Hello I'm running an ssd for the first time and having problems. I got a Crucial M4 64GB drive.
The computer won't hibernate and sometimes it won't even completely shut down. Worse yet, the computer crashes blue screen pretty often. I don't know how to get the error codes off the blue screen, b/c I'm kind of a newb. Also, many Windows updates are installed, but I cannot get Win 7 service pack one to install which I hope would fix the crashing! I have used Windows Update trouble shooters to no avail.
I have installed Windows 7 64 bit home on it. I made sure that no other storage was hooked up during installation. Since I have installed many windows updates, a few drivers including graphics, avast free antivirus, and I copied Starcraft 2 over from another drive (a drive that I reconnected after installing Windows 7).
I have many guesses as to what the problem could be, but I won't share them for now with one exception. When I was installing the M4 I unplugged the sata cord from my DVD drive that was in the one and only sataII port. When I unplugged it the little terminal that the sata cord plugs into came off with the cable. I was able to fit the terminal back on the pins and plug the M4 into the mobo, but I am concerned I may have done some damage. That said, windows did install and it doesn't explain why service pack 1 won't install.
Also, I've read conflicting reports on using hibernate and standby while using an ssd. Is there a current or definitive answer on best practice?
Here is some additional information about my rig: Most of it was purchased in August 2006. I know it's a dinosaur and I am hoping an SSD will breathe some new life into it b/c it still does everything I want it to.
AsRock 939 dual-sata2
Amd x2 3800+
2 GB GSkill DDR400
EVGA Nvidia 9800gt
iGreen 500W power supply
Thanks,
Bigdayve
The computer won't hibernate and sometimes it won't even completely shut down. Worse yet, the computer crashes blue screen pretty often. I don't know how to get the error codes off the blue screen, b/c I'm kind of a newb. Also, many Windows updates are installed, but I cannot get Win 7 service pack one to install which I hope would fix the crashing! I have used Windows Update trouble shooters to no avail.
I have installed Windows 7 64 bit home on it. I made sure that no other storage was hooked up during installation. Since I have installed many windows updates, a few drivers including graphics, avast free antivirus, and I copied Starcraft 2 over from another drive (a drive that I reconnected after installing Windows 7).
I have many guesses as to what the problem could be, but I won't share them for now with one exception. When I was installing the M4 I unplugged the sata cord from my DVD drive that was in the one and only sataII port. When I unplugged it the little terminal that the sata cord plugs into came off with the cable. I was able to fit the terminal back on the pins and plug the M4 into the mobo, but I am concerned I may have done some damage. That said, windows did install and it doesn't explain why service pack 1 won't install.
Also, I've read conflicting reports on using hibernate and standby while using an ssd. Is there a current or definitive answer on best practice?
Here is some additional information about my rig: Most of it was purchased in August 2006. I know it's a dinosaur and I am hoping an SSD will breathe some new life into it b/c it still does everything I want it to.
AsRock 939 dual-sata2
Amd x2 3800+
2 GB GSkill DDR400
EVGA Nvidia 9800gt
iGreen 500W power supply
Thanks,
Bigdayve
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