The link I posted is to a different site than ebay, it's a server supply retailer.$359.99USD with free shipping is a ridiculous deal. I paid about $30 more for mine here in Canada and it's still worth it at that price.
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The link I posted is to a different site than ebay, it's a server supply retailer.$359.99USD with free shipping is a ridiculous deal. I paid about $30 more for mine here in Canada and it's still worth it at that price.
I wasn’t aware you could overclock a Xeon?https://www.ebay.com/itm/Intel-Xeon...-12MB-6-4-GT-s-LGA1366-Processor/382356832817
I got one of these to 4.6ghz on water, still have that chip in my spare box but it runs stock these days.
I wasn’t aware you could overclock a Xeon?
I probably shouldn’t have ever sold that EVGA x58 motherboard and 4.0ghz I7-920 DO system 5 years ago. What an absolute beast for longevity. I’ll send this link to the guy that bought it in case he has an itch to upgrade to a hex core. He still games on it!
It's an Asus P6T Deluxe X58, with Intel and Marvell SATA controllers, outside of that I don't know. I bought the board in late 2008.Funny, this came up recently in another thread. It probably depends on the board, but I remember someone telling the guy that the Intel SATA ports on his X58 were SATA 2 but that the board had some SATA 3 ports controlled by another chipset...Asmedia, maybe...that he could use for the full SATA 3 speeds when connecting an SSD. Might be worth checking into, Big_Rig_Stig
It's an Asus P6T Deluxe X58, with Intel and Marvell SATA controllers, outside of that I don't know. I bought the board in late 2008.
Interesting question...
I have two 1TB disks installed: one is the WD Black, one partition for Windows and such; the other is divided up, but the most important partition is the 30GB one at the very front of the disk for the swap file. Yes, obviously, I emulated a Linux swap volume. But by putting it on a separate disk on a separate channel, it made the swap file work faster than if it were on C:\ with everything else.
Now that I've got this 2TB SSD, what should I do about a swap file? Leave it be, let Windows manage it on C:\, or should I partition the drive and put the swap on it's own volume, but on the same drive?
So the Intel ports *are* SATA3? Or are they SATA2, and you typo'd?Ah, very same board I had. Thing was a beast at the time!
So, after researching that board (it has been 10 years, after all), it looks like it came equipped with six Intel 3Gb/s (SATA 2) ports and two Marvell SAS/SATA ports. I haven't found anything that points to the Marvell ports being spec'd at 6Gb/s (SATA 3). If that is indeed the case, your best option might be an inexpensive SATA 3 card, depending on how badly you want to unleash that drive's capabilities. I'm sure that it IS a big improvement over spinners as it is now, but man...I'm not sure I'd be satisfied with those results when compared to the others posted in this thread.
Do you plan on running the X58 for several more years or do you have plans to upgrade at some point in the foreseeable future?
When I set up the swap drive, what, 9-10 years ago, it netted me a noticeable performance improvement. I had also planned on putting Program Files on a separate drive as well (actually did, at one point), but that fell by the wayside, eventually. But with such a huge boot drive that's wicked fast, I agree with you that leaving well enough alone is the best option.As said leave it, even these days if your swap is being hit enouhg you need to move it to another drive, you need more system memory anyways. Windows can manage Swap fine and has since Vista, people need to just leave it alone.
So the Intel ports *are* SATA3? Or are they SATA2, and you typo'd?
Thanks for the clarification & the wishes.Not a typo. The Intel ports on that board are SATA 2, which tops out at 3Gb/s. Looks like Intel chipsets didn’t start featuring native SATA 3 (6Gb/s) support until around 2011.
Sorry to see you having so much trouble! Hopefully you’ll get it ironed out. I look forward to a happy ending for you!
Well, fail.
I tried doing a new install of Win7 on the SSD under AHCI, and it failed. Hung up hard at about 2/3s the way thru. Rebooted to the SSD, Setup tried to repair itself, but failed.
So, I reset the SSD to IDE, and tried again same result: hung hard at 2/3s. I didn't have time to reset and see if Setup could fix itself, but I'm completely at a loss now what to do.
Jeeze I wonder if I can return mine to amazon and get in on that deal instead.... that's $100 savings!Stolen from Slickdeals.... $299
https://slickdeals.net/f/11388023-m...n-1ar1zabyy-2tb-sata-6gb-s-2-5-inch-297-49-ac
1) this system has been rock-solid since day 1, with nothing but spinners;It sounds like something is wrong with this system, from the day you built it. Can you post screens of the BIOS for drives etc and all the settings? How are you installing Win7? Have you updated the BIOS to the latest version? Are you running any OC etc? Have you done a BIOS reset to default and cleared the CMOS battery? Leave all settings default other than whats needed for the SSD.
Platinum mocro or rakuten?I believe that seller is not allowed on here. Unless that changed.
Too late anyways I just ordered a second one for the PC if amazon won't let me return.Platinum mocro or rakuten?
Here's the BIOS, in extreme detail. Pics in reverse order (blame the Imgur app on my phone):It sounds like something is wrong with this system, from the day you built it. Can you post screens of the BIOS for drives etc and all the settings? How are you installing Win7? Have you updated the BIOS to the latest version? Are you running any OC etc? Have you done a BIOS reset to default and cleared the CMOS battery? Leave all settings default other than whats needed for the SSD.
Well, I managed to get it installed and running, but I'm not exactly sure how. I went after the Intel RST driver, which wouldn't allow Windows to get past the 2/3ds mark on the installation green bar. After a couple reboots and some research, I found that going with Diskpart was the correct thing to do. I formatted the drive to NTFS, and the installation finally finished. SSD is on AHCI, everything loaded successfully.Here's the BIOS, in extreme detail. Pics in reverse order (blame the Imgur app on my phone):
https://iob.imgur.com/xYjuZVvrqL
I don't think you can. I mean the windows install you had before was the problem right? So why would you want to put that problem back on your PC? Also if you changed from IDE to AHCI the OS will likely not boot if you go back to your old image with bios set to AHCI.Well, I managed to get it installed and running, but I'm not exactly sure how. I went after the Intel RST driver, which wouldn't allow Windows to get past the 2/3ds mark on the installation green bar. After a couple reboots and some research, I found that going with Diskpart was the correct thing to do. I formatted the drive to NTFS, and the installation finally finished. SSD is on AHCI, everything loaded successfully.
While I was troubleshooting this, for grins and giggles I fired up Linux Mint 18.x live from the USB drive, and DAMN. Right screen resolution, right sound drivers, pretty much right everything out of the box. It makes me really want to run it as primary, and do windows in an emulator.
Next question is: can I successfully restore my prior Win7 install from the Easus backup I made?
Anyway thanks for the help, folks, do appreciate it.
Well, the problem was self-inflicted: I tried to migrate the image to the SSD from within Windows. MAJOR FAIL on my part, I forgot that rule that you do such shit outside the OS.I don't think you can. I mean the windows install you had before was the problem right? So why would you want to put that problem back on your PC? Also if you changed from IDE to AHCI the OS will likely not boot if you go back to your old image with bios set to AHCI.
Actually EASUS works just fine right from within windows I have used it many times before for upgrading people to SSDs. But you had prehistoric IDE bios settings which you have fixed now but that copy of windows isn't going to like the new settings. I believe there is a registry hack to fix the AHCI settings within windows though so you could try it. But if you also had a bad install, and the OS was installed across multiple drives but you only saved one, well.... The program works fine, but your backup is only going to be as good as the data that was backed up.Well, the problem was self-inflicted: I tried to migrate the image to the SSD from within Windows. MAJOR FAIL on my part, I forgot that rule that you do such shit outside the OS.
I did run a search on that in the Gargler, and it seems that EasUS says that they *can* migrate an old OS to another machine with similar hardware & get away with it.
But, yer probably right. I should just go Linux and fuck it all.
Yeah, I think you're right, I'm at the point where it'll be easier to just finish installing everything & carry on.Actually EASUS works just fine right from within windows I have used it many times before for upgrading people to SSDs. But you had prehistoric IDE bios settings which you have fixed now but that copy of windows isn't going to like the new settings. I believe there is a registry hack to fix the AHCI settings within windows though so you could try it. But if you also had a bad install, and the OS was installed across multiple drives but you only saved one, well.... The program works fine, but your backup is only going to be as good as the data that was backed up.
But I'm not sure what state you in currently either at this point?
If you cloned your old OS drive to the SSD using EASUS you should only have to unplug the old drive and plug in the SSD and it would boot right up.
However you changed your bios settings so then you would need to boot up with bios settings the same as before (IDE), apply the registry fix/edit to change windows to boot in AHCI the next time) . Reboot the machine into bios, set bios to AHCI to match your registry changes. Boom your old windows should be back and running AHCI.
If you didn't clone the drive and did something else, or had your windows boot partition and OS on separate drives, I don't think the clone will work.
Stolen from Slickdeals: https://slickdeals.net/f/11461859-2...-free-shipping?src=catpagev2_catnav_computers
Micron MTFDDAK2T0TBN-1AR1ZABYY 2TB SSD $270 after $40 coupon w/free shipping from Platinum Micro via Rakuten: https://www.rakuten.com/shop/platinum-micro/product/CCMTFDDAK2T0TBN1AR1ZABYY/
Buyers be aware.
I have contacted Micron and Amazon (since I have bought one from Platinum Micro on Amazon), Micron claimed there will be NO WARRANTY from manufacturer since Platinum Micro is not an authorized distributor.
When I turned to Platinum Micro, they simply forward me to Amazon for warranty answer.
So Neither Micron Nor Platinum Micro would provide warranty for this product.
If Amazon refused to provide warranty, I would return mine, as $320 is not a small amount.
Thanks for the heads up! Snagged one, great deal.