SandForce SF1222

There was a bug in Sandforce controller firmware that cause SSD locks itself usually (but not always) after sleep/hybernate and wakeup of OS occurs. The SSD completely diappears form PC including BIOS (not beiing detected at all).

How to fix that

Download MP Tool, download these files:
asiacom_SF1000_lic_20110815.lic
fw_MP3_Patch2_3-4-6.dst
mptool_mp2_v1-1-2.part1.rar
mptool_mp2_v1-1-2.part2.rar
mptool_mp2_v1-1-2.part3.rar
Unpack mptool rar(s) to get mptool_mp2_v1-1-2.img
Write the image onto USB drive (for example using "dd if=mptool_mp2_v1-1-2.img of=/dev/sdX" replacing sdX with your USB drive ofcourse)
Copy asiacom_SF1000_lic_20110815.lic and fw_MP3_Patch2_3-4-6.dst onto root of USB drive
Try to boot it - you shoud get Fedora desktop with MpTool icon on the desktop, shut it down

Prepare the SSD

SSD needs to be switched into lets say "factory mode" to talk with MP tool. You need to open it and short testpoints P8 and P9 together - I used small push button soldered on that pins, you need to hold it all the time from turning the PC on until MP tool detects the SSD.


1. Connect the SSD to the PC, disconnect all other SATA drives, set sata mode to AHCI in BIOS
2. Hold the button soldered to SSD, turn on the PC and boot from the USB drive prepared before, still holding the button
3. Configure MP according to russian instructions, select the right flash type (look at the flash chips on your PCB), capacity, you can make a custom model name as I did (dreadex2). ... more accurate description later
4. Switch to "Manufacturing mode" tab, drive will be visible here - click big button "Process drive, ..." at the top of the tab and it starts to process the drive - now release the soldered button you are still holding.
5. Click "Secure erase" button to erase and initialize the SSD - not sure what will happend if you skip this step - way to get bricked data? - I realized this just after clicking "Secure erase" button, too late, but you can try yourself...
6. Reboot and verify the SSD is visible in your BIOS now (withow holding the button), try to format it using regular formatting tools and try to copy some data onto it.
7. Desolder the button and put the PCB back into the box, njoy your fixed Vertex2.

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