W520 mSATA SSD Crystal Disk Mark

Here is the benchmark for the ADATA 256GB SSD I just installed in my W520.
I have a mSATA to 2.5" adapter, so i could move it from the mSATA slot and put it in the SATA III ultra or primary bay. Truth be told, I don't feel like taking her apart again, as the SSD is going to stay under the keyboard, no matter what.
It seems to me that only the sequential read is bottlenecked by SATA II. Am I interpreting this correctly? Doesn't SATA II top out at a nominal 3Gb/sec?
Thanks in advance.

@lead - thank you for your response.
I am quite happy with the system as it stands i.e. keeping the SSD in mSATA.
I am a bit perplexed because of this review:
review
These are the scores they obtained using SATA III. I can understand the difference in the Seq and 512K reads, but why the lower numbers for 4K and 4K QD reads and writes?
Perhaps I'll move the SSD to the main bay (as i mentioned I have an adapter) in due course, to see how my numbers differ, just for fun.
As i said, I love the way the system turned out with this configuration. The system is way better with the SSD as the boot drive, be it SATA II or SATA III. I love having two big disks in the primary and ultra bays too.

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MSI GT70 2OD Crystal Disk Mark

What Crystal Disk Mark values should I be getting.
I just got the following after a clean install by MSI Support, and they seem pretty rubbish:
CrystalDiskMark 3.0.2 x64 (C) 2007-2013 hiyohiyo
Crystal Dew World : http://crystalmark.info/
* MB/s = 1,000,000 byte/s [SATA/300 = 300,000,000 byte/s]
Sequential Read : 614.910 MB/s
Sequential Write : 649.474 MB/s
Random Read 512KB : 507.291 MB/s
Random Write 512KB : 587.970 MB/s
Random Read 4KB (QD=1) : 20.054 MB/s [ 4896.1 IOPS]
Random Write 4KB (QD=1) : 33.165 MB/s [ 8096.9 IOPS]
Random Read 4KB (QD=32) : 114.017 MB/s [ 27836.1 IOPS]
Random Write 4KB (QD=32) : 94.275 MB/s [ 23016.3 IOPS]
Test : 1000 MB [C: 15.6% (55.5/356.7 GB)] (x5)
Date : 2013/08/08 14:52:53
OS : Windows 8 [6.2 Build 9200] (x64)

Quote from: RichyD on 31-August-13, 01:24:06
Just an update - it looks as Port 4 on my MSI laptop is switching between 6GB/s and 3GB/s
On most boots it gets 3GB/s, but on a few boots I get 6GB/s for the 3rd drive in my RAID array.
Restart - and its detected as 6GB/s, and I'm getting 1500MB/s in HDTune
Restart again - and the 3rd drive drops to 3GB/s and I'm getting 800MB/s in HDTune.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/y5tk5myxxdu3r5o/2013-08-30%201809%20HDTune.PNG
https://www.dropbox.com/s/cdn61msfekuodfi/2013-08-30%201814%20HDTune.PNG
Any idea why it would come out as 3GB/s sometimes and 6GB/s others? (its back to 3GB/s now!)
----- UPDATE
It just happened while doing a HD Tune test!
Before the test, the intel manager was showing 6GB/s SATA transfer, then when the speed dropped in HD Tune, I reopened and it was then showing 3GB/SATA transfer connection.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/4oaytwfwr76l290/Change%20in%20use%20from%20Sata%206GBs%20to%203GBs.PNG
Well, I'd wager it's either the SSD or the adapter. RMA again and cross your fingers?

16GB mSATA SSD Cache

     I recently purchased a new HP Envy 700-300z desktop computer. All is well except for the following. With the purchase, I had the 16GB mSATA SSD Cache disk installed to speed up the computer. I could not locate any info in the instructions and was looking for third party software that was attached to this drive, like scandisk or conduit the owner of the software. Was there a software installed and if so where is it located or any other info that you may have.

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Adding mSata SSD to my W520

Looking to add this SSD http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148613 to my W520. Any body with experience and recommendations?

I've just bought this mSata SSD for my brand new W530
I'm still waiting for the parcel delivery from Crucial UK.
This SSD should work perfectly on your W520.
Several users on this forum use this SSD on their W520 without any issue.
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T430s upgrading from HDD with 16G mSATA SSD to primary SSD - what to do with mSATA SSD

Hi all,
I am going to install a Samsung 840 pro 256G SSD to replace my HDD that came with my T430s. It also came with a 16G mSATA SSD "cache" drive. Once I install the primary 256G SSD, I think the mSATA SSD will be useless and only going to cause trouble.
My question is, can I just remove it at the same time as I swap the HDD and SSD or will that cause problems? Are there proper steps to follow in this situation? Will any info be lost if I just take it out?.....I figure not since it is just a "cache" drive which is not supposed to really store any files.
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btw - my overall impression is that this mSATA "cache" thing has been basically useless and a waste of money.
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My 16GB SanDisk U100 is giving a SMART error as noted by a variety of tools (Crystal Disk, SanDisk SSD Toolkit, Lenovo's boot diagnostics), and is failing and useless. I was thinking of replacing, but I have a couple of questions:
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Are bus transfer speeds any different if on mSATA vs. internal HD port? Meaning is internal HD on a faster bus configuration than mSATA?
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W520 and SSD drive

All:
I hope someone here can help me... PLEASE
I have a new (today) W520 (4284-AN4) I installed x64 Win7 and then all Windows updates and then all lenovo updates (except fngerprint reader) and while the system is nice the disk performance is less then spectacular for the SSD drive...
the performance resilts over all is 5.9
Processor = 7.5
Ram = 7.5
Graphics = 6.9
Gaming graphics = 6.9
Disk Transfer = 5.9
I am told that is pretty bad for an SSD drive
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I am using driver from Microsoft, Date 6/21/2006 verison 6.1.7600.16385
the system BIOS is: LENOVO 8BET47WW (1.27), 7/11/2011
Does ANYONE have any ideas?
thanks in advance for any tips or tricks

So you are not running the factory preload? Check the sector alignment on the drive. That could cause the performance to be degraded.
Run this tool to determine if you are aligned properly.
http://www.techpowerup.com/articles/other/157
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Installing mSATA SSD as secondary drive in Lenovo A730

Hi:
I purchased a new Lenovo A730 desktop all in one pc this week. As everyone knows, it only comes with a 5400 rpm HDD. That of course is really slow, which I anticipated. Fortunately, it comes with an empty mSATA slot. Therefore, following the advice of others with this otherwise wonderful machine, I purchased a 128 GB SSD drive to install into the mSATA slot. Done.
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I really would like to boot from the SSD Drive, delete the hard drive, and use it as storage, but I cannot seem to cure this problem.
If anyone has a solution, I would really appreciate it.
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dbw
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hi dbw,
Booting from mSATA SSD, can you try to use the diskpart utility or EaseUS Partition Master to view the connected drives.
DiskPart Command-Line Options
Diskpart Command-Line Utility
If same problem, consider using Paragon Backup & Recovery 12 Home free trial (complere guide here) to migrate the OS, drivers, etc from the HDD to the mSATA SSD. When done, set the following in the BIOS and configure it to boot from the mSATA SSD and observe.
Security Tab
Secure Boot = Disabled (if applicable)
CSM = Enabled (if applicable)
Exit Tab:
OS Optimized Defaults = Other OS / Disabled (if applicable)
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MSI GE70 Apache Pro 0-61 msata SSD

Hello guyz,
I have recently ordered the above mentioned MSI laptop. As it does not come with an ssd. So i thought of adding one to it. After searching google i found that an msata ssd can be added to this model. I wanted to confirm here on the official msi forum. I am thinking of buying a Samsung Evo 840 msata ssd 250gb for this upgrade. Can you please confirm will this ssd be compatible with this laptop model ? and is it ok if i install a new OS (windows 8.1) on the new ssd for booting purpose and not deleting the old OS. Lastly please do confirm if the laptop has an extra msata ssd slot . As i have still not received the laptop so thought of ordering an msata to use it with. Waiting for your replies Thankyou

The GE70 should come with 2 mSATA sockets (I believe), assuming that there is none installed already.
Yes, the Samsung 840 EVO should work fine. (95% sure about that)
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Can i install a 32gb msata ssd drive on my hp envy 6 1002tx laptop?

can i install a 32gb msata ssd drive on my hp envy 6 1002tx laptop?
Is their any msata port in my laptop motherboard?
is their any problem by installing msata in my laptop?

Hi,
Please check the following documnet to find down a slot on the system board because this is an option:
http://bizsupport2.austin.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c03282148/c03282148.pdf
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G500 - Is it possible to install a mSATA SSD drive?

Hi!
I am interested in the Lenovo G500 i7-3612QM and I would like to be able to install a mSATA SSD drive on it.
I have read that these drives can be installed on a PCI Express Mini Card slot, and according to the Hardware Maintenance Manual (p. 29) the computer has two of these slots:
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Lenovo S430 mSATA SSD problem

Hi,
I bought 32GB Samsung SSD mSATA hard drive.
When I want boot from BIOS from this disk it is okey. I install on this disk Windows 7 32bit and is OK.
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What is wrong??

I think Lenovo S430's msata slot can not support two SSD in single device since the mSATA SSD consist of two identical mSATA SSD integrated in one device using RAID 0.

B590: Einbau und Inbetriebnahme mSata SSD als Cache

Hallo liebe Forengemeinde!In den nächsten Tagen erhalte ich das B590 i3-3110m mit 4GB Ram und Windows 8.1. In Kurzform: Möchte mSATA als SSD Cache (30 GB) installieren im B590. Funktioniert das überhaupt unter Windows 8.1 (Update1)? Muss ich etwas im Bios umstellen oder macht das eine Software evtl. alleine? Was muss ich sonst noch beachten? Ist das von einem Laien zu bewerkstelligen (erlischen der Garantie)? Ich habe im Internet gelesen, dass der Laptop über einen mSATA Steckplatz für eine SSD verfügt. Ich würde gerne die Möglichkeit umsetzen, direkt zu Beginn (also bevor ich irgendwelche persönlichen Daten auf den Laptop bringe), sowohl den Arbeitsspeicher zu erweitern, als auch eine mSATA SSD einzubauen und diese als zusätzlichen Cache zu nutzen. So weit so gut. Ich finde widersprüchliche Angaben, ob SSD Caching nun unter Windows 8.1 funktioniert oder nicht, weiß das jemand aus der Community? Die Windows Version ist werksseitig installiert, auch hier scheint es widersprüchliche Informationen bzgl. SSD Cache und Partitionen auf der HDD zu geben. Was muss ich Software-seitig tun, damit das auch funktioniert? Hier habe ich etwas von Bios umstellen, Intel Rapid Start, Treiber installieren gelesen... Was ist da dran? Scheinbar gibt es einige Modelle des B590, die schon werksseitig mit Lenovo HDD Performance Booster ausgestattet sind, also kann es doch nicht so umständlich sein, das ans Laufen zu bringen, oder? Laut Hardware Maintenance Manual muss "nur" die Wartungsklappe geöffnet werden für den Einbau der SSD, erlischt dann die Garantie? Vielen Dank im VorausDennis

Dank dieses schönen Threads (vielen Dank an die Schreiber!) habe ich mich jetzt auch getraut, mir eine SSD einzubauen. :-) Mit meinem folgenden Bericht kann ich diese Entscheidung dem einen oder anderen vielleicht auch erleichtern. Meine Hardware: Lenovo B590 mit 8 GB RAM, Intel Core i5-3230M CPU, 1 TB Harddisk und Windows 8.1 x64. Eigentlich rannte das Gerät für mein Empfinden bisher schon mehr als schnell genug und ich bin mit meinem Notebook auch mehr als nur zufrieden, aber da die SSDs ja so schön billig geworden sind, dachte ich mir, kann ich es ja einfach mal probieren. Also habe ich mir eine Kingston SSD mit 120 GB gekauft. Typ: SMS200S3/120G. Sie kostet ca. 60 Euro und verbraucht im Betrieb etwas mehr, als die deutlich teureren SSDs (ca. 1,2 Watt gegenüber ca. 0,4 Watt bei sehr stromsparenden SSDs). Im Standby verbraucht sie aber auch nur 0,4 Watt. Und meist befindet sie sich ja im Standby. Außerdem spielt dies nur bei Akku-Betrieb eine Rolle, was bei mir selten der Fall ist. Ich habe die SSD nach der Anleitung von McMurphy1983 eingebaut (nochmal danke dafür!). Nach der Installation der Expresscache Software und zwei Neustarts tat sich aber erstmal gar nichts. Der Start war sogar etwas langsamer als zuvor. Bisher brauchte Windows 8.1 etwa 50 Sekunden, um betriebsbereit zu sein. Das ist etwas langsamer als üblich, weil bei mir der Schnellstart (Systemsteuerung\Energieoptionen\Systemeinstellungen) deaktiviert ist, da ich das System als Dual-Boot eingerichtet habe (ich habe auch noch eine Windows 7 Partition). Bei Dual-Boot muss der Schnellstart deaktiviert sein, da es sonst zu Datenverlusten kommen kann. Der Rechner startet also immer vollständig von Null auf, was etwas länger dauert. Nach dem zweiten Systemstart nach der Installation von expresscache sah die Statistik also noch so aus: ExpressCache Command Version 1.3.110.0
Copyright® 2010-2013 Condusiv Technologies.
Date Time: 6/14/2015 2:35:0:337 (AP_VU2_W8 #4)
EC Cache Info
==================================================
Mounted                   : Yes
Partition Size            : 32.00 GB
Reserved Size             : 3.00 MB
Volume Size               : 32.00 GB
Total Used Size           : 78.25 MB
Total Free Space          : 31.92 GB
Used Data Size            : 1.25 MB
Used Data Size on Disk    : 69.00 MB
Tiered Cache Stats
==================================================
Memory in use             : 0 Bytes
Blocks in use             : 0
Read Percent              : 0.00%
Cache Stats
==================================================
Cache Volume Drive Number : 0
Total Read Count          : 57110
Total Read Size           : 1.52 GB
Total Cache Read Count    : 36
Total Cache Read Size     : 174.50 KB
Total Write Count         : 2842
Total Write Size          : 74.86 MB
Total Cache Write Count   : 4
Total Cache Write Size    : 36.00 KB
Cache Read Percent        : 0.01%
Cache Write Percent       : 0.05%  Ich war erstmal TOTAL enttäuscht, dass nur um die 0,01% aus dem Cache gelesen wurden und habe mich schon geärgert, dass es nicht richtig funktioniert. ABER DANN: Beim dritten Systemstart ist mir fast der Keks aus dem Mund gefallen. Plötzlich ging alles ratzfatz und die Statistik sah so aus:  ExpressCache Command Version 1.3.110.0
Copyright® 2010-2013 Condusiv Technologies.
Date Time: 6/14/2015 2:55:5:163 (AP_VU2_W8 #5)
EC Cache Info
==================================================
Mounted                   : Yes
Partition Size            : 32.00 GB
Reserved Size             : 3.00 MB
Volume Size               : 32.00 GB
Total Used Size           : 5.11 GB
Total Free Space          : 26.89 GB
Used Data Size            : 5.04 GB
Used Data Size on Disk    : 5.10 GB
Tiered Cache Stats
==================================================
Memory in use             : 1024.00 MB
Blocks in use             : 0
Read Percent              : 0.00%
Cache Stats
==================================================
Cache Volume Drive Number : 0
Total Read Count          : 85801
Total Read Size           : 2.34 GB
Total Cache Read Count    : 71788
Total Cache Read Size     : 2.00 GB
Total Write Count         : 3310
Total Write Size          : 230.13 MB
Total Cache Write Count   : 2330
Total Cache Write Size    : 39.60 MB
Cache Read Percent        : 85.38%
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MSI GE70 OE mSata + Existing Hard Disk

I have an MSI GE70 OE. I am trying to figure out if a buy an mSata drive if I can keep my current hard disk in my laptop for additional storage.
For what it is worth, I'm thinking about this drive primarily to house the OS: [AMAZON] MyDigitalSSD 128GB (120GB) 50mm Bullet Proof 4 BP4 50mm mSATA Solid State Drive SSD SATA III 6G (120GB)(128GB)
Is there room and the required connections in the GE70 OE to install this mSata drive and keep my current 2.5" hard disk?
Thanks for your help.
Dave

Yes. There should technically be room for 2 mSATA SSD's in your laptop I believe.

Which mSATA SSD's are compatible with IdeaCentre A730

Want to install mSATA SSD as primary drive in my IdeaCentre A730 AiO.
I wonder which mSATA drives are compatible with my AiO.
I read som issues with Samsungs 840 EVO mSATA SSD.
Who can help?

hi Polleke1952,
Thanks for Posting!
The only issue I have looked at with the Samsungs 840 EVO mSATA SSD. is Hardware not show on Device Manager, I would say that this is not a Hardware specific Issue but More of a Windows concern.
Where an MS Hotfix would resolve.
For a straight forward Answer
The Samsungs 840 EVO mSATA SSD or Any other Msata SSD will work on the system.
Regards
Solid Cruver
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