Windows SSD Problems

[noluck4]

I have a relatives computer. The motherboard is an ASUS M4N68T-M V2. Windows 10 detects the chipset out of the box, installs the drivers. However it does not recognize the drive as a SDD. The drive is a Western Digital Blue SSD. The chipset is the NVIDIA chipset.

If I install the older drivers for 7, it does recognize the drive as an SSD. However trim is not supported. I cannot get the commands to manually enable trim to work, and WD Software is unable to recognize the drive. With the "new" drivers, it is recognized as a HDD, and windows wants to defrag it.

Thanks to my job, I am short on time to mess with it and make it work. Does anyone have any tips or ideas with it? And does the WD Blue SSD's utilize hardware based trim?

 

[scout_03]

this https://www.google.ca/search?source=hp&ei=cxYfWozfFYKe_QbP8qjgDg&q=disable+windows+defrag+ssd&oq=prevent+windows+from+defr&gs_l=psy-ab.1.1.0i22i30k1l4.35402.57412.0.62339.25.16.0.9.9.0.150.1658.11j5.16.0....0...1c.1.64.psy-ab..0.25.1687...0j46j0i131k1j0i46k1j0i10k1.0.Ubbba5Egymg and did you install the ssd dashboard from wd for it .

 

[ArtPog]

You're working with a very old motherboard and there could be a real problem in the system recognizing a SSD. I'm not sure you can set the SATA controller mode to AHCI on that motherboard. Go through the BIOS settings and determine whether the SATA controller mode can be changed from IDE to AHCI.

Check to see if there's a BIOS update that might provide the fix. You might also want to get in touch with ASUS tech support to see if they can be of any help.

 

[noluck4]

You're working with a very old motherboard and there could be a real problem in the system recognizing a SSD. I'm not sure you can set the SATA controller mode to AHCI on that motherboard. Go through the BIOS settings and determine whether the SATA controller mode can be changed from IDE to AHCI.

Check to see if there's a BIOS update that might provide the fix. You might also want to get in touch with ASUS tech support to see if they can be of any help.

You are correct. It's an AHCI issue. I don't think it's changeable. I figure I have 3 choices. Make him a new PC (not happening), just put it back to HDD and be done, or get a SATA PCI Express card. I figure the smart choice is put it back to standard hard drive. Though I am curious about a SATA PCI-X card.

 

[ArtPog]

I suppose you could try one of those PCI-X controller cards but I'm apprehensive it will even work in that system. It's been many years since we've used one of those devices and we weren't thrilled with them to begin with. I suppose if you have return (refund) privileges it may be worth a shot.

The old AMD boards always exhibited problems accommodating SSDs, especially the older Samsung SSDs. It's long been fixed but it was a real problem as I recall back in the 2011 - 2013 era.

It's really a pity you can't work out a new modest system (inexpensive MB, modest CPU (Intel or AMD), maybe 4 MB of low-frequency RAM). Hopefully you could still use the PSU, the case, and other odds & ends, and you already have the SSD. I guess the cost of an OS would be a drawback. No way you and/or your relative can swing it? They'd be thrilled with the "speed" of this new system.

 

[noluck4]

I suppose you could try one of those PCI-X controller cards but I'm apprehensive it will even work in that system. It's been many years since we've used one of those devices and we weren't thrilled with them to begin with. I suppose if you have return (refund) privileges it may be worth a shot.

The old AMD boards always exhibited problems accommodating SSDs, especially the older Samsung SSDs. It's long been fixed but it was a real problem as I recall back in the 2011 - 2013 era.

It's really a pity you can't work out a new modest system (inexpensive MB, modest CPU (Intel or AMD), maybe 4 MB of low-frequency RAM). Hopefully you could still use the PSU, the case, and other odds & ends, and you already have the SSD. I guess the cost of an OS would be a drawback. No way you and/or your relative can swing it? They'd be thrilled with the "speed" of this new system.

I don't think he'd notice. He's only 9 lol. I can't believe how snappy the thing is. It's still VERY responsive. Runs GTA V pretty well in 1080P. The SSD was more for me since it would in theory shave time off repairing it after he messes it up with "minecraft mods". I'm thinking there isn't much to gain out of the SSD in it. So It's going back to standard HDD and bitdefender to annoy him into thinking at least twice before downloading.

I'm looking into building a new PC for me, and upgrading him. It won't happen today, but it will happen down the road when my schedule calms down. I don't know if I can part with my FX8350 though. It has cut down on my heating bill drastically during the winter.

I thank you again for your guidance.

 

[ArtPog]

That's "9" as in nine, huh? One smart kid, that's for sure.

I''ve got an ASRock X370 Taichi board that's been hanging around here for (I'm ashamed to say!) months. Haven't gotten around to the build for one reason or another, but hope to soon. First AMD system I will have built for my own use since AMD released their '386 chips that finally gave Intel a run for their money. (That's probably before you were born!).

 

[noluck4]

That's "9" as in nine, huh? One smart kid, that's for sure.

I''ve got an ASRock X370 Taichi board that's been hanging around here for (I'm ashamed to say!) months. Haven't gotten around to the build for one reason or another, but hope to soon. First AMD system I will have built for my own use since AMD released their '386 chips that finally gave Intel a run for their money. (That's probably before you were born!).

The 286DX 40mhz? I think I was in 2nd grade lol. My first computer was an ancient 8088, then I got a Cyrix 486DX 66mhz. I actually miss that thing. Windows 3.1 was like an old muscle car, I could never stop tinkering.

I did manage to make the computer mad earlier, when I got it back up in safe mode with generic drivers- the SSD was recognized as it should, and trim worked. I'm thinking some NVIDIA drivers need blocked somehow,