MX300 525gb, any problems with it? Freezing?

[PCTechguy]

Hey guys!

So I have come across some posts/ and a thread where there are users stating that the Crucial SSD freezes for them.

Is this true? Cuz if soo, I feel scammed. The SSD has not arrived yet.....

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

I have 2 of them , and I have no issues.

 

[USAFRet]

Those are good quality drives.

You have to be really careful relying on random user threads/reviews.

Do you have a link to these issues?

 

[PCTechguy]

There is a thread here:

http://forum.crucial.com/t5/Crucial-SSDs/Crucial-MX300-SDD-Windows-10-Freezing-HELP-ME/td-p/175140/page/5

I hope that mine won't freeze, and that I won't have to modify/disable or change anything.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

It will be fine , I own 4 Crucial SSD drives , SOME OF THE BEST on the market.

 

[PCTechguy]

Will I have problems if I want to transfer all my data from one Crucial drive to another?

 

[dudeman509]

I have had freezing problems with 2 MX100 drives. If you experience this, install the latest Intel AHCI driver and it should fix it.

 

[PCTechguy]

Where will that be? On the Crucial website?

 

[dudeman509]

Where will that be? On the Crucial website?

Your motherboard's website, or download the Intel Driver Update Utility (assuming you have an Intel system, of course).

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Where will that be? On the Crucial website?

It's integrated into the OS since Vista , there's no online driver.

 

[dudeman509]

Where will that be? On the Crucial website?

It's integrated into the OS , there's no online driver.

The Windows AHCI/Rapid Storage Tech. driver is what causes issues.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

When you install it you just make sure it's in AHCI mode is enabled , there is nothing to download. I have installed 4 of them.

 

[dudeman509]

For instance, here is the driver for the Skylake system I recently built (top in the list). Intel Rapid Storage Technology/AHCI driver.

https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/support/H170A-PC-MATE.html#down-driver&Win7 64

 

[PCTechguy]

Where will that be? On the Crucial website?

It's integrated into the OS , there's no online driver.

The Windows AHCI/Rapid Storage Tech. driver is what causes issues.

Why does the Windows AHCI/ Rapid Storage Tech driver cause these issues?

Do I go into BIOS to enable ACHI mode? When I get my System, I will probably come back here and ask again. So a simple update on the AHCI driver will fix this?

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

There's no need for it windows has a native driver for AHCI built in that runs flawlessly.

 

[PCTechguy]

There's no need for it windows has a native driver for AHCI built in that runs flawlessly.

So you are saying I don't need to worry about this? All I have to do is download/install the latest AHCHI driver for the SSD.

Since I don't have the SSD yet, I have yet to try.

Why does Crucial SSD MX300s freeze? Is it because of outdated AHCI drivers? Cause it sure sounds like it.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Windows has the driver built in , no need to download.

 

[USAFRet]

There's no need for it windows has a native driver for AHCI built in that runs flawlessly.

So you are saying I don't need to worry about this? All I have to do is download/install the latest AHCHI driver for the SSD.

Since I don't have the SSD yet, I have yet to try.

Why does Crucial SSD MX300s freeze? Is it because of outdated AHCI drivers? Cause it sure sounds like it.

From that link, it seemed to be a case of Acronis True Image being installed.
Nothing to do with the drive or the OS.

 

[PCTechguy]

So you are saying this won't happen, as long as I keep my SSD drivers up to date (be it AHCI drivers, etc.)?

If so, that is a relief. Thought that I would meet freezes here and there.

 

[USAFRet]

So you are saying this won't happen, as long as I keep my SSD drivers up to date (be it AHCI drivers, etc.)?

If so, that is a relief. Thought that I would meet freezes here and there.

No.
I'm just saying don't go by one thread, which seems to point to a conflict with one particular 3rd party application.

And seemingly easily fixed.

 

[dudeman509]

Where will that be? On the Crucial website?

It's integrated into the OS , there's no online driver.

The Windows AHCI/Rapid Storage Tech. driver is what causes issues.

Why does the Windows AHCI/ Rapid Storage Tech driver cause these issues?

Do I go into BIOS to enable ACHI mode? When I get my System, I will probably come back here and ask again. So a simple update on the AHCI driver will fix this?

Yes, it seems that way for my 2 drives. Neither had Acronis installed; issues started recently with the W10 system, and since I updated the RST driver, it has not frozen a single time. The Skylake system with a MX100 also showed similar behavior - random freezes, nothing in the event log.

In any case, wouldn't hurt to run the actual driver rather than the Windows one, but the other guy seems very insistent that it's not an issue. So whatever.