Dead Falcon II

[G.SKILL]

Use the clean function first, then re-install 1916:
http://www.gskill.us/forum/showthread.php?t=5172

As i know, the Falcon series is two year warantee, please note!

[m3it]

I have tried 1916 and couldn't get it to work (there are so many versions though and I don't know if I used the right one.).

The drive is probably around 3 years old - is RMA still available?

Thanks.

[G.SKILL]

Hi,

Please try the firmware 1916 with clean function, clean the SSD first, and then re-install 1916

If these steps doesn't work, please contact our RMA department for replacement.

[m3it]

I have a Falcon II FM-25S2I-64GBF2. It had firmware 2030 on it and was running fine.
The other day, the SSD stopped being recognised in BIOS and I'm assuming I've lost all my data.

If I put the jumoer on the SSD and boot, the laptop recognises the drive (as a 128Gb) but can't do anything with it. As soon as I remove the jumper, it's back to being unrecognised.

I've tried formatting and updating the firmware again , but I just can't get the disk recognised without the jumper attached. I can't even boot from CD if the SSD is present without the jumper. I've tried various combinations with IDE and AHCI set.

The same applies if I connect it as an external USB drive - it's not recognised with no jumper, and recognised as a 128Gb drive that can't be initialised with the jumper on.

Please advise:
1. How can I tell if the SSD is totally dead?
2. If it's not dead, what are the steps to get it working again?

Thanks.