F120 not detected when using SATA or connected in a case as USB mass storage device

[oneguy]

Hello,

 

I bought a F120 recently, did not do any firmware updates etc. Just put it in my laptop and used as is. It worked fine for a few months. I took it out of the laptop and put in in a usb case, then connected to a pc and booted from it (while connected via usb). Everything worked slow so I just turned the pc off. The next time I tried to use my F120 with SATA connection it was not detected by bios (tried on one computer). I tried it as a mass storage devise - was not detected by win7/xp. Is there anything I can try to do, or just send it back to corsair for replacement?

[Synbios]

You should update the firmware to 2.0. Also, I would not recommend booting an OS from an external enclosure, it will not be as fast as if you connected it internally to a SATA port.

[Yellowbeard]

Have you tried it back in the laptop in which it started? If it is not detected there, use the link on the left for an RMA.

[oneguy]

Currently my laptop where I originally use the F120 is being repaired (completely unrelated issue, as I mentioned, the SDD stopped working only afterwards)... Any ideas how to update the firmware if my OS / BIOS does not even see the SSD?

[Yellowbeard]

Currently my laptop where I originally use the F120 is being repaired (completely unrelated issue, as I mentioned, the SDD stopped working only afterwards)... Any ideas how to update the firmware if my OS / BIOS does not even see the SSD?

 

No, if the controller cannot communicate with the drive, it cannot be updated.