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Intel Pulls X25-M SSD Firmware Update
Intel recently pulled a firmware update it had released for its X25-M solid state drives, after serious issues emerged regarding compatibility with Windows 7.
"Intel, which released the SSD Optimizer update on Monday, issued a statement Wednesday confirming that it was looking into the reports and ‘working toward resolution,’" writes InformationWeek’s Antone Gonsalves. "Among the reported problems was the inability to reboot Windows 7 after the update is installed."
"The chipmaker refused to comment on the nature of the firmware update’s problems, but several threads on Intel’s support forums described computers that refused to boot up Windows after the upgrade was applied to the company’s first 34nm SSDs," notes ZDNet’s David Meyer.
"Intel has had problems in the past with firmware for X25-M SSDs made using the 34-nanometer manufacturing process," writes PC World’s Agam Shah. "Intel in August pulled firmware for the SSDs after a password bug made the drives inoperable, making it impossible to access or retrieve data. It reissued the firmware after the bug was fixed."
More here from Geek.com … and more here from Ars Technica.
February 22nd, 2011 at 3:12 am
Wow… I could only imagine how upset I’d be if I ran a firmware update and then my PC wouldn’t boot. They better be a lot more careful with their QA department and not let crappy updates like this ruin a good PC.