X58A GD65 with Vertex 4 240gb SSD Sata3 issue

Hey all,
          Was hoping to get some help with an issue I have with my X58A GD65 board. I've just installed a Vertex 4 240gb SSD and I can't get it to run at the speeds it should which are around 500mb/s read and write.
It's plugged into the white sata3 port and it's just about breaking 200 mb/s..! :(  I've been reading bits online and I think this is to do with a bad Marvell AHCI driver? I'm currently running 1.2.0.1032.
How can I solve this? What drivers should I be running?
Thanks
-Mcbonio

Make sure the ide mode is achi. If the os was installed using ide you will need to make some registry changes.
http://www.neowin.net/news/neowin-guide-how-to-change-from-ide-to-ahci-without-reinstalling-windows
Update the firmware of the ssd to the most recent and if that is no help, update the bios of the mainboard.
Note: Make sure to use the forum flash tool and download the bios from msi's website if you need to do this: >>MSI Downloads<< (I would link directly, but msi globals & usa's website has been having problems today.)

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