dbw09 Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 I posted this in another thread, but I thought it may be easier for the community to find it if I re-post this in a separate thread. Many new SSDs are experiencing freezing problems, and this is not only a Corsair and/or Sandforce issue as many other manufacturers are having this issue as well. Many people have had the freezing issues stop by using a simple registry edit that disables some power saving features for the SATA ports of your system. This has been proven across multiple platforms and systems to decrease/eliminate the freezing issues. While disabling the LPM on every SATA port will work, it is easier (and also better for battery life/electricity costs!) to disable LPM for only the port that your SSD is on, typically Port0. To do this, follow the instructions below. NOTE: Please follow these instructions at your own risk! I personally have used this procedure on 5 systems so far, and many others have used it successfully as stated on multiple forums. However, as with any registry editing, serious issues can arise if you somehow mess things up! Be careful! NOTE: This only works if you are using the Intel RST drivers. If you are using the default MS AHCI drivers, this will not work. 1) Copy the below text and paste it into a notepad file, and save the document with a .reg extension. 2) Execute the file 3) This will disable the LPM for ONLY Port0, which will allow the SSD to operate without freezes (we hope!) as well as allow your other hard drives to still use LPM. If your SSD is NOT on Port0, edit the file to have it disable LPM on whichever port your SSD is connected to. Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\iaStor\Parameters\Port0] "LPM"=dword:00000000 "LPMDSTATE"=dword:00000000 "DIPM"=dword:00000000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wired Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 http://forum.corsair.com/v3/showpost.php?p=505451&postcount=51 http://forum.corsair.com/v3/showpost.php?p=505452&postcount=52 Sadly no, this is not a stable or consistant fix for this issue. Feel free to try it if you like but my suggestion is to wait on a fix originating from SandForce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oatmeal Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Definitely worth a try doing this LPM registry fix. I know Yellowbeard said it's not consistent, but that was on June 2nd. If we were to wait on Sandforce to solve the problem, we'd be on our 42nd day of waiting with no response/update to what the problem actually is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbw09 Posted July 13, 2011 Author Share Posted July 13, 2011 http://forum.corsair.com/v3/showpost.php?p=505451&postcount=51 http://forum.corsair.com/v3/showpost.php?p=505452&postcount=52 The first link is for all ports (and thus all non-SSDs will have LPM disabled and is not ideal), so this is not the same. Also, the link from YB is quite old, and numerous online forums have stated the LPM edit does indeed work; I can attest to it on both SF and marvell controllers. Again, YMMV, but this is better than most manufacturers remaining silent on the issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncaerulea Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 The regfix seems to have fixed freezing and lockup with my 120 GB Force GT. So far 24h without any problems. Thanks OP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted July 14, 2011 Corsair Employees Share Posted July 14, 2011 Thank you for the post and help dbw09! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfpack Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 Just wanted to say that after enabling hot-swap and applying the reg-fix I haven't had a freeze in 4 days. Previously I got atleast 2 or 3 a day. Seems like this has enabled me to use my drive without banging my head on the wall (repeatedly) :) Thanks dbw09! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtrat Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 I applied the hotfix and have not had any freezes so far in 3 days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max_from_Italy Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 I applied the hotfix and have not had any freezes so far in 2 days. Thanks.:biggrin: (I have assembled the pc with mobo asus p8h67 m evo + cpu intel i5 2500k + 4 gb ram ******** + ssd on port(0) sataIII corsair force3 120 gb replaced with rma with serial number 1124 on the box). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ab9003 Posted July 20, 2011 Share Posted July 20, 2011 What is the LPM? Is there any reason not to do this? Is it reversible? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted July 20, 2011 Corsair Employees Share Posted July 20, 2011 I would suggest saving what is currently in there on a note pad, and then make the change in case you want to change it back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pip_jones Posted July 20, 2011 Share Posted July 20, 2011 I think I've been experiencing this issue since I owned the drive so I'm going to give this solution a try. Scenario. - Cold boot, system "may" freeze after a few minutes use. Only solution is to do a forced reset from power switch. - On 2nd or 3rd boot, system will behave flawlessly Before finding this thread, I fresh installed W7-64-SP1 onto the SSD - and have just had the freeze. Running the same OS on the RAID-10 on the same system has never shown the issue. I'll post any results I find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellowbeard Posted July 20, 2011 Share Posted July 20, 2011 I'll post any results I find. Please do. I'm still seeing quite a few people post here and at other locations that this fix does not fully resolve their issue. But, we certainly hope it does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robby2k9 Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 Is there a fix for similar problems when using the onboard Marvell SATA-3 ports? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biatche Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 Seems to have reduced the frequency of the problem, but it still happens. P55 board. This is on a Force 3 60GB and intel rst 10.x. Are there any Force 3 users here without ANY issues at all? Will we need to wait few months for a fix? just like when first force series was initially out... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
royael Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 How do I check what port it is on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gte206w Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 How do I check what port it is on? My Intel controller lists the drives attached and their corresponding port #'s during initial stages of booting up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohm.low Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 Just got a couple of Force GT drives yesterday. Installed Windows 7 x64, after a couple of hours of usage I got my first freeze and when i made a forced reboot the drive did not appear. Removed power for a minute and it worked fine. Took the time and read about the problem and applied the "LPM" fix. Today, around 30 minutes ago i got my second freeze; followed by discs not detecting.. :[pouts: I do hope a fix will be here soon, my nerves can't take stuff like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pip_jones Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 Please do. I'm still seeing quite a few people post here and at other locations that this fix does not fully resolve their issue. But, we certainly hope it does. Day One, no system freeze. - yet - uptime of around 40 mins So far have launched & downloaded e-mail with AV scan "heavy" e-mail client made by IBM. (Shhh - it's my job and it is a good product). Whilst playing 720p from NAS (IMAX.Fighter.Pilot.720p.Divx6.Ac3) ... and using this forum, of course. This would have normally guaranteed a Freeze. *Note, this is a fresh build from W7-64-SP1, not a service packed build. Latest drivers from Intel and nVidia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellowbeard Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 So far have launched & downloaded e-mail with AV scan "heavy" e-mail client made by IBM. (Shhh - it's my job and it is a good product). Are you part of the XForce? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pip_jones Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 Are you part of the XForce? No, although I did work for an IBM BP for a while. Lotus Notes is like an old friend. I've used it at work for a long time, written many applications and integrated it with quite a few systems. So, I practice what I preach and use it at home too, only for e-mail. The eclipse platform rocks on an SSD (as does visual studio, I should add). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longroadtrip Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 Applied hotfix and have been up with no crashes or freezes for 72 hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biatche Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 Hello, are there any Force 3 users without any problems at all? Mind sharing configuration? Corsair, how are you dealing this issue? Sigh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohm.low Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 Applied hotfix and have been up with no crashes or freezes for 72 hours. Have corsair release a hotfix? :sigh!: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Achso Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 Have the same Problem with my Corsair F60GB3. System stutters, and the SSD is not to be found by BIOS until i do a cold reset. LPM is deactivated as well as in UEFI as in Registry. What bothers me the most is that i recently had exactly the same Issue with an other Vendor´s SSD and this is why i bought the Corsair Drive. This really sucks. Here is the Error from the Windows Log which has occured before: "Ein zurücksetzen auf Gerät "\device\RaidPort0" wurde ausgeben" ("A reset to device"\device\RaidPort0" was returned" System - Provider [ Name] mvs91xx - EventID 129 [ Qualifiers] 32772 Level 3 Task 0 Keywords 0x80000000000000 - TimeCreated [ SystemTime] 2011-07-21T23:35:24.731017900Z EventRecordID 4847 Channel System Computer i7 Security - EventData \Device\RaidPort0 0F001800010000000000000081000480040000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000010000810004800000000000000000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Binäre Daten: In Wörtern 0000: 0018000F 00000001 00000000 80040081 0008: 00000004 00000000 00000000 00000000 0010: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 0018: 00000100 80040081 00000000 00000000 In Bytes 0000: 0F 00 18 00 01 00 00 00 ........ 0008: 00 00 00 00 81 00 04 80 ...... 0010: 04 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........ 0018: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........ 0020: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........ 0028: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........ 0030: 00 01 00 00 81 00 04 80 ...... 0038: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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