HOW TO: SATA III-SSD-RAID0-Windows Installation: Questions, Troubleshooting Thread

[Brabostaan]

AHCI mode and boot from sec. drive first in the BIOS and install the SSD in slot 1. If it hangs give it a couple of min.

[johnksss]

or...
install as secondary drive
set to raid in bios
boot from win 7 dvd
and see if it will install like that.

[Khaot1c]

I'm looking to put an SSD in my M18X and am trying to gauge what kind of performance I can expect. I'm not 100% certian which SATA modes this thing supports.

Anyone with that info able to chime in?

[Kev-Kanuk]

I had to format my new OCZ Agility 3 prior to installing Win7, otherwise it would also fail/freeze prior to expanding the files. Or you could try adding the Intel RST drivers during the initial install with the following files:

http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Deta...ology&lang=eng

You might also need to disable LPM (Link Power Management) on Port0 and Port1 the OCZ SSD, after the install completes:

www.hardwarezone.com.sg - View Single Post - [Official] OCZ SSD discussion thread

[EtownsFinest]

Sata III

[ARGH]

Hell no i did not plan on spending $200 to bend over backwards. I exchanged it for the kingston ssdNow sata II version and its working perfectly. I will nevet buy an ocz product again.

I do wonder if the sata III speeds are truely twice as fast. This kingston ssd loads windows faster than i can blink

[ChaosShadow00x]

Using twin SATA 3 SSD in raid0. Thats what you can expect. =)

Yes, and its pretty cool, loading times are next to nothing.

[ChaosShadow00x]

thats my crystaldiskmark bench. Check yours against it, just keep in mind thats a raid0 setup with SATA3.

[johnksss]

yeah, i gotta agree...im not about to buy a sata 2 drive for a sata 3 system... i just can't see it....maybe...go back and grab a crucial if your not happy with ocz....just a thought...

with that being said...
i have about about 16 drives and had to have them all replaced...twice and some more. vertex 1 models.

the 4 i have now..agility 3 and vertex 3 maxiops...seem to be still running fine with no issues.......but............we shall see...

[ARGH]

thats my crystaldiskmark bench. Check yours against it, just keep in mind thats a raid0 setup with SATA3.

with the same test i got 245 read and 214 write.

how exactly did you get your vertex 3 installed? are you experiencing any freezing issue? so far the kingston has not given any hiccup and it loads windows within one or two seconds with about 70 processes. i have not installed avira antivirus yet and i know that slows down the boot so i am curious to see how it fairs once all my 100 processes are installed.