bernd brechbart Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 hi, i just got my first ssd (yay!) but i've ran into some problems with the windows installation. the setup completes and reboots, finalizes and reboots one more time. everything seems fine until this point. the system boots normally and shows me the windows 7 bootscreen ("windows is starting") but after that it stops (no video input, and the monitor goes to standby). all i can do at this point is reboot, when i try to run safe mode, it tells me to restart to complete the installation. the funny thing is that ubuntu 10.10 works like a breeze on that same disk. i figured i'd maybe need f6 drivers for the intel raid, but win7 as well as ubuntu seem to recognize the drives (raid+ssd) just fine. hmmm. i've also tried to plug the ssd to other onboard sata-ports (jmicron/ez raid), but the behavior stays exactly the same. i have not flashed my bios or ssd yet, do i have to? can anyone help me out? thanks, bb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted December 21, 2010 Corsair Employees Share Posted December 21, 2010 Please run Parted Magic and secure erase the drive then try the install again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bernd brechbart Posted December 28, 2010 Author Share Posted December 28, 2010 hey, thanks for your quick reply. it took me quite some time to try out your suggestion. here is what i did: - drive was listed as "frozen", so i did the hotswap-thing - secure erase (internal) - reinstalled windows nothing changed. so i: - plugged the drive to the first sata-port, unplugged all other drives - flashed the mainboard's bios to the latest version - tried out several bootsticks - created boot images under win7 and ubuntu - tried fat32 and ntfs for the stick(s) - tried out 32/64bit versions of win7 - tried different bios settings (raid, ahci) and different sata ports/onboard controllers both windows install images are legally downloaded msdn versions and were also tested on another pc without any issue. ubuntu still works fine, the win7 setup recognizes the f40 and the setup seems to work normally until after the first reboot. at that point, i get "no display signal" instead of the login screen. hmmmm.. is there anything left i could try? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synbios Posted December 28, 2010 Share Posted December 28, 2010 Sounds to me like its a video card problem. If your video card has two outputs, try another output. You should always use the port that's closest to the bottom of the motherboard (toward the slot). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bernd brechbart Posted December 29, 2010 Author Share Posted December 29, 2010 nope, still no luck, but thanks for the tip.. also the video card works fine when i boot win7 from my other drive (or ubuntu from the ssd). could it be an issue with the ssd's firmware? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted December 31, 2010 Corsair Employees Share Posted December 31, 2010 That sounds odd, can you test the SSD on another system, if not or if you like we can try and replace it under RMA, please use the link on the left and we can try that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bernd brechbart Posted February 10, 2011 Author Share Posted February 10, 2011 ok, took me some time, but i did what you suggested and plugged the ssd to another pc. works perfectly. so i guess it's the win7 chipset drivers for my mainboard. since i'm using the latest version there is not much i can do at this point.. well, thanks for the kind support. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synbios Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 There's no such thing as chipset drivers..contrary to popular belief.. Actually I am running this exact board you have.. Asus P5W DH Deluxe, same processor too, and the Force drive works perfectly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bernd brechbart Posted February 11, 2011 Author Share Posted February 11, 2011 hmm, there are the "intel® chipset drivers" on the p5w driver page, though i have to admit that i've never seen a noticeable effect after the installation.. do you have any idea what could be the issue with my configuration? the drive works, and win7 recognizes it when i boot from another drive. i tried all possible sata ports/modes. the installation i did on my computer is fine too, i just moved the drive to another pc and it started without issue. when i put it back into my pc, i get "no input signal" after the "windows is starting up"-screen. you are using sata port 1 and ahci, right? i'm starting to think you were right all along, the video card may be the problem.. but then why is it working out-of-the box with a regular hdd, the standard win7 video drivers must be the same..? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bernd brechbart Posted August 18, 2011 Author Share Posted August 18, 2011 better late than never, i guess. it seems win7 (sp1 version as well) can't finish the installation when i have my monitor connected via dvi (at least on my system). go figure. my solution was to use a dvi-to-vga-adapter and a vga cable to complete the installation, install graphics drivers (latest catalyst, in my case), and then switch back to dvi cable without adapter. works perfectly now, corsair and their fine ssds are completely innocent! cheers, bb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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