static_geek Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 I'm on my third unit(under warranty) ... it is my Win 7 drive. The first failure occurred during a desktop personalization change; kablooey! the computer rebooted and told me I needed to insert bootable media. So I checked all the cables and got the same message and returned it. The second one I was surfing the web(IE 10 and was reading a Neowin article at the time) and the computer rebooted and again I was greeted with blah blah blah please insert bootable media. Each time the computer would not recognize the SSD, but when I installed the replacement,reinstalled windows it worked fine. This one is my last chance, so I was wondering if anyone had any ideas/suggestions as to what might be the problem and how to prevent it.(Current build is in my sig) TIA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kreuger Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 I know you said that you tried the cables but Im wondering if you checked to see if they were snug or tried using new ones? Also try a different port on your motherboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
static_geek Posted April 23, 2013 Author Share Posted April 23, 2013 Yes I did try both those things, still wouldn't recognize the drive. I had an older Intel SSD from my old rig which I tried and it was fine. But I did spend about $250 on the sucker and bought it cuz of the rave reviews........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lars77 Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 When it happened, did you try plugging into a different computer? (just out of curiosity) Three times same issue does sound like a lot. Maybe there's an off-chance that the power supply is giving it too much voltage? You'd need to get a power supply tester to be sure. Or you're just that unlucky? ;) I haven't had any issues w/ my own OCZ SSDs, but I only have Vertex drives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Warwagon MVC Posted April 24, 2013 MVC Share Posted April 24, 2013 hmm... i've always stayed away from OCZ drives because of all the reviews of high failure rates. 123456789A 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chconline Veteran Posted April 24, 2013 Veteran Share Posted April 24, 2013 The Vector is a fine drive... I have one right now. :p Is anything else in your comp frying? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RottGutt Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 I had the same issues with a new build recently. It had to do with the UEFI BIOS on my mobo flaking out. I flashed my mobo to the latest BIOS, went through the steps of setting it back up, and haven't had any problems since. It seems that for some reason, I HAD to leave the "boot order" setting as UEFI first. The second I changed it to the SSD first and restarted, I would get the "insert bootable media" message again. Change it back to UEFI first, and the problem went away. Hope this info helps! Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
static_geek Posted April 24, 2013 Author Share Posted April 24, 2013 I did try both of them in diff rigs........they were no shows ..............but when the new one arrives I will try your suggestion RottGutt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fusi0n Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 At my last place of work, we ordered OCZ drivers to replace drives in New dell laptops.. we would have about two drives fail a week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YouWhat Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 With OCZ drives, the only thing you can do is to keep the firmware up to date, this is the only thing that keeps the drives from panic locking. There are various reasons as to why they happen, but as soon as you get the replacement drive, update firmware straight away, and also keep on top of any new updates they release for the drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian M. Veteran Posted April 24, 2013 Veteran Share Posted April 24, 2013 The Vector is a fine drive... I have one right now. :p Is anything else in your comp frying? OCZ don't have a great track record, which I can vouch for myself. I had 4 machines which had vertex drives, one of which had 2 (so 5 drives in total). Of those initial drives, one failed in a month, and another failed 6 months later. OCZ replaced them both with refurbs. The first refurb drive failed after 3 months and was replaced again, the second was DOA and replaced straight away. So original purchase: 5 drives. Originals failed: 2 (40%) Total drives owned: 9 Total drives failed: 4 (~44.5%) Needless to say I no longer own any OCZ products. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f0rk_b0mb Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 My OCZ drive failed within about 5 months. I RMA'd it and I'm on my 2nd one now, going good for about a year--no problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsupersonic Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 Yeah, OCZ flat out sucks for SSD's, I can't recommend it. My Vertex died in 4 months of use, and I've since not recommended it to friends - 2 of my friend's didn't take my advice, and their OCZ SSD's died as well. I can't see why anyone would cheap out and get an OCZ drive when you get a far more reliable drive for a few bucks more (or the same price). They should go back to making other computer accessories - their PSU is pretty decent (been running it for almost 4 years). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorganX Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 hmm... i've always stayed away from OCZ drives because of all the reviews of high failure rates. In general OCZ is ok. But when the Vector was first released with firmware that after a power failure would render the drive unreadable and unflashable, I went with the Samsung Pro series :D Samsung is the only SSD vendor that doesn't just order and assemble, they make all the components including the NAND and controller themselves. +Matthew S. 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0sit0 Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 I had an issue with one (DOA) but other than that this one has been working great for a few months. I guess I should backup now lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xilo Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 Get a Samsung 840 Pro. Samsung has a great track record for reliability. MorganX 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lathanielt Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 Odd.... I have an OCZ Agility 2 and I have had it for about two years now. No issues at all. And the funny thing is that I have not changed the firmware either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RottGutt Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 I can wholeheartedly recommend Mercury SSD drives from Other World Computing. http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/SSD/OWC/ Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fusi0n Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 I like my Crucial drives.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gotenks98 Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 hmm... i've always stayed away from OCZ drives because of all the reviews of high failure rates. ^^^^ This x infinity. So many reviews and I have even seen it happen with a customer as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chconline Veteran Posted April 24, 2013 Veteran Share Posted April 24, 2013 OCZ don't have a great track record, which I can vouch for myself. I had 4 machines which had vertex drives, one of which had 2 (so 5 drives in total). Of those initial drives, one failed in a month, and another failed 6 months later. OCZ replaced them both with refurbs. The first refurb drive failed after 3 months and was replaced again, the second was DOA and replaced straight away. So original purchase: 5 drives. Originals failed: 2 (40%) Total drives owned: 9 Total drives failed: 4 (~44.5%) Needless to say I no longer own any OCZ products. I can counter with this... OCZ drives owned: - Vertex 2 60GB - Vertex 2 120GB - Vertex 2 160GB - Vertex 3 MI 240GB - Agility 3 240GB - Octane 512GB - Vertex 4 256GB - Agility 4 256GB - Vector 256GB My Octane was DOA but other than that, 0% failure rate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gotenks98 Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 I can counter with this... OCZ drives owned: - Vertex 2 60GB - Vertex 2 120GB - Vertex 2 160GB - Vertex 3 MI 240GB - Agility 3 240GB - Octane 512GB - Vertex 4 256GB - Agility 4 256GB - Vector 256GB My Octane was DOA but other than that, 0% failure rate. You have just been lucky. I really think you should play the lottery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fusi0n Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 I can counter with this... OCZ drives owned: - Vertex 2 60GB - Vertex 2 120GB - Vertex 2 160GB - Vertex 3 MI 240GB - Agility 3 240GB - Octane 512GB - Vertex 4 256GB - Agility 4 256GB - Vector 256GB My Octane was DOA but other than that, 0% failure rate. I would consider yourself lucky.. Like I said, I ordered 200 SSDs over a years period and had half of them die. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_sock_00 Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 I'm on my third unit(under warranty) ... it is my Win 7 drive. The first failure occurred during a desktop personalization change; kablooey! the computer rebooted and told me I needed to insert bootable media. So I checked all the cables and got the same message and returned it. The second one I was surfing the web(IE 10 and was reading a Neowin article at the time) and the computer rebooted and again I was greeted with blah blah blah please insert bootable media. Each time the computer would not recognize the SSD, but when I installed the replacement,reinstalled windows it worked fine. This one is my last chance, so I was wondering if anyone had any ideas/suggestions as to what might be the problem and how to prevent it.(Current build is in my sig) TIA Well this is a new line which i would be careful of. I haven't opened my 3rd RMA which happened to be a vertex 4. I put it up for sale and not one reply. OCZ is good for speed, but reliability is not great. Just because some say they haven't had any problems so it's fine doesn't justify anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MillionVoltss Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 Vertex 2 60gb, Crystal DIsk reports 100%, had it since 19/08/2010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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