fredrik76 Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 Hi, I have an standard HP8540p laptop with an Corseair Force 240 drive. The first one died completly, now my replace drive (updated with firmware 2.0 the minute a got it) is showing the exact same problem. I'm not using any sleep or hibernate modes right know. The computers has been off for about 24 hours, and then it can't find the disk when starting up. Seems like your disk don't work with the HP8540p or the motherboard inside. Do anyone else experience the same problem with HP8540 (or 8440) with Corseair force? I just about had enough and are thinking about returning the disk and getting another brand. Thanks Fredrik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synbios Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 If you're willing to return it and still can without much hassle, you should and get a Corsair performance drive. They have much better compatibility with HP/laptops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employee RAM GUY Posted November 15, 2010 Corsair Employee Share Posted November 15, 2010 I would agree the Performance series would be a better choice with any OEM system. But you may want to test the drive in another system to be sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredrik76 Posted November 16, 2010 Author Share Posted November 16, 2010 Ok, so is it the controller on the performance series that have better compatibility? How can I be sure that i will not run inte trouble with the performance series? Thanks Fredrik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synbios Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 Yes the performance series have a samsung controller I believe and they have been proven to run better in unique OEM hardware such as laptops. The Force drive is better for use in a desktop because of it's high speed that most laptops cannot handle, and we know it's compatible with ICH7 through 10 as well as some AMD southbridges. There are simply too many laptops to test, and they do strange things with laptops as each one is unique. IMO the Force drive is just not fit for them and that's why people see incompatibilities sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtaivalmaki Posted November 18, 2010 Share Posted November 18, 2010 Seems like HP (note)books and Corsair Force don't fit! My similar topic: http://forum.corsair.com/v3/showthread.php?t=91108 Have you tested cold boot vs. warm boot (aka reboot)? Do you get the drive recognized then? See also: http://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Hardware/SSD-not-recognized/m-p/377719/highlight/true Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employee RAM GUY Posted November 18, 2010 Corsair Employee Share Posted November 18, 2010 Those links would tend to suggest its not a Corsair issue but an issue with the NB in general and may not support SSD's, as it seems there are makes of SSD's having issues with that NB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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