SanDisk Ultra+ SSD Manual Firmware update version X2306RL

SanDisk has released the ISO firmware images to allow SSD firmware update on operating systems that are NOT supported by the SanDisk SSD Toolkit. Each capacity drive has a separate Firmware ISO. You MUST use the correct firmware ISO for the capacity SSD you have installed.

WARNING: Applying the wrong firmware ISO to your SSD product will render the drive unusable! Please confirm the capacity of your SSD product before proceeding with the firmware download and update.

Note: The SanDisk Ultra+ SSD has two different model numbers. There is no functional difference between the two different model numbers. The Label on the SSD itself will always show SDSSDHP regardless of the internal model number. 

 

Please verify the model number  using one of the methods below. Do not use the SSD label to verify model number. Additionally you will need to know the capacity of your Ultra+ SSD and select the corresponding download below

 

Checking Model Number

 

Windows

Method 1 - Use SanDisk SSD Tool kit. The model number will be listed under Drive Info > Model 

Method 2 - Under Device Manager > Disk Drives 

 

MAC

1. Open Macintosh Hard drive > Applications > Utilities > System Information

2. In System Information on the left side select Serial ATA, The Model number will be listed on the top right window

 

Step 1 - Verify the capacity and model number (Using Device manager or SSD ToolKit) of your SanDisk Ultra+ SSD and download the corresponding firmware ISO

SDSSDH2-XXX

SanDisk Ultra+ SSD SDSSDH2-064GB
64GB X2306RL Firmware ISO

SanDisk Ultra+ SSD SDSSDH2-128GB
128GB X2306RL Firmware ISO

SanDisk Ultra+ SSD SDSSDH2-256GB
256GB X2306RL Firmware ISO

SDSSDHP-XXX

SanDisk Ultra+ SSD SDSSDHP-064GB
64GB X2306RL Firmware ISO

SanDisk Ultra+ SSD SDSSDHP-128GB
128GB X2306RL Firmware ISO

SanDisk Ultra+ SSD SDSSDHP-256GB
256GB X2306RL Firmware ISO

 

Step 2 - Burn the saved image file to a CD/DVD with another software application then boot from the CD and perform the firmware update.

Burn image with Windows 7 or 8: Right-click on the .iso file and select ‘Burn Image’
Burn image with Mac: Use Mac Disk Utility

Restart your computer.

For PC and Linux
Make sure the CD/DVD drive is the first device in the boot sequence defined in the BIOS, and restart your computer with the newly created CD/DVD boot disk inserted.

For Mac
With the firmware disk inserted Press and hold the “C” key while the computer restarts.

  1. After restart, your system will boot to the SanDisk Firmware Updater
  2. Select the drive you want to update from the list displayed.
  3. Press ENTER to start the update.
  4. When the update is completed, Press ENTER to shutdown computer.
  5. Remove the boot CD/DVD from the drive and restart computer.

In the title you are calling the firmware 2306. The iso files have the number 2316. What is correct?

X230 is the correct version. The post has been updated. 

Is it still possible to have the 2316 version?

It seems to have solved a problem for Hellsfoul, and I’ve a similar problem and configuration than him (HDD “randomly” detected on a Dell GX620).

Would also love to have 2316 back or newer to fix same problem on thinkpad, quite annoying having to restart on every cold boot.