I have a 2009 Toshiba NB205-N313/P that I am upgrading and sending to a friend as a gift.
It only had 1GB of RAM and was running XP. So I bought a new 2GB chip and put it in, and installed a new SSD and did a fresh install of Window 7 Pro.
The HDD that I replaced was a Toshiba 160GB 5400RPM HDD that came with it (model#: MK1655GSX). I replaced it with a Toshiba 128GB SSD Q Series Pro (model#: HDTS312XZSTA) that I got from Best Buy.
When I did the fresh install of Windows 7 Pro, I made sure that AHCI was enabled in the BIOS, which it already was.
After the install, it seemed a bit slow for an SSD based on how fast programs and pages were loading. Although it did seem to be OK after using it for a minute or two after each reboot.
But I wasn't satisfied, so I ran a benchmark test with ATTO and it came up with the following figures:
Read - 120MB/sec
Write - 100MB/sec
I don't have the exact numbers, but those are the numbers that I remember.
The laptop has a SATA 2 setup, so it should be getting numbers in the range of 250MB/sec - 280MB/sec, shouldn't it?
Is there a diagnostic tool that I can run to see if something is wrong with the drive?
I called Toshiba CS, and they were not very helpful. They didn't have many solutions. They told me to either go to their support website and look for solutions, return it and get a replacement, or return it and get a different brand.
The computer is all packed away and ready to ship, but I will unpack it and do what needs to be done to get it working at the optimal speed. I'm not going to send a gift to a friend that has subpar performance.
Since it seemed to behave after using it for a few minutes, I decided to pack it up to ship it, but the next morning, after I thought about it, I decided that I needed to look into it more to make sure it is running the way it should be.
I have a 2006 Macbook in which I put a Samsung MZ-7TD250BW 840 SSD 250 GB, and I was basing my results with the Toshiba on my Macbook's performance, which is why I questioned it the next morning, because my Macbook gets pretty much up to speed seconds after it boots up.
Interestingly enough, I ran a benchmark test on the Samsung drive in my Macbook with BlackMagic, and it gave speeds of 120MB read/write. But I'm not sure how reliable that program is. It's the only one that I found in the app store.
I also have a Toshiba Portege Z835-P330 Ultrabook that has an SSD, and that also gets up to speed seconds after booting up. But that is only about 2 or 3 years old. I ran ATTO on that, and surprisingly, it came up with the following numbers:
100MB read
20MB write
So based on how fast it runs, those numbers seem to be off. I'll have to look into that later, but since it is running OK, that is not a priority.
If need be, I'll take out the new Toshiba SDD in the laptop I'm sending to my friend, wipe it, bring it back, and get the following drive and reinstall everything all over again:
Samsung 840 EVO 120GB (model#: MZ-7TE120BW)
What do you think? Thoughts? Advice?
It only had 1GB of RAM and was running XP. So I bought a new 2GB chip and put it in, and installed a new SSD and did a fresh install of Window 7 Pro.
The HDD that I replaced was a Toshiba 160GB 5400RPM HDD that came with it (model#: MK1655GSX). I replaced it with a Toshiba 128GB SSD Q Series Pro (model#: HDTS312XZSTA) that I got from Best Buy.
When I did the fresh install of Windows 7 Pro, I made sure that AHCI was enabled in the BIOS, which it already was.
After the install, it seemed a bit slow for an SSD based on how fast programs and pages were loading. Although it did seem to be OK after using it for a minute or two after each reboot.
But I wasn't satisfied, so I ran a benchmark test with ATTO and it came up with the following figures:
Read - 120MB/sec
Write - 100MB/sec
I don't have the exact numbers, but those are the numbers that I remember.
The laptop has a SATA 2 setup, so it should be getting numbers in the range of 250MB/sec - 280MB/sec, shouldn't it?
Is there a diagnostic tool that I can run to see if something is wrong with the drive?
I called Toshiba CS, and they were not very helpful. They didn't have many solutions. They told me to either go to their support website and look for solutions, return it and get a replacement, or return it and get a different brand.
The computer is all packed away and ready to ship, but I will unpack it and do what needs to be done to get it working at the optimal speed. I'm not going to send a gift to a friend that has subpar performance.
Since it seemed to behave after using it for a few minutes, I decided to pack it up to ship it, but the next morning, after I thought about it, I decided that I needed to look into it more to make sure it is running the way it should be.
I have a 2006 Macbook in which I put a Samsung MZ-7TD250BW 840 SSD 250 GB, and I was basing my results with the Toshiba on my Macbook's performance, which is why I questioned it the next morning, because my Macbook gets pretty much up to speed seconds after it boots up.
Interestingly enough, I ran a benchmark test on the Samsung drive in my Macbook with BlackMagic, and it gave speeds of 120MB read/write. But I'm not sure how reliable that program is. It's the only one that I found in the app store.
I also have a Toshiba Portege Z835-P330 Ultrabook that has an SSD, and that also gets up to speed seconds after booting up. But that is only about 2 or 3 years old. I ran ATTO on that, and surprisingly, it came up with the following numbers:
100MB read
20MB write
So based on how fast it runs, those numbers seem to be off. I'll have to look into that later, but since it is running OK, that is not a priority.
If need be, I'll take out the new Toshiba SDD in the laptop I'm sending to my friend, wipe it, bring it back, and get the following drive and reinstall everything all over again:
Samsung 840 EVO 120GB (model#: MZ-7TE120BW)
What do you think? Thoughts? Advice?
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