Anyone else had a repeat 8mb brick on 320 ssd AFTER firmware update.

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Had my 320 ssd for a month, all going well till a usb device BSOD my win7, rebooted to find my disk at 8mb. Waited for firmware update last wednesday as lots of forum discussion. Did Secure erase and firmware update to v1.9 and restored partition on friday. Today usb BSOD again (visual studio blow up, im a software developer) and rebooted to find the drive again 8mb. Anyone else had this problem, looks to me like the firmware update did not fix this type of issue.

Greg.

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Figured I'd take a shot and see if it would work. I get the H and L scheme...worth a try. I still wonder why HP releases 365 and Intel is still on 362. The sad part of the 320 series is gambling on "when" it will tank. As I said...I have all power schemes on my Envy NOT to turn off or sleep or hibernate....but I also read where the 8mb bug might bite on shut down as well...ouch! Now I am considering the original plan...either the 520 series as OS or M4 from Crucial. Best price points for 240 / 256 GB drives right now. Then move the 320 to D (replace my 750 GB 7200 rpm HDD) and have two SSD's in the system

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Just read this one:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/04/03/intel_330_ssd/ http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/04/03/intel_330_ssd/

Maybe they got it right this time? Awfully fast update for a recent product line, methinks.

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Today my 320 600GB was bricked at startup after a clean shutdown yesterday. I have now bought a Samsung 830 512GB to replace it. This was the third time (once before and twice after the "fix" was applied) it was bricked. It will be a cold day in hell before an Intel SSD will find its way into any computer I manage.

If you use an Intel 320 SSD, be warned: Your data is at risk. Even if you take frequent backups you will probably lose some data and you will definitely lose time resetting the disk and restoring the data.

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Wish I would have known about this beforehand. Looks like I'll be purchasing another SSD to clone the original 300GB drive to before it goes to sleep with the fishes! Should be able to clone the original Intel drive via USB/Docking Station, anyone have any recommedations for such a task? The Envy 17 has SATA III USB capabilities. Thanks!

KB

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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147164 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147164

I got a 320 series in my Envy 17 as well. I replaced it on 4/1/2012 with ththe above. You can cloine in one of two ways. My choice was to use the Intel Migration tool, which you can download from Intel support section. You can also use Acronis True Image 2011 or 2012. Choose the Clone tool and choose manual, then let it proportionally move the partitions. Was up and fully running in less than 20 minutes. Intel seems to be ignoring this issue, and I cannot afford to lose the data on my Envy. Currently, my 300 GB 320 series drive sits in the Samsung 830 series box, awaiting some "fix", so I can put it back into my Envy as drive D:. I spoke with HP reps about this and they were "surprised" with the issue. Had me send them the link to this thread. Too bad, when I send the link, it is to a non existing HP mailbox...Unbelievable! Another option you have is to cancel your order with HP and either re-order with a regular HDD and still replace with a retail SSD. Your choice. Between HP and Intel...I won't be purchasing any of their products in the future. Love my Envy...but come to find out...they don't let one enable AHCI in the bios. They rely on Intel Rapid Storage Manager...go figure!

Another nice option to replace the Intel is the Plextor Pro series....rave reviews

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233227&cm_sp=DailyDeal-_-20-233-227-_-Produ... http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233227&cm_sp=DailyDeal-_-20-233-227-_-Produ...