Solved Samsung SSD vs. Sandisk

[kbrady1979]

I don't know honestly. Also, this is the FIRST problem I've ever heard from a Samsung owner. Maybe someone else will chime in with a brilliant idea.

 

[PSCO2007]

I don't know honestly. Also, this is the FIRST problem I've ever heard from a Samsung owner. Maybe someone else will chime in with a brilliant idea.[/QUOTE

Okay, thanks to you and ignatzatsonic for the help.

 

[kbrady1979]

Sorry I couldn't come up with a better solution.

 

[PSCO2007]

Sorry I couldn't come up with a better solution.

You've been GREAT as always!!

 

[PSCO2007]

Sorry I couldn't come up with a better solution.

You've been GREAT as always!!

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Look at the results now - not great, but better.

What could be going on?

 

[kbrady1979]

For the sake of being thorough, plug it into another SATA III port just to see what happens.

 

[PSCO2007]

For the sake of being thorough, plug it into another SATA III port just to see what happens.

I'm not really sure where those ports are, and I will have someone help me with that tomorrow.

 

[kbrady1979]

They are the set of ports where you unplugged and plugged in the SATA data cable.
Your SSD is more than likely plugged into the top ports(dark blue) into the port stacked on top of the other one. Here is a pic.

 

[PSCO2007]

They are the set of ports where you unplugged and plugged in the SATA data cable.
Your SSD is more than likely plugged into the top ports(dark blue) into the port stacked on top of the other one. Here is a pic.

So I plug it into a 6gb port?

Thanks for the Pic!!!

 

[kbrady1979]

If it is currently plugged into Port 0, then plug it into the port underneath that one. Make sure you power down and all that good stuff lol. Are your other drives still unplugged?

 

[PSCO2007]

If it is currently plugged into Port 0, then plug it into the port underneath that one. Make sure you power down and all that good stuff lol. Are your other drives still unplugged?

All other drives are disconnected.

I'll give this a try in the morning and let you know the results.

Thanks again for all your help.

You ought to get hired by this forum - you'd be a lot better than some of the Mods, who I can't mention by name!

 

[kbrady1979]

I will be able to help more tomorrow when I see the results. I hope we can get this fixed, I don't want you to have a bad SSD. And there are plenty of people here with MUCH more knowledge than me, I just like to help out when I can. I'm sure this thread will have more posts tomorrow with more ideas you can try.

Kelly

 

[bigmck]

I thought my computer was sluggish and ran a test on the ssd- I am sick

Do you have your OS and Programs on your SSD and your Data on a HDD? That is the way it should be. When you open a program, does it take less than one second from the time you click your mouse until the program opens? If not, how long does it take? This is the only "benchmark" you need.

 

[kbrady1979]

I thought my computer was sluggish and ran a test on the ssd- I am sick

Do you have your OS and Programs on your SSD and your Data on a HDD? That is the way it should be. When you open a program, does it take less than one second from the time you click your mouse until the program opens? If not, how long does it take? This is the only "benchmark" you need.

Most of the time I would agree, but in his case.......there is CLEARLY something wrong. With the way the numbers are fluctuating, it could range from something easy to fix all the way to the beginning of a failing drive. This is not normal operating behavior from a Samsung SSD.

 

[bigmck]

there is CLEARLY something wrong. With the way the numbers are fluctuating, it could range from something easy to fix all the way to the beginning of a failing drive. This is not normal operating behavior from a Samsung SSD.

Can you tell a noticeable difference in the way the SSD performs for you or are the benchmark numbers the only thing that fluctuates?

 

[PSCO2007]

I thought my computer was sluggish and ran a test on the ssd- I am sick

Do you have your OS and Programs on your SSD and your Data on a HDD? That is the way it should be. When you open a program, does it take less than one second from the time you click your mouse until the program opens? If not, how long does it take? This is the only "benchmark" you need.

That's the way I have it.
OS and programs on SSD.

Pages hang and browsers freeze.

Wasn't like that when I got the SSD rwo weeks ago.

 

[PSCO2007]

I will be able to help more tomorrow when I see the results. I hope we can get this fixed, I don't want you to have a bad SSD. And there are plenty of people here with MUCH more knowledge than me, I just like to help out when I can. I'm sure this thread will have more posts tomorrow with more ideas you can try.

Kelly

Hi Kerry,

I called Asus to make sure it was plugged into Sata 111 and it is.
I also changed to a different port.

I also realized that My Documents was at almost 4GB and xsferred everything out to reduce the usage of C drive - now at 59%.

I reran the Crystal test and you can see that the Read speeds are considerably better, but the Write speeds are garbage.

I contacted Amazon and they are going to replace it.

Any other info I can provide?

Thanks again,

P.S - pages are now loading pretty fast.

Paul

 

[kbrady1979]

I am using 58% of my SSD's space and that hasn't affected performance at all. When you get the new drive, look for the guide on here on how to re-map your Users folder to your storage/data drive. That will keep things nice and orderly and keep you from cluttering up your SSD and then having to move them to a different location.

I am sorry that I raved so much about the Samsung and yours is giving you trouble.....but honestly this is the FIRST time I've heard of a problem with one. I still stick by Samsung drives, this is just an exception, not the rule.

Kelly

 

[PSCO2007]

I am using 58% of my SSD's space and that hasn't affected performance at all. When you get the new drive, look for the guide on here on how to re-map your Users folder to your storage/data drive. That will keep things nice and orderly and keep you from cluttering up your SSD and then having to move them to a different location.

I am sorry that I raved so much about the Samsung and yours is giving you trouble.....but honestly this is the FIRST time I've heard of a problem with one. I still stick by Samsung drives, this is just an exception, not the rule.

Kelly

No need to apologize.

These things happen and I'm sure this was just a bad one,

I appreciate all your help!!

Have a great Weekend.


Paul

 

[essenbe]

Try running ATTO benchmark. I have a Samsung 830 and I get better results running ATTO than AS SSD and I don't use Crystal Disk Mark.