OCZ Vertex 2 SSD Problem

Go into your BIOS and select first boot priority to be the hard drive (ssd)

More a question, How was your Sata (ICH10R) configured at install?

Normally the best method for installing the operating system on to an SSD is to set it to AHCI (AND the mechanical HHD disconnected). With the vertex-2 (same as Pheonix Pro) you should down load the F6 Intel Driver (ver 9) and do a custom install. On the page showing HDs to install to you would check the check box for using additional driver. After install you would install the Intel RST driver pkg (Ver 9). After you have completed win 7 installation and let windows install it's up dates then power off and reconnect the HDD. Then install all programs.

Thank you for the advice but I already tried that... I had no effect and the error kept displaying.

Thanks for the quick response as well, the settings and steps I took are as followed:
Just plain default settings. I inserted the SSD in my rig, turned DVD drive to primary boot prio. and SSD to secondary and booted the Win 7 DVD. (In the Harddrive selection, I made the SSD the primary and the HDD secondary)
With the Win 7 setup, I formatted the SSD and the optional WD HDD and installed Windows onto the SSD. Then the system rebooted like normal while installing Win 7 and booted up excellent.
When logged on to Windows It only displayed that I had already used 60GB +/- out of the 120GB. I looked it up since Win 7 issn't 60GB with just plain install and nothing else and found out that I needed to turn off my virtual memory because of the large amout of memory I use, so I rebooted, It worked like a charm and my SSD only used 15GB or so. Afterwards I started installing the default apps (all on HDD except Antivirus) It asked me to reboot, I did so and ever since it kept displaying the error message. But the BIOS settings where just in default IDE instead of AHCI or RAID and I installed the SSD with the HDD as secondary drive attached.

Recommend you redo installation.
(1) Do NOT use default IDE mode, Set controller 2 AHCI
(2) Disconnect HDD when doing the Install, Win 7 will move a part of installation to HDD that is best left on the SSD.
(3) Select custom install, (A) delete any pre-existing partition (B) check the box for additional needed drivers (Have Intel F6 (Ver 9) drivers ready on a Thumb drive). Redo Partition ( should show 2, a little 100mb system partition and the remainder of the SSD in a second Partition - which you want to select for installation. (B) Broose to where F6 drives are and select the intel ahci driver (c) When installation is complete, let windows do it's updates and then install the Intel RST (ver9 ) driver set.
(4) When you have win installation complete, then (a) power down and reattach your Mech HDD (B) Install your programs.

PS With a Large amount of Ram - Cut your Swap file down to a reasonable size also set the min/max to the same value to prevent windows from expanding/shrink the file willy-nitty. Your option to set to SSD, or HDD. SSD- higher performance, HDD, less writes to SSD

Thanks alot! Really appriciated! I just came home a few min ago, but I will try your steps first thing in the morning and post if it worked or not.

Dear RetiredChief,


Thank you ALOT!!! It worked, I did exactly as you said and described and it worked!! How can you rep+ you or thank you?

Again, Thanks alot!


i7-980XRM

Enjoy, Glad I could help.

Retired Chief -

I just bought the same ssd, but didn't build yet. Why do you need the new drivers? Is it mandatory? Do you have a link to the Intel F6 (Ver 9) drivers ?

Not Mandantory, but you will take a performance hit if you use the default uSoft AHCI driver for the intel chipset. I Cloned my Intel SSD to the Pheonix pro (It used the msahci driver, low performance - Should of saved time by doing a clean install from the get go, because that is what I had to do.

Her is the link to the 64 bit ver. The first file is for after you install win 7. The 2nd file is the F6 driver that you would use during installation
http://downloadcenter.intel.com/SearchResult.aspx?lang=...(Intel%c2%ae+RST)

Thanks Chief!

This thread has been very helpful.
@RetiredChief - I know at the time of your posts v10 of the F6 driver wasn't out - is it safe to use that one or do you recommend keeping with the v9?

Heard noting bad about ver 10, As of a couple of weeks ago the "F6" for 64 bit was still ver 9.6.
I'm still using ver 9.6 and have not read up on the "advantages/fixes" in ver 10.

Quick google
quote from:
http://thessdreview.com/latest-buzz/intel-rst-10-final-...
There are no huge benefits to the typical single drive user but RAID systems are reportedly experiencing amazing GC and return of performance to like new SSD states and almost immediately in testing.

Thanks Chief, I will go with those.
Looks like the only downside is that the OCZ toolbox doesn't work with them (does work with v9).