Tuesday 9 April 2019

IMPORTANT: CRITICAL Firmware Update for Intel SSD DC S4510 and S4610

The Intel SSD DC S4510 and S4610 series SATA SSDs have a critical flaw where after 1,700 hours of idle time, meaning on but not working, they brick.

The following is from the Release Notes for the update:

Intel® Solid State Drive DC S4510 and S4610 Series Revision History

History

Date

Firmware

March 2019

XC311102(MR1)

XCV10110(MR1)

The following changes are included in this firmware update:

Resolved issue related to intermittent drive drop during initial boot.

Resolved 1.92TBand 3.84TB SKUs may become unresponsive at 1700hrs. of cumulative Idle Power On Hours.

Intel direct download can be found here: Intel® SSD Data Center Tool (Intel® SSD DCT)

For OEM provided applications check with the vendor's support site to find out if there is an update available.

This is a _critical data loss scenario_ and should be dealt with ASAP!

Philip Elder
Microsoft High Availability MVP
MPECS Inc.
Co-Author: SBS 2008 Blueprint Book
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