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    SSD Problem w/ 14x R1

    Discussion in 'Alienware 14 and M14x' started by Illini Boy, Jun 14, 2012.

  1. Illini Boy

    Illini Boy Notebook Enthusiast

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    I just put a Samsung 830 128gb SSD in my fairly new Alienware 14x R1 laptop. While I was putting it together the pressure tab on the optical drive broke. It was tight enough that it was still in the connector. I am getting very low write scores with my SSD. I'm running A05 BIOS. What could the problem be?

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    Illini Boy, Jun 14, 2012
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    xGeorgexBp Notebook Guru

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    unchecked the compress drive option
     
    xGeorgexBp, Jun 15, 2012
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    Illini Boy Notebook Enthusiast

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    It is unchecked. I reinstalled Windows 7 and did the drive order differently and I am now getting around 300 write with 485 read.
     
    Illini Boy, Jun 15, 2012
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    xGeorgexBp Notebook Guru

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    Gotcha. Good to hear you're up and running now.
     
    xGeorgexBp, Jun 15, 2012
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  5. smokeydogsmokey

    smokeydogsmokey Notebook Consultant

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    i think about 50% of the forums broken there tab lol me included
     
    smokeydogsmokey, Jun 17, 2012
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    lol yep broke it on my r1 and my r2. such a pain
     
    eats7, Jun 17, 2012
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    Mine is broken too -.- I lost a screw too...
     
    CC268, Jun 17, 2012
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  8. Illini Boy

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    So did you guys just shove the cable back in pretty much?
     
    Illini Boy, Jun 18, 2012
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