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SM941 OS Drive Install

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ToddW2

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Motherboard: MSI X99 Sli+
CPU: 5930k

Steps:

Updated Bios.

Slapped in the drive (XP941)

Slapped in Win7 Pro Disc

Note: Slapping is required.

Booted to install and bam, detects the m2 XP491, and installs windows as normal.

No hiccups, no problems.


My only question is why is the HEALTH reading 92%?
Does it not read properly since it's so new, m2, etc??

(Waiting to here back from seller, they're on [H] maybe they can say what's up)

Benchmarks are good (256gb drive), and it's noticeably faster than the M4 256 it replaced. It's not AS noticeable as 2009 when I got my 1st SSD but it is noticeable, software is loaded instnatly when windows boots and software that was really long with spinners that was faster with SSD (Adobe) are even faster loading now.

Latency was higher than the 256gb EVO though and even a smudge higher than the M4, which I'm contributing to the XP941 being an OS Boot/Drive when I ran the benchs.

Hopefully by summer we see faster / lower latency M2s and I'll throw this one in a PCIE adapter.
 
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There is no SM941. So it's either an XP941 or an SM951.
And the SM951 did not make it to the market yet, so it's probably an XP941.

Nevertheless, good to know that it works. The chipsets and boards are advertised as M.2 compatible, so they should make sure the drives work.
I would be more interested in how it can be booted from on older chipsets like Z77 that won't receive vendor support.
 
You're obviously correct, sorry for the TypeO.

A couple months ago people had problems, thought I'd just post and share it was painless and easy :)
 
ToddW2 said:
Motherboard: MSI X99 Sli+
lls windows as normal.

No hiccups, no problems.


My only question is why is the HEALTH reading 92%?
Does it not read properly since it's so new, m2, etc??

(Waiting to here back from seller, they're on [H] maybe they can say what's up)
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Todd,

Thanks for contacting us via our Amazon store. As per my reply there, we only sell 100% brand new product and any apparent wear should be only be as result of manufacturer batch testing. Normally SSD's are secure erased to set all the counters back to zero, but that's not possible with the XP941, so perhaps what you are seeing is a result of that.

The other possible explanation is the way that the software you are using is interpreting the drive health data provided by the drive.

Would you mind sharing the software you used to determine drive health?

In any case, if you have any concern at all, you can always return the drive to Amazon for replacement.

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Rod Bland - vendor rep for ramcity.com.au
 
Thanks for replying here too Rod.

I'll get some screenshots posted of performance, and health.
 
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