"Wipe Free Space" disabled OCZ P88 R2 512GB PCI-E SSD

[nail19]

OCZ P88 R2 512GB PCI-E is a bootable 8-way raid 0 SSD card in a PCI-E slot.

 

I used it with great results as my C drive in Win 7 x64, until I ran a wipe free space with CCleaner.

 

Now card hangs during bios at its initialization and cannot be accessed in bios.

 

Any ideas for why CCleaner would disable the RAID card?

 

I have same question to OCZ as an information request.

[nodles]

You shouldn't use normal wiping methods (meant to HDD) on a SSD, not with CCleaner or any other program unless they have the correct "wiping" methods for SSD. CCleaner's wiping (also "Wipe Free Space") is meant to be used on HDD's.

http://forum.piriform.com/index.php?showtopic=34924

More about OCZ / SSD secure erasing: http://www.ocztechnologyforum.com/forum/showthread.php?79848-THE-BASIC-GUIDE-amp-FAQ-ABC-for-OCZ-SSD&p=567588&viewfull=1#post567588

Have you tried it on another slot or different PC?

[Alan_B]

I saw Nodles last link but not the first link

I replied with a supplement

http://forum.pirifor...showtopic=34924

 

I may have been Ninja'd by an Nodles edit - or perhaps not.

 

So I chose to remove my post and cannot find a remove button. I am sure I saw one last week.

 

So instead I edit to purge all redundant comment and the crazy forum software instructs me

YOU MUST ENTER A POST

 

The forum software told me to do this

End of explanation for this redundant post.

End of Whinge

[nail19]

Thank you nodles and Alan_B for the valuable links, which I wish I had researched before I wiped the free space! I am also in contact with an OCZ tech and will post resolution if found.