New SSD Drive addition.

**MIG-31** · Jun 27, 2011, 07:04 PM

Im keeping this to offtopic for the main reason it's not quite hardware related.. And intended to be just a reasonably quick answer im after.

I have a new 2.5" 120 GB SSD arriving tomorrow.... Which is going to be installed on a 2.5" Caddy as pictured just above the Corsair F40.Above the F40.

Now with a Corsair 700D Case. The PDF's i have shows no indication to were the caddy is supposed to go..

Taking a good look around the interior of the case there is no direct place where the Caddy sits snuggly..

EDIT: I have a couple of ideas to where to place it with a small moddification...

Tyrsonswood · Jun 27, 2011, 07:13 PM

3M mounting tape!

Put it wherever you want.....

**MIG-31** · Jun 27, 2011, 07:21 PM

Thats an option for sure... However the cage came with the case so i presumed there were i direct slot for it..

For the size of the 700D it should be easy to accommodate the addition without the use of glue or tape..

blibbax · Jun 27, 2011, 07:23 PM

I thought the 3.5" caddies had screw holes for 2.5" drives? I know that this may sound obvious, but have you tried that caddy in one of the 3.5" caddies?

Tyrsonswood · Jun 27, 2011, 07:26 PM

Does it go in place of the bottom 2 drive trays, below that fan? There's 4 holes that may line up with that cage....... (from the crap picture I just looked at) This would have the drives vertical, but that wouldn't matter.

**MIG-31** · Jun 27, 2011, 07:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blibbax

I thought the 3.5" caddies had screw holes for 2.5" drives? I know that this may sound obvious, but have you tried that caddy in one of the 3.5" caddies?

Yes that is one of the obvious options i tried.Oddly enough they were a Inch short

Now you see im trying to find a point for it to go without using anything sticky.

Also keeping the Cable Managment as it currently is..

**temeteus82** · Jun 27, 2011, 07:35 PM

there are those systems that can take 2 2.5 drivers in one 3.5 bay

**MIG-31** · Jun 27, 2011, 07:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by temeteus82

there are those systems that can take 2 2.5 drivers in one 3.5 bay

Actually it don't its still falls short of 3.5".... Thats the first thing i tried.

Thanks anyway.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tyrsonswood

Does it go in place of the bottom 2 drive trays, below that fan? There's 4 holes that may line up with that cage....... (from the crap picture I just looked at) This would have the drives vertical, but that wouldn't matter.

Give TY a Big Heads UP.... You hit the Nail on the head mate....

The holes were hidden out of sight due to the 3.5 trays adaptors.

Tyrsonswood · Jun 27, 2011, 07:41 PM

Cool man!

**temeteus82** · Jun 27, 2011, 08:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MIG-31

Actually it don't its still falls short of 3.5".... Thats the first thing i tried.

Thanks anyway.

So no Icy Dock for you ?

**MIG-31** · Jun 27, 2011, 09:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by temeteus82

So no Icy Dock for you ?

No mate... the new OCZ SSD (despite getting it cheaper than my first source) has already blown my budget..

But i may concider an alteration if my current Ebay items pay off... Time will tell.

mkk · Jun 28, 2011, 02:08 AM

Be ready to update the firmware right away if it's a Vertex 3 or Agility 3 drive. The latest one seems to have solved the system crash problems here with an Agility 3. The OCZ firmware update routine needs to be run with the OS on another drive and the system needs to be running the Microsoft default SATA drivers.

**MIG-31** · Jun 28, 2011, 06:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mkk

Be ready to update the firmware right away if it's a Vertex 3 or Agility 3 drive. The latest one seems to have solved the system crash problems here with an Agility 3. The OCZ firmware update routine needs to be run with the OS on another drive and the system needs to be running the Microsoft default SATA drivers.

Thanks for the info... ts an Agility 3 so i will do so first.

Tipstaff · Jun 28, 2011, 07:14 AM

Be VERY careful though. OCZ has said (on the update page HERE) that if your drive has a firmware prior to 2.06 that you need to first run the file that says "2.37-206" to bring it up to firmware 2.06, and then to run the regular 2.37 Toolbox to update the drive to 2.09.

BTW, OCZ seems to have fixed the issue with updating their SF SSDs on Windows machines running Intel's Rapid Storage driver version 10.x. Before it wouldn't work, but it seems fine now. However, as mkk suggested it's still recommended to use a machine running MS drivers, but at the very least it cannot be higher than Intel's Rapid Storage driver version 9.6.

**MIG-31** · Jun 28, 2011, 07:25 AM

Thanks Tip..

I have already read the firmware update page..And Downloaded both files.

mkk · Jun 28, 2011, 12:20 PM

Otherwise it's a nice drive. I'm only running it off SATA 3Gbit until Bulldozer gets out so in practice it's not yet been noticeably faster than my Corsair F60, but the extra space puts my mind to ease.

By the way, don't worry if some drive info/temperature program says it's 128 degrees hot. Like most SSD's this model dosen't actually have a temperature probe in it. SSD's don't need them, although my F60 has one and did report real numbers until after a firmware update. Never got more than lukewarm. Perhaps your F40 has been the same.

**MIG-31** · Jun 28, 2011, 07:13 PM

I have now moved this thread to Hardware Discussion.

Now i can say that the drive came today with the Firmware 2.06 so the update went very well to 2.09.

Now it had taken the last 4 hours to get my mobo to detect the SSD.. Windows just would not recognize the drive as a (close As) 120GB drive..

3 different formats and windows 7 installs later it found the drive...

Tipstaff · Jun 28, 2011, 10:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MIG-31

I have now moved this thread to Hardware Discussion.

Now i can say that the drive came today with the Firmware 2.06 so the update went very well to 2.09.

Now it had taken the last 4 hours to get my mobo to detect the SSD.. Windows just would not recognize the drive as a (close As) 120GB drive..

3 different formats and windows 7 installs later it found the drive...

Ha! I thought it was just my bad luck. Had the same problem with a clients build using the 55KG, but I thought it was just a fluke as after another go it worked. Intel techs figured it was something to do with UEFI messing things up, and supposedly the newer bios's fix it (although I haven't had that series back in to try).

***Veridian3*** · Jun 28, 2011, 10:56 PM

EEk, dont mention new BIOS files to Mig

**MIG-31** · Jun 29, 2011, 05:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tipstaff

Ha! I thought it was just my bad luck. Had the same problem with a clients build using the 55KG, but I thought it was just a fluke as after another go it worked. Intel techs figured it was something to do with UEFI messing things up, and supposedly the newer bios's fix it (although I haven't had that series back in to try).

Now that is odd...Just to add i have never came across an issue with a brand new drive before with windows of any version...

As i mentioned the firmware tools found the drive without any issue..Otherwise thew firmware would not of worked.

Usually the Windows disk would detect the drive (normal HD's that is) and it found the corsair F40 that stu gave me.

When i said about the several installs it were not full installs... Just going through the process to detect the drive..

I had to reset the Hatachi drive that had windows installed,Then had to go through the drive mangement options to format and make the drive Live and named as a seperate drive...

My windows disk then found the drive in the instalation options...

BTW TIP.... I just want to let you know i did leave you some + Rep points as you recomended this SDD.... (simply as "Thanks" ) as a thankyou for the tip... So far its a great drive and is very quick...

Jun 27, 2011, 07:04 PM	#1
MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 56,821 Rep Power: 471 System Specs	New SSD Drive addition. Im keeping this to offtopic for the main reason it's not quite hardware related.. And intended to be just a reasonably quick answer im after. I have a new 2.5" 120 GB SSD arriving tomorrow.... Which is going to be installed on a 2.5" Caddy as pictured just above the Corsair F40.Above the F40. Now with a Corsair 700D Case. The PDF's i have shows no indication to were the caddy is supposed to go.. Taking a good look around the interior of the case there is no direct place where the Caddy sits snuggly.. EDIT: I have a couple of ideas to where to place it with a small moddification... __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here Last edited by MIG-31; Jun 27, 2011 at 07:15 PM.

Jun 27, 2011, 07:21 PM	Thread Starter #3
MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 56,821 Rep Power: 471 System Specs	Re: New SSD Drive addition. Thats an option for sure... However the cage came with the case so i presumed there were i direct slot for it.. For the size of the 700D it should be easy to accommodate the addition without the use of glue or tape.. __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here

Jun 27, 2011, 07:23 PM	#4
blibbax What does this do? Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Oxford, UK Posts: 4,231 Rep Power: 254 System Specs	Re: New SSD Drive addition. I thought the 3.5" caddies had screw holes for 2.5" drives? I know that this may sound obvious, but have you tried that caddy in one of the 3.5" caddies? __________________ Donate the spare computing power of your PC to help to cure Alzheimer's, ALS, Huntington's, Parkinson's disease and cancer: Fold for HH!

Jun 28, 2011, 02:08 AM	#12
mkk Cthulhu/Dagon 2012 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Gefle, Sweden Posts: 4,490 Rep Power: 132 System Specs	Re: New SSD Drive addition. Be ready to update the firmware right away if it's a Vertex 3 or Agility 3 drive. The latest one seems to have solved the system crash problems here with an Agility 3. The OCZ firmware update routine needs to be run with the OS on another drive and the system needs to be running the Microsoft default SATA drivers.

Jun 28, 2011, 07:14 AM	#14
Tipstaff HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Real capital of Canada: Torauna Posts: 6,773 Rep Power: 190 System Specs	Re: New SSD Drive addition. Be VERY careful though. OCZ has said (on the update page HERE) that if your drive has a firmware prior to 2.06 that you need to first run the file that says "2.37-206" to bring it up to firmware 2.06, and then to run the regular 2.37 Toolbox to update the drive to 2.09. BTW, OCZ seems to have fixed the issue with updating their SF SSDs on Windows machines running Intel's Rapid Storage driver version 10.x. Before it wouldn't work, but it seems fine now. However, as mkk suggested it's still recommended to use a machine running MS drivers, but at the very least it cannot be higher than Intel's Rapid Storage driver version 9.6. __________________ Portal: The Flash Version _________________________________ Brain: So, you sacked the cocky khaki Kicky Sack sock plucker? Mr. Sackett: The second cocky khaki Kicky Sack sock plucker I've sacked since the sixth sitting sheet slitter got sick.

Jun 28, 2011, 07:25 AM	Thread Starter #15
MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 56,821 Rep Power: 471 System Specs	Re: New SSD Drive addition. Thanks Tip.. I have already read the firmware update page..And Downloaded both files. __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here

Jun 28, 2011, 12:20 PM	#16
mkk Cthulhu/Dagon 2012 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Gefle, Sweden Posts: 4,490 Rep Power: 132 System Specs	Re: New SSD Drive addition. Otherwise it's a nice drive. I'm only running it off SATA 3Gbit until Bulldozer gets out so in practice it's not yet been noticeably faster than my Corsair F60, but the extra space puts my mind to ease. By the way, don't worry if some drive info/temperature program says it's 128 degrees hot. Like most SSD's this model dosen't actually have a temperature probe in it. SSD's don't need them, although my F60 has one and did report real numbers until after a firmware update. Never got more than lukewarm. Perhaps your F40 has been the same.

Jun 28, 2011, 07:13 PM	Thread Starter #17
MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 56,821 Rep Power: 471 System Specs	Re: New SSD Drive addition. I have now moved this thread to Hardware Discussion. Now i can say that the drive came today with the Firmware 2.06 so the update went very well to 2.09. Now it had taken the last 4 hours to get my mobo to detect the SSD.. Windows just would not recognize the drive as a (close As) 120GB drive.. 3 different formats and windows 7 installs later it found the drive... __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here

Jun 28, 2011, 10:56 PM	#19
*Veridian3* Administrator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Cloaked Posts: 5,028 Rep Power: 181	Re: New SSD Drive addition. EEk, dont mention new BIOS files to Mig