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TRIM update hosed my Windows 7 install

idata
Esteemed Contributor III

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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idata
Esteemed Contributor III

Same here! I have Windows 7 Ultimate x64. Windows asked me to restart and after that it stopped working and serial number is BAD_CTX.

I googled about it and some people got it working with hdderase. I am still hoping there is a way to fix this without loosing all the data.. but that might be too much to hope for.

I tried to update the firmware again, but the tool says it is already updated. Is there a way to "update" it back to the old 2CV102G9 firmware? If that helps..

Where can I get the old firmware?

I hope Intel can answer is my SSD dead for good or is there a way to get it work again?

My computer is not a "brand computer", it is a home build one. Q6600, ASUS P5B etc. Windows is installed with AHCI, I updated the firmware in IDE mode and changed it back to AHCI after update.

Message was edited by: Rohirm

idata
Esteemed Contributor III

I have the same problem. I have a Asus P5E, The X25-M80G2 is on sata port 2, IDE, legacy mode, After the flash i have a S.M.A.R.T failure. I tried to update the firmware again. But the tool says it is already updated. I have Ubuntu 9.10 and W7 RC installed on the disk.

I can sea the disk on a other system whit W7 on it. I can't create a partition or delete one Is there any solution?

idata
Esteemed Contributor III

I don't know what you guys did, but I installed the new firmware on Windows 7 64-bit and had to restart but no problem here. I even restarted again on my own after reading this post. I reset the BIOS back to AHCI after the firmware update before going to desktop. I did the firmware update on both X25-M G2 160GB and X25-M G2 80GB drives.

idata
Esteemed Contributor III

DITTO!

Same problem as the OP!

The updater showed a successful firware update.

The computer re-booted just fine once.

Once within Windows, it installed some drivers and asked for a reboot.

Upon reboot, 50 Disk Errors were reported

Windows marked those file segments as bad

Rebooted

Disk Read Error!

System is now DOA

EVGA x58 Classified

Win 7 64

Intel x25-M SATA: 0