Sony :: SZ38 And Patriot SSD Warp V2
Apr 4, 2009
I just bought a 64gb Patriot SSD Warp v2 drive yesterday for my VAIO.
After installing the drive, the HDD LED is constantly lit. I have tried using a bootable winxp sp3 install disc but the system will not boot from it.
BIOS shows a 64gb HDD installed.
The symptoms are VAIO Logo > long pause > black screen.
Boot order set to Internal Optical > Internal HDD
Do i need a bios upgrade to use it or is it imcompatible with this SSD?
I have successfully installed xp on the SSD on my inspiron 9400 without any issues but want to use it on my VAIO.
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Feb 18, 2009
I bought a PATRIOT Warp 64GB SSD 2.5 SATA drive and installed it in my Vaio SZ2 M/B.
Overall performance is quite good! Software like Photoshop loads very fast. Although i measured the real drive speed with HD Tune.
Before I reinstalled Windows XP and installed the latest drivers from Sony support / Intel.
Patriot claims:
Sequential Read: up to 175MB/s
Sequential Write: up to 100MB/s
On my SZ2 i can hardly reach 100 MB/s read speed (measured with different tools). I also tried the SDD on my Desktop Mainboard (ASUS P5Q Pro) with P45 Chipset. The read rates are higher (around 120-130 MB/s). It seems that the Intel ICH7 Chipset slows down the possible read and write speed.
Did anyone make the same experience with the same or compareable SSD?
Is there any possibility (Driver Update?) to reach faster transfer rates with the Intel ICH7 ?
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May 28, 2009
any of you tested/used the SSD 64GB patriot or any other SSD with the Sony Vaio vgn sz-120p under WinXP pro?
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May 29, 2010
My son's MacBook Pro (15 inch) has a case warp problem that's probably caused by something in the superdrive pushing out the plastic strip on the front of the laptop. I suggested taking it to the Apple Store to see what it would cost to fix (probably a Superdrive replacement at a minimum). I also asked him if he'd like a new 15 inch MBP but he likes his current system despite the problems. It has a Windows XP partition and all of the software that he likes on it which would have to be moved over. I'm disappointed with this generation MBP with the nVidia problem, the failed superdrive and now the current problem.
I have the 17 inch model of the same generation but I haven't had any problems with mine. I'd personally just prefer getting him a new one and I might just go ahead and get one and set it up (he's at a university for the summer and uses his MBP for his job there).
In general, are the Aluminum MBPs more problem free than the previous generation plastic models? Are there fewer Superdrive issues?
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I tried to have someone explain to me if the design of the Z was changed because on my Z (model VGG-Z27GN) internally there is only space for one 2.5" drive (and nothing else really).
If the new Z's can accommodate 2 HDs inside, some major internal redesign had to be made. Does anyone know if this is the case or if maybe Sony is using some sort of two 1.8" Drives instead that they RAID together
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I heard every Vaio has a sort of recovery system that frees you from all concern about drivers
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Normally i reset the connection and all is well. Well i tried that and no luck.
When i clicked to look for a network connection, nothing happens.
I click refresh and nothing happens. I did switch off the wireless button and turn it back on and restarted the laptop.
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It looks like below:
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