faulty SSD? Help please

Deezo_M1 · 28 Sep 2011 at 00:36

hi

I have just bought the crucial m4 128gb ssd drive ..

my bios saw it and I tried to install windows on it.. windows wouldnt get past 'loading files' ....

I went back to my normal HDD and tried to plug in the SSD as just an extra drive .. I used the power connector and sata cable from my cd rom and booted up! windows found a new device and installed drivers! now ... when i go to 'my computer' the drive isnt there, in device manager its there under hard drives ..
I tried giving the drive its own sata and power connector and the same thing happened windows said installing drivers ect, complete, then no SSD im 'my computer' ..

Im using windows 7 32 bit and I think I have a dodgy ssd

Deezo_M1 · 28 Sep 2011 at 00:41

Id like to add .. Im using the asus pk5 premium and the drive is pugged into a red sata port on the motherboard .. there are a couple of black ports .. not sure what the difference is .. would they help? im asking rather than just trying them as that part of my case is quite hard to get to as my case has zero cable management options

Deezo_M1 · 28 Sep 2011 at 10:11

Thanks very much for your time guys, I have tried it again today and it's worked, when I have been trying to install windows on it, after the 'loading files' screen and the 'windows starting' screen I was getting the next screen and nothing seemed to be happening, I thought it was crashing. But it was working just really slowly like something was holding the DVD back it took about 4 mins but once the disc started spinning again it was ok, I guess my patience got the better of me, again thanks for your time and sorry to waste it a little

Deezo_M1 · 28 Sep 2011 at 13:21

Inaharry said:
No problem, glad you got it working in the end.

Don't forget to upgrade the firmware on your M4 , although, like me you've only got SATA2, at least it'll run at full SATA2 speed...

I just installed windows 7 64bit and took it out .. I wont be using again until I build my next pc in a couple of weeks .. I have the asus p8p67 waiting .. will I still need to update the firmware? I have never done this before but I guess crucials website would be a good place to start

thanks again

Deezo_M1 · 28 Sep 2011 at 22:30

Inaharry said:
No problem, glad you got it working in the end.

Don't forget to upgrade the firmware on your M4 , although, like me you've only got SATA2, at least it'll run at full SATA2 speed...

sorry I didn't read that properly .. I will look into updating the firmware asap

.. will that wipe the windows instillation? its no biggie if it does as its a fresh install anyway