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 Post subject: Data Recovery from an Apacer SSD Stuck in ROM Mode
PostPosted: July 14th, 2026, 3:16 
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Hi,

I'm trying to recover data from my SSD (specifications below), which appears to have entered ROM Mode.

Based on my own diagnostics, I was able to obtain the following information about the drive:

Manufacturer / Model: Apacer Panther SSD 256 GB
Interface: SATA
Connection during diagnostics: Direct SATA connection (not USB)
Current state: The drive boots into ROM Mode, and the data is not normally accessible.
Controller: Silicon Motion SM2258XT
EasyTools detects: IC Controller: SM2258XT (ATA)

NAND Flash

Manufacturer: Samsung
Type: Samsung 3DV4 64L TLC

Family: SSV4 TLC
Flash ID: EC 1E D9 3F 88 CB

SMI Flash:
Code:
v0.5681a
Drive: 2(ATA)
OS: 10.0 build 19045
Model: SM2258AB-10-00M01000
Fw  : 20141211
Size : 0 MB [0.0 GB]
Controller : SM2258AA in ROM Mode
Bank00: 0xec,0x1e,0xd9,0x3f,0x88,0xcb,0x0,0x0 - Samsung 3dv4-64L TLC 16k 512Gb/CE 256Gb/die
Bank01: 0xec,0x1e,0xd9,0x3f,0x88,0xcb,0x0,0x0 - Samsung 3dv4-64L TLC 16k 512Gb/CE 256Gb/die
Bank02: 0xec,0x1e,0xd9,0x3f,0x88,0xcb,0x0,0x0 - Samsung 3dv4-64L TLC 16k 512Gb/CE 256Gb/die
Bank03: 0xec,0x1e,0xd9,0x3f,0x88,0xcb,0x0,0x0 - Samsung 3dv4-64L TLC 16k 512Gb/CE 256Gb/die


I tried using EasyTools_2258XT_S0307A_V2.2.0_RecoveryMode_3D, but I got stuck.

In EasyTools, I select MP ISP and load the MPISP file from the package.

It loads successfully, and I get the following information:

Code:
PHYSICALDRIVE2
IC Controller: SM2258XT (ATA) ASPI:444
MPISP Code Mode
Internel FW revision: (null)
Serial Number: "™0©_   ?Č|Oö\Ë5DCft©Ć
Model Name: SM2256AB-XX-YYYYYYYY
Firmware Rev: 20141211
Capacity: 15280 MB
Flash Vendor: Unknown


Next, I click Data Recovery and then BackUp_Dump Image, but I receive the error:

"Invalid Parameter Info (Tag)"

I also tried the files from the package SM2258XT_SSV4-TLC_PKGS0716A_FWS0712B0, but the result is exactly the same.

Is there anything else I can try on my own?

Recovering at least some of the data is much more important to me than saving the SSD itself.


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 Post subject: Re: Data Recovery from an Apacer SSD Stuck in ROM Mode
PostPosted: July 15th, 2026, 3:47 
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The problem is most likely due to incorrect memory configuration.
In our database, all requests for the specified controller (SM2258XT) and NAND ID (EC1ED93F88CB) combination were assigned a negative status.

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 Post subject: Re: Data Recovery from an Apacer SSD Stuck in ROM Mode
PostPosted: July 16th, 2026, 3:35 
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Is there anything else I can do myself?


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