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I dumped the strings in the issdfut.exe file (Intel SSD firmware update tool), looking for some switches. I came across this string embedded in the exe: What is your favorite color? Bring out your dead. HOOT.00 Maybe someone is having some fun with us! :mad:

Like many others, my Intel 80GB SSD was trashed yesterday by the firmware update. I am now back running Win7 64 on my SSD, as I write this post. In the hopes of helping someone else, here's my story: Yesterday, I installed the TRIM update on my SSD. The firmware update seemed to go fine as...

EVGA X58 ICH10 Win7 64 Intel AHCI driver Got the serial number=bad_ctx after update. Win7 ran for a while, then got the windows warning about a system drive error and then blue screen. I am suspicious about the Intel AHCI driver, which hasn't been updated since April, and doesn't...