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Forum: Sandforce - Vertex2/LE/Pro, Agility2, and Vertex2/Agility2 EX Drives

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  1. Guides and Important Info (Read Only)

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    A place for all those guides and info to help you set up your SSD drive and Windows

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    The place to find all OCZ SSD new FW downloads. Plus other useful tools.

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  2. Go to first new post Thumbs up Sticky Thread Sticky: Technical Discussion ULTIMATE GUIDE DISCUSSION - OCZ SSD AND Windows 7

    CALL TO ACTION!! STAFF, MODS, FORUM MEMBERS, SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS, DEVELOPERS, ENGINEERS, REVIEWERS AND END USERS. Purpose.. to provide the framework for THE ultimate set of guides and tutorials. Agendas: A. Provide end users with clear and concise advice and reasoning behind this. B....

    Started by me&er, Yesterday 02:00 PM
    guide, tweaks, ultimate
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    tuney
    Today 06:27 PM Go to last post

  3. Sticky Thread Sticky: Technical Discussion do you own a Gigabyte motherboard and have the SMART error with FW1.11...look inside

    Gigabyte kindly supplied me with new beta BIOS versions for X58A-UD7 and P55-UD6 for us to test...im passing this bios to you to test as a beta, no support at this time from GBT BUT it was tested by them to cure the SMART issue. If this bios tests out OK GBT will add this fix to their whole...

    Started by Tony, 08-06-2010 03:05 AM
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    RyderOCZ
    Today 06:24 PM Go to last post

  4. Sticky Thread Sticky: Guide Install problems to Revo drive?...read this.

    I received my revodrive yesterday from overclockers. When installing windows it will reach as far as trying to boot but then I get a blue screen error and a reboot loop. Also the computer will not boot onto a different drive with windows installed if the revodrive is in the machine. I have already...

    Started by rowsten, 08-05-2010 02:12 AM
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    amphetam1n
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  5. Sticky Thread Sticky: Guide SMART Attributes for Sandforce SSD's (Agility2, Vertex2, VertexLE)

    Here you go:

    Started by RyderOCZ, 07-28-2010 02:25 PM
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    Tony
    Today 01:28 AM Go to last post

  6. Sticky Thread Sticky: General Discussion Secure Erase, TRIM, and anything else Sandforce

    Gentlemen I just moved the secure erase thread...why? because its getting heated and I need both customers and mods playing well together. I may bring the thread back...I may not. Im going to spell things out for you all here, so you are all 100% sure what of what you bought. 1 TRIM...

    Started by Tony, 07-28-2010 09:28 AM
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    groberts101
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  7. Sticky Thread Sticky: Guide Random and Sequential Testing

    Winsat Disk for a Boot drive (C:\) Win 7 and Vista -- 4k Ran Read and Write / 512K Seq Read and Write/16k Ran Read and Write/Write Policy Flush Test for Random and Sequentials with WEI and Latencies . Setting Up: (only has to be done once) 1. Download ‘oczwinsat2.bat’ and copy it to the...

    Started by me&er, 07-26-2010 05:43 AM
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    Occam's Razor
    09-05-2010 06:26 PM Go to last post

  8. Sticky Thread Sticky: Guide If using an Intel chipset based system please use the newest Intel chipset drivers for Vertex LE, vertex2 and Agility2

    There looks to be an issue with FW1.05 on the Vertex LE/2 and Agility2 and the embedded Microsoft driver, I have SF looking into it. For now its important you use the Intel chipset driver for ahci mode. This is a good place to look ...

    Started by Tony, 05-18-2010 02:43 AM
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    09-02-2010 12:12 PM Go to last post

  9. Sticky Thread Sticky: Guide Drive life attribute 231 is reporting incorrectly

    Drive life attribute 231 is reporting incorrectly, this will be resolved in the next FW update you guys see. This is especially apparent with the E version drives.

    Started by Tony, 08-12-2010 01:25 PM
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  10. Sticky Thread Sticky: General OCZ SSD FAQ - Applies to all OCZ drives (except the Z-drive).

    Q. How do I know if I have a Sandforce or Indilinx based drive? A. You need to look at the part number of your drive. OCZSSD2-1xxxxxxx is an Indilinx drive. OCZSSD2-2xxxxxxx is a Sandforce based drive. The exception to this is the Vertex LE drive (OCZSSD2-1VTXLExxx) which is a Sandforce based...

    Started by RyderOCZ, 08-04-2010 10:07 AM
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  11. Sticky Thread Sticky: Guide OCZ Sandforce (Agility2/Vertex2) expected Benchmarks and General Info

    The posted specs on OCZ.com are using the benchmark program ATTO (for the read/write speeds). IOmeter for the sustained write speeds and the IOPS. Some examples of speeds with different benchmarks along with a discussion of what may help speeds can be seen in this thread:...

    Started by RyderOCZ, 06-28-2010 10:42 AM
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    RyderOCZ
    07-08-2010 07:56 AM Go to last post

  12. Sticky Thread Sticky: Guide new update to system details rule

    Check the announcements, i have added a dual 3 strike rule for system details, either 3 posts or 3 warnings and then you go under moderation with no official help or advice ( remember members can not see you under moderation) until you add the required details. Its a 30sec job for most and is...

    Started by Tony, 07-06-2010 02:00 AM
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  13. Sticky Thread Sticky: Guide General Benching FAQ Recap – Vertex 2 (Korea)

    Benchmarking the Vertex 2 While we prefer to let the 3rd party reviews of our products speak for themselves we have received a number of inquiries from Korea in regards to benchmarking the Vertex 2 SSD in particular and would like to answer them in a quick FAQ. We would like to thank all of our...

    Started by RyderOCZ, 06-07-2010 05:28 PM
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  14. Sticky Thread Sticky: Guide Sandforce encryption info

    I have official info from Sandforce regarding encryption on their drives and what to use etc. FDE and TCG Opal are different things. FDE = Full Disk Encryption = Software Encryption The Vertex 2 and Vertex 2 Pro are SED = Self Encrypting Device = Hardware Encryption They support ATA...

    Started by Tony, 04-11-2010 10:12 AM
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  1. Go to first new post Support Question How to properly erase agility 2?

    I have an agility2 ssd model#OCZSSD2-2AGTE120G and it has been working fine for almost 2 months now. But I want to install another backed up image. From what I gather reading some threads here in the forum, I need to do a Secure Erase - not a Sanitory Erase before I reimage the drive? Looking...

    Started by ratronic, Today 07:15 PM
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    ratronic
    Today 07:55 PM Go to last post

  2. Go to first new post Setting Question 2x Agility 2, need help setting up

    Hey guys first time ssd here. Got two agility 2 60gb, wanna set up a raid 0 array. Well i read my mobo manual(x58-UD3r) and apperantly there are 4 different sata controllers: Intel ICH, Jmicron, Marwell, Gigabyte. I assume i will be using the intel controller because thats the most common....

    Started by darewinder, Today 07:10 AM
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    groberts101
    Today 07:11 PM Go to last post

  3. Go to first new post Support Question Set of Vertex 2 Pro sleep failure

    Several days ago I deployed 20 Vertex 2 Pro 100GB drives into a set of Lenovo W710 notebooks. Each of these drives are in the system detailed in my specs. Each fails to wake from sleep in Windows 7. Prior to purchase, I contacted OCZ directly about the known issue of sleep failure and the...

    Started by John_Graff, 09-07-2010 05:29 PM
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    coreyh
    Today 06:49 PM Go to last post

  4. Go to first new post Unhappy Support Question Vertex 2 and Gigabyte GA-MA790XT-UD4P

    So I finally went ahead and bought myself a Vertex 2 120GB SSD expecting to be able to have it up and running in no time at all. As soon as it is connected to my board, POST takes an age as does getting into the BIOS. The only way I can get the BIOS to "see" the drive is to enable AHCI mode...

    Started by Andysocial, Today 01:17 PM
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    tuney
    Today 06:37 PM Go to last post

  5. Go to first new post Support Question unable to setup new partition.

    After i loaded the drivers an error message indicate "setup was unable to create a new system partition or locate an exisiting system partition" why? Its stupid. This is for revo 120 gb.

    Started by shadex, Yesterday 05:39 PM
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    RyderOCZ
    Today 06:32 PM Go to last post

  6. Go to first new post Support Question The device, \Device\Ide\iaStor0, did not respond within the timeout period.

    Since installing this SSD (Vertex 2 60GB), I'm getting this error in the Event Viewer: The device, \Device\Ide\iaStor0, did not respond within the timeout period. The problem, it is accompanied with a partial freeze of the computer: the HDD light is solid red and my cursor freezes. 30 seconds...

    Started by Xor van Dorf, Today 04:23 PM
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    tuney
    Today 06:32 PM Go to last post

  7. Support Question Problems with Revodrive 120GB?

    Hi all, I got my revodrive 120GB this week and cant seem to get it to work properly. I have an Asus P6T i7 920 with GTX 260. I tried to installed Windows XP and after the initial reboot I got "disk read error" or something similar. I upgraded my BIOS to the latest P6T bios and...

    Started by grunger, 07-28-2010 10:52 AM
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    ssideballer
    Today 06:10 PM Go to last post

  8. Question Support Question Revodrive 120g data corrupt issues

    Hi all, I did a quick search, and the closest topic I can find to my issue is this one: http://www.ocztechnologyforum.com/forum/showthread.php?76694-gabrielezirpoli-RevoDrive-CHKDSK-And-Reboots&highlight=revodrive Basically i'm getting 'corrupt data' error messages each time I restart/boot...

    Started by Rathz, Yesterday 06:56 PM
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    Rathz
    Today 04:48 PM Go to last post

  9. General Discussion Better 2 x 60 Vertex turbo or 2 x 60 Vertex 2?

    I have two Vertex turbo in raid 0 and i want replace it with 2 Vertex 2. I not understand what is better? Anybody can explain me? Sorry for my terrible english.

    Started by tatoone, Yesterday 10:06 PM
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    groberts101
    Today 02:18 PM Go to last post

  10. Post Support Question Raid0 Array Will Not Boot

    Set up the raid array in the bios, the two 60Gb vertex 2 drives are on Sata 1 & 2, Created the Raid Volume 64Stripe & 80gig capacity, the drives showed up fine all looked good, installed windows (never asked for F6 intstall of storage raid drivers, btw) to the array, booted fine, installed the...

    Started by Mark123, 09-07-2010 09:30 AM
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    groberts101
    Today 01:30 PM Go to last post

  11. Technical Discussion OCZ_Vertex2 Desktop freezes on bootup

    OCZ_Vertex2 Desktop freezes on bootup and can't do anything but turn off pc.This does not happen all the time.I have connected the drive to the Sata 6gb and Sata/300 but still have the same problem.I have checked the ram and it is normal with no errors.This pc is a self build the only new...

    Started by totalwar, Yesterday 12:51 AM
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    totalwar
    Today 12:17 PM Go to last post

  12. Support Question Blue Screen and System Freeze with RevoDrive

    Hello, today I bought myself a RevoDrive with 120GB. I tried the whole afternoon and evening to get it running, but failed. I'm running Windows7 64-bit, have got an EVGA 680i SLI Mainboard with P33 BIOS and two HDD's in a Raid0 combination. At first I experienced total system freezes in BIOS...

    Started by Adrastos, Today 10:58 AM
    680i sli, crash, install, ssd, windows 7
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    Adrastos
    Today 10:58 AM Go to last post

  13. Technical Discussion Few question on FW update on Vertex 2 60Gb ssd

    Hello, I will be doing a fresh W7 64 install with my new OCZ Vertex 2 60gb drive for OS only. I will be using a WD VelociRaptor 300GB for storage. I have a couple of question on the FW update before installing. Note current system I am using is running all stock, in AHCI mode on W7 64 using...

    Started by rogbox, 07-22-2010 01:19 AM
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    botbot
    Today 10:35 AM Go to last post

  14. General Discussion Real world difference of Vertex 2

    So I have a 60Gb first generation Vertex and was thinking of "upgrading" to a 90Gb Vertex 2. For those out there that are normal, non raid 0, daily system users... Is there any real world difference in the 2 drives? Did the change really get you anything?

    Started by celltech, 09-07-2010 04:20 PM
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    groberts101
    Today 10:13 AM Go to last post

  15. Question Setting Question Just bought Agility 2.. Now how do I not screw this up?

    Hello, just bought and recieved an Agility 2 drive (40gb). I've found quite many guides for setting up win7 and so forth after installation, BUT.... Is there anything specific i should do BEFORE trying to connect and doing a clean install of Win7 on this drive? Anything specific I should consider...

    Started by mixim, Yesterday 03:10 PM
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    mixim
    Today 09:01 AM Go to last post

  16. Support Question Revodrive, new pc

    Hello I have built a new pc and all seems to be fine, but twice now over night my computer has had a blue screen error , I forgot to coy the details witch I will do agian when it happens . Windows can not find any problems , but it crashes over night. Any ideas on what might need to fix.

    Started by Troll.Commander, Today 08:54 AM
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    Troll.Commander
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  17. Asus Rampage 3 Extreme

    I was trying to install the revo drive 120 GB into an asus rampage 3 extreme and am running into problems. When installed into a pci express x16 slot my video doesn't come on, doesn't wake up the monitor. Does anyone know how to install and configure the drive in this situation? Thank You for...

    Started by dmbinbc, 09-07-2010 06:24 AM
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    dmbinbc
    Today 08:26 AM Go to last post

  18. Support Question Revodrive only single drive detected....urgent

    I received 120GB revodrive just now and loaded the driver and successfully installed the window 7. I installed the driver for my graphic card and rebooted. Then I rated my computer and suddenly I get the blue screen. I pressed F4 to get into RAID setup and I only see single 55gb drive. It...

    Started by Jk_an88, Yesterday 07:38 AM
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    RyderOCZ
    Today 04:27 AM Go to last post

  19. Support Question NEED TO RMA MY VERTEX 100G LE

    I NEED TO RMA MY VERTEX LE

    Started by 529th, Yesterday 05:18 PM
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  20. Support Question Vertex2 60GB being too slow?

    Hello guys, I hope you can help me. Well I just got that new OCZ Vertex2 (E) SSD with 60GB, booted up windows7 32bit from the other harddrive and formated the new SSD through the that large Windows drives or "computer management" tab. It says error free and 55,90GB available. So far so good. ...

    Started by RED-FROG, Yesterday 08:21 AM
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    djsi38t
    Yesterday 05:38 PM Go to last post

  21. General Discussion Vertex 2 120GB Just DIED, And I WONDER, Wonder Why? Not That I expect an answer tonight

    How is everybody tonight? I really don't mean to disrupt the nice party going on here but I have some sad news: this weekend my Vertex 2 120GB in my notebook just up and died, during a memory upgrade/swap coincidentally, so it was a concurrent bit of confusion going on for about 8 hours before I...

    Started by jimbeamer, 09-06-2010 11:54 PM
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    RyderOCZ
    Yesterday 05:04 PM Go to last post

  22. Support Question Problems installing windows 7 on vertex 2 (60GB)

    Hello, I went grey today... and lost all my hair... really really frustrated so I tried (many times) to install windows 7 to my new vertex 2 the installation goes well until the last part....then I get an error that goes something like this .

    Started by Lion33, Yesterday 01:56 PM
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    Praz
    Yesterday 04:59 PM Go to last post

  23. Setting Question Fresh Install - Need Quick Advice

    Hey everyone, thanks for looking at my post, this should be a no brainer for many of you gurus... I just took out my original laptop hard drive and put in my new OCZ Agility 2 120GB SSD in my new Asus N61JQ. I installed Win7x64 no issues with AHCI enabled in BIOS beforehand. My question is...

    Started by elkind23, 09-07-2010 05:13 PM
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    Cactus77
    Yesterday 03:27 PM Go to last post

  24. Support Question "At Risk" Drives with Intel ICHR10 & Update Tool Suddenly DOA -- W5520/5500 Chipset

    After months of research, I finally purchased 4 brand new 240GB Vertex 2 - Part Number: OCZSSD2-2VTXE240G. My goal was to deploy them as RAID0 under W7 to be used for data only -- not system boot. I connected the drives to my internal HP Z800 Intel IHCR10 controller - Ports 2,3,4,5. My boot...

    Started by blafarm, 08-20-2010 04:49 PM
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    Yesterday 03:11 PM Go to last post

  25. Support Question Who's Holding Up Those Sandforce Controllers?

    I need 300MB/sec Boot Speed on these things NOW!!! http://www.ocztechnology.com/products/solid_state_drives/ocz_minipci_express_ssd-sata_ :eek:

    Started by OutOfBox, 09-05-2010 01:17 PM
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