On October 26 Intel announced that it had begun offering a new firmware for their second-gen X25-M SSDs. The new firmware offered support for the SATA TRIM command, a feature in Windows 7 and Linux which helps SSDs maintain consistent performance over the long haul. Less than 24 hours later, however, and Intel pulled the firmware in response to a flood of reports claiming the upgrade process was responsible for bricked drives. Fast forward to today, and Intel has announced that it has replicated the issue and is working on a fix.

“Intel has replicated the issue on 34nm SSDs – X25-M – and is working on a fix,” said Alan Frost of Intel’s NAND Solutions Group.

“Intel is pursuing the resolution of this as a high priority. 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.”

Frost went on to imply that the firmware–version 02HA–was not to blame, but rather the v1.3 flashing tool.