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Post subject: SSD install gone wrong Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2012 10:41 pm |
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Have just installed a Crucial M4 128GB in the desktop and the laptop.
Now the laptop functions fairly well but the desktop is now experiencing a very strange boot sequence after functioning not too badly at first
I did hook up the older HDD to transfer Users and other data form the SSD and afterwards have found that the boot now takes a lifetime and after the post I get a black screen with (in white letters "Loading operating system........................................................." until the dots stop and the flag forms, and that instead of not joining up forms and takes a few more seconds to fit together.
I have ACHI set and quick boot in the BIOS and 16GB of RAM onboard (Gigabyte GA-H67AUD3H-B3) with an i5 2500 chip.
Any suggestions most appreciated and I have to say it is probably something I have done to cause this.
So I am rather perplexed as to what the black screen load thing is?
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Scott
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Post subject: Re: SSD install gone wrong Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2012 10:44 pm |
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Joined: Sun Feb 04, 2007 11:44 am Posts: 6180
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Sounds like the SSD drive is failing. What happens when you replace it with the original drive? Scott.
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Brad
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Post subject: Re: SSD install gone wrong Posted: Thu May 24, 2012 7:03 am |
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Joined: Thu Mar 08, 2007 3:11 pm Posts: 127 Location: Ohio
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Hi Scott & ICIT2!,
I had this same problem. It's been a while, but I believe the solution that solved this problem for me was to switch my SATA DVD drive from AHCI to IDE mode in the BIOS. After I did this, I no longer had the long delay with the message "Loading Operating System..." (My motherboard is also a Gigabyte... GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3.)
Hope this helps!
-Brad
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Scott
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Post subject: Re: SSD install gone wrong Posted: Thu May 24, 2012 11:43 am |
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That's a good tip. There is no benefit to using AHCI for optical drives, and it can in fact . However this should not cause problems for hard drives or SSDs, in fact it should improve performance in those applications. Scott.
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paulgj
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Post subject: Re: SSD install gone wrong Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2012 4:20 pm |
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Joined: Tue Jun 10, 2008 7:44 pm Posts: 361 Location: Bellevue, WA, USA
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Scott
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Post subject: Re: SSD install gone wrong Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2012 4:32 pm |
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You can change the mode of the host adapter, which affects all ports on that adapter. On motherboards with multiple host adapters you can run the optical drives on a different adapter from the disk drives. Scott.
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paulgj
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Post subject: Re: SSD install gone wrong Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2012 4:37 pm |
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Joined: Tue Jun 10, 2008 7:44 pm Posts: 361 Location: Bellevue, WA, USA
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Ah....OK. I've just never used a motherboard with multiple adapters. Good to know.
Thanks!
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