Hello all, I have had the F60 series SSD as my primary disk(in which I would save the most hi-frequent in use programmes). A couple of months ago, windows started freezing completely, the loading circle came up and then everything froze..After a few minutes I had received this BSOD: http://i54.tinypic.com/2hrfn0l.jpg After some checking I came to conclusion that the SSD was the problem.. So I went at the shop, where I bought it, and after they had checked it they told me that it was the problem..So they ordered a new one.. Now, some months later the same problem came up.. I tried updating my BIOS, succesfully updated the firmware of the SSD to 2.0 but still I get the freezing. Why is this happening? Could it be that I am using the sata dock provided by my case (coolermaster haf x) I removed the ssd from the sata dock and plugged it in as I am doing with my other HDDs and got the same problem. Also I am using Hibernation at my desktop (I've read at corsair forums that it should be disabled?) What should I do? Extra info: I checked the disk with SSDLife and got this http://online.hddlife.com/ssdlife/1e0f8a76bff600ce11fe452de564d96a Some extra info with CrystalDiskInfo As this is happening for the 2nd time I am having thoughts that it might be my system that is causing the problem. Motherboard: Asus Rampage III Extreme CPU: Intel [email protected] RAM: OCZ (3x2GB)@1866MHz GPU: nVidia GTX280 (OC by MSI) Case: CoolerMaster HAF X Thank you for your time.
stop error 0x000000f4 Is normally a hardware issue or faulty hardware. If you boot into safe mode, do you still experience bugchecks? What about if you do a clean boot, or device clean boot? Any chance you could post your blueScreen minidumps here as an attachment? These are just a few basic checks to do first – eg memory test and hard drive test. And test them thoroughly. You should eliminate any programs that you may have an idea that might just be the reason behind the BSOD. eg The famous AVG. But dont get me wrong they are many other AV softwares/AV updates that can cause bsod and other things like corrupt or incorrect Driver/Software/General Updates/Other Hardware/etc.. it is always best to start with the easiest solution first by totally removing newly installed or recently softwares/Drivers. At this point you should uninstall your AV and install MSE at least until your issues have been resolved. Check and double check ALL DRIVERS are upto date, including video drivers and that you have the correct driver's installed! Also making sure that your using the latest BIOS. When checking for driver always visit the Manufacturer Website & or Vendor. Check the Device manager for any issues showing up there, i.e Yellow Exclamation Marks. Consider running chkdsk on all partitions. Let chkdsk complete ALL partitions and see if that helps.
What do you mean with "clean boot" or "clean device boot"? Where can I find these minidumps? Please note that the SSD has already the problem, as yesterday I connected it with another PC (as extra storage - not boot device) and after some minutes the SSD did not appear at "My Computer".. What I am trying to find out is the cause of this problem, as I am afraid that hardware might "do the trick". I have tested RAM with MemTest and everything went smooth. How can I perform a hard drive test? Also, should I do it with the SSD? I don't believe that it is a software issue..To exclude that from the list, could I possibly try and install an OS at the SSD from the start by formating it? In example Ubuntu? I have updated at the latest BIOS and updated the SSD at its latest released firmware and still getting the problem. Also, video drivers are surely up to date (I am checking nvidia's site frequently). About the Device Manager there weren't any problems (Yellow Exclamation Marks). I have checked all of the disks with chkdsk and no problem has come up (haven't checked the SSD yet(don't have much time), but I am not sure it will be possible)
See Here http://support.microsoft.com/kb/331796 Your MiniDumps should be located here somewhere C:\Windows\Minidump You may want to try the Deugging Tool For Windows Here http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/hardware/gg463009 Change IDE settings in BIOS, You will need to enable SATA ports for your motherboard for the SSD to show up in BIOS. But if your old hard drive was IDE, then you need to go into the BIOS and enable SATA. See above for SSD not appearing in "my computer" That's good, did you run it at least twice as running memory tests doesn't always show the true extent ;-) See Here http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Check-your-hard-disk-for-errors And it is safe to also run the CHKDSK on a SSD drive too. No Yes this is possible and safe to do so.
