Test new drive

[ahumphers91]

Is there a free program where i can test my new 60gb Patriot Inferno's read/write times??

 

[Deleted member 217926]

Don't worry the program is in English.

http://www.alex-is.de/PHP/fusion/downloads.php?cat_id=4

 

[ahumphers91]

check this out, here are th numbers. im not sure there good??
http://i868.photobucket.com/albums/ab247/Ahumphers91/CaptureSelection-20110309-171020-1.jpg

 

[Deleted member 217926]

Im not on my home PC to compare. I have an OCZ Vertex 2 120GB. I will look when I get home to see how they match up. Reads
look fast though.

 

[ahumphers91]

thanks, I will tonight after my late class around 10pm Mountain time. That drive is advertised as 285 read and 275 write, but im assuming that there not that high. Here's the drive: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820220511

 

[tecmo34]

Your issue is you drive is in IDE (hence AS SSD Benchmark saying pciide). Follow the steps in this post ( http://support.microsoft.com/kb/922976 ) and boot into BIOS and switch SATA controller to AHCI.

Also, I would avoid running too many benchmarks, as it will cause the SSD to throttle (decrease performance) do to using up the OP (over provision) associated with the drive for writes. It can take days to weeks to get back to normal speeds.

Review OCZ's forum as they have a very useful article on this topic. Remember, these test write 18GB of data each test that has to be written / deleted which wears on the SSD. The goal is to limit unnecessary writes...

 

[ahumphers91]

Ok. Good to know. However I did try booting achi I believe and wouldn't boot windows. Is it because I installed the os how it is in ide mode?

 

[tecmo34]

Yes... The link I provided allows you to switch to AHCI after installing in IDE. You boot up as normal, follow the directions, restart, enter BIOS & switch.

 

[Deleted member 217926]

Good catch, I did not even notice the IDE. I did think those numbers were off though! Also I should have mentioned to keep the benchmarking to a minimum as it is bad for the drive to do it too much.

 

[ahumphers91]

im not getting an error just this blank screen, heres a pic ; http://i868.photobucket.com/albums/ab247/Ahumphers91/IMG_20110309_180754.jpg

 

[tecmo34]

im not getting an error just this blank screen, heres a pic ; http://i868.photobucket.com/albums/ab247/Ahumphers91/IMG_20110309_180754.jpg

Did you boot up in IDE, follow these steps:



■Exit all Windows-based programs.
■Click Start, type regedit in the Start Search box, and then press ENTER.
■If you receive the User Account Control dialog box, click Continue.
■Locate and then click one of the following registry subkeys:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Msahci
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\IastorV
■In the right pane, right-click Start in the Name column, and then click Modify.
■In the Value data box, type 0, and then click OK.
■On the File menu, click Exit to close Registry Editor.

Restart PC and switch controller to AHCI??

 

[ahumphers91]

yeah, losacted both files and they were already @ 0? Don't know what to do?

 

[tecmo34]

Does it boot in IDE??

 

[ahumphers91]

yeah, cant boot in anything but IDE?

 

[tecmo34]

What SATA port / slot is the drive on??

 

[ahumphers91]

I believe #4, its the fatser sata ports. Can't remember off the top of my head, just stepping out the door for school. I will post later tonight if ur on.

 

[tecmo34]

SATA III??

 

[tecmo34]

With this being an AMD board (wasn't thinking), you will need to switch this one, as well to "0".

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Pciide

 

[ahumphers91]

Ok, Im back. I just check that and it is at "0" as well. Should I not have it hooked up to Sata III???

 

[ahumphers91]

I switched the drive to #1 sata port, same outcome though. I'm not sure what else to do.

 

[tecmo34]

Not sure either... I did some Google research and it all comes back to what I've stated should've allowed you to switch.

I would think about doing a SE and fresh install with the BIOS set to AHCI prior to the install, as your next option.

 

[ahumphers91]

Wow that sucks. So when I do a fresh install, what steps do I need to follow

 

[ahumphers91]

heres the new test. I'm officially not testing it anymore because I dont wanna junk my drive, but here it now says SATA instead of ATA http://i868.photobucket.com/albums/ab247/Ahumphers91/as-ssd-benchPatriotInferno31020114-39-54PM.png