Windows and SSD's

[kaaskop]

I have been battling for months now with my windows when i upgraded my notebook with a SSD.

First Win 10 Anniversary didn't want to install fully after it installed halfway and hang on a restart. I eventually got it to installed but got BSOD's while playing games and sometime browsing the net.

A few weeks ago i decided to go back to Win7 (factory Win8.1 ). All was fine until I wanted to upgrade Direct X to at least version 11.1 for games i am running. Win7 searches for days for updates.

Never had any problems with my normal 1TB stock hard drive.

I am so fed up that i am considering installing Linux but then the problem starts again with getting games to run on it. I don't want to go back to Win8, i hate it with a passion.

From all the googling i've done it seems to me a lot of users have problems with SSD's on windows machines.

 

[DanDango]

Check bios if AHCi setting is enable and as a last resort update firmware on your ssd.

 

[Pilgrim]

I have SSD's on 3 of my Windows machines (one laptop, two desktops) and zero problems, just to balance out your stats.

Have you done a clean Win10 install and all the latest drivers for your laptop? You can use Win8 drivers if they don't supply Win10 ones.

Also upgrade your BIOS, just in case.

 

[Rouxenator]

Are you running your BIOS in legacy mode or EUFI mode?

 

[tdk]

Got 3 Windows (7 & 10) laptops here I upgraded from HDD to SSD (Samsung EVO 750/850) - no issues whatsoever. You can exclude Windows as the problem.

Maybe your SSD is the problem?

Often, the simplest answer is the correct one.

 

[$m@Rt@$$]

Yeah - I've had zero problems with my SSD on Windows 10.

 

[kaaskop]

Thanks for replies. I've upgraded my BIOS. Will check BIOS setting for legacy or EUFI. If i remember correctly i've set it to legacy to install from USB. It didn't want to install otherwise - keeps asking for drivers at the installation menu.

Hopefully its not the SSD

 

[Rouxenator]

For Windows 10, in fact 8 and above, I highly recommend you run it in UEFI mode.

 

[sajunky]

For Windows 10, in fact 8 and above, I highly recommend you run it in UEFI mode.

Correct, but for installation on the drives up to 2TB legacy boot can solve various problems. OP could not finish installation, that's a problem.

 

[vinodh]

Correct, but for installation on the drives up to 2GB legacy boot can solve various problems.

?

 

[sajunky]

Corrected to indicate 2TB instead of 2GB, sorry.

 

[Jimmy-Z]

Google the BSOD error if it gives you the .dll. Mine turned to be the wrong NIC drivers, updated those & I'm sorted.

 

[Sinbad]

I had a big issue with Win10 and a particular brand of SSD. I will have to look it up though.
Basically, it just hung at times of high IO load.

 

[Sinbad]

/edit Crucial 100 and 200 series...

 

[anonymous2016]

everytime i upgrade win10 i have to disconnect my SATA drives or installation stalls at 22%

 

[SirFooK'nG]

I upgraded to a 240gb SSD and then just recently to a 480gb SSD. Both times I just cloned the drive in use to the bigger one. Have had zero issues. Best upgrade ever done for my laptop.

I'm actually surprised my old i3 eMachines laptop works so well. Never had to reinstall windows ever on it. Came with Windows 7, did the upgrade to Windows 8 and then the free Windows 10 upgrade. Well done microsoft...

 

[ponder]

Thanks for replies. I've upgraded my BIOS. Will check BIOS setting for legacy or EUFI. If i remember correctly i've set it to legacy to install from USB. It didn't want to install otherwise - keeps asking for drivers at the installation menu.

I had to get the drivers onto a win7 uefi usb, cant remember how but it was a pain. Will have a look for the post here somewhere.

Edit: http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthr...om-DVD-ROM?p=17949161&viewfull=1#post17949161

Dunno if this works for win10