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PNY CS900 120GB SSD that suffered an unexpected power failure. Drive now identifies as SATAFIRM S11 with 120GB capacity but doesn't respond to SMART commands and data cannot be accessed.

Controller is Phison PS3111-S11-13. It does get slightly warm to the touch when power is connected.

I see mention in this thread of shorting points for safe mode but the PCB discussed is slightly different:
https://forum.hddguru.com/viewtopic.php ... 9&start=40

Pictures are attached.

Probably it can be recovered (if supported).
You will need to do a translator regen to access data.

Any solution for this that doesn't require PC3000?

managerharry wrote:Any solution for this that doesn't require PC3000?

Not as far as I know.

managerharry wrote:Any solution for this that doesn't require PC3000?

Maybe yes: I have a Kingston A400 240GB [SA400S37/240G, native firmware on label: SBFK71B1] with the infamous SATAFIRM S11 problem, happened last week after 1,5 years of usage. I have backups of my data, so what I am looking for is to restore the health of the drive in order to keep using it; I don't care if the data is wiped in the process: I am prepared to reinstall the OS. If this is what you meant by "restore" (with data loss), keep reading ...

I have tried running repairS11 utility by vlo (vlo.name) - mind you, this utility is data destructive in case of success - when using a SATA-to-USB adapter phison_flash_id detects PS3108 Controller so the repair utility refuses to run; when using built-in SATA port on my Laptop (AHCI mode set in BIOS) the detected Controller is PS3111, the repair utility ends correctly with a success message, but the problem remains. What else can I do?

By any chance has anyone tried using PhisonToolBox v1.17 by usbdev.ru? By all means I just want to exit from 'Safe Mode' state, restore 'Ready' state of the drive and just reinstall my operating system over it, I do not care about the data because I have backups. Another user claimed he restored the same drive model using SBFKB1C3.zip (media.kingston.com) and s11-flasher 2.0 (vlo.name). Does this actually give a new life to the SSD (even if it erases the data) and will it void the remaining warranty of the unit?