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    XPS 1640, SSD Stalls in Windows 7

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by isidfe, Nov 5, 2009.

  1. isidfe

    isidfe Newbie

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    Hi guys

    I've recently updated my XPS 1640 (with Samsung 256GB SSD, PM800) to Windows 7, and since then I've been getting a stalling/stuttering behaviour.
    I've gone over quite a few guide on the net trying to sort it (Superfetch, write cache, etc.), but it's still a problem (very annoying if it happens while watching a film, for example).

    Does anyone else have this problem, or better yet a solution?

    Thanks
     
    isidfe, Nov 5, 2009
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    isidfe Newbie

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    Also, I don't know if it's relevant, but it's the x64 version of Windows 7.
     
    isidfe, Nov 5, 2009
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    chewyeong90 Notebook Evangelist

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    Does it happen to all movies? Are you running on a disc or ?
     
    chewyeong90, Nov 5, 2009
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    isidfe Newbie

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    It's nothing to do with movies (although it has happened while watching BluRay and also when reading an AVI from the SSD), that was just an example of when it can be particularly annoying. The whole computer stalls for a fraction of a second every now and again. This is accompanied by a hard drive access, which is why I've presumed that the problem is SSD related.
     
    isidfe, Nov 5, 2009
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    oxybate Notebook Guru

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    Wow, that's the last problem I would think SSD would give. Are you sure its not your video drivers? Maybe install a later version just for kicks.
     
    oxybate, Nov 5, 2009
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    Update your SSD firmware if you havn't already, note that doing this formats the SSD so backup first.

    dont make excuses not to do the firmware update if you havn't done it. SSDs are unfortunatly not completly maintenance free just yet as its still young tech.
     
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    allenjb, Feb 2, 2010
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