Failure to upgrade X25-M 160 to newest intel firmware

[X-Nemesis]

So I found out that intel has had out a new firmware in the past month or so, so I put it on a disc; booted from disc and the process just paused at scanning system for intel ssd.

Anyone else have this problem and is there something I'm not doing right?

 

[Spikesoldier]

try setting your disk controller to IDE mode in the BIOS and see if it works.

 

[X-Nemesis]

It was already set to IDE, tried again and same result.

 

[Old Hippie]

You didn't list your MB but do you have the drive installed on an Intel/AMD chipset's first port?

Some get confused with 3rd party chipsets.

 

[nanaki333]

do you have a G1 or a G2? odds are it was for a G2 and if you have a G1, it won't work.

 

[Burner27]

Remove all other HDDs other than the SSD.

 

[X-Nemesis]

Sorry my mistake, it's a G2 on an P6T Deluxe V2 latest bios.

 

[Old Hippie]

Sorry my mistake, it's a G2 on an P6T Deluxe V2 latest bios.

That doesn't change any of the suggestions.

 

[rgallant]

this might help
6. Follow the steps for your operating system to burn the ISO image to a blank CD-R or CD-RW.
Windows* 7
a) Click Save to download the file.
b) Specify a folder location when prompted (such as c:\temp).
c) Open the Windows Start menu, open the Computer folder, and go the file folder you specified in the previous step.
d) Right-click the .ISO file and select Open With.
e) Select Windows Disk Image Burner.
f) Insert a blank CD into your drive.
g) Click Burn. The ISO image is burned to the CD.
h) Click Close when finished.
Windows XP and Windows Vista
Your Read/Write CD-ROM drive software will guide you through the process of burning an ISO image. For more information, see Section 4.0, ”Additional Information –Burning the ISO Image in Windows XP, Windows Vista or Linux OS.”
If your R/W CD-ROM software does not recognize ISO images, you may see an “unknown file type” message when downloading the Firmware Update Tool. See Section 5.1, "Computer Does Not Recognize ISO Images".
2.3 Run the Firmware Update Tool
After creating the ISO image CD, make sure you have completed the setup procedures before running the Firmware Update Tool:
 Back up the SSD
 Turn off Drive Password Protection
 Designate the CD-ROM drive to boot first or prior to the OS drive
 Fully charge the battery (for mobile computers)
 Plug in the power cable (for desktop computers)
Note: If at any time during the firmware update process the program fails or your system displays a blank screen, power down and reboot your computer. Run the firmware update process again. If the second attempt fails, contact Intel Customer Support: