The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.
← Previous page

    MyDigitalSSD mSATA SSD 64GB Very Bad Performance - Update: FIXED w/ FW 030

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by crisoto, Feb 7, 2012.

  1. Gull

    Gull Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    44
    Messages:
    22
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    I'll be in the firsts to test it.
     
    Gull, Sep 4, 2012
    #201
  2. escape

    escape Notebook Geek

    Reputations:
    4
    Messages:
    77
    Likes Received:
    1
    Trophy Points:
    16

    Attached Files:

    escape, Sep 4, 2012
    #202
  3. dakdroid

    dakdroid Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    1
    Messages:
    13
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    Please use as ssd benchmark and post a screenie. It will display the fw version and if you have the right driver.
    On the last screenshot you benchmarked drive "h:" which seems to be your 64gb ssd?
     
    dakdroid, Sep 5, 2012
    #203
  4. MyDigitalSSD

    MyDigitalSSD Company Representative

    Reputations:
    68
    Messages:
    294
    Likes Received:
    18
    Trophy Points:
    31
    Keep an eye on the MyDigitalDiscount Blog it will be up before noon EST. Once it is posted someone please post a link as I am not able to do so as a Notebook Reseller.

    MyDigitalSSD
     
    MyDigitalSSD, Sep 5, 2012
    #204
  5. Gull

    Gull Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    44
    Messages:
    22
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    I've got the update jut now.

    The link:
    http://www.mydigitaldiscount.com/downloads/S5FAM030_FW.zip

    Already did a few test and yessss it's globally looking to what a cheap ssd should look !!

    Here is a screen:
    s5fam030_on_128gb.jpg

    It's looking good so far :)

    I feel happy tonight, thanks MyDigitalSSD !

    (And I'll keep you informed in case it's still freezing)
     
    Gull, Sep 5, 2012
    #205
  6. lockecole

    lockecole Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    1
    Messages:
    23
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    Thank you Gull for the fast feedback.
    Can you try to bench with only 10% free space left on the SSD ?
     
    lockecole, Sep 5, 2012
    #206
  7. escape

    escape Notebook Geek

    Reputations:
    4
    Messages:
    77
    Likes Received:
    1
    Trophy Points:
    16

    Will try AS SSD Benchmark later on today.

    Last screen shot is bascially SSD running as individual not attached to Rapid Drive or Cache etc.

    The other screen provides combining HDD and SSD together caching.
     
    escape, Sep 5, 2012
    #207
  8. dakdroid

    dakdroid Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    1
    Messages:
    13
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    Just a short update after switching to ahci (no easy task on this mac mini, had to change the MBR):
    newahci.jpg
     
    dakdroid, Sep 5, 2012
    #208
  9. ejoya

    ejoya Newbie

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    5
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    Installed the new fw30 and I'm 65% full. So far it works perfectly, no stutter. I will get back in a few days if I encounter stuttering or slowness again. Thanks for the great support from mydigitalssd
     
    ejoya, Sep 6, 2012
    #209
  10. Gull

    Gull Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    44
    Messages:
    22
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    Here is the as ssd bench as reuqested by dakdroid.

    I'll make a fileld drive test in the evening and post it for lockecole ;-)
    as-ssd-bench ATA SATA SSD SCS 06.09.2012 16-57-53.png
     
    Gull, Sep 6, 2012
    #210
  11. dakdroid

    dakdroid Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    1
    Messages:
    13
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    I'd vote for changing the Topic title to:
    [FIXED with FW 030] MyDigitalSSD mSATA SSD 64GB Very Bad Performance
    And thanks to MyDigitalSSD, you really seem to care about your customers!
     
    dakdroid, Sep 7, 2012
    #211
  12. Gull

    Gull Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    44
    Messages:
    22
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    What dakdroid says is true.
    Even if we nearly lost faith during the summer they came back with the firmware as announced.

    I didn't make a 80% full as ssd test, but I can ensure you that even fileld at 80% I didn't have any problems t all :)
     
    Gull, Sep 10, 2012
    #212
  13. MyDigitalSSD

    MyDigitalSSD Company Representative

    Reputations:
    68
    Messages:
    294
    Likes Received:
    18
    Trophy Points:
    31
    I second this notion :) [FIXED with FW 030] MyDigitalSSD mSATA SSD 64GB Very Bad Performance
     
    MyDigitalSSD, Sep 10, 2012
    #213
  14. ejoya

    ejoya Newbie

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    5
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    confirmed fixed my ssd issues.
     
    ejoya, Sep 18, 2012
    #214
  15. hmmwv

    hmmwv Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    26
    Messages:
    290
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    I have one of those Corsair Nova 2 60GB SSD and it has the same Phison 3105 controller, I've heard that mydigitalssd is the only guy still updating the FW. I tried to update to FW30 using the boot USB created, but it says it cannot detect drives with that controller. It's hooked up internally (not USB) and SATA set to AHCI. Anyone successfully updated a Nova 2 to FW30 here?
     
    hmmwv, Sep 18, 2012
    #215
  16. Luis_GT

    Luis_GT Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    11
    Messages:
    261
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    Just ran across this thread... I can't believe the amount of flack that was thrown at MDSSD... then again, My SSD has FW 012 and I've never experienced a single miss.. and the only reason I upgraded it from FW 009 was for a small boost in performance...

    Might just try this new one if it does indeed improve performance.
     
    Luis_GT, Oct 7, 2012
    #216
  17. Luis_GT

    Luis_GT Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    11
    Messages:
    261
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    Ok... I'll admit when I'm wrong... damn this new FW is awesome

    FW030

    [​IMG]

    FW012

    [​IMG]

    FW009

    [​IMG]
     
    Luis_GT, Oct 10, 2012
    #217
  18. lonton

    lonton Newbie

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    2
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    Hi guys,

    As far as I know Crucial also have a M4 msata ssd, how does it compare to the MyDigital ssd ?

    Thansk !!!!
     
    lonton, Nov 2, 2012
    #218
  19. MyDigitalSSD

    MyDigitalSSD Company Representative

    Reputations:
    68
    Messages:
    294
    Likes Received:
    18
    Trophy Points:
    31
    Ionton, our 64GB has much faster sustained read and write speeds vs. the "Other Guy" Apples to Apples (64GB vs. 64GB). The newest BP3 with the Phison S8 4K write is also superior the only place the "Other Guy" beats our product is in 4k read. Also have you seen a single post about dead MyDigitalSSD's and can you say the same for the "Other Guy" :)- It is named Bullet Proof for a reason. We are at around a .03% failure rate vs. the industry average of around 1.5%. There is lots of bad reviews out there due to the aforementioned FW issues on this 64GB Drive but in reality it only effected a few people out of the thousands of pcs sold. I hope we can get some positive reviews around to spread the word that this is a good product.
     
    MyDigitalSSD, Nov 30, 2012
    #219
← Previous page