Samsung 256GB MLC SSD MMD0E56G5MXP-0VB

[lcoughey]

The SSD powers on and gets stuck at BSY. Comes ready with kernel mode shorting, but fails on Loader uploading process.

Trying with the MLC loader:

Selected family......................... : Samsung MLC SSD
Controller.............................. : S3C29RBB01-YK40

Model................................... : Passport not loaded

SSD status:
SSD is in ready state................... : No
SSD is locked........................... : Unknown
SSD is in Safe Mode..................... : Unknown
Loader uploaded......................... : Unknown
Logical access is possible.............. : No
Physical access is possible............. : No

Loader uploading
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Code name............................... : MLC.ldr

Power Off
Power On
Ready state waiting..................... : Ok
Safe mode............................... : Ok
Write HDD microcode
Waiting 2 sec.
Ready state waiting..................... : Ok
Write Initialization Firmware........... : Ok

Write HDD microcode
Waiting 2 sec.
FW loading error; HDD Start error

SSD status:
SSD is in ready state................... : No
SSD is locked........................... : Unknown
SSD is in Safe Mode..................... : Unknown
Loader uploaded......................... : Unknown
Logical access is possible.............. : No
Physical access is possible............. : No
Operation aborted
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Loader is not uploaded! Some of the functions are not available!

Trying with the MLCR loader:

Selected family......................... : Samsung MLC SSD
Controller.............................. : S3C29RBB01-YK40

Model................................... : Passport not loaded

SSD status:
SSD is in ready state................... : Yes
SSD is locked........................... : No
SSD is in Safe Mode..................... : Yes
Loader uploaded......................... : No
Logical access is possible.............. : No
Physical access is possible............. : No

Loader uploading
****************************************
Code name............................... : MLCR.ldr

Write HDD microcode
Waiting 2 sec.
Ready state waiting..................... : Ok
Write Initialization Firmware........... : Ok

Write HDD microcode
Waiting 2 sec.
Ready state waiting..................... : Ok
Write Main Firmware..................... : Ok
Device error detected "ABR"

SSD status:
SSD is in ready state................... : Yes
SSD is locked........................... : No
SSD is in Safe Mode..................... : Yes
Loader uploaded......................... : No
Logical access is possible.............. : No
Physical access is possible............. : No
Operation aborted
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Loader is not uploaded! Some of the functions are not available!

Any suggestions on how to proceed from here?

[Roman_TS]

Hello Luke. Most likely that this drive contain different or modified firmware which is not compatible with loaders in PC-3000 SSD Database. Anyway, I recommend you to download resources from updatebox for your Samsung MLC SSD. Then - in Utility, try to rewrite firmware using resources from database. It might help. Just be careful with "FORMAT" checkbox - don't use it! Otherwise you will erase the user data on drive.