SOLVED
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Solved my own problem.
It was actually just a simple matter of updating the BIOS to F5 (from F4). I had assumed the software that came with the mobo would update itself to the newest version but it didn't. Just had to download from mobo website, plug in a USB, and install.
Getting proper SATA3 readings now.
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Hi all,
I'm having trouble getting my new Samsung 840 EVO SSD detecting the SATA3 (6gbps) connection. Both my Intel RST and Samsung Magician are showing a SATA2 connection and utility shows read/write at 250mbps actual. The Samsung Magician shows I "have SATA3 (6gbps) available" but that I'm using SATA2.
I have a Gigabyte H97D3H mobo and LinkDepot cables. I'm running F4 BIOS and Intel RST v13.2.4. This was a clean install on Windows7 and it actually used to work fine at SATA3 (~1 month ago). However, yesterday when I ran a new performance check I saw these problems. Already spoke to Gigabyte and Samsung support and was not much help so far.
HOWEVER. At the advice of Samsung, I tried switching the SATA port so I moved my SSD from 0 to 4 (because the 4/5 ports are on the "side" while the 0/1/2/3 are grouped together so it's possible they're "different" which they sort of are). For some reason it worked again and I was reading SATA3; weird because the H97 is supposed to have all SATA3 ports. Afterwards, I unplugged and replugged it to redo cable management and now it's not working again. Tried changing ports, cables, restarting, and running Windows Install manager's troubleshoot.
Does anyone have any ideas what my problem might be? Both Gigabyte and Samsung think it's a driver/Intel problem though they don't know for sure.
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Solved my own problem.
It was actually just a simple matter of updating the BIOS to F5 (from F4). I had assumed the software that came with the mobo would update itself to the newest version but it didn't. Just had to download from mobo website, plug in a USB, and install.
Getting proper SATA3 readings now.
- - - - - - - -
Hi all,
I'm having trouble getting my new Samsung 840 EVO SSD detecting the SATA3 (6gbps) connection. Both my Intel RST and Samsung Magician are showing a SATA2 connection and utility shows read/write at 250mbps actual. The Samsung Magician shows I "have SATA3 (6gbps) available" but that I'm using SATA2.
I have a Gigabyte H97D3H mobo and LinkDepot cables. I'm running F4 BIOS and Intel RST v13.2.4. This was a clean install on Windows7 and it actually used to work fine at SATA3 (~1 month ago). However, yesterday when I ran a new performance check I saw these problems. Already spoke to Gigabyte and Samsung support and was not much help so far.
HOWEVER. At the advice of Samsung, I tried switching the SATA port so I moved my SSD from 0 to 4 (because the 4/5 ports are on the "side" while the 0/1/2/3 are grouped together so it's possible they're "different" which they sort of are). For some reason it worked again and I was reading SATA3; weird because the H97 is supposed to have all SATA3 ports. Afterwards, I unplugged and replugged it to redo cable management and now it's not working again. Tried changing ports, cables, restarting, and running Windows Install manager's troubleshoot.
Does anyone have any ideas what my problem might be? Both Gigabyte and Samsung think it's a driver/Intel problem though they don't know for sure.