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X-25M Unable to update firmware
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03-22-2010 10:34 AM
I've just got a brand new X-25M drive which causes Windows 7 to lock up when performing the last steps of installation. I've tried on both a ASUS Striker II Formula and a ASUS P5E Deluxe.
I read a few places online (including here) that updating the firmware might solve the problem, so I burned the .iso to a DVD and booted it. The problem is that when it reaches "Scanning system for Intel SSDs......" it stops there, cursor blinking.
I've experimented with various AHCI/IDE modes - disabling S.M.A.R.T. etc. to no avail. I get no error (that it is unable to detect the drive).
Is there anything I can do, or is it a faulty drive?
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03-23-2010 01:02 PM
I am having the same problem. I bought a gen2 80gb intel x-25m. I have updated my mobo's bios as far as I can without a mod. I have cloned Windows 7 onto the drive using Acronis True Image. I cannot update the firmware using the downloadable ISO. It hangs at "Scanning system for Intel SSD's". I have seen a post on another site that recommended booting the firmware from a usb stick. I have tried that, but have had no success and feel that I should not have to go to such lengths to simply update the firmware. Obviously my mobo recognizes the ssd, seeing as how I can boot from it.
At this point I am ready to return the drive as it truly isn't that much faster than a standard 7200rpm.
Intel, step up, answer this issue with a WINDOWS-BASED firmware update, asap.
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03-24-2010 08:32 AM
I was unable to detect but after switching to AHCI it worked fine even though I had 2 other HDs and a DVD burner connected and the SSD was not on the first connector. I am using a GA-P55A-UD4P.
Perhaps you are not waiting long enough. It takes a long time to find the drive, maybe 30 seconds to 1 minute.
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03-24-2010 10:00 AM
I have no way of checking AHCI in the bios, as this mobo has a proprietary setup. I made the switch to AHCI in Windows using a registry edit.
I have waited as long as 12 hours, it never finds the ssd. It just hangs there.
INTEL - A windows-based solution please? And a better setup guide would be nice. People shouldn't have to fumble around trying to get these things to work.
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03-24-2010 01:59 PM
Well.. By some combination of black magic and pure, blind luck I got the HDD updated. My solution?
I added all the other drives back in, and it worked. (!) I was already on latest firmware.
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03-24-2010 02:01 PM
See previous post.
