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    Installing Windows 7 on new SSD- keeps crashing...

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by lollavid, Sep 28, 2010.

  1. lollavid

    lollavid Notebook Guru

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    I have an ASUS ul80vt laptop and just installed a 64gb SSD.
    When I first plugged it in, I left my old hd as well. The bios found my SSD but it wasn't picked up in Windows 7 (64-bit).
    I took out my old hd, and with just the SSD in I installed my OS and was able to boot up. It seemed to be running fine for about an hour when, upon downloading DirectX, it crashed.
    Ever since then, I have been having problems where it keeps crashing. I just tried taking out the SSD and putting my old hd back in and again it wouldn't even boot up.
    My most recent failure: I reformatted the SSD, was able to install the OS, but it wouldn't boot. I went into the bios and it's not finding the drive.
    So basically, I can't get my laptop to boot with either drive now and it keeps crashing during Windows 7 boot up.
    Can anybody help me troubleshoot this?
    The SSD was a refurb, so it may be faulty. But why won't it boot up with the old hd? And why does it sometimes recognize the SSD but then stop? Is this a Windows 7 issue? Or could a faulty SSD have corrupted something else?
     
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  2. PatchySan

    PatchySan Om Noms Kit Kat

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    What SSD is it? Some SSD's are notorious for disappearing from boot for no good reason. I used to have a Corsair Reactor 120GB SSD that does this randomly which is frustrating so I had to send it back. Swapped with an Intel SSD and never had the problem since.
     
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  3. lollavid

    lollavid Notebook Guru

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    It's a Crucial M225 64gb (CTRFB64M225).

    I can see how the disappearance would impact my ability to startup with the drive in, but what about not being able to do it even when I reinstall my old hdd and take out the SSD?
     
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