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SSDSA2MH080G2 noise during intense read/write

idata — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 03:47:01 GMT

Best way to describe the noise is a high-pitched squeeling. Best way to reproduce is to run HD tune Benchmark for Read. It's almost a constant sound and it's awful. Is this normal? Any chance I have a defective SSD? Definitely never heard it before, with my old hitachi 7.2k, same test.

Update -- think I resolved it, read my last message in this thread: http://communities.intel.com/message/84606# 84606

Re: SSDSA2MH080G2 noise during intense read/write

idata — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 18:32:58 GMT

I have same problem.

Re: SSDSA2MH080G2 noise during intense read/write

idata — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 20:03:29 GMT

Run a CPU stress utility like Prime95. If you can hear the same noise, it's more like to be mobo or psu components resonating.

Re: SSDSA2MH080G2 noise during intense read/write

idata — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 20:26:04 GMT

I tried Prime95 -> CPU 100% but....perfect quiet, no problem is not in CPU, any other idea?

Re: SSDSA2MH080G2 noise during intense read/write

idata — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 22:43:48 GMT

No noise... Should I RMA this drive? Also, the speed seems inconsistent, and not nearly as fast as I was expecting... but that's no real surprise given the uber hype all around the interweb.

Re: SSDSA2MH080G2 noise during intense read/write

idata — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 01:26:04 GMT

Try this link:

http://communities.intel.com/message/80309# 10026

Re: SSDSA2MH080G2 noise during intense read/write

idata — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 01:49:10 GMT

I think I discovered the cause of my noise. I have a Lenovo x200 Thinkpad that has Intel Turbo Mem. I hadn't fully disabled it yet, apparently, as in "ReadyDrive" was still enabled. Since I disabled it (in Intel Mgmt console software only) I haven't heard the sound. Great news, a little weird though.

Next step will be to physically remove it, but I have to basically disassemble the whole thing to get at it.