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    Ssd dead???

    Discussion in 'Alienware M15x' started by doc0075579, May 24, 2011.

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    Got home today, and my computer says os not found.... Restarted and says the same thing. Any ideas?? Is my SSS dead?
     
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    is the ssd recognized in the bios?
     
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    Yes, but it is strange... It comes up as ssdsa. It does not look like it's reading it correctly though as it is now showing how much space is available. Also, I am getting an error message pxe-e61, media test failure, check cable.
     
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    hmmm first try resetting the bios. take out the cmos and do a battery drain.
     
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    Yeah, tried all of that....no luck. I think my ssd has failed, I put the old samsung in and it works.
     
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    dang that sucks, was thinking of getting the same drive.

    do you have a desktop or something that you can connect the ssd to.
     
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    Ugh, no desktop... Now I have to fight the ati drivers, for some reason 11.5 hates my system.... The old SSd is from when I had the 260m
     
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    inap, May 24, 2011
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    Try the "MobilityMod Windows 7/Vista" from here, this should work.

    Sorry to hear about your SSD.
     
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    Very frustrated, I cannot these drivers to work.
     
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    Hmm, you tried the modded mobility and it didn't work? What did it say?
     
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    After the windows screen pops up during boot it does Nothing, it just stays dark. Anyone have 11.4?
     
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    Modded 11.4 from guru3d, download link.
     
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    OK, when i try and download it asks what I want to open the file with???
     
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    Ah, sorry, it's a 7z file ( 7-zip), win rar should be able to open it as well I guess. It's like a .zip file, just an archive that needs to be extracted, then you have the installer file.
     
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    Ah, got it. Thanks for all the help. Still, it will be a week before Intel has a 320 600 GB SSD in stock, than I have to call back and give them the case number, then they will send me a replacement.
     
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    Glad it worked!


    Wow, 600GB SSD drive... :D Btw, Intel just extended the warranty on their 320 drives from 3 years to 5, pretty cool imo.
     
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    My lasted 2 months, lol.
     
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    I mean mine....
     
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    Yeah, this really sucks. Sh!t happens ... that's why it's so important to have backups of the important stuff.
    I'm very happy with my 300GB drive so far.
     
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    dang almost had a heart attack, thought my new ssd failed on me. was giving me the no os error. i serious thought i jack it up running benches. but i took it out, hugged it and gave it alittle kiss and out it back in and it started up again. phewww...
     
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    Awww, cute, it just wanted a little bit love :D
     
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    man was i relieved, thought i killed it. was gonna do some ac benching, so i left it off so it would get as cold as possible before turning it on. then when i press the alienhead and got the message, i felt like crap, hahaha stopped the benching for now but i did manage my best vantage yet and with no ac too. looks like dane is gonna be pissed, hahahaha
     
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    Where's your most recent Vantage run?
     
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    for real that would of sucked if it died and my scores would of been lost, ,hahahah
     
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