02HA Poll.

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UPDATE 10-31-09 @3:20p

I=IDE 

A=AHCI R=RAID

BRAND NEW

III - GOOD=01 BAD=00 AAA - GOOD=02 BAD=00 AIA - GOOD=02 BAD=00

RIR - GOOD=00 BAD=01

INSTALLED (NO REFORMAT/ERASE)

III - GOOD=03 BAD=00 AAA - GOOD=06 BAD=02 AIA - GOOD=05 BAD=04 RAR - GOOD=02 BAD=00 RIR - GOOD=03 BAD=00

REFORMAT/ERASE

AAA - GOOD=01 BAD=00 AIA - GOOD=01 BAD=00 IIA - GOOD=01 BAD=00

Also reworded some of the questions. PLEASE POST ANSWERS ONLY. Thx

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Hey, guys, I think we should take some info of those who updated their g2's. It's really hard to see what's going. I think people should list the stuff on their computer and what was on it before the firmware flash. It might be a lot easier to see a commonality. In my opinon, Intel should have made the flash update a destructive one. Wipe the drive off clean before updating the flash. That way a lot of variables for error is reduced. I have a feeling the trim command is getting some instructions all messed up with a filesystem already present. Yeah i know it's a lot of questions but...

Here' it goes...

1-Bios updated to Latest? (YES or NO)

2-What g2 size 80 or 160g? (80 or 160)

3-Was drive BRAND NEW / ERASED (hdd erase/reformat)/ INSTALLED (OS already installed) before update?

4-Is the drive partitioned? (YES or NO)

5-other harddrives installed? (YES or NO)

6-Was drive aligned BEFORE and AFTER update?

7-OS that you have installed or will be installing?

8-If using windows and already installed, what driver is being used before updating firmware? (Intel or MS, AHCI, IDE) if applicable

9-Bios setting before update? (IDE, AHCI, RAID, etc)

during update? (IDE, AHCI, RAID, etc)

after update? (IDE, AHCI, RAID, etc)

10-Did you run the flasher via USB or CD?

11-How many times did you run the flasher? (1x, 2x, 3x)

12-Was there an error when flashing? (YES or NO)

13-After it flashed and the computer rebooted, did you immediately change the settings back to what it was before booting/installing OS? (YES or NO)

14-When booted in Windows did it install a driver? (YES or NO) if applicable

15-What driver did it install?

16-If possible, what driver is being used in Windows after firmware? (Intel or MS, AHCI, IDE)

17-Is the G2 drive bad or working fine? (BAD or GOOD)

List your system specs too and if possible chipset (south bridge chip)

List you SSD manufacturing date.

Anything else you think I missed please say.

***FOR THOSE WITH BAD DRIVES AFTER UPDATE DID YOU TRY TO HDD ERASE AND REINSTALL? If so, did it work again?

***Don't do it if you're not comfortable with it.

Hopefully the information given can help INTEL resolve this issue quicker as it seems to be easier to get information quicker on the forums than individual emails.

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1-Bios updated to Latest? (YES)

2-What g2 size 80 or 160g? (160)

3-Is the drive partitioned? (YES)

4-other harddrives installed? (YES)

5-What version of 7, x86, x64? (x64)

6-Was windows 7 Installed already or was it clean? (INSTALLED)

7-Was it aligned before and after update? (BEFORE)

8-Did you reformat or leave windows on before update?(BRAND NEW)

9-Was Intel optimizer installed before or after update? (AFTER)

10-If optimizer was Installed BEFORE the update did you run it?

11-Bios and windows setting before update? (AHCI) -list both if applicable

12-Setting during update? (AHCI)

13-Setting after update? (AHCI)

14-Did you run the flasher twice before booting or installing Win7? (1x)

15-Was there an error when flashing? (NO)

16-After it flashed and the computer started (Windows was installed before update), did you immediately change the settings back to what it was before booting into windows? (NO)

17-When booted in Windows 7 did it install a driver? (YES)

18-Is the G2 drive bricked or working fine? (GOOD)

Asus PTD6 Deluxe

6GB RAM

ITB Samsung HDD

Radeon 4870

Asus Xonar Essence STX

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Bios updated to Latest? (YES)

2-What g2 size 80 or 160g? (160)

3-Is the drive partitioned? (NO)

4-other harddrives installed? (YES)

5-What version of 7, (x64)

6-Was windows 7 Installed already or was it clean? (CLEAN)

7-Was it aligned before and after update? (Auto aligned by 7/64)

8-Did you reformat or leave windows on before update?( ERASED )

9-Was Intel optimizer installed before or after update? (AFTER)

10-If optimizer was Installed BEFORE the update did you run it? (N/A)

11-Bios and windows setting before update? (AHCI)

12-Setting during update? (IDE)

13-Setting after update? (AHCI)

14-Did you run the flasher twice before booting or installing Win7? (1x)

15-Was there an error when flashing? (NO)

16-After it flashed and the computer started (Windows was installed before update), did you immediately change the settings back to what it was before booting into windows? (YES )

17-When booted in Windows 7 did it install a driver? (NO)

18-Is the G2 drive bricked or working fine? (GOOD)

ASUS ICH9

QX 6850

6GB DDR3 RAM

G2 80 GB (Data only)

4870x2

Asus Xonar DX2

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1-Bios updated to Latest? YES

2-What g2 size 80 or 160g? 160

3-Is the drive partitioned?YES

4-other harddrives installed? YES

5-What version of 7, x86, x64? 7 x64

6-Was windows 7 Installed already or was it clean? INSTALLED

7-Was it aligned before and after update?

8-Did you reformat or leave windows on before update?(INSTALLED

9-Was Intel optimizer installed before or after update? NOT

10-If optimizer was Installed BEFORE the update did you run it?

11-Bios and windows setting before update? AHCI

12-Setting during update? AHCI

13-Setting after update? AHCI

14-Did you run the flasher twice before booting or installing Win7? 1x

15-Was there an error when flashing? NO

16-After it flashed and the computer started (Windows was installed before update), did you immediately change the settings back to what it was before booting into windows? (YES or NO)

17-When booted in Windows 7 did it install a driver? YES

18-Is the G2 drive bricked or working fine? BAD

[DZand]

Here is my report:

1-YES

2-160

3-YES

4-NO

5-Win7 x64

6-INSTALLED

7-YES

8-INSTALLED

9-AFTER

10-not applicable

11-RAID

12-IDE

13-RAID

14-2x

15-NO

16-YES

17-NO

18-GOOD

Answers to maybe important additional questions:

19-Which IDE/SATA/RAID driver was running before updating the firmware: Intel RST SATA RAID driver v9.5.0.1037

20-Which IDE/SATA/RAID driver was running after updating the firmware: Intel RST SATA RAID driver v9.5.0.1037

My system:

MB: GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3R

CPU: Intel Core2Duo E8400 @ 3,00 Ghz

Chipset: Intel ICH10R

HDD's: 2x 160 GB Intel X25-M SSD as RAID0

RAM: 4x2 GB G.Skill PC2-8500

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1-Bios updated to Latest? YES

1-What g2 size 80 or 160g? 80

2-Is the drive partitioned? No

3-other harddrives installed? YES

3-Was windows 7 Installed already or was it clean? INSTALLED

4-What version of 7, x86, x64? x86

5-Was it aligned before and after update? I assume so

6-Did you reformat or leave windows on before update? INSTALLED

7-Was Intel optimizer installed before or after update? AFTER

8-If optimizer was Installed before the update did you run it? N/A

9-Bios and windows setting before update? IDE

10-Setting during update? IDE

11-Setting after update? IDE

12-Did you run the flasher twice before booting or installing Win7? 1x

13-Was there an error when flashing? NO

14-After it flashed and the computer started, did you immediately change the settings back to what it was before booting into windows? NO

15-When booted in Windows 7 did it install a driver? YES

16-Is the G2 drive bricked or working fine? GOOD

PC spec:

Asus P7P55D

i5 720

4gb

nVidia GTX 260

Intel G2 80gb (system)

3 x Seagate 500GB hard disk in IDE

Corsair HX650