X25m 80GB READ is slow

[idata]

Hi,

I´ve a problem with my new SSD - the drive is up to date with the new 02HD Firmware, but my Read is too slow. Some hints for me.

Here is my system http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c01635688&cc=us&lc=en&dlc=en

thanks in advance

AS SSD Benchmark 1.4.3645.3568

------------------------------Name: INTEL SS DSA2M080G2GC SATA Disk DeviceFirmware: 2CV1Controller: amdsataOffset: 1024 K - OKGröße: 74,53 GBDatum: 28.01.2010 21:08:57------------------------------Sequentiell:------------------------------Lesen: 154,30 MB/sSchreiben: 78,52 MB/s------------------------------4K:------------------------------Lesen: 6,80 MB/sSchreiben: 8,21 MB/s------------------------------4K-64Threads:------------------------------Lesen: 78,31 MB/sSchreiben: 48,47 MB/s------------------------------Zugriffszeiten:------------------------------Lesen: 0,289 msSchreiben: 0,443 ms------------------------------Score:------------------------------Lesen: 101Schreiben: 65Gesamt: 215------------------------------

[idata]

HDDErase 4.0 will work just the same as 3.3. Boot straight from the disk, don't try and do it from Windows. Looking at your AS SSD benchmark it shows me you are using a PCI IDE Controller, which could well be the problem. What mobo do you have? Does it have any other controllers on board? (Look for different coloured SATA ports or refer to the mobo manual). If you can switch over to another controller try running HDDErase 4.0 on it. If not try removing any other devices and try again. If you are still stuck do you have access to another PC that you could try it on?

One thing to be careful of. You must use the same hardware settings that were in place when you made the system image when you go to reinstall it.

I have an ASUS board and it can boot from USB by the way. AFAIK all newer ASUS boards can, but you need to make the USB bootable 1st.

[idata]

Thanks redux, you're being very helpful and I appreciate your time.

Much as I hate to bring it up both the center for magnetic recording research (the originators of the tool) and no less than PC Perspectives say that 4.0 won't work to "fix" the G1: http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=669&type=expert&pid=6 http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=669&type=expert&pid=6

So I think I need a way to boot and somehow get to the 3.3 version.

As for my mobo, it's an AUA P6T deluxe version 2: http://www.asus.com/product.aspx?P_ID=iRlP8RG9han6saZx&templete=2 http://www.asus.com/product.aspx?P_ID=iRlP8RG9han6saZx&templete=2

I built the system myself and plugged all the drives into the main first SATA ports on the motherboard, but I'll dig into the manual and take another look.

EDIT: LOL, what is up with ASUS, they require me to install software to download a manual! (their direct link download server is broken, at least for this model). All the manual versions online are the wrong size and from sites proclaiming loudly how safe they are but which are flagged by McCaffee. This is turning into a multiple day project, just trying to fix the damn Intel faulty-as-shipped drive. Good lord.

[idata]

The first Intel firmware version would only work with 3.3 but the later Intel firmware versions allowed 4.0 to work. That is why you are seeing conflicting information. SSD technology moves quite fast so I can see why you are finding conflicting information.

(I hope I'm right. I haven't used G1 drives for some time now but I'm sure V4.0 worked on later firmware versions)

You need to get off that controller if you can. Hopefully you have an Intel chipset. If so just make sure you are using the Intel SATA port.

EDIT:

I was right. The latest firmware version 8820 allows HDDErase 4.0 to run.

"The 8820 firmware allows the commands, meaning there is no longer an incompatibility with HDDErase 4."

http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=691&type=expert&pid= http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=691&type=expert&pid=

[idata]

OK good news. You have an Intel chipset with an ICH10 controller. The other controller is Marvel.

If you are using the Intel controller in AHCI mode you should be seeing this from the device manager. (I'm using ICH9 so you will see ICH10)

If you are running the RST driver you should see this if you open AS SSD benchmark.

[idata]

redux, you tha man!

I had discovered that motherboard info and chipset as well. Verified physically that I'm on the right SATA plug. No idea why it said pciide before.

I changed everything over to AHCI, so now AS SSD reports "msahci"

- NO CHANGE IN PERFORMANCE, WRITE IS STILL SUB- 4MB/sec

Now I need to research this RST driver you've mentioned. At first google it looks like it's big advantage is passing along TRIM commands, which of course won't help someone who foolishly bought Intel's version 1! ... More reading suggests that it's only for RAID folks. So I guess I'm stuck until I can secure erase the thing.

As for USB boot, the ASUS manual says nothing and the web is conflicted. I went old-school and dug a 3.5" floppy drive out of my parts box, sigh , but Windows 7 won't recognize it.

Sounds like I need to download the ridiculously oversized ISO with HDDerase 4 built in next.

EDIT: Doh! The big ISO has HDDerase v3.1 on it. Guess I need to figure out the USB boot thing.

Also: Anyone who winds up here while looking for an ASUS P6T Deluxe V2 manual - don't bother with the ASUS site, it'll install bizarre chinese P2P software on your machine that won't uninstall, then fails to find the file. The only site I found with the manual was the top TURKISH return on the google search : http://www.cizgi.com.tr/resource/vfiles/cizgi/pms_file/57/p6tdeluxev2_en.pdf http://www.cizgi.com.tr/resource/vfiles/cizgi/pms_file/57/p6tdeluxev2_en.pdf