Intel Confirms, Replicates SSD Firmware Bug
Intel now working on a fix.
Late last month, Intel released a firmware update for its second-generation 34nm X25-M solid state drive line that adds support for the TRIM command--which keeps SSDs operating at a higher level of performance.
Sadly, instead of getting performance benefits, some users running Windows 7 64-bit found that the firmware bricked their precious SSDs--definitely not the effect that anyone wanted.
Intel pulled the firmware following the failure reports. The chip giant today confirmed that it's been able to replicate the fatal flaw that has plagued users.
According to the Register, Alan Frost of Intel's NAND Solutions Group wrote: "Intel has replicated the issue on 34nm SSDs - X25-M - and is working on a fix."
It seems that Intel is asking for outside help to resolve this issue, as Frost added, "Intel is seeking direct feedback on this issue from members of the [Intel Support Community]... asking them to send their drives directly to Intel to expedite the analysis of the issues. This action will enable us to more quickly generate a resolution for this issue."

Too bad every distributor out there is rising their SSD prices for Black Friday (day after Thanksgiving), so that when they go on sale, they get back to the already pricey $350 pricetag. No illusion, check out all the prices, SSD's for 128GB are hitting $450, when just 7 months ago they were at $280.
See the word "Meh" for how this happens. ;o)
I guess I found one Intel fanboi. I don't post threads like that. I only comment on the news sections. They're probably hidden because the Intel fanboi's like giving my comments the thumbs down.
You'll find me repeatedly telling people that the Prices per Storage and Performance is vastly inferior (besides throughput) to that of the once-cheaper Crucial CT128M225 and Corsair P128. There was even an article a few months back noting the comparisons (but on 256GB versions).
Intel to Ship Value-Based X25-X SSD in Q4
10-16-2009 at 09:25:58 PM
Besides for throughput, Corsair's CT128M225 and Crucial's P128 are much better overall. Plus, I'm starting to get rather annoyed. What's with this new business model over the last few years? I remember when the latest and best model got the high price tag, then dropped in price as a newer and better model came out. Nowadays, the latest model price stays the same (or in SSD's cases, goes up) when a newer but lower performance model comes out.
Intel Pulls X25-M G2 TRIM Firmware Update
10-27-2009 at 11:44:36 PM
For those that put a thumbs down on my last post about the Intel X-35m... haha.
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Well, if you fanboi's don't keep giving a thumb's down to my comments, you'd probably have read them.
Oh yeah, another hidden one.
New Intel 34nm X25-M SSD Firmware Brings Impressive Performance Gains
10-26-2009 at 02:02:40 PM
A new firmware for the Intel X25-M G1 is nice and all, but the SSD still fails price per performance per space against Crucial's M225 and Corsair's P128/P256. All you get with the X25-M G1 is great I/O performance. Write speeds are still pretty low compared to going up to 200MB's W/s.
Intel X25-m = 160GB, $659.00, 250 MB/s Read, 70 MB/s Write
Crucial M225 = 256GB, $675.00, 250 MB/s Read, 200 MB/s Write
Corsair P256 = 256GB, $719.00 (free shipping), 220 MB/s Read, 200 MB/s Write
Prices are from Newegg's retail prices. You can get them cheaper other places and OEM.
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I'm a fan of the better products, then put pricing into the equation. Intel, AMD, NVidia, ATI, Crucial, Corsair, Kingston, Western Digital, Seagate, etc...
That's what Tom's Hardware was supposed to be about with their articles, but it's becoming less and less that way.
Yeah, like clicking on Forums and See All threads is a difficult thing to do... I'd go with the backpedaling internet girl.
Of course, but if you look at all the desktops and laptops that can be customized in the market for average desktop users, they go with only the Intel SSD's. Any Enterprise user out there for servers will still go with SCSI drives than the Intel SSD. They won't offer the Intel SSD for servers, and for good reason.