OCZ remedy BSOD problems with Sandforce 2281 SSDs

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OCZ has announced that together with circuit maker Sandforce it has identified the cause of the BSOD problems that certain SSD users have experienced with the latest generation Sandforce units. OCZ has released an updated firmware that will remedy the problems.

OCZ and Sandforce have been working on solving the last bugs of the latest generation SSDs and have finally resolved the BSOD problems (Blue Screen Of Death) that some users have experienced.

At the same time as OCZ is rolling out the 2.15 firmware SandForce has announced that it sends an update to other partners since problems could occur with all SSDs with SandForce SF-2200 controllers. The OCZ statement can be found below;

OCZ is pleased to announce that the cause of a BSOD issue experienced by some SF-2000-based drive owners has been identified by OCZ and SandForce. A new firmware update which directly addresses this BSOD occurrence related to SF-2000 based SSDs is available here. All newly manufactured OCZ SF-2000 based SSDs will feature the new 2.15 firmware revision (which is based on SandForce firmware version 3.3.2.) We highly recommend that any customers that have experienced the BSOD issue update their firmware to 2.15.We sincerely appreciate the support from our customers, and if any customers have any questions or require additional support please do not hesitate to contact a customer service representative and we will be happy to address any questions or concerns.

alla_ssd2Also other SandForce units are expected tobe updated in the future.

Note that the update and the problems only affect the latest generation of SandForce units and not older models with the SandForce SF-1200 controller. And that it recommends doing a backup before an update.

More information on how you update your OCZ SSD can be found here.

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