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    Intel X-25M SSD Recognized, can't format/read/write anything to it

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by darkXmatt, May 19, 2009.

  1. darkXmatt

    darkXmatt Newbie

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    Hello there, (sorry if i posted this in the wrong section~)
    I've been using an Intel X25M SSD (80GB) on my MacBook (mid-07) for around 6 months.

    This is the second time the drive had failed, and i couldn't fix it this time.

    The first time the drive failed, I could easily fix it by writing zeros on the drive, that went for 4 hours and it was back to normal again.

    After another week of using it, it failed exactly the same way (I did a hard shutdown due to insane lag problems), and when i reboot... the drive is no longer readable.

    The drive can be recognized both in Windows and Mac's Disk Utility, which is the same as what happened at the first time. This time, i can't even write zeros on the drive, it tells me that 'There is no such file or directory', and the drive automatically un-mounts itself.

    Some info from Disk Utility about my drive:
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    I'm thinking of doing a low level format on the drive in Windows, and i am aware about the fragmentation problems that the Intel SSDs possess (only after it crashed.. ), and i know that intel had released firmware updates for the drive, which i cannot run, since my drive is being lame :(

    I see many experts on this forum, and i hope that my problem would be solved soon!

    Many thanks,
    ~dXm
     
    darkXmatt, May 19, 2009
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  2. qhn

    qhn Notebook User

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    Are you installing OS X and Windows on this drive at the moment on your macbook?

    cheers ...
     
    qhn, May 19, 2009
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  3. darkXmatt

    darkXmatt Newbie

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    No, just OS X..
    Well, does running XP on a virtual machine (parallels) count? Same partition btw..

    ~
     
    darkXmatt, May 19, 2009
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  4. darkXmatt

    darkXmatt Newbie

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    *Bump*

    Sorry, but i really need to get it to work ASAP for school..

    ~dXm
     
    darkXmatt, May 20, 2009
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  5. Ayle

    Ayle Trailblazer

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    What happens when you try to do a firmware update?
     
    Ayle, May 20, 2009
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  6. darkXmatt

    darkXmatt Newbie

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    It says that either my ssd is disabled or disconnected ~

    Thanks,
    ~dXm
     
    darkXmatt, May 21, 2009
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  7. ViciousXUSMC

    ViciousXUSMC Master Viking NBR Reviewer

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    Defective product? It may be easier and more piece of mind to send it back to intel than try to fix it.
     
    ViciousXUSMC, May 21, 2009
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