This is a brand new issue that I just came across while working on my new workstation, which has a 120gb OCZ Vertex 3 SATA 6.0 SSD drive as the primary boot drive into port #1 of the SATA 6.0 channel, running on a ASUS Maximus Extreme IV rev B3 motherboard running Windows 7 x64 Ultimate w/SP1. The symptom is your PC freezing for around 30 seconds or more and then resuming normal operation. I was getting these freezes throughout the first few days using this configuration.
The errors would also show up in the SYSTEM event log, called iaStor event ID 9.
The Solution:
In the BIOS, first make sure you are in AHCI mode. Then choose HOT PLUG=ENABLED for your SSD boot drive (which should be on port #1 of the SATA 6.0 controller).
Save changes and boot up and your problems will be history.
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Hmm..I’ve got the exact same issue with the same hardware, except in my Dell laptop’s BIOS there isn’t any such option.
My search continues for an answer…
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Where can I choose HOT PLUG = ENABLED? I my BIOS I don’t see that option anywhere?
I would really appreciate if you can help me out! Thanks in advance!
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I am presuming that you upgraded from a traditional SATA hard drive to an SATA SSD drive.
I would suggest uninstalling your current INTEL RAID STORAGE drivers, reboot. Then go to the DELL support site and download and install the latest version for your specific chipset.
Here are a few links
http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?agr=Y&ProdId=2101&DwnldID=18859&ProductFamily=Chipsets&ProductLine=Chipset+Software&ProductProduct=Intel%c2%ae+Rapid+Storage+Technology+(Intel%c2%ae+RST)&lang=eng
or you can get it from http://support.dell.com, listed for your Service Tag (be sure to get the latest version)
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