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Intel SSD 530 startup problems - Bug in SSD?

ajoha7
New Contributor II

I just bought an Intel SSD 530 240GB to replace my Intel SSD510 for my HP Elitebook 8460p.

When i cold-start my computer everything is fine, but when I restart my computer from within a freshly installed windows-7, the drive is not found.

If i turn off the computer and start it again, the drive is found and boots up again as usual. So the drive fails after reset.

I have upgraded the firmware of the SSD to the latest version via the SSD toolbox but still no luck. also updated laptop bios to latest version.

I had no problems in the past with the Intel SSD 510 edition.

Any ideas on what to do?

Clarification:

So, when I insert my Intel 510 SSD and start windows and restart windows it works without problem. But with the Intel 530 it wails when I do restart, the BIOS does not find it after a normal reset. So that must conclude that the Intel SSD 530 has some bug? or is sensitive to some timing issue?

Should I return it? or just assume its incompatible with my laptop?

Message was edited by: andy johansson (added some clarification at the end)

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WZach
New Contributor II

Brandonest: Have you tried updating the BIOS on your W530 with the latest from Lenovo? As I mentioned in one of my earlier posts on this thread, that fixed it for me.

BEstr
New Contributor

Tried this SSD in a Lenovo W530 and HP 8650w

Both cannot restart

Sticking to the Intel 335 SSD until this problem gets resolved

Or possibly never purchasing a 530 again.

Thought Intel was the best.

JBerg16
New Contributor

Same problem with HP Elitebook 2560p (with latest HP BIOS).

Uninstalling Intel Rapid Storage Technology and setting power plan to "High" does not help.

So I will wait for Intel SSD firmware update....

TTay
New Contributor

My 530 just back from RMA on the 21st November 2013 and after cloning was unable to be detected by my ASUS Z87-PRO BIOS after restart too.

Hope Intel will come up with a firmware update soon to solve this problem.

RGesc
New Contributor

Hey fellow Asus owner redot! My Asus G73jh is having the same problem. You're the first Asus desktop motherboard person to check in here (and a new product as well.) Do you have the latest BIOS? I have the MVE board/desktop but don't have any Intel SSDs in that build.