https://community.solidigm.com/t5/archive/is-my-ssd-510-drive-dead/m-p/15472#M9960 <P><B>I purchased two 120GB SSDs Intel 510 Series. </B></P><P><B>SSDs were installed in different computers.</B></P><P><B><B>The 1st drive</B> was installed on an ASUS P8Z68-M PRO motherboard, as my operating system drive (Win 7 x64), using on port 0 respectively of the Intel controller. The SSD was in AHCI mode. I ran Intel's SSD Toolbox followed by running the SSD Optimizer for drive. It was all ok. System worked 100% fine for about a month. </B></P><P><B>However, once the drive fails to boot. The BIOS recognized the SSD, but it seems that the drive <B>doesn`t</B> have partition. I tried to make partition with the Parted Magic and the Acronics software's, but it doesn't recognize the SSD. </B></P><P><B>Then I tried to install SSD in other PC (ASUS P8H67-M PRO, Win 7x64, with my 2nd SSD Intel 510), same things. BIOS does see this drive, Windows and Intel's SSD Toolbox doesn`t see the drive. I mount my 2nd drive (Intel 510) in the 1st PC (ASUS P8Z68-M PRO) at same port, it works well.</B></P><P><B>It looks like the problem is in the 1st drive. </B></P><P><B>Does this indicate a bad drive?</B></P> Tue, 18 Oct 2011 21:05:46 GMT SDzha 2011-10-18T21:05:46Z https://community.solidigm.com/t5/archive/is-my-ssd-510-drive-dead/m-p/15472#M9960 <P><B>I purchased two 120GB SSDs Intel 510 Series. </B></P><P><B>SSDs were installed in different computers.</B></P><P><B><B>The 1st drive</B> was installed on an ASUS P8Z68-M PRO motherboard, as my operating system drive (Win 7 x64), using on port 0 respectively of the Intel controller. The SSD was in AHCI mode. I ran Intel's SSD Toolbox followed by running the SSD Optimizer for drive. It was all ok. System worked 100% fine for about a month. </B></P><P><B>However, once the drive fails to boot. The BIOS recognized the SSD, but it seems that the drive <B>doesn`t</B> have partition. I tried to make partition with the Parted Magic and the Acronics software's, but it doesn't recognize the SSD. </B></P><P><B>Then I tried to install SSD in other PC (ASUS P8H67-M PRO, Win 7x64, with my 2nd SSD Intel 510), same things. BIOS does see this drive, Windows and Intel's SSD Toolbox doesn`t see the drive. I mount my 2nd drive (Intel 510) in the 1st PC (ASUS P8Z68-M PRO) at same port, it works well.</B></P><P><B>It looks like the problem is in the 1st drive. </B></P><P><B>Does this indicate a bad drive?</B></P> Tue, 18 Oct 2011 21:05:46 GMT https://community.solidigm.com/t5/archive/is-my-ssd-510-drive-dead/m-p/15472#M9960 SDzha 2011-10-18T21:05:46Z