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Following on from this thread I re-installed Windows last night. I eventually got the RST service running in W7 but I had lots of problems. Programs wouldn't run properly, Media Monkey for example 'loaded' but I couldn't see any interface, all that showed was the Media Monkey tray logo.
Windows Update took a suspiciously long time. Some updates just sat there for ages doing nothing, examples included big Microsoft patches, Silverlight, Microsoft's Intellitype Pro software. Lots and lots of things just didn't run right at all.
I then found in the Event Log several thousand (6 thousand and more) occurences of Event 51 relating to Disk 2. I realised it could either be my iPod or my external hard drive so I did some chkdsk's and my iPod wouldn't respond, but then again neither did my SSD. However I was fairly sure that the SSD was OK as the Intel software said it was all OK.
I rebooted after one failed Windows Update round and got told that BOOTMGR was missing so I booted into Windows install to fix it. It didn't work so I went back into the install to re-format the disk. It was then that I noticed a 100MB partition on my SSD so, being quite peeved and tired, I formatted that as well. I think this is what has knackered the SSD. My BIOS can see the HDD but the Windows installer can't/won't install W7 to it or set up a partition on it to install W7 to.
I then realised that formatting that 100MB partition probably wasn't too clever so I got my Intel SSD firmware CD out to try and fix it. Turns out my SSD is running pre-production firmware. Googled that and some Intel community threads suggest the SSD is in the wrong SATA port. Turned PC off and plugged SSD into a different set of SATA ports. No go, BIOS won't see it now. So plugged SSD to original SATA ports and BIOS can see it again.
I think there was another problem with my PC but in trying to fix it I believe I have broken my SSD by removing the hidden partition. Is it worth trying to contact Intel or the shop I bought the SSD from to get a warranty repair/replacement or should I just give up and buy a Crucial M4 SSD? I see that, convieniently, both the 64 and 128GB models are on offer this week on OcUK. Shall I just buy one and forget about the Intel SSD completely?
Sorry for the long thread on a cold Monday morning.
Personally I think it'd be quicker an easier to get a Crucial M4. As I had the 160GB Intel SSD I was thinking of getting the 128GB but if I keep my Steam games on another drive and drastically cut down on files/games etc I keep on my SSD and just use the SSD for Windows/Office/general programs I think I can get away with the 64GB version. Does anyone else agree with the give up on the Intel SSD and get a new Crucial M4 plan?
TL;DR? PC borked. Deleted 100MB hidden partition on Intel SSD. Worth warranty claim? Or just buy Crucial M4 64GB or 128GB?
Windows Update took a suspiciously long time. Some updates just sat there for ages doing nothing, examples included big Microsoft patches, Silverlight, Microsoft's Intellitype Pro software. Lots and lots of things just didn't run right at all.
I then found in the Event Log several thousand (6 thousand and more) occurences of Event 51 relating to Disk 2. I realised it could either be my iPod or my external hard drive so I did some chkdsk's and my iPod wouldn't respond, but then again neither did my SSD. However I was fairly sure that the SSD was OK as the Intel software said it was all OK.
I rebooted after one failed Windows Update round and got told that BOOTMGR was missing so I booted into Windows install to fix it. It didn't work so I went back into the install to re-format the disk. It was then that I noticed a 100MB partition on my SSD so, being quite peeved and tired, I formatted that as well. I think this is what has knackered the SSD. My BIOS can see the HDD but the Windows installer can't/won't install W7 to it or set up a partition on it to install W7 to.
I then realised that formatting that 100MB partition probably wasn't too clever so I got my Intel SSD firmware CD out to try and fix it. Turns out my SSD is running pre-production firmware. Googled that and some Intel community threads suggest the SSD is in the wrong SATA port. Turned PC off and plugged SSD into a different set of SATA ports. No go, BIOS won't see it now. So plugged SSD to original SATA ports and BIOS can see it again.
I think there was another problem with my PC but in trying to fix it I believe I have broken my SSD by removing the hidden partition. Is it worth trying to contact Intel or the shop I bought the SSD from to get a warranty repair/replacement or should I just give up and buy a Crucial M4 SSD? I see that, convieniently, both the 64 and 128GB models are on offer this week on OcUK. Shall I just buy one and forget about the Intel SSD completely?
Sorry for the long thread on a cold Monday morning.
Personally I think it'd be quicker an easier to get a Crucial M4. As I had the 160GB Intel SSD I was thinking of getting the 128GB but if I keep my Steam games on another drive and drastically cut down on files/games etc I keep on my SSD and just use the SSD for Windows/Office/general programs I think I can get away with the 64GB version. Does anyone else agree with the give up on the Intel SSD and get a new Crucial M4 plan?TL;DR? PC borked. Deleted 100MB hidden partition on Intel SSD. Worth warranty claim? Or just buy Crucial M4 64GB or 128GB?
I'd already formatted the Windows partition on my SSD so there was no Windows install to bork. Windows setup just refuses to install to my SSD. I've re-formatted and deleted the partition and tried to create a new partition to no avail. W7 setup just refuses to work with the SSD.
The firmware issue is the last major problem I seem to have picked up recently that I haven't yet fixed.