Unveiling the Root Causes of SSD Failures Post August 2025 Update
Recent discussions have surfaced regarding the potential triggers behind the SSD failures connected to the August 2025 Patch Tuesday update. A thorough investigation, spearheaded by insights from a dedicated Facebook group for PC enthusiasts, points to engineering preview firmware as a primary suspect for these widespread issues. For a comprehensive analysis, check out our detailed coverage on the topic.
Phison’s Confirmation of Engineering Firmware Issues
In light of this emerging report, our team reached out to Phison, a key player in the SSD market, following claims that their engineers had corroborated the problem across several drive brands, including Corsair, Silicon Power (SP), and Apacer. Today, Phison has responded with crucial information regarding the matter.
In response to the recent PCDIY! Facebook post, Phison engaged the PCDIY! contact to investigate.
The results shown in the link below detail that Phison examined the exact SSDs used in the PCDIY! testing and determined PCDIY! was utilizing an engineering preview firmware, which is not the final firmware used in the CORSAIR FORCE SERIES MP600 SSD 2TB and other drives with the E16 controller available for sale to consumers on the market. Phison also replicated the PCDIY! tests on-site with the same SSD models and the same stress tests (100GB/1TB writes) utilizing consumer-available SSDs and found no failures or crashes.
Key Insights from Phison’s Testing
Phison’s analysis indicates that the drive failures occurred primarily when subjected to stress tests with non-retail engineering firmware. This was notably the case for the Corsair FORCE MP600 SSD equipped with the Phison E16 NAND controller. Their findings highlight the crucial difference between engineering and consumer-grade firmware, underscoring that the latter successfully withstands similar stress tests without any failures.
Next Steps
In light of these developments, we have also reached out to Corsair for their perspective on the issue, as the implications of these findings are significant for users relying on high-performance SSDs.
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