Question SSD compatability not 100%?

[STUD858]

I have purchased a hik vision ssd 240gb that works flawlessly in a Toshiba L850. But it won't allow booting past the logo screen by itself or other boot devices in a Toshiba L750 or an Asus ux32vd. I'm aware of the bios legacy ahci ide compatibility settings. It seems to me the voltage tolerances of it may be off or something that's causing hardware failure.
Any body else had compatibility issues with different brand ssd drives?

 

[mdd1963]

Are you trying to just slap in the SSD with pre-existing WIndows installation in various other computers, and expecting them to boot?

Is the SSD at least detected in the BIOS of systems you install it in? (Confirm this is just a standard 2.5" SATA SSD?)

If you intend to utilize the SSD in the new hardware, try booting from Windows installation media, and see if the SSD is recognized by WIndows to allow deleting partition/full reinstall, or repair install...

It's certainly possible for the BIOS of given system to hang on unrecognized hardware, but not an everyday occurrence...

 

[STUD858]

It is recognised in bios.
Standard nothing fancy 2.5 ssd.
It's no where near the point of windows.
Right after the logo "Toshiba" the computer freezes up like it tries to handshake with the drive but then hangs the computer.
So it can't and won't attempt to look for other devices like USB or DVD.
I've tried all the combinations in the bios.
Legacy on off. And ahci or compatibility.
I've formatted in gpt and Mbr.
But even if you put an unformatted drive in any computer you should still allow booting from other devices.
It's very much like the computer does a little preboot handshake request which is done at an out of tolerance level so the computer just sits and won't continue on.

The laptop it works on probably falls within the voltage tolerance and accepts the handshake and moves on.

 

[STUD858]

BTW. I have tried a different brand ssd and it works fine.
And secondly. I've never found a problem with booting an ssd with pre existing windows.
Although as you say. It won't work properly without software drivers rearranged and it's not an ideal way but it has always at least booted to a certain point whenever I've tried in the past doing it for testing on other systems

 

[popatim]

We've also had users who have 'bricked' their windows disk by using it to test others PC's. While win10 is much more robust at this then previous OS's, it's still recommended to have a backup or image in case the worst happens.

 

[STUD858]

Sure for reliability I'd always install fresh windows but just for testing it's an option with only the fear of ruining software. Doing the preexisting windows for testing thing isn't going to blow anything up.

As an aside I'm happy today because one of the laptops that wouldn't accept the hik vision drive went blank screen on me but after refitting the ribbon cable from the USB daughter board it showed screen again.

Ironic. More handshaking errors. probs between io control chip checking devices before system boots properly. In this case the USB port or the audio chip that sits on same daughter board. I got lucky because it took a second replugging to make the good connection.

As for my half compatible drive. I was just curious if others have had issues with any not well known brand drives. I don't recommend hik vision.
My Galax brand works in all my laptops.

For anyone wanting to trouble shoot laptops I recommend Sorins channel on YouTube. electronics repair school I think it's called.