Adata S510 SSD - Very strange!

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Ok, so I have 120GB Adata S510 SSD. Shut down the machine (Windows 7 Pro x64 SP1) to move it into another room, powered it back up only to received a blinking cursor followed by a wonderful message:

"Windows Failed to Start"
File: \Boot\BCD Status: 0xc000000e.
Info: AN error occurred while attempting to read the boor configuration data"
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I ran startup repair, couldn't even find the disk. Then I rebooted and the SSD was not detected. So I cloned the SSD over to a HDD, then booted off the HDD -- machine booted perfectly. Searched for a FW update for the ADATA from 3.3.2 to 5.0.2a. That installed perfectly, however the SSD still won't boot.

I either get "Windows Failed to Start" or the SSD is not detected by the BIOS, or "an internal Read/Write error has occurred" message.

So, I took the same SSD & hooked it up to another machine (similar specs) and it boots no problem whatsoever! Any ideas on this one!?
 
Update: This seems to be a motherboard issue as sometimes the drive is not detected by the BIOS. I don't understand how a normal HDD works fine though. I even cloned back from the HDD to the SSD and the SSD still won't boot when the HDD does!?

Edit: Well it must be the SSD. Booted off a DOS CD and just sitting there the HDD activity light is blinking (I have disconnected all other HDDs in the system) However that doesn't explain why it works perfectly fine in another system!? My head hurts!
 
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I have that SSD, so am interested in your problem. Haven't had any problems with it myself but have only been using the drive for 7 months. It has a 5 year warranty, so I'd be interested to hear what criteria they apply before authorizing an RMA, should it come to that. Have you tried running any diagnostics on the drive?
 
The Silent Hobo said:
what kind of HDD did you copy it over to? I know it's gonna sound old, but was it an IDE or a sata HDD? it could be the SSD drive, or it could be the Sata plugin on the motherboard.
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Yea I'm thinking bad SATA cable too. You know the drives good because it works in another system. So it comes down to board or cable.
 
The Silent Hobo said:
what kind of HDD did you copy it over to? I know it's gonna sound old, but was it an IDE or a sata HDD? it could be the SSD drive, or it could be the Sata plugin on the motherboard.
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SATA drive. I cloned it to a WD AND a Samsung. Also changed the cable & SATA port - no dice!
 
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Larry Sabo said:
I have that SSD, so am interested in your problem. Haven't had any problems with it myself but have only been using the drive for 7 months. It has a 5 year warranty, so I'd be interested to hear what criteria they apply before authorizing an RMA, should it come to that. Have you tried running any diagnostics on the drive?
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Interestingly enough, this drive is a replacement for one that failed completely and I had to RMA it. It was working perfectly fine for about 3 months, then this problem :( I'm pretty sure it's the SSD, going to try a couple diagnostics on another computer tomorrow.
 
ClickRight said:
Interestingly enough, this drive is a replacement for one that failed completely and I had to RMA it. It was working perfectly fine for about 3 months, then this problem :( I'm pretty sure it's the SSD, going to try a couple diagnostics on another computer tomorrow.
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FYI, A-Data is one of the more problematic brands of SSDs we've worked with...out of all the SSDs we've thrown out....I think A-Data takes the lead.
Newegg has a great sale today on Crucial M4 SSD units...one of the, if not THE.. most reliable brands of SSDs.
 
I'm with Stonecat, I find the OCZ drives dead more often.. with ADATA right behind them.

OP, you did set the drive for AHCI, correct?
 
YeOldeStonecat said:
FYI, A-Data is one of the more problematic brands of SSDs we've worked with...out of all the SSDs we've thrown out....I think A-Data takes the lead.
Newegg has a great sale today on Crucial M4 SSD units...one of the, if not THE.. most reliable brands of SSDs.
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Yep, this will be my first and last! I have had great success with their flash drives but not SSDs. This was a test of their quality for me, and they failed :(
Have had great success with the Crucial M4s. Only one failure so far this year :)

From now on it's: Crucial, Intel, or Samsung and NEVER OCZ or ADATA for me!
 
ClickRight said:
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From now on it's: Crucial, Intel, or Samsung and NEVER OCZ or ADATA for me!
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I'm staying away from SSDs......if I had to, I'd do Crucial M4 or Intel.....I generally like Samsung for their laptop drives, but I've had a couple of Samsung SSDs go bad too (in my clients with fleets of Dell ultra portable laptops).
 
Irony is the Crucial V4 seems to be the total opposite of the M4. Only heard bad things about that drive and Crucial still haven't got around to firmware upgrade for it. Pretty slow too.
 
I've been running 2 x A-data SSD's in raid for about 2 years now and never had a problem with them.I have also had a very good experience with their desktop ram too ie I found them to be very stable and very reliable. I think their hardware also comes with a lifetime guarantee.
 
Well I just don't know what to tell you. I checked the SMART status on another computer and it says all is OK and "100% life left". It works fine booting from another computer via SATA cable. But still no dice in the original machine.

I want to run some more tests on this thing. What do you guys use for SSD diagnostics?
 
ClickRight said:
Well I just don't know what to tell you. I checked the SMART status on another computer and it says all is OK and "100% life left". It works fine booting from another computer via SATA cable. But still no dice in the original machine.

I want to run some more tests on this thing. What do you guys use for SSD diagnostics?
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Thats what I was saying earlier - it works ok on another PC so its not the drive thats at fault. You also said earlier "This seems to be a motherboard issue as sometimes the drive is not detected by the BIOS". So you answered your own question. Is there a BIOS update available for the board? And perhaps the PSU may be worth swapping out with the PC that works? Its a long shot but might be worth a try.
 
FremontPC said:
Hmm....

http://vip.asus.com/forum/view.aspx...D&id=20120126051454133&page=1&SLanguage=en-us
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Interesting.

As a side note, I'm seriously considering something other than ASUS for my next build. I had a board recently on which some of the Sata ports died and I currently have a board on which my USB devices suddenly go awol. Prior to that I had an Asus Striker board which I had lots of problems with until I by chance pushed the BIOS chip back into place! Asus build quality ain't what it used to be that's for sure.
 
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