SSD Caching problems

[TW]Fox

[TW]Fox

[TW]Fox

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Hi guys,

I run a 90Gb OCZ Vertex 3 as an SSD Cache. Or rather I did, until I reformatted Windows a few weeks back. Since then, it's not worked.

I set it up as per the Intel RST software:

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Once this is done, RST happily shows everything now working properly and the cache set up - though at 64gb as thats the max allowed size which is fine.

Then I reboot my PC.

Only to find this:

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And then this:

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This literally happens every time I try and set it up.

What's wrong? This is how I set it up last time.

Thanks!
 
30GB or 64GB drives are usually used for caching I think. I think you'd find it better having a program that can transfer the files you want to the SSD when you want to use them and then you'll get the full speed of the SSD.
 
see the raid 0 cache marked as disabled in the raid console? you need to click and enable it

clcik r and disable it and re enable it,it should work
 
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Are you running the newest Intel RST drivers? 10.8.0.1003 I think?

What it looks like is the SSD is not initiating before the Intel Chipset verifies the RAID configuration.
Step 1) Working fine in Windows -> Restart
Step 2) RAID0 (2 x 750GB disks?) initiates and is recognised, but the SSD is not.
Step 3) Throw rattle out of the pram and complain that the caching partition is not present.

Have you tried pressing Ctrl + I on boot to configure the whole thing from there?

Edit: Looks like it's a bug in the 10.8.0.1003 drivers. Download the 11.0.0.1032 WHQL Intel RST drivers and give those a try. :)
 
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Thanks for the ideas :)

Just updated to the latest drivers and version of Intel RST. The problem remains.

The bizarre thing is this always used to work fine. I don't want to do anything but use SSD Caching because I was really happy with the way it worked when it worked.
 
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Yamahahahahaha said:
Edit: Looks like it's a bug in the 10.8.0.1003 drivers. Download the 11.0.0.1032 WHQL Intel RST drivers and give those a try. :)
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11.1.0.1006 is the latest listed public version but it is ONLY listed for Intel Desktop Boards, not intel chipset 3rd party boards.

It's likely fine and speculated it no longer supports the older ICH implementations hence the limited compatibility list.
 
try uninstalling the cache drive and re installing it a few times,i had to do that first time i set up caching

the intel raid drivers on the mb cd helped,then update to newer ones later
 
I had a similar issue with a gigabyte board, only way I got it working was to use the gigabyte caching software instead of the intel one, maybe try getting the asus version instead?
 
I don't think there is an Asus version.

This all worked perfectly fine for ages :(

Actually thinking about I randomly turned it on one day and it had stopped working - saying the device wasn't present. I then reinstalled Windows a week later and have not had it working since.
 
ther isnt an asus version,only gb have it,i know i had a bit of fiddling to get mine to work,i found the mb dvd rst drivers worked for me then i updated to latest ones,
 
I've just uninstalled RST and now I've done so it's helpfully told me that I'll probably lose my RAID0 array as a result of uninstalling the software/drivers?! Surely this isn't the case? I didn't set my RAID0 array up in RST I set it up manually in the controller BIOS before I even installed Windows!

I'm now frantically backing my system up before I hit reboot :rolleyes:
 
Well that went well. All working lovely last night.

Woke up this morning to find a bunch of application exception errors for everything that was running in the background overlaying my lock screen. Entered my password and BSOD.

Windows now wont start, at all. Startup Repair doesnt fix it. I've removed the cache drive and disabled it in the Intel BIOS all to no avail.

Guess I'll whack a post up in the Windows forum..
 
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