incorrect 'power on' hours value on X25-M
Hi there, For a long time already, I've been noticing Intel SSD X25-M 120 GB (and possibly also 320) has got incorrect 'power on' count hours in S.M.A.R.T. report. I'm running my Montevina based...
View ArticleIntel SSD 520 - USB 3.0 Wear Leveling & Garbage Collection
Hello, I was hoping I could get some more educated opinions and preferably facts about a wear leveling concern I'm having with my SSD. Usage: Running multiple VMs off a SSD connected by USB...
View ArticleIntel 335 180GB stuck in read-only mode?
My SSD (Intel 335 Series Jay Crest 180GB) is in read-only mode. I have Windows 8.1 Pro installed on it. I am unable to install any Steam games on it because the drive is read-only. I tried changing the...
View ArticleSSD 530 Series 240GB Crashes and Failes To be detected.
Greetings, I recently built a system and am havign troubles. I cannt ofind a particular trigger, but my system will crash to bluescreen. After the crash, the BIOS will fail to recognize the attached...
View ArticleMac: SSD firmware upgrade tool CD booting problems
Hi,I've Intel 530 240GB SSD in my Macbook Pro 2011. I found some discussions like Intel SSD 530 startup problems - Bug in SSD? about booting problems on Mac, so I decided to update firmware. Solution...
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Frequent messages, "There is no disk in the drive.
A few days ago I cloned my hard drive to the new SSD and I've been booting just fine off the Intel 530SSD. However, I keep getting pop-up messages like this. I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling...
View ArticleOlder motherboards lacking ACHI or SATA Settings!
So is it best to just go out & buy a new computer, to fix this problem. Add-on RAID cards are costly, or become a problem down the road. Any answer would be nice, my first computer was a AMD...
View ArticleIntel 330 SSD's
I bought 4 of these Intel 330 SSD drives on 6/20/2012 from Newegg.com. There was a rebate offered on the drives at the time, and I submitted the rebate information for all 4 of these drives right after...
View ArticleDo you know any tricks for integrating SSDs into Server Applications?
We're trying to make it easier and easier for our customers to use Intel SSDs in every application, especially Server and Storage applications. The Intel SSD DC S3500 and DC S3700 products are well...
View ArticleIntel SSD 530 is not recognized by the BIOS.
I have installed an Intel SSD 530 in my computer, which has an Asus P4P800SE motherboard, which works fine. However, the SSD 530 is not recognized by the BIOS, so I am not able to change the boot...
View ArticleHow to use/select physical sector size?
Hi, all. I heard earlier version DC series SSD reports is 512B of physical sector size.But my firmware updated SSD reports 4K physical size. Recently update in 3.2.1, SSD DC S3700 and S3500 have...
View ArticleSecurity Freeze MSATA 525 180GB
I have a MSATA ssd drive intel 525 180gb, I tried to make a secure erase, with linux live cd, for restore performance of SSD, failed secure erase, and now using Intel SSD Toolbox show me in the...
View ArticleIs the Pro1500 SSD series suitable for 24/7 live video recording and playout?
Hi, i'm trying to find the right drive for a live video recording (about 70Mbps) 24/7 and playout at the same rate simultaneously?i guess the rates are OK, but the question is how long will this drive...
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[530 120GB] Abnormal writes growth
Hi, I recently(4 days ago) bought the drive. (530 120GB)On the first day, W7 installation/updates, and SSD optimization(as far as I know) are all done:-Chrome cache/Windows Temp files redirection (to...
View ArticleDriver for 520 ssd?
I'm attempting to use windows 7's repair tool to hopefully get my registry working correctly again. However, for some reason, the install disc does not see the "c" drive for this option and request a...
View ArticleGarbage collection on a deleted partition
I have a 530 series SSD. I deleted a NTFS partition then realised that the space taken by files on it would still probably be treated as valid data by the SSD. At present it is free space as far as the...
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problem intel SSD 530 AHCI
Hello, First, sorry for my english ( i m french ) I buy intel SSD 530 to install windows 7 64 bits.My motherboard is MSI GAMING Z87GD65 with intel 4770K processor.I have big problem to install windows...
View ArticleIntel 530 SSD Performance
I just installed an Intel 530 SSD on my ThinkPad W520 laptop and when I run the ATTO benchmark utility, the drive begins to run at SATA III speed but then drops to SATA II speed. Using the Piriform...
View ArticleSSDSC2CT180A3 show incorrect age of 102 years, 38 days.
I currently have 7 Intel SSD's (330, 335 and 530).6 of the 7 are showing proper ages when examined by SMART monitoring software.One of the drives is showing an age of 102 years, 38 days. Can anything...
View ArticleNeed help buying SSD
Hello, I decided to buy SSD and I'm not sure If I can put mSata to my laptop.I have Asus A55VJ with Intel HM76 Express. Can someone help me?
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