saying it managed to reproduce a bricking problem induced by its latest solid-state-drive firmware update, and that the company is working on a fix. Here's the meaty part from the message by Alan...
Intel Confirms Bricked SSD Bug, Starts Working on a Fix — Maximum PC
Late last month, several owners of Intel's X25-M G2 solid state drives cried foul when a firmware update promising a 40 percent performance boost ended up bricking their drives instead. Oops! That marked the latest in a what's becoming a string of problems plaguing the 34nm SSDs, and once ...
Intel replicates 'bricked SSD' bug, pledges fix — The Register
Says solution a 'high priority' Intel has once again promised a fix for the glitchy firmware update tool it released for its 34nm solid-state drives last month. But it still can't say when the new version will arrive.…