Intermittent Performance since upgrade to SSD


  1. Posts : 3
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
       #1

    Intermittent Performance since upgrade to SSD


    I wanted to hop on the SSD band wagon a few months ago so I grabbed a 64GB SSD down my local store..

    I'm pleased with the fast boot times and applications like Photoshop (which always used to take 10-15 seconds to open), which now open within a second.

    I have been having an annoying issue though since the purchase which has got me considering going back to my old drive. I have formatted and reinstalled windows and experienced the issue basically within the first few hours of the format, so i assume its the drive. Below are a few things I experience...


    *I will be navigating directories and exploring files when all of a sudden the hour glass will appear and make me wait for 5-10 seconds before allowing me to resume doing what I was doing.
    *This happens in all windows applications like firefox (while browsing webpages) or within photoshop while navigating in application menus.
    *sometimes the application or windows menu will hang for a couple of seconds.. sometimes 30 seconds !
    *I never experience any actual application crashes.. just 'hanging'
    *If I ctrl+alt+del .. nothing happens UNTIL the computer decides it wants to 'wake up'.
    *If I continue to do things while the computer is hanging, when it 'wakes up'.. it will 'fast forward' many of the actions I did while it was hanging (if that makes sense).

    It does this Intermittently.. sometimes I have a good hour.. sometimes it can be an issue for a few hours etc..

    Anyway... does this sound like the drive ? and what can I do about it..

    thanks
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  2. Posts : 5,795
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
       #2

    Have you checked for any firmware updates for your drive, especially what those updates address?
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  3. Posts : 2,752
    Windows 7 Pro x64 (1), Win7 Pro X64 (2)
       #3

    Have you pulled and re-plugged the power cable from PSU to the drive? Same with data cable to the mobo?

    Be sure every cable is firmly seated into the connectors.
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