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

3-Is the drive partitioned? YES

4-other harddrives installed? NO

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

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? 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? N/A-NEVER CHANGED ANYTHING

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

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

System is Dell XPS M1330, 2.2GHz T7500, ICH8M, 4GB, GeForce 8400M GS

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1-Bios updated to Latest? YES

2-What g2 size 80 or 160g? 80

3-Is the drive partitioned? YES

4-other harddrives installed? YES

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

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

7-Was it aligned before and after update? BEFORE, I think windows 7 does this automatically when it was installed.

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

9-Was Intel optimizer installed before or after update? BEFORE

10-If optimizer was Installed BEFORE the update did you run it? YES, but trim was not possible (of course), because fw was not installed yet

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? TWICE

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? N/A-NEVER CHANGED ANYTHING

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

18-Is the G2 drive bricked or working fine? WORKING FINE

System is homebuilt asus p5b-deluxe wifi, 8800gt, q9300, 3gb RAM, SSD:X25M-G2 80Gb, HDDs: 1,5Tb seagate, 750gb Samsung

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Hope this thread helps them (I think its a very good idea! )

1-Bios updated to Latest? - YES

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

3-Is the drive partitioned? - NO (no additional partitions, just the primary one)

4-other harddrives installed? - YES

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

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

7-Was it aligned before and after update? - Yes

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? -

11-Bios and windows setting before update? (IDE, AHCI, RAID, etc) - IDE

12-Setting during update? (IDE, AHCI, RAID, etc) - IDE

13-Setting after update? (IDE, AHCI, RAID, etc) - IDE

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

15-Was there an error when flashing? - YES, read error on drive a:, did a retry, then a ignore. Reported flash was succesful.

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, did not change settings

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

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

System:

Asus P6T SE

Intel Core i7 920 @ 3.2 MHz

Asus GTX275

Intel Postville G2 80GB + Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB

6GB Kingston 1600 memory

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1-Bios updated to Latest? YES

2-What g2 size 80 or 160g? 80

3-Is the drive partitioned? YES

4-other harddrives installed? YES

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

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

7-Was it aligned before and after update? I think so.

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? NO

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? NO

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? YES (SSD)

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

Hardware:

Acer Aspire 8930G

4GB RAM

add. Samsung 2,5" 500GB HDD

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1-Bios updated to Latest? YES

2-What g2 size 80 or 160g? 160

3-Is the drive partitioned? only other partition is the 100MB startup partion that Windows 7 creates upon installation

4-other harddrives installed? NO

5-What version of 7, x86, x64? Windows 7 Enterprise x64 RTM from MSDN (it's activated)

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

7-Was it aligned before and after update? YES / YES

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

9-Was Intel optimizer installed before or after update? BEFORE

10-If optimizer was Installed BEFORE the update did you run it? YES (only reported that the drive firmware needed an upgrade for it to function)

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? N/A (no change)

17-When booted in Windows 7 did it install a driver? YES (it installed something that required a restart, not sure it was a driver though)

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

19-TRIM support? ACTIVE

20-Encryption? YES (the drive is Bitlocker encrypted and was so even before the firmware upgrade)

Lenovo ThinkPad T61 with 4GB RAM