Any issues with SanDisk Extreme SSD's? - Page 2

fredaroony · 7th July 2012, 8:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Dass Booty

Mine makes a fair bit of noise when I wake my PC up. It sounds like.. water moving through thin pipes. Kinda like a fridge (not the motor). It goes away after a while. It doesn't seem to make any other strange sounds.

Like the hum in the back of a CRT monitor? It never goes away in mine.

Xeon666 · 7th July 2012, 8:18 AM

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Originally Posted by fredaroony

I have one of the Extreme 240GB and while it works fine it does make a high pitch noise when connected to power. I wanted to have it connected as a external drive the the noise is quite annoying.

Sandisk support has been totally useless...

I noticed the same thing, but found the sound was coming from the external HDD case (not the actual SSD), when a better quality power supply was used the noise was reduced, when connected internally to my PC next to no noise. More an issue when writing to HDD, as this puts more stress / load on the power supply, and external case power supplies are cheap quality, many only plug pack style with little regulation.

The drive is not at fault..

fredaroony · 7th July 2012, 8:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Xeon666

I noticed the same thing, but found the sound was coming from the external HDD case (not the actual SSD), when a better quality power supply was used the noise was reduced, when connected internally to my PC next to no noise. More an issue when writing to HDD, as this puts more stress / load on the power supply, and external case power supplies are cheap quality, many only plug pack style with little regulation.

The drive is not at fault..

I thought about that but I tried three external cases plus a internal caddy in my work laptop. In all cases the drive still makes the noise.

I tried other drives in the same scenario but none of them made any odd noises. In this case it's 100% the drive itself.

Dass Booty · 7th July 2012, 9:54 AM

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Originally Posted by fredaroony

Like the hum in the back of a CRT monitor? It never goes away in mine.

No, but I know the kind of sound you are talking about. Mine just hisses when the PC wakes up. Beore I updated the SSD's firmware I think the noise was constant. I can't be sure because updating the firmware was the first thing I did to it. If the SSD was making any weird noises I should notice it as it's sitting on top of my case.

When I get back home I will run a full scan disk to see if it does anything strange.

samwise123 · 7th July 2012, 9:55 AM

I got the 120GB one, so far so good, although this is my first SSD. I don't hear any noises from it.

c.f4 · 7th July 2012, 10:04 AM

I am running 2 240's in my laptop.

Absolutely great and no issues. No noise that I know of.

I've owned several SSDs so performance wise there isn't really much of a difference separating the latest ones.

Comes down to warranty and price/performance. For almost $1/GB you get a blazing fast SSD backed by a 3yr warranty. That won me over.

flu!d · 7th July 2012, 10:05 AM

I just bought a 120GB model, no noises that I can hear....

fredaroony · 7th July 2012, 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by c.f4

I am running 2 240's in my laptop.

Absolutely great and no issues. No noise that I know of.

I've owned several SSDs so performance wise there isn't really much of a difference separating the latest ones.

Comes down to warranty and price/performance. For almost $1/GB you get a blazing fast SSD backed by a 3yr warranty. That won me over.

I didn't notice it while it was in my laptop and could only hear it when it was external. I did try putting in back in my laptop and could hear it when listening closely.

Dass Booty · 12th July 2012, 5:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Dass Booty

When I get back home I will run a full scan disk to see if it does anything strange.

I just got around to doing that. The drive made no noise at all that I could hear.

fredaroony · 13th July 2012, 3:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Dass Booty

I just got around to doing that. The drive made no noise at all that I could hear.

I was going to return it but ended up swapping the drive with my iMac so cant hear the noise anyway

Thanks for testing it though.

c.f4 · 29th July 2012, 9:28 PM

Hey guys,

Would like to report my first problem with the Sandisk Extreme SSD (I'm running 2x240GB).

One has anywhere between 10-15GB free (OS drive) and the other one has approx anywhere between 30-50GB free.

I have managed to replicate it several times, unsure if it has something to do with the power management of the system:

Laptop unplugged, going into hibernation takes a few seconds. Coming out of hibernation can sometimes take minutes. (Running no memory intensive programs and fresh boot into Win7).

After very heavy usage, I restart my laptop because it becomes quite sluggish

and Win7 takes a very long time to load.

Unsure what the issue is but building up a PC to take over task so I'm not really too fussed about it.

Mickatroid · 29th July 2012, 10:00 PM

Sounds like perhaps this firmware would help?

http://www.tweaktown.com/news/23831/...sds/index.html

c.f4 · 30th July 2012, 7:10 AM

Just downloaded the tool. Running latest firmware on both.

EvilGenius · 30th July 2012, 10:15 AM

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Originally Posted by c.f4

Just downloaded the tool. Running latest firmware on both.

Sounds to me like a fairly common SSD issue more then a specific sandisk issue. I've had this on OCZ vertex 2's, Agility 3's, Octanes etc..

ysu · 30th July 2012, 1:21 PM

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Originally Posted by EvilGenius

Sounds to me like a fairly common SSD issue more then a specific sandisk issue. I've had this on OCZ vertex 2's, Agility 3's, Octanes etc..

if you mean the 'over time performance degrades' sort of issue - I don't think it should account for long minutes of startup (but I maybe wrong).
Even a normal drive will start up quicker than that, so I assume an SSD should stay quicker - even with reduced performance.

It should also manifest after a month or two of heavy usage, if I'm correct. I don't see any of it on my M4's.

Or did you mean something else?

7th July 2012, 10:04 AM	#21
c.f4 Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: 4152/Wakeboard Posts: 317	I am running 2 240's in my laptop. Absolutely great and no issues. No noise that I know of. I've owned several SSDs so performance wise there isn't really much of a difference separating the latest ones. Comes down to warranty and price/performance. For almost $1/GB you get a blazing fast SSD backed by a 3yr warranty. That won me over. __________________ LAND: 370Z \| WATER: H200SS \| OFFICE: ASUS EP121 \| PLAY: WAKEBOARDING/FISHING HOME: 3770k/GENE V/32GB TRIDENT/GTX 590/REVODRIVE3 X2 480GB/SSS 1500W/2x SAMSUNG 204B + LG W3000H

7th July 2012, 10:05 AM	#22
flu!d is a dad at last :D Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Mt Martha,Victoria,Oz Posts: 8,582	I just bought a 120GB model, no noises that I can hear.... __________________ Show us yer HTPC! 2700k @ 4.8 1.36v, 8GB Corsair Vengeance C8, ASUS Maximus IV Extreme Z, 2 x EVGA 670FTW @ 1231/3420, Sandisk 128GB Extreme SSD, OCZ 60GB Vertex 2, 5TB WD green storage, 3 x Acer V243HQ in Surround, 1 x Acer AL718 4th accessory display, Windows 7 Ultimate, Corsair H100, Heavily modded Zalman GS1000.

29th July 2012, 9:28 PM	#26
c.f4 Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: 4152/Wakeboard Posts: 317	Hey guys, Would like to report my first problem with the Sandisk Extreme SSD (I'm running 2x240GB). One has anywhere between 10-15GB free (OS drive) and the other one has approx anywhere between 30-50GB free. I have managed to replicate it several times, unsure if it has something to do with the power management of the system: Laptop unplugged, going into hibernation takes a few seconds. Coming out of hibernation can sometimes take minutes. (Running no memory intensive programs and fresh boot into Win7). After very heavy usage, I restart my laptop because it becomes quite sluggish and Win7 takes a very long time to load. Unsure what the issue is but building up a PC to take over task so I'm not really too fussed about it. __________________ LAND: 370Z \| WATER: H200SS \| OFFICE: ASUS EP121 \| PLAY: WAKEBOARDING/FISHING HOME: 3770k/GENE V/32GB TRIDENT/GTX 590/REVODRIVE3 X2 480GB/SSS 1500W/2x SAMSUNG 204B + LG W3000H

30th July 2012, 7:10 AM	#28
c.f4 Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: 4152/Wakeboard Posts: 317	Just downloaded the tool. Running latest firmware on both. __________________ LAND: 370Z \| WATER: H200SS \| OFFICE: ASUS EP121 \| PLAY: WAKEBOARDING/FISHING HOME: 3770k/GENE V/32GB TRIDENT/GTX 590/REVODRIVE3 X2 480GB/SSS 1500W/2x SAMSUNG 204B + LG W3000H

7th July 2012, 9:55 AM	#20
samwise123 Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Brisbane, QLD Posts: 405	I got the 120GB one, so far so good, although this is my first SSD. I don't hear any noises from it.

29th July 2012, 10:00 PM	#27
Mickatroid Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Canberra Posts: 882	Sounds like perhaps this firmware would help? http://www.tweaktown.com/news/23831/...sds/index.html