Problems with SSD upgrade - I/O error

[beninfl]

I've been trying to upgrade my all-in-one pc to an ssd for the last few weeks with little success... have gone through 2 ssds....

Upgrade is on a Lenovo M71z using:
- Acronis
- Samsung 750 evo
- https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00UN550AC/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
- https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00HJZJI84/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
- Running Windows 7

First time I tried it, everything went smoothly until I plugged in the SSD and it wouldn't boot. Plugged it back in and it wouldn't show up as a drive :-(. Figured I got a bad one and RMA'ed.

Next one - kept getting sector errors and need to use the computer so did a reboot. Now it's stuck in RAW. Can't format... Dskpart gives an io error.

Any ideas?

 

[SuperSoph_WD]

Hey there, @beninfl!

I'd strongly recommend you check in with your All-in-One PC manufacturer's customer support, if they have any specific compatibility list for this particular model. What I noticed from your PC Specs is that it incorporates only SATA II (3 Gb/s) ports, this is something that would bottleneck the performance of an SSD as it will be only capable of running up to 300 MB/s, instead of the possible ~ 550 MB/s (when connected to a SATA III/6 Gb/s port).

Some OEM manufacturers have their compatibility lists on the official product webpage, so I'd advise you to check there first. In order to determine whether or not the issue is coming from the SSDs themselves, I'd advise you to try and connected a regular HDD and see if you will be able to install it properly. It might also be a good idea to try a different SATA port and also another SATA cable. The I/O error could also be caused by a faulty connection.

P.S. Don't forget to backup all your important files before you tamper with the PC storage configuration. This is how you will avoid the potential data loss. Better safe than sorry, right?

Keep me posted. Hope it helps you!
SuperSoph_WD