kk i will try later.. but i getting this ultra dma crc error or something like tat at SMART.. say wat maybe cable problem?

this is i plug into my mobo SATA3 port


this is i plug into SATA2 port


please advice.. my fren also got the same result, i dunno wat he plug la but he just got his desktop 1 week ago.. i5 4670, b85 chipset i think, asrock also. sorry, i searched the net, it says that both sata2 and sata3 is controlled by z68 chipset.. so if like that more weird...


This post has been edited by ben3003: Sep 3 2013, 04:28 PM

I got the same problem too, my mobo wont boot to SSD unless i select one of my bootable thumbdrive
it happens every time i update BIOS, my mobo is Asus
if you dont OC, just reset your bios setting to optimal settting and select SSD as boot drive again, it always worked for me.

today i clear cmos as suggested and attach ssd (port0)> dvdrw (port1) > hdd (port2) one by one, seems ok at first but then happened again after reboot (ssd disappeared), last resort is to detach the dvdrw and problem gone completely. mine is gigabyte ga-h87n-wifi & plextor m5s, both already flashed with the latest firmware.

some suggested to detach other hdd during os installation, i will give it a try for my next wins8.1 update in oct, for the time being just need to bare with no odd, anyhow not a big deal as i rarely use dvdrw actually, and furthermore i hv external odd.

happened to me b4...
just make sure SSD got separate connector from psu...
do not use molex extender (it gots 4 wires only compared to 5 wires from psu connector)
else as recommended in replied above

Ok, use Intel SATA2, no need to think too much, you'll never utilize that high sequential read in daily usage so don't worry too much about SATA2 speed, it seems the 3rd party chipset is not optimized.
When you see the access time, it's obvious Intel chips is a clear winner, access time is 2nd to 4K read/write most important point to consider your SSD setup, it'll determine how much time to write data back to SSD which will eventually affect the 4K write, the Intel SATA port even has better access time for 4K read and access time, so there's no more doubt if you want to continue using your current system.

Intel SATA FTW!!

I wonder if it's BIOS issue in certain board, just like certain server BIOS of which it'll boot into removable drive even with the HDD attached, and some BIOS even has trouble setting the HDD as the default boot drive.
I'm not too sure about your mainboard settings so you might need to takes time to dive into every single possible settings to find out about certain keywords as below:
Boot removable drive
Priority boot
Delay boot/start
... that's all I can know of.
Try different settings such as disable Boot removable drive (USB/DVD drive??), Priority boot the normal drive boot setup, Delay boot/start to delay few seconds to allow system to fully detect other hardware before start booting.

Good luck!

Oh ok.. but wat i mean is i found out later my SATA3 port is also intergrated in z68 chipset, meaning to say it is also an intel controller.. but why sata3 score sucks so bad ><

i just found out my OS HDD suddenly got so many bad sectors on the brink of dying off soon...i am planning 2 replace it with either 256GB or 512GB ssd...i want 2 know is it overkill getting either size just 2 installing the windows only

sifu... wanna ask a bit...
my laptop is ASUS A53SV-SX053V.. can i change to my HDD to SSD??

128GB is enough for OS only, you can also install most resource hungry programs in it.
But if you plan to install Games on it as well and plenty of them, then go for 256GB if you can afford it.

Yes you can, but I can't be sure about the hard disk height on that model, is the 750GB 9mm in height? If so then you can install almost every SSD in the market right now, if 7.5mm will need to fork more for some models, wonder why they tend to be much expensive.

This post has been edited by wildwestgoh: Sep 5 2013, 09:09 AM

Because the manufacturing cost is higher for 7mm/slim ones i suppose . Quite similar to other things like smartphone that tend to be more expensive with slim design.

Add me into the list, Intel 520 240GB
Here's my SSD speed test

need suggestion for 256gb ssd... any reliable brand?and all ssd comes with international warranty?coz im planning to use in my laptop and cont my study in uk.... any suggestion?

Intel X-25m 160gb running in my LAPTOP since swapping my HDD out almost 2 years ago! Never look back since then. SSD FTW!

Better buy @ UK
Samsung 840

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-Series-250...e/dp/B009LI7C9Y


This post has been edited by AaronFPS: Sep 7 2013, 11:51 AM

haha cool...i think i will choose 256gb ssd then...currently i using 100gb hdd just 4 OS only...better 2 double upgrade just 2 make it valuable

haha yeah mang...hardware in UK is very dirt cheap...you work in mcdonalds part time 4 few months already can buy a decent ssd already

err...r u sure cheap?? coz if convert the price around 700....same price with here rght?? summore I heard price for electronic part mostly very expensive, coz tax very expensive...

btw, currently I c many ppl suggest Samsung and Plextor ssd...nobody suggest intel anymore? a few years back I think intel ssd very2 popular and reliable, 0% failure rate...

adoi...you dont convert larh...dollar 2 dollar is freaking cheap say SSD for 128gb is only 100 pounds + VAT 20 pounds...you need 2 work part time 4 1 month there and you can buy 128gb SSD already with some spare change unlike malaysia part time you cannot buy any thing at all what you get here is peanuts which is not enough

intel was the first company ever 2 make SSD but when so many company make SSD with better performance intel is history already haha

This post has been edited by skylinelover: Sep 7 2013, 06:52 PM

i managed to re-produce the hiccup and there is a temporary workaround (99.9% success rate) for my case
>> if i let socket switch remains 'ON' (supply to PSU), then power-ON PC, i would hv SSD disappears issue.
>> to overcome this, switch 'OFF' main switch, switch it 'ON' and power ON PC almost simultaneously, with that issue resolved

hi guys. im currently using crucial m4 256gb, bought last year. works very efficiently.
now i gonna buy another ssd for other laptop. now which ssd is the best? looking for best bang for buck (price to performance ratio)

Crucial M500 perhaps?

the 960GB one best bang for buck