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    NP700G7C Sata 6gb/s?

    Discussion in 'Samsung' started by Decepticon_G7C, Jun 30, 2012.

  1. Decepticon_G7C

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    i bought a new vertex 3 240gb sata 3(6gb/s) SSD and installed it in the first hard drive bay, AHCI enabled etc etc...but it doesnt seem to be performing at Sata 6gb/s speeds....i know the HM76 chipset supports sata III and samsung support told me that the laptop supports Sata III(6gb/s) on the first hard drive and sata II(3.0gb/s) on the second drive....any wisdom for me here guys? How do i enable it? and btw im assuming since tech support said it supports sata 6gb/s on first hard drive that would indicate the HDD bay #1 would be that one....?
     
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    I would be tempted to go into Device Manager and uninstall the Intel AHCI controller (probably under IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers) and then reboot. Windows should then reinstall the controller and may get the setting correct.

    An alternative may be to reinstall the Intel Rapid Storage driver. First check for a newer version.

    John
     
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    it wont ruin my current install of windows if i remove that driver? kinda like changing AHCI/IDE in bios?
     
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    If you are worried then start by just reinstalling the storage driver. That might fix the settings.

    If you uninstall the driver then Windows will boot using a default Microsoft driver before searching for and installing the correct driver and most likely asking for a further reboot to get it installed.

    John
     
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    also i have a problem where windows will boot sometimes...but other times it hangs on the starting windows splash screen....laptop is brand new and when it actually boots i have no problems with BSOD b/c of SSD...why the hell would it do this?
     
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    btw i did find a new intel rapid storage driver and so i removed AHCI driver and rebooted then installed that driver....still at sata 3gb
     
    Decepticon_G7C, Jun 30, 2012
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    Have you downloaded the newest Bios, Theres an option for sata gen3 mode. This might be your problem?
     
    BaggyBizzle, Jun 30, 2012
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    p04AAB is my bios version, its the newest one available on samsungs website
    ...i have searched the bios up and down and did not see anything regarding sata gen 3?
     
    Decepticon_G7C, Jun 30, 2012
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    Have you got the download bios tool?
     
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    yes...biosupdate.exe from samsung electronics?
     
    Decepticon_G7C, Jun 30, 2012
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    it says current version P04AAB
    latest downloadable version: P04AAB
     
    Decepticon_G7C, Jun 30, 2012
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    bios file is named : ITEM_20120525_543_WIN_P04AAB
     
    Decepticon_G7C, Jun 30, 2012
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    Does that not update the bios then. Because on my 700G7A i have an option to enable/disable sata gen3. My BIOS is obviously different though....it being #04FF whereas your is 04AA. Maybe your model already has it enabled as standard
     
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    also my vertex 3 firmware is version 2.22 which is the latest version
     
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    Ring Sammy support and ask them why there is no option in the BIOS to enable/disable sata gen3.
     
    BaggyBizzle, Jun 30, 2012
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    it should....really im more concerned with that fact that my laptop wont boot over half the time...if i reboot the laptop enough times it will boot fine...not a problem once i get past the splash screen...but why would it do that?
     
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    [​IMG]
     
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    when your computer wont boot does it hang at the flashing cursor?
     
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    no it hangs on starting windows splash screen...with the dots that swirl around and expand into the windows logo....except when it wont boot it doesnt even start swirling lol
     
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    freezes here [​IMG]
     
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    derp that pic didnt work
    [​IMG]

    imagine that picture without the dots....
     
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    Oh...strange. Maybe your windows installation is corrupt. I had a problem with the boot sequence and had to mess around in the bios to get it to boot properly as it just hanged on the flashing cursor and didnt even get to the splash screen.
     
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    i have reinstalled windows like 5times...same problem each time....using the recovery dvd that came with 700g7c...i am creating a USB boot device with .iso from recovery disk...hope 8gb flash drive is big enough...i have a feeling it is not
     
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    what OS are you using. Windows 7 Home premium x64?
     
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    yes that is correct...win7homeprem
     
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    service pack 1 64bit
     
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    Do you have a copy of windows on disc. If you do not PM me and i will send you one
     
    BaggyBizzle, Jun 30, 2012
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    i have the windows 7 recovery disk that came with my laptop
     
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    No i am talking about windows 7 home premium fresh install no relation to the recovery cd and no samsung drivers etc.
     
    BaggyBizzle, Jun 30, 2012
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    no i do not have one....
     
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    u got a host i can download it from? i have a 40MB/s connection
     
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    well my recovery CD doesnt have any samsung drivers...i know that because i had to download all of them upon a reformat/install
     
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    PM'd you.

    Cheers
     
    BaggyBizzle, Jun 30, 2012
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    what exactly is the issue with the windows 7 home premium provided by samsung? in process of downloading windows 7 ultimate off torrent site
     
    Decepticon_G7C, Jun 30, 2012
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    checking PM's now, thanks!
     
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    talk about great tech support lol....hope fresh install fixes the problem...maybe it has to do with the fact that the SSD is obviously not stock with laptop and samsung windows disc expects all original hardware to be there?
     
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    brb, i gotta go to taco bell and get some food....cant stand eating any more ramen noodles!!
     
    Decepticon_G7C, Jun 30, 2012
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    also i noticed when i installed the SSD that the two Hard drives in the laptop use two different connectors....both are same on the hard drive end, but on the end that connects to the motherboard they are completely different...
     
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    problem solved, switched to standard AHCI driver and it ran beautiful!....intel RST f-ed it up
     
    Decepticon_G7C, Jul 1, 2012
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    yeah, the driver that comes with Windows works great and supports TRIM.
     
    hfm, Jul 1, 2012
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