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SSD/HDD Config with BSODs

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Hello, all--

I recently built a new computer (3 or so weeks ago), and I installed an SSD on it:

OCZ Solid 3 SLD3-25SAT3-60G 2.5" 60GB SATA III MLC

I loaded Windows 7 fresh on the SSD, and things seemed to be running well. After confirming that there were no issues reading/writing to the SSD, I powered down the computer and added in an old HDD from a previous computer that had my personal files (docs, music, etc.) on it. Verified I could read/write to the HDD, and there didn't seem to be any problems.

It's only 3/4 weeks old, but it's blue screened 4 times--usually the KERNEL DATA INPAGE ERROR. The computer is not creating dump files--even though I've double and triple checked that it's configured to create dump files. Without dump files, I'm not really sure how to troubleshoot the issue--I'm pretty much just trying things I think can help--updating drivers, stuff like that. While researching these BSODs, I've seen a few threads about this BSOD being caused by having multiple hard drives.

Other than plugging the old hard drive into the computer, I didn't really do anything else when installing the HDD. Were there steps I should have taken (master/slave, etc.) when installing the new HDD? Can anyone help me out in things I may be able to try to fix this issue?

The computer runs really cool (never surpassing 40C, even under load) so I don't think it's an overheating issue...

My build:
Intel Core i5 2500k LGA 1155
CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600
GIGABYTE GA-Z68XP-UD3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
MSI N460GTX Hawk GeForce GTX 460 (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 Video Card
OCZ Solid 3 SLD3-25SAT3-60G 2.5" 60GB SATA III MLC
Not sure about the make/model of my old HDD.

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tomatthe said:
There are a good deal of post about this drive and bsod. You may want to try updating the firmware if it isn't already on the latest one.

http://www.ocztechnology.com/ssd_tools/OCZ_Vertex_3,_Ve...

Does the drive drop out after the bsod? As in you have to do a hard power down before the drive shows back up again?


The computer completely freezes, so I have to do a hard power down before the computer will boot back up. When it boots back up, however, it has no problem finding any of the drives. I will try updating the firmware on the SSD...
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howardp6 said:
I went to the Microsoft website, are ther issues with your old hard drive? See: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff559211(v=VS.85).aspx


Thanks--this is a really helpful link. Unfortunately, I'm not sure what the error status/parameter 2 code is--I'll have to write it down the next time it blue screens. It's been going pretty steadily at 5 days between BSODs, so it could be a while...

I'm relatively sure that the error code I'm getting is 0xC000009A, but that's just from memory. I'm going to do some more research based on that assumption, and if I can confirm next time it BSODs, I'll go from there. Much appreciated.

Try hitting the reset button rather then holding down the power button. If the drive isn't showing after doing the soft reset it is almost certainly a problem with the drive and your controller working together.

I've got a Corsair Force 3 120g drive sitting on a shelf useless because of the issues with the sandforce controllers and certain hardware.

tomatthe said:
Try hitting the reset button rather then holding down the power button. If the drive isn't showing after doing the soft reset it is almost certainly a problem with the drive and your controller working together.

I've got a Corsair Force 3 120g drive sitting on a shelf useless because of the issues with the sandforce controllers and certain hardware.


Welp, it started BSODing about once a day. I tried the reset button, and it appeared to have a hard time finding the SSD. It booted into an old OS on my secondary hard drive. After that, I sort of got fed up. I wiped both drives and did a clean install of Windows 7 on my SSD. It worked for about two days, then BSOD'ed. A friend took a look at my dump files, and said the blue screen was most likely caused by the "ntoskrnl.exe" program, and suggested I run the computer without my old HDD. It ran well for about two days, and then I woke up this morning to the BSOD: "A process or thread crucial to system operation has unexpectedly terminated or exited."

chkdsk doesn't register any errors on my SSD, and I stress-tested my RAM for 13 hours, no problems. I went to update the firmware on my SSD, but the installer that OCZ gives you won;t update the firmware on the primary drive. I guess I can try re-installing my HDD, throwing an OS on it (maybe something like ubuntu to save myself a Windows install?) and then trying to format the SSD that way. Sounds like a lot of work I don't feel like doing, though...
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