Intel releases firmware fix their second generation 34nm SSDs

jmke · 11th August 2009, 15:19

The first batch of Intel's 34-nm SSDs suffer from a firmware bug. Most users probably wouldn't notice, unless they happened to set a BIOS drive password then either change or disable that password. Doing so renders the contents of the drive inaccessible, at least with the stock firmware. Intel has publicly released a new firmware revision that fixes a data corruption issue with its second-generation, 34-nm solid-state drives.

You can grab the firmware update tool right at Intel's Download Center. To update an existing drive, Intel says you'll need to burn the updater ISO image to a CD-R (InfraRecorder and ImgBurn should help with that), then boot off the disc and run the updater from there.

http://techreport.com/discussions.x/17389

11th August 2009, 15:19	#1
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 82,474	Intel releases firmware fix their second generation 34nm SSDs The first batch of Intel's 34-nm SSDs suffer from a firmware bug. Most users probably wouldn't notice, unless they happened to set a BIOS drive password then either change or disable that password. Doing so renders the contents of the drive inaccessible, at least with the stock firmware. Intel has publicly released a new firmware revision that fixes a data corruption issue with its second-generation, 34-nm solid-state drives. You can grab the firmware update tool right at Intel's Download Center. To update an existing drive, Intel says you'll need to burn the updater ISO image to a CD-R (InfraRecorder and ImgBurn should help with that), then boot off the disc and run the updater from there. http://techreport.com/discussions.x/17389 __________________

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