C300 6gb/s issues

OCDan88 · 8 Sep 2010 at 15:34

This week I built my new i5 rig, spec here
http://i56.tinypic.com/3313n84.jpg

I've got everything setup and working. However one issue I have is trying to get the C300 to run off the Marvell 6gb/s SATA controller. The drive does not respond to anything, windows takes 10 minutes or so to load, or just not at all. Just hangs at the bootloader.
Even when it does boot to the desktop Windows does not respond to anything.

However if I connect the SSD to the the JMicron 3gb/s contoller then Windows loads instantly and I have no issues with the drive at all.
This is the benchmark that I ran in 3gb/s mode

Which I guess is about right for this drive under 3gb/s mode?

Things I have tried are
- installing the latest marvell sata controller for my mobo from the ASUS website.
- Flashed the BIOS to the latest version

I thinking their is an issue with Windows7 and the Marvell 6gb/s controller? The drive is 100% fine so I don't think it is faulty as such.

What do you recommend to get it running on the Marvell controller

Philtor · 8 Sep 2010 at 15:37

Did you set AHCI in the BIOS ok? Both before and after the BIOS flash?

OCDan88 · 8 Sep 2010 at 15:43

When I first booted into the BIOS this the first thing I did change. Both ATA controllers are set to AHCI

I Also reset them to ACHI after flashing the BIOS too.

Thanx

OCDan88 · 8 Sep 2010 at 16:27

Sorry to bump, but its starting to bug me.
What do you guys suggest to try next?

.:SAmSuNG:. · 8 Sep 2010 at 17:43

Your not the first person. I gave up and stuck with Sata2 until they sort it out. The controller just sucks i think.

ryan4227 · 8 Sep 2010 at 18:54

Hey

Wasnt there an issue with the driver

I have heard some things and it seems preformance slows down and that chip set benefits from default microsoft driver

May be completely wrong being silly but just an idea

Reagrds Ryan

ripperOFflesh · 9 Sep 2010 at 07:24

Hi i got a C300 64gb yesterday and set it up as a boot drive im getting 340 read 71 write on the 6gb/s port,i did not update the firmware im not sure what firmware its running do you think i need to update or just leave it as it is thanks

is my firmware that 0002 number

reygjabla · 9 Sep 2010 at 09:04

Yes, that's the firmware number.

cambb · 9 Sep 2010 at 09:10

I've got a Asus M4A89GTD PRO/USB3 motherboard and was getting the same speed issues with my c300. What i did was roll back the sata driver that windows installed with dated 2006 and retested and the speeds returned to the Sata 6gb spec. Getting 337MB/s Read and 69MB/s write.

ripperOFflesh · 9 Sep 2010 at 09:59

Thanks reygjabla think i'll leave it as it is cheers

OCDan88 · 9 Sep 2010 at 12:00

Grh.. You lot teasing me. My c300 doesnt work if I connect my ssd to the 6gb/s port

OCDan88 · 9 Sep 2010 at 14:04

Okay so I reinstalled Windows on to the drive. This time I disconnected my f3's and just connected the drive to the 6gb/s port.

And the drive seems to be working ok. I am able to boot into windows without any problems. But it is not running at sata3 speeds

. More like Sata1 speeds:

So what next.

reygjabla · 9 Sep 2010 at 19:53

You have to secure erase the drive using HDDErase 3.3 before re-installing your OS.