intel X25-V shipped :)

[burningforce]

I read around and you can enable AHCI in windows 7 via a registry tweak, but i kept getting BSOD with that enabled. So I had to do a fresh install on windows 7 with ahci enabled in the bios and win 7 detected and enabled it for the drives. Seemed to help performance of the ssd a little more.

[Tim]

Give AHCI a try, I did it on my Windows 7 machine which has a Gigabyte motherboard, and I saw my SSD performance go up almost 100mb/sec, of which I read is common for Patriot SSD drives due to the memory controllers on it.

I just swapped it in the BIOS, then when windows booted, it went into safe mode automagically, then it updated the AHCI automagically, and rebooted and was blazing fast.

[Ualaa]

I tried AHCI this morning, but windows refuses to boot.
I get to the screen where it says it was unable to start.
None of the options.. start normally.. start in safe mode.. etc.
Will get me to my desktop.

I'm running the SSD as a storage drive (for games), not for my OS.
Not sure if that makes a difference.

Also I did pick up windows 7.
But need to back up a bunch of junk.
So haven't upgraded from vista yet.
It is on the to-do list.

[Tim]

Yup you need to start windows in safe mode and then install the AHCI drivers for your mobo/sata controller and then windows will recognize the drives correctly when you boot normally.

[Alex Krycek]

SSD-drives are made of pure win. I have couple of SSDs on my gaming rig (Intel G2 for OS, SuperTalent for games). I just love the load times for OS and games. I still use old Western Digital Caviar Black for storage - SSDs are a bit too expensive for that :P

I also use Intel G2 on my HTPC - just to keep it silent.

If anyone is interested here are some benchmarks I ran on my system:
1) Western Digital Caviar Black 500GB regular drive
2) Intel G2 80GB SSD
3) SuperTalent UltraDrive GX 64GB SSD

When I got my Western Digital ages ago it felt like a fast drive... but now... meh :P

[burningforce]

Originally Posted by Alex Krycek

SSD-drives are made of pure win. I have couple of SSDs on my gaming rig (Intel G2 for OS, SuperTalent for games). I just love the load times for OS and games. I still use old Western Digital Caviar Black for storage - SSDs are a bit too expensive for that :P

I also use Intel G2 on my HTPC - just to keep it silent.

If anyone is interested here are some benchmarks I ran on my system:
1) Western Digital Caviar Black 500GB regular drive
2) Intel G2 80GB SSD
3) SuperTalent UltraDrive GX 64GB SSD

When I got my Western Digital ages ago it felt like a fast drive... but now... meh :P

i agree that SSD is pure win, depending on which one you buy.

I read the vertex 2 with the sandforce controller is coming out march with flavors of 128GB, 500GB, and 1TB. supposedly the 128GB version will be the same price as the intel 80GB G2 drive. If this is true I might wait a little when it is released so I can see reviews and let them get the firmware worked out.