Intel releases tools for it's SSD

[djmorgan]

And G.Skill is still behind the others!

http://www.tcmagazine.info/comments....=30487&catid=3

[gingerbee]

falcon is not on a lot of lists that other idilinx drive are on http://www.anandtech.com/storage/showdoc.aspx?i=3667

[sirius69]

http://www.anandtech.com/storage/sho...px?i=3631&p=12

it's only mentioned on certain pages and they say :

Indilinx is still a very small company so it relies on its customers to help with validation, testing and even provide feedback for firmware development. As far as I can tell, every single Indilinx customer gets the same firmware revisions. Some vendors choose to rename the firmware revisions, while others do not. OCZ calls its latest stable firmware 1.30, while G.Skill, Super Talent and Patriot call it 1571.

Of all the Indilinxites, OCZ and Super Talent work closest with the controller manufacturer. In exchange for their help in manufacturing and validation, OCZ and Super Talent also get access to the latest firmwares earlier than the rest of the manufacturers. Ultimately all manufacturers will get access to the same firmware, it just takes longer if you’re not OCZ or Super Talent.

[gingerbee]

not noob . would just like them to show a little support for there forums is that wrong?

[pluscard]

Intel pulls it's Win7 tools:

Well, that was a short honeymoon -- Intel's now pulled its SSD Toolbox and associated TRIM firmware update amid reports that it was bricking drives under Windows 7. We haven't heard more than anecdotal evidence about this, but we'd definitely pick having a functional drive over the promised 40 percent speed boost from the code, so you should probably hold off if you've downloaded but haven't updated yet. We're looking into things, we'll let you know -- but man, the X-25M just hasn't had an easy life, has it?

Update: Intel just gave us its official statement on the matter:

Yes, we have been contacted by users with issues with the firmware upgrade for our 34nm SSDs and we are investigating. We take all sightings and issues seriously and are working toward resolution. We have temporarily taken down the firmware link while we investigate.

http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/27/i...der-windows-7/