TRIM update hosed my Windows 7 install
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10-26-2009 12:10 PM
Just did the firmware update and it hosed my Windows 7 installation. The updater showed a successful firware update. Initially the computer booted just fine, but once I was within Windows it installed some drivers and asked for a reboot. That's when the trouble started. Now the drive won't boot Windows 7 anymore. I don't know if it's a Dell problem or Intel problem. The Dell BIOS claims a SMART error. I have a Dell XPS 8000.
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10-26-2009 06:17 PM
Mine is a commercial built Gateway desktop. It has an AMD RS780 chipset and AMD X4 processor (am I allowed to say that?) LOL. It all went just fine.
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10-26-2009 06:23 PM
I don't recall any Found New Hardware wizard after the firmware update. You will not have the AHCI driver installed with Windows 7 installation if you didn't have BIOS set to AHCI--maybe that is the problem.
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10-26-2009 06:36 PM
ambizytl wrote:
I don't recall any Found New Hardware wizard after the firmware update. You will not have the AHCI driver installed with Windows 7 installation if you didn't have BIOS set to AHCI--maybe that is the problem.
Not sure...I only enabled AHCI once after these issues began, and again disabled it after that attempt.
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10-26-2009 06:48 PM
You should set your BIOS to AHCI before Windows 7 installation.
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10-26-2009 06:09 PM
My Windows 7 Install appears to be hosed too. And this is not a Dell issue as I have a custom built PC. Exact same issue as the other people who had the problem: Firmware updates, Windows Reboots and installs something, and then errors or a black screen after reboot. The errors occur when I disable my raid array again, the black screen occurs with the Raid array enabled.
Can anyone who is having the problem get the drive to initialize? When I try to repair or reinstall Windows 7 it just hangs after selecting a language and the option to install or repair. I booted my computer with a Live Linux Disc and it sees the drive, but it can't access it at all. The only thing on the SSD was my OS and program files so I don't have a problem re-installing but that doesn't seem to be an option.
I think Intel may have a few RMAs on their hands in the near future.