So I have a question regarding the choice of SSDs, especially in a System with two drives.
Scenario:
Both drives are SSDs, one would be a good SSD (Samsung Evo, Sandisk Ultra, Crucial MX500, WD Blue, ...) while the other would be an entry Level SSD (Samsung QVO, Sandisk SSD Plus, Crucial...
I used to have momentum cache and over-provisioning enabled just fine - but now I get this error for momentum cache:
Error occurred during the operation.
Failed to enable/disable the Momentum cache.
Failed to install cache driver.
Over-provisioning forgets it's enabled every time I reboot or...
Hi, I thought about upgrading my RAM from 1x8 to 2x8, and since I didn’t know much about pc, I just put them in 1st and 2nd slots.
Also, while I was installing the RAMs I put them upside down, and I put a little bit of power....
Now, the pc turns on but no signal is received on my pc, and the...
Hey guys,
I bought a m.2 ssd 8 months ago and since a month ago it really slowed down from the expectation to only 30 mbps write and read speeds.
My hdd is literally triple the speed of my NVME ssd
My specs (if it could be a problem wit hthat)
MoBo: Z390-F gaming
CPU: i7 8700k OCed to 4.9ghz...
Am looking to upgrade my Dell Inspiron 3421 up shifting the 500GB 5400 rpm HDD to an HDD Caddy.
I am looking for a suitable 120GB SATA 3 2.5 inch 7mm SSD but have found conflicting opinions about:
-WD Green (slow, old tech)
-Kingston Q500 (booting stutter)
-Crucial BX500 (Old tech)...
So can...
I've been using "nearly nonstop" extended selftests to try to mitigate a bug in the firmware of the Crucial MX500 ssd that causes excessive write amplification: Before I began running the selftests, the Write Amplification Factor (WAF) averaged about 40 during a period of many weeks. With...
System Specs:
Intel Core I7 2600
8gb Adata XPG 1866Mhz
Intel B75 Motherboard From an Acer Predator G3620
Crucial Bx500 960gb SSD
EVGA GTX 980TI ACX 2.0
I recently upgraded my main gaming pc from having my OS on a 1tb hard drive to a brand new Crucial Bx500 960gb SSD. My PC ran just fine with a...
The Remaining Life (RL) of my Crucial MX500 ssd has been decreasing rapidly, even though the pc doesn't write much to it. Below is the log I began keeping after I noticed RL reached 95% after about 6 months of use.
Assuming RL truly depends on bytes written, the decrease in RL is accelerating...
I have an Asus X-470 Plus Gaming mobo and Crucial Ballistix 2x8gb 3000mhz
I cant get to post in dual channel mode. I can post with one and both sticks of ram in single channel mode.
I know most people would say I have a bad mobo, that's what I thought but this is the second board this happens...
Hello,
I recently upgraded my Dell XPS 8700 from 8 GB of RAM to 16 GB, and I have been experiencing frequent BSODs.
Here is the multiple things it has said the errors were:
Unexpected kernel mode trap
KMode exception not handled
Driver power state failiure
System_service_exception - What...
While I watching a youtube video or playing a video games or computing on very basic languague the windows crushes with error code "irql not less or equal" or "service system exception" and while trying to restart, it crashes again and again until windows troubleshoot helper become active and...
Hi, I'd like to secure erase CT250MX500SSD1 but apparently the Crucial Executive tool does not support this.
Tried running hdparm from a Mint USB drive but terminal gives errors (I don't remember the specifics, can edit them in this post later)
SSD works fine and was a good purchase, but I'd...
I earned one today in my birthday and all my friends are telling: "Oh, horrible SSD. Kingston, Adata or Corsair is so much better"
Crucial BX500 SATA is so much horrible this way?
Hello guys, I have Pentium G4600, H110 motherboard and 2x4 GB ddr4 2133mhz cl15 @ 1.2V that I overclocked to 2400mhz cl13 @ 1.25V and it's working fine for more than a year.
But I will purchase a new CPU that will be i5-6402p which is Skylake and the pentium is Kaby Lake (on intel page it says...
Guys why does crucial storage executive tool won't let you choose which ssd you want to "Sanitize drive"?
on the other hand Samsung Magician lets you choose which drive you want to "Secure erase"
I am thinking of buying an ssd for christmas and i cant decide which one... i will probably buy 500gb.. i am thinking crucial mx500 or adata xpg sx8200 pro 500gb. i am going to use it for OS and some games
i want your opinion which one should i buy because they have similar prices
tl;dr
Will a Crucial CT500P1SSD8 SSD (500 GB, 3D NAND, NVMe, PCIe, M.2) work on my laptop (Asus N580GD-E4189T)? Do you recommend other SSD alternatives?
The problem
I wanted to add a SSD to my new Laptop (Asus Vivobook Pro 15, N580GD-E4189T) which has an Intel HM370 chipset.
I've had some...
Hey guys, what's the name of the wire used to connect the MX500 SSD to a laptop motherboard. I look up SATA cable but a bunch of different wires keep popping up.
Im going to buy Crucial MX500 SSD,
but im given 2 choices.
Same capacity (250), same price, but one is SATA and the other is M.2.
Which one is better? Speed, temps, lifespan?
This is my first post, thank you for your time!
My seagate firecuda 1tb hdd died randomly so i decided to buy a crucial mx500 1tb m.2 ssd but it wont get detected by my pc. any solutions?
On the crucial website it says its compatible
Ryzen 5 1500x
Asrock ab350m pro 4
16 gb ram 4x8
msi gtx 1070 gaming 8g
thermaltake smart pro rgb 650w
i have an acer laptop with intel pentium 4417u and 4gigs of RAM along with toshiba 5400rpm HDD.
i don't run any heavy applications on my laptop just browsing and multitasking , considering a low budget what should i firsrt upgrade on my laptop ? -> swapping my HDD with a 250gbSSD or putting in...
so hey peers!
i recently bought a new laptop it is a budget segment laptop Acer aspire3 (a315-53-p4my) it is powered by an intel 4417u processor and 4gb ram. So as you know the specs arent great and so i decided to put in a 120gb ssd to boot my OS but i am not able to confirm whether it has M.2...
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While I was playing my game suddenly closed and I tried to start the game and realized the files for it couldn't be found.
My disk doesn't show up anywhere. So I'm guessing its dead.
This SSD only had games on it, nothing else.
The only thing I have done recently is installing some...
Hi, I just bought Ryzen 3000 cpu, want to overclock my crucial bare RAM, but i do not want to void any warranty (cpu, Mainboard, etc) except RAM,
Can someone please help me with overclocking ram only without touching anything else? Using xmp if possible
Thanks in advance
So I have an Acer Predator G9-593, the model equipped with an I7-7700HQ and a GTX 1070. I have used it for nearly 3 years and recently upgraded to a custom built PC Desktop that I made (specs in signature). Now, however, as I enter college, I realize that my only option for a laptop is this...
So my boot time for my PC has suddenly doubled overnight. I run windows off of a Crucial MX300 275 GB and it normally boots Windows in 10 seconds. However, out of nowhere it suddenly decides to boot up in 20 seconds instead.
This obviously is not a massive detriment as it still loads up...
Hello everyone,
I am currently using my Dell Inspiron 1464 (2011) laptop and I wish to upgrade my storage. I am planning to remove the optical drive and replace it with a SSD inside a SATA caddy. I have few confusions though.
1. I am planning to buy Crucial BX500 480GB ssd, which is DRAM-less...
Hi,
I currently have Corsair Vengeance 3000 mhz of a model that isn't under the supported list for my motherboard, which is an Asus Prime b450-plus. I wonder if Crucial Ballistix Elite 16GB Kit (8GBx2) DDR4 3466MHz is compatible?
Thanks
My MB sees the M.2, but it is not showing up in windows.
Windows 10 pro
MB: gigabyte ga-z97x-ud3h-cf, latest bios F10b, installed 08/06/19 6pm
M.2: Crucial CT500P1SSD8
I have windows 10 pro installed on Intel 240GB 730 series SATA SSD. I have now bought Crucial P1 1000GB SSD NVME.
Should I install Windows 10 in Crucial SSD and make it a Boot drive? I occasionally play games but I needed a bigger drive to keep them installed. Is it worth reinstalling windows...
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i have bougt 2 ram modules some years ago and now i want to buy 2 more of the same brand and model for my laptop Clevo P157SM-A
its motherboard has support for dual-channel.
i have checked my ram and in one side it says CT102464BF186D.16FP and another side 16KTF1G64HZ-1G9P2
what is the...
Hello,
I recently purchased a MX500 SSD and it is not being recognised in windows, I can't find it in BIOS or disk management.
I've tried it in other SATA ports and cables and still nothing.
Thanks in advance.
Hello
Just finished building my workstation.
have checked all components in other builds.
when boot up, I get no post all fans spinning at 100%
EZ debug LED lights on mobo signalling DRAM failure
but I have checked RAM compatibility on the MSI website
and it should be compatible with the...
Hello there, I am using Crucial Ballistix Sport XT 8GB DDR3 1600 MT/s and my mobo only has two RAM slots, I'd like to add another 8GB Stick but i might have some difficulty finding a duplicate stick in the local market in my country, So i am wondering, Would a different brand with the same...
Hello folks,
I bought a new Crucial BX500 120GB and it works just fine, but checking it with HD Sentinel it says 0% health and that I should back up my data, even thouh it says 0 working hours. Also it says that the SSD state it PERFECT, also SMART shows no issues.
I do have warranty, but...