Intel replicates 'bricked SSD' bug, pledges fix

Intel has once again promised a fix for the glitchy firmware update tool it released for its 34nm solid-state drives last month. But it still can't say when the new version will arrive. The chip giant released new firmware for the drives on 26 October. The following day it pulled the software after a number of users running 64 …

[Anonymous Coward]

oh dear

Bricking something that expensive is never fun. I accidentally un-plugged a machine containing 4x STEC ZeusIOPs drives, 2 of which were doing a FPGA code update. In theory the only way to brick them. But the all came out OK. :D

[James Hayes]

Fingers crossed...

Intel are promising an update by month end... http://www.intel.com/support/ssdc/hpssd/sb/CS-031021.htm