SSD installed - still getting 5.9 WEI
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mines a sata3 drive thats why it performs well,yours is sata2,still good/better than mechanical hdd but you can always sell and buy sata3 if you want,plus you can use ssd caching where you team it up with a big mechanical hdd,then you get hdd storage with ssd speeds
I shouldn't have rushed & bought that SSD, don't even know what I went for it
What did you pay for it? Too late to return?
have you tried using ssd caching instead? with ssd and hdd? it will stil rate the ssd as 5.9 if you use caching because the os will be installed on the hdd not the ssd
and yeah ssd's always sell well
with that mb you want either a crucial m4,vertex 3 or corsair gt series ssd,either 60gb or 120gb
and yeah ssd's always sell well
with that mb you want either a crucial m4,vertex 3 or corsair gt series ssd,either 60gb or 120gb
Those write speed look poor, especially as Atto is a best case scenario benchmark.
Only info I saw about the drive was a pre-release topic on AnandTech.
I would have been tempted to see what speeds you got benchmarking before doing the tweaks.
You got latest motherboard BIOS from Asus? As the revisions mention support for Intel RST, but probably RAID related.
Only info I saw about the drive was a pre-release topic on AnandTech.
I would have been tempted to see what speeds you got benchmarking before doing the tweaks.
You got latest motherboard BIOS from Asus? As the revisions mention support for Intel RST, but probably RAID related.
I haven't, TBH I've always been a bit reluctant to do BIOS update - I've never done it before....
Do you recommend I do one?
its easy to do,do you have a usb memory stick? only flash bios through dos with a memory stick,NEVER in windows,post back if you need help,just download mb bios and the flash utility,put them both on usb stick and flash with ezflash in tools in the bios
If Asus don't have a built-in flash tool, then I would use the tool mentioned in this thread to make a bootable USB memory stick.
Copy the extracted BIOS update download from Asus to memory stick and reboot PC. Worth checking option in BIOS is enabled to boot from USB devices.
Once BIOS has been flashed and you restart computer, enter BIOS and select load defaults. Save and exit, then on reboot go back in to BIOS and change settings to what you had before.
Don't think it will make any difference, but worth a try.
Copy the extracted BIOS update download from Asus to memory stick and reboot PC. Worth checking option in BIOS is enabled to boot from USB devices.
Once BIOS has been flashed and you restart computer, enter BIOS and select load defaults. Save and exit, then on reboot go back in to BIOS and change settings to what you had before.
Don't think it will make any difference, but worth a try.
Thanks Wazza,
I looked on the Asus d/l page and there's a few updates, here are 2 - do I only need the latest one? (Version 0706 doesn't refer to the Intel Rapid Storage Technology Driver?)
Version 0706
Description P8Z68-V 0706 BIOS
1. Fix FW54P PCI card compatibility issue
2. Fix the bug that the OEM activation version OS of window7 will hang at the "blue screen" if some graphics cards be installed in system.
3. Fix USB Keyboard 3R-FKB3010UBK can't work issue
4. Fix Microsoft V1 receiver can't work issue
5. Fix S3 can't resume if CPU PLL over voltage is enabled.
6. Fix the CPU and Chassis Fan speed will over the duty cycle setting range.
7. Fix CPU ratio always keep at lowest after S4 resume and AC power lost.
8. Improve DRAM compatibility.
9. Support new CPUs. Please refer to our website at: http://support.asus.com/cpusupport/cpusupport.aspx?SLanguage=en-us
File Size
2,61 (MBytes) 2011.09.22 update
Download from
Global (DLM) Global
Version 0606
Description P8Z68-V 0606 with IRST 10.6.0.1002
1. Enable the support of Intel Rapid Storage Technology version 10.6.0.1002 Release
2. Improve DRAM compatibility
3. Improve System stability
4. Improve compatiblity with some Raid card model
5. Increase IGD share memory size to 512MB
Note: For proper operation, please ensure to update Intel Rapid Storage Technology driver to version 10.6.0.1002 and BIOS to
version 0606 before enabling Intel Smart Response Technology.
Update procedure for users needing Intel Smart Response Technology:
(1) Enter OS, and ensure Intel Smart Response Technology has been turned off under Intel Rapid Storage Technology interface.
(2) Install version Intel Rapid Storage Technology driver to version 10.6.0.1002.
(3) Reboot the system, and update BIOS to version 0606, then reboot.
(4) Enter the BIOS setup screen, press F5 to load BIOS default, then change the Intel SATA Port to RAID mode.
(5) Boot into OS, and re-enable Intel Smart Response Technology under Intel Rapid Storage Technology.
Thanks, do I need to follow these instructions:
Update procedure for users needing Intel Smart Response Technology:
(1) Enter OS, and ensure Intel Smart Response Technology has been turned off under Intel Rapid Storage Technology interface.
(2) Install version Intel Rapid Storage Technology driver to version 10.6.0.1002.
(3) Reboot the system, and update BIOS to version 0606, then reboot.
(4) Enter the BIOS setup screen, press F5 to load BIOS default, then change the Intel SATA Port to RAID mode.
(5) Boot into OS, and re-enable Intel Smart Response Technology under Intel Rapid Storage Technology.
just extract them to desktop and drag to your usb stick,both bios and flash utility
and no you dont need to do that above,only if your using raid and caching ect
remember to set all your bios settings again after flashing as it will wipe them,set sata to ahci too
once all done you can install the intel rapid storage drivers
and no you dont need to do that above,only if your using raid and caching ect
remember to set all your bios settings again after flashing as it will wipe them,set sata to ahci too
once all done you can install the intel rapid storage drivers
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Ok both are copied onto the usb, what are the steps I should take?
I just went into EZ flash util, clicked P8Z68-V-Asus-0706.ROM but it came with a warning saying it's not an EFI bios?
I'm unsure what the Flash updater is for?
P8Z68-V