Intel Intel X18-M/X25-M/X25-V Solid State Drive Firmware

From the beginning to the present, Intel's SSD firmware has always had problems of one kind or another. Recently, Intel released version 1.7 of the SSD firmware upgrade package, which supports the following models of solid state drives:

- Intel X25-M/X18-M SATA SSD on 50nm (black case) - updates to FW version 8820

- Intel X25-E SATA SSD on 50nm (black case) - updates to FW version 8850

- Intel X25-M/X18-M SATA SSD on 34nm (silver case) - updates to FW version 02M3

- Intel X25-V Value SATA SSD on 34nm (silver case) - updates to FW version 02M3

It should be noted that the new firmware has only been optimized for 34nm models, and there will be no changes after the 50nm model is refreshed.

The new firmware update is as follows:

1. Solved the problem of slow startup when enumerating types and matching SATA 6Gb/s controller.

2. S.M.A.R.T information is displayed more accurately.

3. Improve compatibility with NCQ technology.

4. Solve the problem that causes the drive to hang when reading the S.M.A.R.T security test log.

Refresh notes:

1. The power cannot be cut off in the middle.

2. It is best not to encrypt the disk.

3. If you have RAID or IDE, please turn back to AHCI mode (if your system is RAID, then you have to redo the system).

4. You must not use a USB or USB-powered CD drive to flash the firmware. You must burn the disk. Otherwise, you'd better be honest, or take it out and burn it on a friend's host. Remember.

Steps to flash firmware:

1. Burn the disc, boot the disc, then put the SSD on port1 and turn it into AHCI mode.

2. Wait patiently for the refresh to complete without doing any operations.