Samsung SATA - Removable?

Conrad11

Conrad11

Conrad11

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Hi there,

I have just installed windows again and the samsung sata drive is showing up as a removable hard drive and has really poor performance?

Why is this?

Thanks...
 
Hi there,

Sorry for my ignorance and not looking in the Sticky thread first, its just i was in a hurry.

Ok.....so what about the poor performance?

Thanks...
 
Well my sata is getting 50-60....but it should be getting 150 shouldnt it or nearabouts?

I have installled my chipset drivers and they are the latest ones (this was off a new install)

Or is it that SATA should be 50-60?
 
Hi there,

So what am i doing wrong setting up the drive then? I installed Sata Drivers or what i thought were sata drivers and the drive was partitioned with the samsung partion manager? the chipset drivers are installed?

Thanks...
 
Hi there,

Under the controllers in device manager, it has NVIDIA nForce4 Serial ATA Controller the drive is set to to Serial ATA Generation 1 - 1.5G (with the only other option being PIO)

My motherboard is the DFI-Ultra D and I am using the latest SATA drivers off of their website. I believe they are "Silicon Image" with the Version downloaded off net being 3116 I think...I will confirm in a mo...

Thanks....

EDIT:

SATA Drivers:

dfi said:
nForce4 RAID0/1 Driver & Silicon Image 3114 RAID0/1/5 Driver (Self-Extract to floppy for F6 Installation).
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Hi there,

OK, I just did a low level format usin gthe hutil utility and it had no errors. I set up the hard drive using the samsung disk manager. I loaded the SATA drivers with the "F6" during Windows XP installlation, and I am still getting bad performance.

I think my hard drive could be bust?

Thanks...
 
Hi there,

Am I doing anything wrong during the setup of the drive? Should I not be using RAID drivers. When i did do the whole F6 thing I loaded the Non Raid drivers and the stuff that had "Required" by it. I have the latest BIOS and I got the latest raid drivers? I have loaded Chipset Drivers.

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Sometimes it cant even complete this test....

Thanks...
 
Hi there,

I have just run the Hutil program again, the self diagnostics bit and i am getting quite a few Ecc Error. I am also getting Busy not clear errors.

What is that and can it be fixed? I am told a zero fill will fix it....what is that and how do i run one?

Thanks...
 
Hi there,

To be honest it will cause me more effort and greif to RMA the thing, because i would have to get some suitable packaging and then have to spend an hour getting to the post office as there is no local one and then quewe for hours at the post office to send.

That is why I would rather try and fix it at home because i could get on with some work whilst it is installling or doing its stuff.

But in the end, if I have to RMA the thing i will.

Thanks...
 
Hi there,

OK, ill do that. Should I run the test straight after I have done the low level format? Or should I like install windows and stuff first?

Thanks...
 
Hi there,

I have just done the low level format and checked the test and I still get an Ecc error

Looks like I am going to have to spent ages at the PO then.

Thanks for your help!
 
Hi there,

Just thought i would ask, what is the difference between the "Zero Fill" utility of the Samsung Disk Manager and the "Low Level Format" utility on the Samsung Hutil program?

Thanks...
 
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