Three of Swords Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 I just received my X256 yesterday. Vista 64 installation went fine. As did most of my other apps. As I was copying a few files from my data drive to the X256 (the OS drive) my system froze, went to a BSoD, and rebooted. At that point, the BIOS could no longer find the X256. I have tried multiple SATA ports and cables (all of the ports were able to detect the data drive). I made sure it's not the power cable as well. Any suggestions before I RMA it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet610 Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 Look at the thread I started: http://forum.corsair.com/v3/showthread.php?t=81031 same problem happening to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted September 3, 2009 Corsair Employees Share Posted September 3, 2009 Can you test the drive on another system? Let's get it replaced, please use the On Line RMA Request Form and we will be happy to replace it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Three of Swords Posted September 3, 2009 Author Share Posted September 3, 2009 Look at the thread I started: http://forum.corsair.com/v3/showthread.php?t=81031 same problem happening to me. Yeah, I read your post. You mentioned it becoming visible after a while. Mine has not. You also said during heavy file activity. I was copying just a few 1kb files when it happened. So a little different. But it does make me worry about the drive... :( As for testing it in another system, I'll try to do so this weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted September 3, 2009 Corsair Employees Share Posted September 3, 2009 NP Please let us know what happens! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Three of Swords Posted September 6, 2009 Author Share Posted September 6, 2009 I had time today to install the X256 in another system. The BIOS did not find it. After reading these and other forums, it seems a significant number of the X series drives are having problems. I think I'm going to return it and go to another manufacturer. I've used Corsair RAM for years. And my most recent build went w/ the HX1000W PSU. So it's w/ reluctance that I do this. But my confidence in this product is very low. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wired Posted September 6, 2009 Share Posted September 6, 2009 You're only seeing posts from a subset of the number of people who bought one. No way to tell what the actual amount of drives sold is. Therefore, the # of drives with issues (nothing's 100% folks) could be 0.000001% and we'd never know it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davyc Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 You're only seeing posts from a subset of the number of people who bought one. No way to tell what the actual amount of drives sold is. Therefore, the # of drives with issues (nothing's 100% folks) could be 0.000001% and we'd never know it. Gotta agree with you Wired - the thing for people to remember is that this is a "support" forum so it's pretty obvious people with problems are going to come here; what I have noticed is that there are not many posts in comparison to another company's (wonder who's :bigeyes:) support forum, so I would hazard an opinion that the Corsair range is much more reliable. Best thing to do is RMA the drive - I've had to do this with numerous spinning HDD's and it does make you feel bitter in some respects, but nothing is infallible. I'd stick with Corsair if I were you :biggrin: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted September 8, 2009 Corsair Employees Share Posted September 8, 2009 Can you post a pic of the label off of the drive or more importantly the Part number and lot code on the label? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Three of Swords Posted September 10, 2009 Author Share Posted September 10, 2009 Can you post a pic of the label off of the drive or more importantly the Part number and lot code on the label? Sorry, I had already shipped it back to Newegg for a replacement before I saw this request. For better or worse Newegg doesn't offer returns on SSDs, so I have to get another X256. I hope that it was just a bad 'batch' of drives, or a singlular problem and the replacement works like a charm. If so, I'll make sure to give a follow-up post on how well it works. I give credit as well as criticism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted September 11, 2009 Corsair Employees Share Posted September 11, 2009 NP and I understand, its a new drive and should not have problems so I do understand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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