So, I am not sure if I am having really bad luck or if something is wrong with my motherboard drivers/bios or what. I purchased a OCZ Vertex 2 Sata II 60 GB SSD and installed it several months ago and my computer was constantly crashing/hanging and I narrowed it down to a problem with the SSD. I sent back the SSD to OCZ and they sent me another one which appeared to solve the hanging/crashing problems. However, after only a few months usage my computer crashed one day and upon restart would no longer boot. I tried reformatting the SSD and installing the OS (windows 7) on it again, however no matter what I tried I could not get it to complete the install (it would hang). I successfully installed the OS on my other hard drive (not a SSD). So I sent in the OCZ SSD in again and just recived the replacement in the mail. Once again I am having problems. They sent me a replacement drive that is an upgrade (OCZ 60 GB Sata3 agility 3) however my system will not boot if the drive is plugged in. On the BIOS startup screen it does not show that the drive is being detected. If the new SSD is plugged in and I just try to boot from my existing (old non SSD) or the windows 7 Install CD the whole system is extremely slow (I mean really slow to the point I can not tell if it is hanging or just being slow). If I unplug the drive my system appears to boot and function normally. From what I have read it appears the sata3 drive should be backwards compatible with my MoBo, is this correct? I am wondering if anybody has any suggestions on how I might get the drive to work on my system. Due to this being my 3rd drive from OCZ I am wondering if it might be a problem with my system and possibly not the drive? How can I go about troubleshooting this? My System Specs are as follows: Motherboard: M68MT-S2P rev 3.1 Bios updated to FC CPU: AMD Phenom II X6 1055T RAM: Patriot Gamer 2 4GB DDR3 PC10666 1333Mhz X2 Windows 7 64bit
there is the possible reasons why bios is not detecting ssd SOLUTION - Detecting the drive in the BIOS: In most cases the SSD will be automatically detected by the BIOS. In some cases the BIOS will display the drive model number while in other cases it will only indicate the existence of a drive and its capacity. SOLUTION - Drive is not detected by the BIOS: There are few reasons for not detecting a drive in the BIOS: 1. The SATA port is NOT enabled 2. A problem in cables or in connections 3. Faulty drive SOLUTION - Enabling the SATA port: If your drive is NOT detected it may be because it is turned OFF in System Setup. When you add a drive to the system, it may be needed to enable the port by turning it ON in System Setup. In the sample below you can see how it is possible to enable or disable every SATA port by putting it OFF or ON. SOLUTION - Problems in cables and connections: In case of damaged SATA cables or connection the BIOS will not detect the drive. SATA connections are pretty gentle and might sometimes fall out their connections. A good way to test a cable is re-plug it into the system and into the drive. If it still doesn't work try to replace it with another cable. If the problem persists, then the cable was not the cause of the problem. In addition, if another drive is available, check this drive in the same system. This will help us understand if the problem is a drive problem or a system problem. Do the above steps if you have the still problem then upgrade your bios with a professional technician. remember do not try to upgrade your bios yourself there is a chance that you may corrupt your bios.
If you required detailed information about how to detect your SSD through the BIOS then go on this article: http://kb.sandisk.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/8174/~/detecting-your-ssd-drive-through-the-bios. You get detailed step wise information and i think it will be help you to resolve your problem. Good luck...