RC1 64bit Not Responding

Is your drive MLC? Unlike SLC, they are known to exhibit the symptoms you describe. If you suspect the SSD, replace it with a HDD and see if there's any difference. Before you do, though, use Diskpart to see if your current SSD's partition is properly aligned. You can get all the info for that on OCZ forums.

I don't want to discourage you from using the 64 bit OS because your system seems decent enough (except for the relatively small amount of RAM) and should be pretty fast. But, with only 3GB memory, you would get much better performance with the 32 bit OS when running 32 bit apps. Also, your HD is large enough but at only 30GB, the smaller 32 bit OS would be better for longevity.

The hardware seems to be working fine. I'm back on XP now with no issues. I pass all memory tests, benchmarkes, etc... I tried both the drivers that came with W7 and the updated Intel x58 W7 beta drivers. No difference there. I also tried the ATI W7 beta drivers without any luck.

Sorry to hear that. Most of us would dread going back to XP or Vista especially if installing on a SSD. Windows 7 is the only OS that'll automatically detect it and then optimize the system by turning off services not required by SSDs.

I tried both using my SSD with a Diskpar set partition and letting W7 partition the drive. Both had the same issue. I'm sure its something super minor like a default driver issue. I've heard of a couple other people with the issue. One person swapped hard drives and the problem went away. Another doesn't know how they fixed it but it eventually went away as well. I may get an older drive to install it on just to play around and see if it's the SSD.

As far as XP goes, it runs lightening fast and stable so I have no problem using it. Unfortunatly I upgraded to 6GB of memory and I'm using XP 32 bit pro. I have a nice little checklist to configure the SSD, doesn't take too long. I just really wanted to go 64 bit and figured W7 was the best choice.

The SSD could be flakey, especially a MLC drive. This is likely a hardware issue, regardless. Something is being 'poled' and it's not responding in a timely manner. Perhaps you're on a network? Or a peripheral with bad drivers? Check the Device Manager and look for flags (as noted above). Otherwise, I'd look at reinstalling.

I recently purchased a 64GB Samsung SLC SSD. I noticed a lot of people are bidding higher than what I paid for drives listed as just "64GB Samsung SSD". A close look at the label in the picture shows the part # of the cheaper MLC model. It's no wonder there's so many SSDs there with quirks. The reliable ones are SLC and have a controller that works in the real world, not just on paper.

I'll probably install on a regular SATA drive with all the same hardware just to see if it was the SSD. It make take a couple weeks to get my hands on a cheap drive but I'll report back once I've done it.