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  • luke10050
    Badcaps Veteran
    • Mar 2013
    • 209
    • Australia
    #1

    OCZ Vertex 2 panic mode

    hey guys, i have a 128gb ssd in panic mode... anyone have any ideas how to fix it? its not being detected by the BIOS and its clearly a firmware issue.

    Steps i have tried to fix it:
    Test in various computers - the Power and Activity lights stay stuck on.
    Desolder EEPROM - Well now i know its a firmware issue :P

    My next step would be to try and read the contents of the EEPROM and see what i find, might lead somewhere might not. it also has a TTL serial port but i dont have a RS232 to TTL converter so i cant use it.

    From what i understand i will either need to get the binary file somehow from the update utility or take it off an unbricked Vertex 2.

    Does anyone have any experience/help with these ssd's (its the old sandforce 12xx series with the sleep bug)
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    • domas
      News Hater
      • May 2013
      • 323
      • Denmark
      #2
      Re: OCZ Vertex 2 panic mode

      well i just did a quick check and i couldn't do anything with windows updater (stupid downloader, typical)

      but there is bootable linux version that is 50mb heavy, i guess it includes firmware files inside, i couldn't extract it either on windows, but you can try burning it to thumb drive, booting up and check if you can then extract the dump

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        • RJARRRPCGP
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          • Jul 2004
          • 6304
          • USA
          #3
          Re: OCZ Vertex 2 panic mode

          Sounds like the board may be fubar.
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