Firmware update 320ABBF0 for ADATA AS511S3-120GM-C works (ADATA S511 Firmware Update)
Bought an ADATA S511 120GB SSD drive recently and I was going to return it because it was crashing my system about once every day. It required a full power cycle to get the drive back after the crash too. The good news is that the latest firmware from ADATA has fixed the problems. Since I had some trouble updating the firmware thought I'd post about what worked for me. First, you'll need to download the updates: http://adatausa.com/index.php? action=product_download&cid=3& piid=130 Get the ADATA firmware upgrade tool and the firmware for your drive. They've compressed using RAR (not sure why they didn't use ZIP) so you'll also need a program such as 7-zip to extract the files. Plan on the firmware update as the first thing you do with the drive. There is a possibility of data corruption using the old firmware. For peace of mind, you're better off installing the latest firmware right after you physically install the drive. When installing t