Broken SSD?

Constantius

Constantius

Constantius

Associate
Joined
2 Nov 2015
Posts
14
I am attempting to install windows 7 ultimate on my SSD after wiping it as I got a new mobo. I am able to install windows on the drive successfully but when I boot up the install I get issues, it seems to be that during the installation of my mobo drivers the install breaks and I can no longer boot it and my mobo seems to struggle to recognise it. My Hdd works fine though I have used it for over 30 hours no issues so it appears to be very much an SSD problem.
 
Asus Z97 pro and an OCZ vertex 2 120 GB. I don't always get errors when trying to boot it sometimes the mobo doesn't recognise it but mostly I get a 0xc000000e boot failure
 
i would check that the sata cables are securely connected at both ends or replace the cable.

try a different sata port on the motherboard, make sure the sata ports are set to achi instead of IDE.

do you have any other HDDs or SSDs connected and what OS are you running?

disconnect any other HDDs or SSDs and boot from either the DVD or USb stick with your OS on and try to "repair my computer"

also make sure you don't have any USB HDDs or USB sticks as the PC may try to boot from them first before the SSD
 
I remember their being issues with early sandforce drives and z87 not sure if it applies to z97,but there's no fix still

are you on latest mb bios? and try enabling hotswap in the bios for the port that the ssd is connected to
 
ED209 said:
i would check that the sata cables are securely connected at both ends or replace the cable.

try a different sata port on the motherboard, make sure the sata ports are set to achi instead of IDE.

do you have any other HDDs or SSDs connected and what OS are you running?

disconnect any other HDDs or SSDs and boot from either the DVD or USb stick with your OS on and try to "repair my computer"

also make sure you don't have any USB HDDs or USB sticks as the PC may try to boot from them first before the SSD
Click to expand...

I have tried all of this previously
 
It seems that you need to update via the BIOS utility, which is the method I use for my Asus Z97 Pro Gamer.

Find a spare flash drive and make sure it's formatted to FAT32. Extract the Z97-PRO-ASUS-2601.CAP file to the flash disk then restart the PC leaving the flash drive plugged in.

Enter your BIOS, at the top it will say "UEFI BIOS Utility..." - if it's in EZ Mode, press F7 to change to Advanced Mode then click on Tool.

If you want to backup your BIOS settings, you can do so to a USB flash drive. After that, choose Asus EZ Flash 2 Utility then find the drive you saved the BIOS file to and update.

I should say that I've never been successful restoring my BIOS settings after updating, so don't rely on this.
 
I have installed the latest bios version. Going into the windows disk to try and install on my SSD I formated (with the quick format on the disk) the SSD and chose not to install as it said 'windows cannot be installed to this disk ensure that the disk's controller is enabled'. I restarted my pc and upon loading the windows disk again it could not find the SSD.
 
tried enabling hotswap for the port that its connected to in the bios?might show up then,some boards are funny
 
wazza300 said:
tried enabling hotswap for the port that its connected to in the bios?might show up then,some boards are funny
Click to expand...

is hot plug the same as hot swap?

edit I did it no change the mobo cant see it still it does fine on my HDD so i really think it must be broken.

huh now I can see it now but still getting the error message saying I cant install to this drive is there any hard reset I can do with the drive?
 
Last edited:
all you can try is a secure erase,i think the drives fine its just an issue with z87/z97 boards and early sandforce drives
 
I had the same problem when I first had my z97 board. I couldn't get a Vertex 2 SSD to work at all. Swapped over to a Crucial drive in sig and its fine. The OCZ drive now works ok in my wifes laptop;
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom