If you happen to have one of Intel’s recently unleashed solid-state drives (SSDs) fabricated through the advanced 34nm manufacturing process, then do yourself a favour and hold off on assigning it a BIOS drive password – unless you fancy the idea of being refused access to your data.
Step away from the BIOS password! Image: Intel.
The password-related error, which essentially blocks access to the SSD, first began gathering momentum a number of days ago, soon after Intel began shipping its new 34nm platform – supposedly designed to improve SSD performance and also reduce the technology’s persistently high price points.
Specifically, the problem caused Washington-based custom computer manufacturer Puget Systems and online retailers such as Newegg to pull the freshly released product from circulation ahead of Intel announcing a temporary pause in shipping for its new line of data drives.
That announcement was duly offered up by Intel Corp. last week, with the world’s leading chipmaker confirming that if users set a BIOS drive password on the 34nm SSD, then upon disabling or changing that password and rebooting the computer, the SSD will become inoperable.
“The root cause has been identified and a new fix is under validation,” outlined the Santa Clara-based processor manufacturer in its official explanation.
For those new 34nm SSD owners who have opted not to establish a BIOS password at this time, Intel recommends they wait until a firmware update is issued to correct the problem.
The update should be ready for widespread distribution within two weeks.
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