iSSDFUT 2.0.9 Not Working?

[MBali1]

I just installed a 530 SSD in my mid-2009 MBP. It seems to be working fine. I figured I should update the firmware, but I am unable to get the Intel® SATA Solid-State Drive Firmware Update Tool version 2.0.9 to work. I burned the ISO using both a Mac and a Win7 machine. In both cases it appears to burn correctly, but when I boot from either disc, I get a "no bootable device" message.

After searching the forums a bit, I tried unpacking issdfut_2.0.9.iso to check for iSSDFUT.exe, but it is not present in the ISO. Here's the contents of the ISO. I have downloaded it and unpacked it on two separate Macs and a Win7 PC and I see the same thing. I downloaded the ISO from https://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?agr=Y&DwnldID=18363 Download Center

CONTENTS

initrd

vmlinuz

isolinux (directory)

isolinux\boot.cat

isolinux\isolinux.bin

isolinux\isolinux.cfg

licenses (directory with tons of folders with license files in them)

Is the contents of the ISO correct? Is there something else I am supposed to be doing to update the firmware for my Intel 530 SSD in my mid-2009 MBP? Thanks!

[KenF_Intel]

Hi All,

Thanks for the serial number information. I'm waiting for a response from engineering. I'll keep you posted.

[idata]

Dear Ken,

While we are waiting for the response from engineering, could you please tell us if this firmware update handles the "negotiated link speed" that I'm having? What I mean is that the drive is detected as SATA I (1,5 Gbps) instead of SATA II as the iMac supports (3 Gbps).

I just want to know if it's worth waiting for the firmware upgrade to be functional or to simply replace the drive with another model/manufacturer etc.

Thanks for a quick reply on this!

Pedro

[KenF_Intel]

Hi PedroD,

I would not expect the current FW update to address link speed issues. We did not make any changes that would affect the speed negotiation.

We are looking into the negotiation issue. I hope to have it recreated later this week (finally found a source for a MacBook with an NVidia SATA controller).

[BLamb]

Let me know if I should open a different thread because this one seems to be going another direction. I have having the problem mentioned earlier that when booting from CD I am told the ISOLINUX.BIN is missing or corrupt.

The system is an older Sony with a Pentium processor.

Thanks,

Bill

[KenF_Intel]

Hi 340Cuda,

Yes, please open a different thread.