Kingston Advises SSDNow V100 Users To Upgrade Firmware

Kingston has learned that a small percentage of their SSDNow V100 sold in the past has experienced a technical issue on the firmware. Kingston strongly recommends that a firmware update be applied to all SSDNow V100 drives to prevent possible data loss.The firmware update can be downloaded from their dedicated support page: www.kingston.com/support/ssdnow/v100_firmware.aspDescription of issue:

We have discovered a technical issue with our SSDNow V100 which could result in drive failure. While we have observed this issue in only a small percentage of drives, Kingston strongly recommends that a firmware update be applied to all V100 drives to prevent possible failure.

Customers can also contact their customer service hotline at 800-8861042 (toll free) or more information.Affected Part Numbers are:SV100S2/64GZ, SV100S2D/64GZ, SV100S2N/64GZSV100S2/128GZ, SV100S2D/128GZ, SV100S2N/128GZSV100S2/256GZ, SV100S2N/256GZ, SV100S2N/256GZIt is important to note that none of Kingston’s other SSDNow products -- with part numbers beginning with SNE, SNM, SS, SNV, SNVP and SVP -- are affected by this potential issue.