(Storage) SSD Discussion Thread

[xonix]

Any news on the next die shrink for nand flash?

Heard Micron+Intel & Samsung are currently in testing phase for 20nm.

 

[IntelligenceA]

hi guys,

a quick question..will upgrading to a ssd void my hdd hardware warranty?
will the technician know that i have taken out my hdd before if i replace the ssd with the original hdd prior servicing?

i see some sellers selling OEM intel ssd. is it okay to get it from them? and will using OEM ssd damage my laptop in any way if it happens to be defective?

thanks!!

 

[X18]

Nice!!

 

[Sen]

Anyone using Patriot Pyro 120GB ??? Cybermind selling S$299 at COMEX.

 

[xonix]

hi guys,

a quick question..will upgrading to a ssd void my hdd hardware warranty?
will the technician know that i have taken out my hdd before if i replace the ssd with the original hdd prior servicing?

i see some sellers selling OEM intel ssd. is it okay to get it from them? and will using OEM ssd damage my laptop in any way if it happens to be defective?

thanks!!

Depends whether your notebook has any warranty stickers that break off when you remove the original drive. Usually there aren't any for hdd and ram.

OEM drives warranty differs from retail pack. A quick check on Intel site, says you need to go back to the reseller for warranty claim.

 

[limster]

Anyone could recommend me a 120GB SSD? Wanna install my OS + a few other apps on it. Total noob about SSD here. Thanks!

For total Noob, Intel 320 SSD is recommended.

The Intel SSD toolkit which is a utility for their SSDs makes it easy to optimise SSDs and also to secure-erase when necessary. Good luck trying to secure-erase other brands of SSD.

I have both OCZ and Intel SSDs so as far as I know, OCZ doesn't have any utility comparable to Intel's toolkit.

 

[xonix]

For total Noob, Intel 320 SSD is recommended.

The Intel SSD toolkit which is a utility for their SSDs makes it easy to optimise SSDs and also to secure-erase when necessary. Good luck trying to secure-erase other brands of SSD.

I have both OCZ and Intel SSDs so as far as I know, OCZ doesn't have any utility comparable to Intel's toolkit.

Just to add on. Intel 320 series has potential FW issues currently ( Google Intel 320 8mb )

Some users encountered but some have also been using without problems.

 

[ComPuiTer]

Bought OCZ Vertex3 from comex, one word "disappointment".

First occurrence, "BOOTPU MANAGER MISSING"
Second occurrence, BSOD

cost me 210 for a 60GB

 

[kakaBoBo]

fresh install or clone?

 

[ComPuiTer]

fresh install or clone?

Fresh install

 

[ComPuiTer]

Posted in their forum...

I got this SSD during comex and really feel whether does it really worth buying but after looking at the read/write speed, I had no second doubt.

Got home,
- use the quick format method to start off as mentioned in this forum and did a fresh installation of WIN 7 Ult- 64bits and works fine.
- I did another fresh installation of the same O/S on my old 250GB HDD for contingency. (make SSD offline by plugging out the sata and pwr cable)
- After the second installation of the O/S, I make it offline and plug back the SSD
- PC unable to boot up with the follow message IIRC "BOOTUP MANAGER MISSING" <--- First Sign of Disappointment and wtf!
- 1TB HDD as a secondary active drive, SSD Main active and 250GB HHD offline
- Recover the error by using the O/S cd
- Work pretty fine for the first few days and the WEI give me a rating of 7.8 on my primary hard disk ....this is really impressive!
- Today BSOD, followed by SSD totally disappear from the BIOS <--- Total Disappointment and double wtf
- Recovering method, recycle power twice and the SSD recovered......WTF is this SSD? Is it really stable???

 

[rty]

Anyone got any experience with Samsung 128GB SSD MZ-5PA128? I bought it from Amazon.com and it died without any warning just one week of use. It just cannot be detected anymore. BIOS cannot detect it. Windows 7 under Disk Management (Control Panel) also cannot detect it. Even placing it in the external casing and connecting it to another laptop, the disk just cannot be detected.

Is there any hope?

 

[IntelligenceA]

Just to add on. Intel 320 series has potential FW issues currently ( Google Intel 320 8mb )

Some users encountered but some have also been using without problems.

Hi, I'm a newbie and am intending to get the intel 320 >100gb. Can any intel users advise where can get the ssd? So I won't tio chop..

A seller is selling the oem 160gb version w 3months personal warranty for s$250. Is this worth it?

and how to see if my laptop can support which SATA version? its currently using SATA 500gb (pro36sd).

thanks!

 

[DellSuperman]

Hi, I'm a newbie and am intending to get the intel 320 >100gb. Can any intel users advise where can get the ssd? So I won't tio chop..

A seller is selling the oem 160gb version w 3months personal warranty for s$250. Is this worth it?

and how to see if my laptop can support which SATA version? its currently using SATA 500gb (pro36sd).

thanks!

Yeah, I saw that post too. Most likely that SSD is not a local set so warrenty will be a problem.
Some of the more popular shops are Fuwell, PC Themes, TradePac... you won't go wrong with these shops.

The problem with SSD is that it should not fail that easily but there are some brands that are having bugs issues and Intel 320 is one of them. However this is really down to luck because it only happens to a small percentage of ppl..

 

[IntelligenceA]

Yeah, I saw that post too. Most likely that SSD is not a local set so warrenty will be a problem.
Some of the more popular shops are Fuwell, PC Themes, TradePac... you won't go wrong with these shops.

The problem with SSD is that it should not fail that easily but there are some brands that are having bugs issues and Intel 320 is one of them. However this is really down to luck because it only happens to a small percentage of ppl..

erm how do i see whether my laptop can support SATA2 or SATA3? i dont seem to be able to find any information regarding that online. my laptop is running on SATA 500gb 5400rpm now (from the tech specs given).

the price of an intel 320 120gb is around S$300?

thanks!

 

[ASUSinside]

Posted in their forum...

I got this SSD during comex and really feel whether does it really worth buying but after looking at the read/write speed, I had no second doubt.

Got home,
- use the quick format method to start off as mentioned in this forum and did a fresh installation of WIN 7 Ult- 64bits and works fine.
- I did another fresh installation of the same O/S on my old 250GB HDD for contingency. (make SSD offline by plugging out the sata and pwr cable)
- After the second installation of the O/S, I make it offline and plug back the SSD
- PC unable to boot up with the follow message IIRC "BOOTUP MANAGER MISSING" <--- First Sign of Disappointment and wtf!
- 1TB HDD as a secondary active drive, SSD Main active and 250GB HHD offline
- Recover the error by using the O/S cd
- Work pretty fine for the first few days and the WEI give me a rating of 7.8 on my primary hard disk ....this is really impressive!
- Today BSOD, followed by SSD totally disappear from the BIOS <--- Total Disappointment and double wtf
- Recovering method, recycle power twice and the SSD recovered......WTF is this SSD? Is it really stable???

Sorry to hear about your problems. Here are some suggestions for you to try if you have not done so.

1) Update your mobo BIOS to the latest version.
2) Update your SSD firmware if necessary http://www.ocztechnology.com/ssd_to...y_3,_Solid_3,_RevoDrive_3_and_RevoDrive_3_X2/
3) Set your SATA mode to AHCI
4) Avoid putting your computer to "Sleep" or "Hibernate"

 

[Sen]

most likely SATA2 or less

can be as low as S$271 @ SLS.

erm how do i see whether my laptop can support SATA2 or SATA3? i dont seem to be able to find any information regarding that online. my laptop is running on SATA 500gb 5400rpm now (from the tech specs given).

the price of an intel 320 120gb is around S$300?

thanks!

 

[DellSuperman]

erm how do i see whether my laptop can support SATA2 or SATA3? i dont seem to be able to find any information regarding that online. my laptop is running on SATA 500gb 5400rpm now (from the tech specs given).

the price of an intel 320 120gb is around S$300?

thanks!

What is the model of ur laptop?

 

[Mr.Ziggles]

Erm, im thinking of changing my HDD to a 120gb SSD but i can't decide which to buy.

Im using http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3764#ov motherboard.

And also another qsn, there wont be any problems if i change my dvd writer to SATA2 port from SATA3 port right ?

Sorry for all the noob qsns !

 

[DellSuperman]

Erm, im thinking of changing my HDD to a 120gb SSD but i can't decide which to buy.

Im using http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3764#ov motherboard.

And also another qsn, there wont be any problems if i change my dvd writer to SATA2 port from SATA3 port right ?

Sorry for all the noob qsns !

You can try Crucial M4 series, Intel 320 (though they have a bug that affects a small percentage of the users out there)..

And i don think the DVD writer will be affected with any of those ports.