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? 80 G2R5 

3-Is the drive partitioned? NO

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?

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

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? 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

CPU = Intel Core i7 920 @3.20GHz

Mobo = ASUS P6T Deluxe V2 X58

RAM = 6GB Corsair TR3X6G1600C7 XMS3-1600MHz 7-7-7-20

GPU = HIS ATI HD4850

HDD2 = Hitachi HUA721050KLA 7200 500gb 32mb

HDD3 =

HDD4 =

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1-Bios updated to Latest? YES

2-What g2 size 80 or 160g? 80

3-Was drive BRAND NEW

4-Is the drive partitioned? YES (100mb partition + all remaining space in one part)

5-other harddrives installed? NO

6-Was drive aligned BEFORE and AFTER update? N/A

7-OS that you have installed or will be installing? Win 7 x64

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

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? CD

11-How many times did you run the flasher? 2x (1st flashing, 2nd time to see if all is OK)

12-Was there an error when flashing? NO

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

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

15-What driver did it install? N/A

16-If possible, what driver is being used in Windows after firmware? MS AHCI

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

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

HP EliteBook 6930p with Intel PM45 & ICH9-M (82801IM)

List you SSD manufacturing date.

Pack Date: 09/25/09

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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? CLEAN

7-Was it aligned before and after update? AFTER

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

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? IDE (compatibility)

12-Setting during update? IDE (compatibility)

13-Setting after update? AHCI

14-Did you run the flasher twice before booting or installing Win7? 2x: THE FIRST TO UPDATE, THE SECOND TO VERIFY

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, CHANGED TO AHCI AND THEN INSTALLED W7 

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

18-Is the G2 drive bricked or working fine? BAD (Windows 7 x64, Vista x64 and even Ubuntu 9.10 all show the same behaviour: after some reboots or a shutdown I get the "not a system disk" error. I can erase the ssd with hdderase 3.3 (ide compatibility mode) and I have no smart errors.)

DRIVE: SSDSA2MH160G2C1

BATCH # CNCV99K802

System:

Asus P6T Deluxe V2

i7 920

6 GB DDR3

Radeon HD 5850

Intel X25-M G2 (SATA port # 0)

WD 1 TB (SATA port # 1)

DVD (SATA port # 2)

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1-Bios updated to Latest? (YES)

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

3-Drive INSTALLED (OS already installed) before update

4-Is the drive partitioned? (NO)

5-other harddrives installed? (YES)

6-Was drive aligned BEFORE and AFTER update? No

7-OS that you have installed or will be installing? Win7 Ultimate x64

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

9-Bios setting before update? ( AHCI)

during update? (IDE)

after update? ( AHCI)

10-Run the flasher via CD

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

12-Was there an error when flashing? (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)

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

15-What driver did it install? Not sure, cannot get back in after reboot to check

16-If possible, what driver is being used in Windows after firmware? Not sure, cannot get back in after reboot to check

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

Core i7 920

EVGA X58 SLI Mobo

1x 300GB Raptor

1x 1TB CAVIAR BLACK

1x 500GB MAXTOR

SSD manufacturing date: 18 AUG 2009 (PACK DATE)

BATCH # : CNCV98E801

After firmware update and reboot after driver install SSD would not boot Win 7 x64, disk errors were detected, dual booting in VIsta x64 and running HD tune error scan shows red damaged blocks. SSD optimizer used to run but now reports that a drive is missing. Explorer shows the SSD but attempts to access it result in "I/O errors"

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I'd just brought the X25-M G2 80GB on 24-10-2009, remove the packing until the new firmware were released.

1-Bios updated to Latest? Yes

2-What g2 size 80 or 160g? 80 G2 

3-Is the drive partitioned? No

4-other harddrives installed? No

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

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

7-Was it aligned before and after update? No, a brand new SSD

8-Did you reformat or leave windows on before update? No, a brand new SSD

9-Was Intel optimizer installed before or after update? Can't install (see below explanation) 

10-If optimizer was Installed BEFORE the update did you run it? No, a brand new SSD

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? No

15-Was there an error when flashing? No

16-After it flashed and the computer started, 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? Can't install (see below explanation)

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

HP Campaq Presario CQ20-130TU Notebook PC

CPU = Intel Core 2 Duo P8400 2.26GHz

RAM = 4GB DDR2 800 x 2

GPU = Intel GM45

After the firmware update, I'd tried to install Win7 x86. Everything fine until select the SSD for installation. The installer reported the "System Partition" can't be created and the installation process ceased. I'd tried to install Vista x86 afterwards, but the same symptom was resulted.I'd tried to repair the SSD according to:http://communities.intel.com/message/72371# 72371After a few steps, my drive become usable and Win7 x86 can be smoothly installed. In addition, the SSD toolbox v1.1 can't find any smart error and dead blocks. I can conclude that the problem may be caused by the shifted "alignment" of SSD during the firmware update process.