- SSD failures could be due to the use of pre-freeice firmware
- This is the conclusion of an investigation by a group of PC enthusiasts in China
- We are told that he is verified by the engineers of Phison, but we must be cautious about this assertion until we officially hear the Maker of the Training Controller
There is a new turn concerning the recent controversy around Windows 11 and SSD failures, in the form of a suggestion that disc problems can be linked to the use of pre-liberation firmware.
Neowin reports that this reasoning comes from a Chinese Facebook group for PC enthusiasts called “PCDIY”, whose group administrator – a certain Rose Lee – claims to have reached the bottom of the deep cause of the rupture of the SSDs.
Apparently, this is due to the pre-liberated versions of the firmware of the Drive Phison controller used in the SSDs. This is a conclusion which was carried out by tests carried out by PCDIY and apparently verified by the engineers of Phison, also tells us – which is supported in a Neowin tracking report.
Lee writes (as translated by Chinese by Google): “Pcdiy tests have revealed that the SSDs were blocked and crashed due to the Windows 11 update used pre-final pre-final versions of the engineering firmware.
“Because all SSD manufacturers selling products using pHison controllers buy their products from the original manufacturer and their bulk shipping using mass production tools, the SSDs delivered to consumers already use the official firmware. The official firmware has been carefully tested and verified, and does not present the anomalies often seen with the engineering firmware.”
Where does that leave us then? And why some of the readers using the firmware “Engineering”?
Let’s explore that then, but we must obviously be careful about the assertion made here until we officially hear Phison that this is indeed the case. The declaration provided by Phison in Neowin is still vague in nature and does not directly confirm that this is the widespread problem that Windows 11 users report.
Analysis: an interesting explanation – but put caution first here
Okay, therefore by referring to the discs using pre-liberated firmware, do you say, for example, the SSDs sent to the examiners before the official release of these products?
Although this explains the use of anterior firmware, this problem is too widespread for this – and a whole bunch of old simple consumers complain of being affected. In short, this problem strikes the discs sold to retail. The question then becomes: how would these SSDs get a first version of the controller’s firmware?
The dominant theory seems to be that the affected SSDs come from manufacturers who bought pHison driving controllers who had a pre-freeine firmware. Then, Phison subsequently updated the firmware and provided this update to the SSD manufacturer, but they did not apply before the reader’s shipment and hit the shelves – so the beta firmware finally ended up being associated with a retail SSD.
Although it seems unlikely, it is a possible scenario. These are all assumptions, however, and as already indicated, we will have to have on the part of PHison officially to confirm it, so sit for this.
This theory explains why Phison’s in -depth tests have not revealed any faults, as the controller manufacturer would have used the firmware of the latest version, naturally. Microsoft has also erased Windows 11 with any blame with its survey relating to the last update of the operating system, and once again, it makes sense – if it is a problem of reader firmware.
What this does not explain is why the SSDs other than those with pHison controllers were apparently affected. The majority were pHison, making reports, however-and perhaps others are a case of coincidence, one might say.
In any case, if you worry that your SSD is potentially struck by this problem, the simple solution is to assure you that it executes the last firmware. The problem can remove the system’s reader, but perhaps just temporarily in some cases reported – it could come back after restarting.
Consult the version of your firmware in Windows (in Device Manager) and compare it to the latest version of version available on the reader’s website.
However, keep in mind that updating the firmware of any material has risks itself-you may want to wait a little longer and see if we get an official confirmation of this new theory on SSD failures.
