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TechSpot: Intel pulls SSD firmware update amid Windows 7 issues
Fudzilla: Intel X25-M 34nm firmware update triumphs, then fails hard
Maximum PC: TRIM Firmware Problems Continue to Plague Intel's 34nm SSDs
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new Intel X25-M SSD Firmware released...first feedbacks: http://bit.ly/d0iNn for fuirther readings 10/27/2009 |
Intel pulls SSD firmware update amid Windows 7 issues
TechSpot —
... (02HA) and associated SSD Toolbox from their download site, following a number of reported problems with the new software. Details remain scarce at the moment, but according to several posts on Intel's support forums , users are left with a disk read error and no way to load Windows after rebooting from a seemingly successful firmware upgrade. The company gave its official statement on the matter to ...
Intel X25-M 34nm firmware update triumphs, then fails hard
Fudzilla —
Image Image Leaves Windows 7 users with bricked SSDs In the consumer IT storage industry, one of the most promising technologies that has emerged over the past several years of careful research and development has undoubtedly been high-density NAND flash memory in the form of the Solid State Disk. In recent months, a small niche of manufacturers have been making advances in this new field and continue to provide consumer and enterprise solutions with high performance, reliable, yet expensive solutions. Intel has been among the leaders of the pack ever since its entrance into the market back in summer 2008, when it announced production of SSDs ...
TRIM Firmware Problems Continue to Plague Intel's 34nm SSDs
Maximum PC —
Like Wile E. Coyote after failing to catch the Road Runner for the umpteenth time, it's back to the drawing board for Intel, who must figure out what the heck is going on with its 34nm solid state drives (SSDs). Allow us to elaborate.
Earlier this summer, the chip maker halted shipments of its X25-M G2 drives when it was discovered that a BIOS bug could lead to data corruption. More recently, Intel released its new TRIM firmware, which was supposed to inject a 40 percent boost to sequential write speeds, but just one day after its release, Intel has pulled the update due to corruption issues in Windows 7. ...
Intel SSD update taken down - reports of hosed drives
DriverHeaven.net —
We reported days ago that Intel offered a new firmware update for their SSD drives - the 02HA "TRIM" firmware as well as the SSD Toolbox. There were reports of up to 40 percent increases and everyone was really happy .... well until reports started flooding in of drives mysteriously dying.
Those affected seemed to be running ...
Intel Acknowledges SSD FW Issue; Promises Fix
Tech-Ex —
... However, Intel quickly pulled the firmware after complaints on forums that the update bricked some SSDs and made Windows 7 non-bootable. It should be noted that typical of these sorts of issues, not all are experiencing issues. That includes the author, by the way. The issues seem to affect Windows 7 users with 64-bit versions. ...
