Changing the harddrive and os at once

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Hello,
I probably did a real dumb thing...I changed the ssd in my dell mini 9 and then went right into installing a new os (win xp) and then the drivers. i didnt install a driver for the ssd neither did i do anything with the bios manually. Now, I am able to run the computer and windows, but it is unbearably slow. After doing some checking around I notice that dell recommends to update the bios in general on these machines. I tried that but it wouldnt flash. Error code -144. Then I ran a test on the supertalent ssd FEM32GFDL wtih HDTune. HDtune said the writing was disabled "please remove all partitions please check manual for more information." I did not receive a manual with the ssd. So after looking on supertalent website I see that it says to set the bios after installing the ssd.
I suppose I had no business doing this. I am very new at all this. It has been such a headache!
Now I wonder have I wrecked the ssd? Or is there anything I can do now to set up the bios? Or do I have to reinstall everything including the os?
Thank you so much for any help!
 
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Hi.
I will try to post 2 graphs on the benckmark from hdtune after this email.
Since I wrote the original post I have checked the BIOS at startup and Device Manager and they both as far as I can see have recognized the ssd and are not showing any problems. But the computer is just sooo excrutiating slow...
The dell BIOS that is installed is A05. I get an error message if I try to update the BIOS from Dells website to any newer version.
Do you think there is anything wrong with the ssd drive? I only have a few more days left that I can possibly return it. I would sure like to know the sooner the better.
Thank you for your help!

 
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Here is the info from the benchmark. I cant seem to copy the graph to the forum, but I will keep trying.

HD Tune Pro: FEM32GFDL Benchmark

Test capacity: full

Read transfer rate
Transfer Rate Minimum : 0.2 MB/s
Transfer Rate Maximum : 57.2 MB/s
Transfer Rate Average : 28.7 MB/s
Access Time : 6.02 ms
Burst Rate : 14.2 MB/s
CPU Usage : 4.6%
 
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BTW, I would have expected that your SSD's benchmark would have been a flat line at around 65MB/s (see the "datasheet" below).

Could we see the SMART data under HD Tune's health tab? HD Sentinel's SMART report would probably be better, though.

Half Mini 2 PCIe Solid State Drive (SSD):
http://www.supertalent.com/datasheets/6_178.pdf
 
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Here is a report from HD Sentinel (a very quick free test)(saying the health of the disk is "perfect"):

-- General Information --

Application Information
-------------------------
Installed Version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hard Disk Sentinel 3.60
Registered To . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unregistered version, please register.
Current Date And Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 7/5/2011 9:39:11 PM
Health Calculation Method . . . . . . . . . . . : Analyse data field (default)

Computer Information
----------------------
Computer Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : LINDA
User Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Administrator
Computer Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Mobile
IP Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 127.0.0.1
MAC Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 00-21-70-E2-AB-3B
System Uptime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 0 days, 0 hours, 31 minutes, 23 seconds
System Up Since . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 7/5/2011 9:07:49 PM
CPU Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : CPU #1: 8 %, CPU #2: 24 %
Virtual Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 2440 MB, Used: 299 MB (12 %)

System Information
--------------------
Windows Version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 3
CPU Type & Speed #1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) Atom(TM) CPU N270 @ 1.60GHz, 1596 MHz
CPU Type & Speed #2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) Atom(TM) CPU N270 @ 1.60GHz, 1596 MHz
BIOS Manufacturer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : PTLTD - 6040000 Ver 1.00PARTTBL~
Physical Memory Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 1015 MB, Used: 417 MB (41 %)
Display Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Mobile Intel(R) 945 Express Chipset Family
Display Resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 1024 x 600 (32 bit)
Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft XPS Document Writer
Network Controller #1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8102E Family PCI-E Fast Ethernet NIC
Network Controller #2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom 802.11g Network Adapter
Optical Drive

PCI Device Information
------------------------
PCI Bus 0; Device 0; Function 0 . . . . . . . . : Mobile Intel(R) 945GME Express Processor to DRAM Controller - 27AC
PCI Bus 0; Device 2; Function 0 . . . . . . . . : Mobile Intel(R) 945 Express Chipset Family
PCI Bus 0; Device 2; Function 1 . . . . . . . . : Mobile Intel(R) 945 Express Chipset Family
PCI Bus 0; Device 27; Function 0 . . . . . . . . : Microsoft UAA Bus Driver for High Definition Audio
PCI Bus 0; Device 28; Function 0 . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Root Port - 27D0
PCI Bus 0; Device 28; Function 1 . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Root Port - 27D2
PCI Bus 0; Device 28; Function 2 . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Root Port - 27D4
PCI Bus 0; Device 29; Function 0 . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB Universal Host Controller - 27C8
PCI Bus 0; Device 29; Function 1 . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB Universal Host Controller - 27C9
PCI Bus 0; Device 29; Function 2 . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB Universal Host Controller - 27CA
PCI Bus 0; Device 29; Function 3 . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB Universal Host Controller - 27CB
PCI Bus 0; Device 29; Function 7 . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB2 Enhanced Host Controller - 27CC
PCI Bus 0; Device 30; Function 0 . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) 82801 PCI Bridge - 2448
PCI Bus 0; Device 31; Function 0 . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) 82801GBM (ICH7-M/U) LPC Interface Controller - 27B9
PCI Bus 0; Device 31; Function 1 . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) 82801G (ICH7 Family) Ultra ATA Storage Controllers - 27DF
PCI Bus 0; Device 31; Function 3 . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) 82801G (ICH7 Family) SMBus Controller - 27DA
PCI Bus 2; Device 0; Function 0 . . . . . . . . : JMB38X SD/MMC Host Controller
PCI Bus 2; Device 0; Function 2 . . . . . . . . : JMB38X SD Host Controller
PCI Bus 2; Device 0; Function 3 . . . . . . . . : JMB38X MS Host Controller
PCI Bus 3; Device 0; Function 0 . . . . . . . . : Broadcom 802.11g Network Adapter
PCI Bus 4; Device 0; Function 0 . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8102E Family PCI-E Fast Ethernet NIC



-- Physical Disk Information - Disk: #0: FEM32GFDL --

Hard Disk Summary
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Hard Disk Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 0
Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : IDE/ATA
Disk Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) 82801G (ICH7 Family) Ultra ATA Storage Controllers - 27DF (ATA)
Disk Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 0, Device: 0
Hard Disk Model ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : FEM32GFDL
Firmware Revision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Ver6.P1B
Hard Disk Serial Number . . . . . . . . . . . . : 251907130D0001009601
SSD Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Phison PS3006
Total Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 29439 MB
Power State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Active
Logical Drive(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : C: []
Current Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : ?
Power On Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 4 days, 11 hours
Estimated Remaining Lifetime . . . . . . . . . . : more than 1000 days
Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : #################### 100 % (Excellent)
Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : ##################-- 92 % (Excellent)

The status of the solid state disk is PERFECT. Problematic or weak sectors were not found.
The health is determined by SSD specific attribute(s): 233 Media Wearout Indicator
No actions needed.

ATA Information
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Hard Disk Cylinders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 59814
Hard Disk Heads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 16
Hard Disk Sectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 63
ATA Revision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : ATA/ATAPI-5
Total Sectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 60292512
Bytes Per Sector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 512
Buffer Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 1 KB
Multiple Sectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 1
Error Correction Bytes . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 4
Unformatted Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 29440 MB
Maximum PIO Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 4
Maximum Multiword DMA Mode . . . . . . . . . . . : 2
Maximum UDMA Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 133 MB/s (6)
Active UDMA Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 100 MB/s (5)
Minimum Multiword DMA Transfer Time . . . . . . : 120 ns
Recommended Multiword DMA Transfer Time . . . . : 120 ns
Minimum PIO Transfer Time Without IORDY . . . . : 120 ns
Minimum PIO Transfer Time With IORDY . . . . . . : 120 ns
ATA Control Byte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Valid
ATA Checksum Value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Valid

Acoustic Management Configuration
-----------------------------------
Acoustic Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Not supported
Acoustic Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Disabled
Current Acoustic Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Default (00h)
Recommended Acoustic Level . . . . . . . . . . . : Default (00h)

ATA Features
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Read Ahead Buffer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Not supported
DMA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Supported
Ultra DMA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Supported
S.M.A.R.T. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Supported
Power Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Supported
Write Cache . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Supported
Host Protected Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Supported
Advanced Power Management . . . . . . . . . . . : Supported, Disabled
Extended Power Management . . . . . . . . . . . : Not supported
Power Up In Standby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Not supported
48-Bit LBA Addressing . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Supported
Device Configuration Overlay . . . . . . . . . . : Not supported
IORDY Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Supported
Read/Write DMA Queue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Not supported
NOP Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Supported
Trusted Computing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Not supported
64-Bit World Wide ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Not supported
Streaming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Not supported
Media Card Pass Through . . . . . . . . . . . . : Not supported
General Purpose Logging . . . . . . . . . . . . : Not supported
Error Logging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Not supported
CFA Feature Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Supported
CFast Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Not supported
Long Physical Sectors (1) . . . . . . . . . . . : Not supported
Long Logical Sectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Not supported
Write-Read-Verify . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Not supported
NV Cache Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Not supported
NV Cache Power Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Not supported
NV Cache Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Not supported
Free-fall Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Not supported
Free-fall Control Sensitivity . . . . . . . . . : Not supported
Nominal Media Rotation Rate . . . . . . . . . . : Non-rotating Media (SSD)

SSD Features
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Data Set Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Not supported
TRIM Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Not supported
Deterministic Read After TRIM . . . . . . . . . : Not supported

S.M.A.R.T. Details
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Off-line Data Collection Status . . . . . . . . : Unknown
Self Test Execution Status . . . . . . . . . . . : Successfully Completed
Total Time To Complete Off-line Data Collection : 0 seconds
Execute Off-line Immediate . . . . . . . . . . . : Not supported
Abort/restart Off-line By Host . . . . . . . . . : Not supported
Off-line Read Scanning . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Not supported
Short Self-test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Not supported
Extended Self-test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Not supported
Conveyance Self-test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Not supported
Selective Self-Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Not supported
Save Data Before/After Power Saving Mode . . . . : Not supported
Enable/Disable Attribute Autosave . . . . . . . : Supported
Error Logging Capability . . . . . . . . . . . . : Not supported

Security Mode
---------------
Security Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Supported
Security Erase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Supported
Security Erase Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 30 minutes
Security Enhanced Erase Feature . . . . . . . . : Supported
Security Enhanced Erase Time . . . . . . . . . . : 30 minutes
Security Enabled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : No
Security Locked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : No
Security Frozen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Security Counter Expired . . . . . . . . . . . . : No
Security Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : High

Serial ATA Features
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S-ATA Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : No
S-ATA I Signaling Speed (1.5 Gps) . . . . . . . : Not supported
S-ATA II Signaling Speed (3 Gps) . . . . . . . . : Not supported
S-ATA Gen3 Signaling Speed (6 Gps) . . . . . . . : Not supported
Receipt Of Power Management Requests From Host . : Not supported
PHY Event Counters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Not supported
Non-Zero Buffer Offsets In DMA Setup FIS . . . . : Not supported
DMA Setup Auto-Activate Optimization . . . . . . : Not supported
Device Initiating Interface Power Management . . : Not supported
In-Order Data Delivery . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Not supported
Asynchronous Notification . . . . . . . . . . . : Not supported
Software Settings Preservation . . . . . . . . . : Not supported
Native Command Queuing (NCQ) . . . . . . . . . . : Not supported
Queue Length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Not supported

S.M.A.R.T.
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No. Attribute Thre.. Value Worst Data Status Flags
232 Available Reserved Space 2 99 99 000000000063 OK Statistical
233 Media Wearout Indicator 0 100 100 00000005ED83 OK (Always passing) Statistical
234 Vendor-specific 0 100 100 000000000000 OK (Always passing) Statistical
235 Vendor-specific 3 253 253 000000000063 OK Statistical
9 Power On Time Count 0 108 108 00000000006B OK (Always passing) Statistical
203 Run Out Cancel 0 100 100 000000000000 OK (Always passing) Statistical
236 Vendor-specific 0 100 100 0000002356E0 OK (Always passing) Statistical
237 Vendor-specific 0 100 100 000000000000 OK (Always passing) Statistical
4 Start/Stop Count 0 100 100 000000000060 OK (Always passing) Statistical
12 Drive Power Cycle Count 0 100 100 000000000060 OK (Always passing) Statistical
199 Ultra ATA CRC Error Co.. 0 100 100 000000000000 OK (Always passing) Statistical

Transfer Rate Information
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Total Data Read . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 2 MB, 2 MB since installation (7/5/2011)
Total Data Write . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 2 MB, 2 MB since installation
Average Reads Per Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 2.00 MB
Average Writes Per Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 2.00 MB
Current Transfer Rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 0 KB/s
Maximum Transfer Rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 647 KB/s
Current Read Rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 0 KB/s
Current Write Rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 0 KB/s
Current Disk Activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 0 %



-- Partition Information --

Logical Drive Total Space Free Space Free Space Used Space
C: (Disk: #0) 28.7 GB 19.3 GB 67 %

If the ssd is perfect as this program says why does AS SSD Benchmark give such terrible reads and crash everytime I try to use it. In general the computer occasionally works tolerably well, but more often than not it hangs forever with just one small operation or freezes altogether.
 
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I think it's just a lousy hard drive. So do these guys on http://www.supertalent.com/home/forum/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=10880&p=25066#p25066
Apparently there's no fix yet. They say something about a hard drive controller upgrade.

I installed one too in March 2012 on a dell mini inspiron 910 and it is running a bit slower than it did with the old 16 gb ssd.
 
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