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X60: SanDisk SSD reliability
X60: SanDisk SSD reliability
Hello all,
The story starts with my X60 XP install crashing while on a trip. It would not boot, giving me a a BSOD every time. However I was able to do a Safe Mode boot, tried turning off devices with no luck.
I was in the neighborhood of a Fry's electronics and they had an ad for a San Disk 64GB SSD 6Gb/S for $60 so guessing that my drive was sick I purchased this SSD hoping to get the machine running while traveling. I was able to do a fresh XP install and got it working.
Two questions:
Should I keep this SSD drive as I can still return it. It does boot fast and the benchmark is Seq Read of 125 mb/s. This is my first SSD so I do not know what to expect. Does anyone have any experience with this drive?
Why did XP crash originally and should I toss the hard drive? I tried to access the drive with a USB-SATA converter and the computer would not recognize it. I then tested the drive with SeaGate DOS tools and it passed long and short test. I also tried to do a XP repair on the drive and now it won't boot at all. Considering reinstalling XP and seeing what happens. The drive is a Seagate 100MB drive that is 5 years old.
Thanks,
Bruce
The story starts with my X60 XP install crashing while on a trip. It would not boot, giving me a a BSOD every time. However I was able to do a Safe Mode boot, tried turning off devices with no luck.
I was in the neighborhood of a Fry's electronics and they had an ad for a San Disk 64GB SSD 6Gb/S for $60 so guessing that my drive was sick I purchased this SSD hoping to get the machine running while traveling. I was able to do a fresh XP install and got it working.
Two questions:
Should I keep this SSD drive as I can still return it. It does boot fast and the benchmark is Seq Read of 125 mb/s. This is my first SSD so I do not know what to expect. Does anyone have any experience with this drive?
Why did XP crash originally and should I toss the hard drive? I tried to access the drive with a USB-SATA converter and the computer would not recognize it. I then tested the drive with SeaGate DOS tools and it passed long and short test. I also tried to do a XP repair on the drive and now it won't boot at all. Considering reinstalling XP and seeing what happens. The drive is a Seagate 100MB drive that is 5 years old.
Thanks,
Bruce
P1 I7 8850H Gen1 32GB Quadro P1000 3840X2160 (CAD machine) , X280 (music machine), W520 FHD Quadro 2000M, Yoga 2 10 inch W10, (3)T450S 8GB 256 GBSSD FHD, touchscreen, backlit keyboard, X230T 8GB IPS 256GB SSD
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Re: X60: SanDisk SSD reliability
Now that SSD prices are routinely dropping below a buck a gig, I think it's a no-brainer. That modest outlay has certainly increased the "snappiness" of your X60.
I believe you're still limited to SATA I speeds (someone will correct me if I'm wrong) just as with the T60s.
Reinstalling XP (or better, Win 7) on your old hard drive, if you don't have a backup from which to recover, would perhaps be interesting but academic if you keep the SSD. Probably it was just a Windows meltdown, a reality of life, given that the drive passed various diagnostics tests for you.
Art
I believe you're still limited to SATA I speeds (someone will correct me if I'm wrong) just as with the T60s.
Reinstalling XP (or better, Win 7) on your old hard drive, if you don't have a backup from which to recover, would perhaps be interesting but academic if you keep the SSD. Probably it was just a Windows meltdown, a reality of life, given that the drive passed various diagnostics tests for you.
Art
Re: X60: SanDisk SSD reliability
I think I have read on the Forum that X60 hardware does not support SATA II. I guess the question I have, is there another model of SSD in that price range I should look at or just be happy with what I got?
I did reinstall XP on the hard drive after doing a format and it runs fine, albeit a pain to get running compared to installing W7. I guess XP did melt down, never had that happen before. I think I will put W7 on it and see how it runs.
Bruce
I did reinstall XP on the hard drive after doing a format and it runs fine, albeit a pain to get running compared to installing W7. I guess XP did melt down, never had that happen before. I think I will put W7 on it and see how it runs.
Bruce
P1 I7 8850H Gen1 32GB Quadro P1000 3840X2160 (CAD machine) , X280 (music machine), W520 FHD Quadro 2000M, Yoga 2 10 inch W10, (3)T450S 8GB 256 GBSSD FHD, touchscreen, backlit keyboard, X230T 8GB IPS 256GB SSD
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Re: X60: SanDisk SSD reliability
Enjoy it - it's simply more than you need but I suspect it would be hard (impossible?) to find a modern Sata I device.brucehe wrote:is there another model of SSD in that price range I should look at or just be happy with what I got?
I've had W7 on an X61 for quite a while and it has been a pleasure. There's no question about W7 running well on machines of this vintage.brucehe wrote:I did reinstall XP on the hard drive after doing a format and it runs fine, albeit a pain to get running compared to installing W7. I guess XP did melt down, never had that happen before. I think I will put W7 on it and see how it runs.
Art
Re: X60: SanDisk SSD reliability
OK, I installed W7 with XP on both the existing hardrive (which seems to run fine) and the SSD as dual boot. At some point I will remove the XP partition. W7 runs fine of course. Time will tell with the SanDisk SSD.
thanks,
Bruce
thanks,
Bruce
P1 I7 8850H Gen1 32GB Quadro P1000 3840X2160 (CAD machine) , X280 (music machine), W520 FHD Quadro 2000M, Yoga 2 10 inch W10, (3)T450S 8GB 256 GBSSD FHD, touchscreen, backlit keyboard, X230T 8GB IPS 256GB SSD
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