According to this page, the Performance Restoration tool will: "first update the firmware, then scan and calibrate all existing data on the drive."
So should I do the update before the migration process (clean drive) or afterwards (with my OS and programs on it)?
I have a fair bit of technical knowledge but, compared to most of the active users on this forums, I'm definitely an SSD n00b.
Here's the story:
I installed a Samsung 470 four years ago as the boot drive
It's only 60 GB and it currently has 55 GB of stuff on it
I just purchased an 840...
That makes sense. And I've actually been boycotting AMD for years because of their connection to Ferrari (same goes for Shell, Puma, etc). It's funny how advertising can work against a company sometimes.
I've had a great experience dealing with ASUS, but unfortunately I've had the replacement for over a month and still haven't done the swap yet so they're starting to get a little impatient (I received an e-mail on Friday).
I have three Samsung drives in my new rig (64GB SSD & two 1TB HDDs) and I love them all.
It would be a real shame if Samsung sold this branch of the company.
I don't have a MicroCenter store within 1000 miles (I ordered my P67 motherboard online) and I'm worried about how long it will take to get a replacement.
What course of action do you guys recommend? Should I try to make an exchange with the manufacturer (ASUS) instead? I've heard they have a...
Here's a crazy plan: what if I just install W7 again over the top of W7 using the upgrade option?
Would that allow me to keep all of my previously installed programs?
The RAM seems to be fine. And according to Microsoft Answers this could be an issue with the paging file, which I moved off of the SSD and onto the HDD like many people seem to do.
I know this probably has nothing to do with my problem, but whenever I get this computer up and running again, I'm going to leave the paging file on the SSD just for peace of mind.
My replacement drive just died the same way as before but I was able to see the BSOD message as it went down.
Kernel_Data_Inpage_Error
I'm starting to wonder if these reliability issues are caused by my first-gen P67 motherboard. My SSD is connected to a SATA 3.0 port (which shouldn't be...
I wish I would have known this before sending it back but I couldn't get anything to access the drive (as seen in the photos) so I'm not sure there was anything I could have done.
Nothing I tried ever worked so I contacted Samsung and they're sending me a replacement.
Now I just need to do some research to see if SSDs can be imaged/cloned.
Everything was working fine until today. My computer had been sitting idle for 30 minutes while I was watching TV. I glanced up to see the final seconds of a BSOD and it restarted on its own. All drives still show up in the BIOS.
I swapped the primary boot drive to a SATA 2.0 port and it...
Conventional wisdom dictates that I should reinstall my OS if I jump from a P67 to a Z68, right?
If so, I'll probably just replace my P67 with an identical unit.
Conventional wisdom dictates that I should reinstall my OS if I jump from a P67 to a Z68, right?
If so, I'll probably just replace my P67 with an identical unit.
Device Manager > Mouse properties > Power Management > uncheck privilege to wake
Sometimes USB devices will hold a computer in stasis. I'd suggest only giving your keyboard permission to wake.
Samsung makes both the NAND and the controller. They are incredibly stable and I haven't heard of anyone experiencing boot issues with the new 1155 motherboards. Plus, there's a new firmware update that further improves performance over the initial review results. The only downside is that...
The best-kept secret in SSD Land is the Samsung 470 Series...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820147063
Buy one, update its firmware using your current PC, then install it in the new rig.
Can I ask another dumb question for good measure? ;)
My P8P67 motherboard has the following fan ports...
1 x CPU Fan connector (4-pin)
2 x Chassis Fan connectors (4-pin; 3-pin)
1 x Power Fan connector (3-pin)
I bought a stand-alone controller that supports four fans and I'm wondering...
I'm still a little baffled by OCing with Sandy Bridge. This is my current understanding of it...
A stock 2600K will run at 1.6GHz when idle and 3.4GHz under load, but it can also jump up to 3.8GHz in Turbo Mode when some (currently unknown) amount of additional load is placed on it. So...
The Dell computer I'm using right now has been put on Standby (XP) twice a day on average for the past eight years. It's still going strong and I've never had any issues with it. Fully shutting down a computer is a strange concept to me.
What is the general consensus on P8P67 firmware? Are people pleased with the beta (1053) or should we just stick with what our boards shipped with until a final version is released? Any horror stories either way?
Apparently this is the only change in the beta firmware...
My 460 should be arriving later today and I'm curious which driver to use. Just the stock one that ships with the card or one of the newer versions (perhaps even this one)?
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