N40L + Windows 7 + SSD = BSOD

Simmy · 11 Oct 2012 at 13:34

Having supplied 3 of these servers to people, I've had a chance to test all of them each with a different SSD (OCZ Agility 3 x 2 and a Kingston V200). All of them caused blue screens either during installation or at random intervals. Using the supplied 250Gb HDD, there were no blue screens.

My question is, has anyone managed to successfully install Windows 7 onto an SSD in an N40L Microserver? If so, did you do anything special to make it work and what SSD are you using?

Thanks

Uvo · 11 Oct 2012 at 13:59

I'm using a 60GB OCZ Vertex 2e with Windows 7 on it without any problems.

Can't remember if there was any BIOS settings that needed set first though.

Simmy · 11 Oct 2012 at 14:07

Are you using a hacked BIOS by any chance?

DiCe! · 11 Oct 2012 at 14:16

Simmy said:
Having supplied 3 of these servers to people, I've had a chance to test all of them each with a different SSD (OCZ Agility 3 x 2 and a Kingston V200). All of them caused blue screens either during installation or at random intervals. Using the supplied 250Gb HDD, there were no blue screens.

My question is, has anyone managed to successfully install Windows 7 onto an SSD in an N40L Microserver? If so, did you do anything special to make it work and what SSD are you using?

Thanks

I have this issue. Glad it isnt just me!

anything I don't mind · 11 Oct 2012 at 15:56

Usually hard drive mode in bios will need to be set to ACHI and not ide for ssd.

Atom · 11 Oct 2012 at 19:00

Using the hacked bios on mine with a Vertex 2E 120GB and 8GB. Runs fine and installed from usb stick..

Uvo · 11 Oct 2012 at 19:21

Simmy said:
Are you using a hacked BIOS by any chance?

nope using official bios.

drive is plugged into the 1st bay if it makes a difference.

DiCe! · 15 Oct 2012 at 08:54

Ive thrown windows 8 on to mine and it solved the issue.

Mariusz · 16 Oct 2012 at 20:45

Running a Vertex 4 on modified BIOS here. SSD is connected to SATA port on mobo with ACHI set in BIOS. Been running fine for a month.

Dimension · 16 Oct 2012 at 20:53

Strange, I have Server 2008r2 on mine which shares the same kernel as Win7 and it runs without issue.
Server 2012 runs perfectly as well.

Tubes · 18 Oct 2012 at 11:34

Set one up for my brother like this, used a samsung 830 60gb on the optical drive port sata with the modified bios. Seems to be working fine as I haven't been called over to fix anything since I set it up over a month ago...

Simmy · 1 Nov 2012 at 12:11

DiCe! said:
Ive thrown windows 8 on to mine and it solved the issue.

Good to know

Having played with 4 of these servers now, they are either very flakey or I'm doing something very wrong

Simmy · 20 Nov 2012 at 13:59

Anyone referring to this in the future, I managed to solve it with

a) a 5th HP microserver
b) a new firmware for my SSD which had recently been released
c) the hacked BIOS for the N40L - http://www.avforums.com/forums/netw...6l-microserver-updated-ahci-bios-support.html

One of those, or maybe even a combination of the above, has now meant windows 7 runs without any hiccups/BSODs. I hadn't tried the BIOS mod before this server but I suspect the SSD firmware had the biggest part to play.