Exclusive100
I installed a SSD drive on one of my rack mount systems about 3 months ago. I put the OS and all programs on the SSD drive and all video, music and Karaoke, each on a separate internal drive.
Initially everything worked great. The system boots much faster and worked very well. Then about a month ago, in the middle of an event, the system crashed. With the fast reboot the system came up but said it could not find windows, so I switched to my laptop.
Meanwhile, my rack mount showed that the order of the hard drives had changed. on resetting the drive order, everything worked file till the end. The problem is that this now happens at every event and there is no way to predict when it will happen. I like having the fast boot from a SSD drive, but I can't have these failures at every event! This unit has a 64 GB OCZ SSD drive and Win 7, with 9 MB DDR3.
My second problem is on my second setup. This last weekend I decided to install a Kingston 64 GB SSD drive on this unit as well. When I try and install Win 7, it fails every single time. it completes about 80 percent of the process and fails.
Any Ideas please?
Balvinder - DJ Bally
Atlanta GA
"America's BEST Indian Wedding DJ Entertainer"
Initially everything worked great. The system boots much faster and worked very well. Then about a month ago, in the middle of an event, the system crashed. With the fast reboot the system came up but said it could not find windows, so I switched to my laptop.
Meanwhile, my rack mount showed that the order of the hard drives had changed. on resetting the drive order, everything worked file till the end. The problem is that this now happens at every event and there is no way to predict when it will happen. I like having the fast boot from a SSD drive, but I can't have these failures at every event! This unit has a 64 GB OCZ SSD drive and Win 7, with 9 MB DDR3.
My second problem is on my second setup. This last weekend I decided to install a Kingston 64 GB SSD drive on this unit as well. When I try and install Win 7, it fails every single time. it completes about 80 percent of the process and fails.
Any Ideas please?
Balvinder - DJ Bally
Atlanta GA
"America's BEST Indian Wedding DJ Entertainer"
Posted Tue 28 Feb 12 @ 10:05 pm
Martin FourS
Hi,
I can't help you with the Kingston-problem, I don't have any experience with them.
For the OZC-drive: DL the SSD-toolbox and check the drive (S.M.A.R.T.). If the order of drives is changed, the PC didn't recognize the drive on reboot and moved it down. So there was a problem with the drive on reboot.
The drive should be capable to resist vibrations in the case, even better than your HDD. But the weak link is the cable-connection. These drives come without SATA-cables. If the one you use now is older and/or used on another PC, you might consider replacing them.
Also try to work a gig with the drive in sight. Maybe the diagnostic LED on the drive shows you what goes wrong if it failes.
If things continue to go wrong, you can enter a support-ticket on the OZC-website. I've found out that they respond within 24 hours. I had a Vertex2 that died after 7 weeks. Eventually they send me a brand new one from Taiwan ;)
I can't help you with the Kingston-problem, I don't have any experience with them.
For the OZC-drive: DL the SSD-toolbox and check the drive (S.M.A.R.T.). If the order of drives is changed, the PC didn't recognize the drive on reboot and moved it down. So there was a problem with the drive on reboot.
The drive should be capable to resist vibrations in the case, even better than your HDD. But the weak link is the cable-connection. These drives come without SATA-cables. If the one you use now is older and/or used on another PC, you might consider replacing them.
Also try to work a gig with the drive in sight. Maybe the diagnostic LED on the drive shows you what goes wrong if it failes.
If things continue to go wrong, you can enter a support-ticket on the OZC-website. I've found out that they respond within 24 hours. I had a Vertex2 that died after 7 weeks. Eventually they send me a brand new one from Taiwan ;)
Posted Wed 29 Feb 12 @ 7:02 am
Exclusive100
Hi Martin,
I will definitely post on the OCZ support website.
It is a Sata3 and so I use a new Sata3 cable that came with the motherboard. The sata3 ports are numbers 5 & 6, so this is connected to port 5. Could that be a problem?
I have it placed in a Vantec ez swap case so I can not see the drive. I also don't think there are any diagnostic lights on the unit, but I could be wrong. Come to think of it, I think this defeats the Sata3 connection as the internal cabeling in the case (from the SSD to to the outside of the Vantec) is not Sata3.
Balvinder - DJ Bally
Atlanta GA
I will definitely post on the OCZ support website.
It is a Sata3 and so I use a new Sata3 cable that came with the motherboard. The sata3 ports are numbers 5 & 6, so this is connected to port 5. Could that be a problem?
I have it placed in a Vantec ez swap case so I can not see the drive. I also don't think there are any diagnostic lights on the unit, but I could be wrong. Come to think of it, I think this defeats the Sata3 connection as the internal cabeling in the case (from the SSD to to the outside of the Vantec) is not Sata3.
Balvinder - DJ Bally
Atlanta GA
Posted Wed 29 Feb 12 @ 6:05 pm
Exclusive100
In case anyone is interested, OCZ said to try this:
Try clearing the CMOS by removing the motherboard’s battery and unplugging the computer. Allow the computer to drain for about 10-15 minutes and then put the battery back in and plug the computer back in.
Power cycle the SSD by leaving it completely disconnected for an hour. Connect the SSD to your main SATA port. Go into your bios and make sure that the SATA configuration is set to AHCI.
If the drive’s being detected in your bios, please apply the latest firmware update using our bootable Linux based tools.
Here is the complete guide - http://www.ocztechnologyforum.com/forum/showthread.php?99275-NEW!-Bootable-Linux-based-tools-for-OCZ-SSD-s -
Update the firmware to 2.15 and test the drive. I the issues remain, perform a secure erase. This will wipe and reset your drive at the controller level (ALL DATA WILL BE ERASED).
Restart and you can now install your OS. Let me know how everything goes.
Thanks,
Try clearing the CMOS by removing the motherboard’s battery and unplugging the computer. Allow the computer to drain for about 10-15 minutes and then put the battery back in and plug the computer back in.
Power cycle the SSD by leaving it completely disconnected for an hour. Connect the SSD to your main SATA port. Go into your bios and make sure that the SATA configuration is set to AHCI.
If the drive’s being detected in your bios, please apply the latest firmware update using our bootable Linux based tools.
Here is the complete guide - http://www.ocztechnologyforum.com/forum/showthread.php?99275-NEW!-Bootable-Linux-based-tools-for-OCZ-SSD-s -
Update the firmware to 2.15 and test the drive. I the issues remain, perform a secure erase. This will wipe and reset your drive at the controller level (ALL DATA WILL BE ERASED).
Restart and you can now install your OS. Let me know how everything goes.
Thanks,
Posted Fri 02 Mar 12 @ 2:18 pm
Martin FourS
Yep. That's the same thing they've send me through too. The only thing that never worked for me was the AHCI, probably because I've got 2 HDD's on the same MB and they don't support it. The advantage of AHCI is however minimal and I don't plan on hot-swapping the drive, so I don't miss it.
You have your SSD in a swap-case. Are you ever gonna swap the drive? Because you've got your OS on it, I guess you won't. If not, you better give the SSD a fixed place. Every extra cable, connector, etc. are added sources for failures.
You have your SSD in a swap-case. Are you ever gonna swap the drive? Because you've got your OS on it, I guess you won't. If not, you better give the SSD a fixed place. Every extra cable, connector, etc. are added sources for failures.
Posted Fri 02 Mar 12 @ 2:52 pm