new ssd help!

danewesley · 25 Dec 2010 at 00:19

hi all, just got my crucial c300 and had a go at installing w7 on it, ive done everything fine, trim is enabled, changed from ide etc and im running from the ssd now, only problem is im running in sata 3gbps instead of sata 6, i tried connecting it to one of the two ports and when i power on it goes through the bios check, detects ram etc and ssd but then goes to a black screen.

what have i done wrong and how can i fix it?

this is an atto test from it too..
(sorry the pic is huge)

thanks all =)

danewesley · 25 Dec 2010 at 02:24

oh and if when i installed the ssd it was plugged into a sata 2 port would this make a difference?

danewesley · 25 Dec 2010 at 08:45

i bought a sata 3 cable just incase and ive tried that.

danewesley · 25 Dec 2010 at 10:19

kk i though that might be the problem, like i said i changed all settings in bios etc before i installed, i think i still had my hdd's hooked up when i installed too.

danewesley · 25 Dec 2010 at 14:39

hi, they where all on ahci when i installed the ssd, afterwards i updated the mobo bios to the newer version, when i did that it set all things back to ide so i changed them again, but that was after i already had the ssd working.

danewesley · 25 Dec 2010 at 17:24

I guess I will try a fresh install tomorrow, I've tried everything else and I followed what to do properly.

danewesley · 26 Dec 2010 at 19:59

i think i have yes, when i was messing around with where to plug it in though it reinstalled or recognised the drivers for the sata ports and couldnt find the marvell controller one? my mobo is Gigabyte GA-790XTA-UD4