New laptop running on a manually-installed SSD is buggy

henryp0p

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I bought an Asus N550LF-CM115H two months ago and replaced the HDD with as SSD in order to maximize performance.

The laptop has incredible start-up times, showing that the SSD is most definitely the drive on which the system is running, and can open programs pretty quickly. However the general performance of the computer is buggy. For example, while typing this, the letters are noticably coming up several split seconds after typing them. It has great trouble running web browers (I've tried Chrome, Firefox and Explorer) without eventually having a script fail or the browser become unresponsive.

It's usable, and occasionaly the performance is very good, but there is definitely something wrong somewhere. Any tests I can run to check where? Any ideas on what the problem might be? Any ideas on how I could go about fixing this?

Thanks a lot.
 

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System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1
That could be anything and may have nothing to do with the SSD. For starters I would run a sfc /scannow
 

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System One

  • OS
    Vista and Win7
    System Manufacturer/Model
    2xHP, 2xGateway, 1xDell, 1xSony
    Hard Drives
    5 SSDs and 12 HDs
That could be anything and may have nothing to do with the SSD. For starters I would run a sfc /scannow

Thanks for the suggestion, I've just run that and no problems were found. I know it's a vague question, but any other suggestions?
 

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System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1
I'd put the OLD hard drive back on ... If it's not BUGGY ANY more ...

Return that SSD ...!! for something else ...
 

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System One

  • OS
    Wds 8.1 x 64Bit
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP Envy-15x365 PC
    CPU
    Intel i7 CPU @ 2.0GHZ
    Memory
    8GB DDR3L SDRAM
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel HD graphics 4400 - 1792MB
    Sound Card
    BeatsAudio dual speakers
    Screen Resolution
    HD 1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    1TB 5400RPM
    Antivirus
    Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Premium
I'd put the OLD hard drive back on ... If it's not BUGGY ANY more ...

Return that SSD ...!! for something else ...


Really man?? REally? haha.. amazing.. If his computer starts fast he should return the SSD .. i totally understand that logic..

henryP0p, what fricken SSD do you have? i have the samsung 840 Evo and it's fast.. I also have some funny lags and "feelings" that my computer should be more snappy.. but i'm sure that's the OS and code and so much services and programs i have running..

if you do a clean fresh install of windows..fully updated and installed nothing.. and had no special hardware or programs turned on.. then if you still see lag or buggy crap.. then and then should you really be concerned.. which of course there is always the possibility of faulty buggy code and windows for sure has that..

I've been on the hunt for a speedy snappy computer.. and i've come very close.. but still i have issues as well with mine.. perhaps i have little patience and expect more of a consumer level computer.. remember we aren't using "super" computers here.. super computers go higher than 10,000 mhz etc.. we have measly 2.4-4000mhz and usb bus speed that can't even be utilized all the way.. and more..

im ranting..
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 (HOME not Pro) 64bit
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    (So not very nice) Lenovo Y410P
    CPU
    i7 quad 2.4Gig
    Memory
    16G ram
    Graphics Card(s)
    nvidia 2gig 755m
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 840 Evo

    supercache2 m2. mini card.
    Antivirus
    Win Defender
Did you install same drivers (for everything) ?
 

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System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Home made
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen7 2700x
    Motherboard
    Asus Prime x470 Pro
    Memory
    16GB Kingston 3600
    Graphics Card(s)
    Asus strix 570 OC 4gb
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 960 evo 250GB
    Silicon Power V70 240GB SSD
    WD 1 TB Blue
    WD 2 TB Blue
    Bunch of backup HDDs.
    PSU
    Sharkoon, Silent Storm 660W
    Case
    Raidmax
    Cooling
    CCM Nepton 140xl
    Internet Speed
    40/2 Mbps
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    WD
I have seen this same thing and found a solution for me was a dead Dell laptop battery. I know it sounds crazy, but pull out the battery and run it without and see if the typing is lagging. Worth a try.
 

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System One

  • OS
    Windows 8
Trying to change from 32 bit to 64 bit; reset failing

-I bought an Asus N550LF-CM115H two months ago and replaced the HDD with as SSD in order to maximize performance.
-Mounted the HDD onto caddy and replaced the Optical Drive to give me some extra memory
-Performance is 5/10; very quick start up times but often the laptop will become laggy and progams regularly become unresponsive
-SSD appears to be in perfect order, no obvious reasons why this is happening.
-Driver files in the SSD; C:\\WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\disk.sys , C:\\System32/drivers/EhStorClass.sys , C:\\WINDOWS\System32\drivers\partmgr.sys
-I conclude from that that Windows 32 bit is installed
-However, my laptop has a x64 based processor, according to system details

=> I believe that the reason my laptop is not performing as expected is because the wrong version of Windows is installed, so I would like to reset it and install 64 bit.

Go to PC settings > Remove everything and reinstall Windows > Error: 'Could not find the recovery environment'

What is the recovery environment?
 

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System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1
I've update the drivers, I've run a range of tests on the SSD (it appears to absolutely fine), I have Googled around for hours. The laptop is still not performing as it should be and it's quite odd really.

My current thought is that my system is geared towards Windows 64 bit, but for some reason I have installed 32 bit and there is no obvious way to revert that as I can't seem to get system reset to work. I think that this is causing the problems.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1
I've update the drivers, I've run a range of tests on the SSD (it appears to absolutely fine), I have Googled around for hours. The laptop is still not performing as it should be and it's quite odd really.

My current thought is that my system is geared towards Windows 64 bit, but for some reason I have installed 32 bit and there is no obvious way to revert that as I can't seem to get system reset to work. I think that this is causing the problems.
So, which exact version of Win do you have ? I don't think there is too much of speed difference between 32 and 64 bit. But.... 32bit can access just about 3 GB of ram.
Also... as reference to some comments above, an SSD is so much faster than HDD that difference between fastest and slowest SSD is almost imperceptible by naked eye. If it's running right that is. Did you change SATA to AHCI mode and made sure that windows recognizes it as SSD and Trim is on and auto defrag off ? Those things are a must for it's proper operation.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Home made
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen7 2700x
    Motherboard
    Asus Prime x470 Pro
    Memory
    16GB Kingston 3600
    Graphics Card(s)
    Asus strix 570 OC 4gb
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 960 evo 250GB
    Silicon Power V70 240GB SSD
    WD 1 TB Blue
    WD 2 TB Blue
    Bunch of backup HDDs.
    PSU
    Sharkoon, Silent Storm 660W
    Case
    Raidmax
    Cooling
    CCM Nepton 140xl
    Internet Speed
    40/2 Mbps
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    WD
I've update the drivers, I've run a range of tests on the SSD (it appears to absolutely fine), I have Googled around for hours. The laptop is still not performing as it should be and it's quite odd really.

My current thought is that my system is geared towards Windows 64 bit, but for some reason I have installed 32 bit and there is no obvious way to revert that as I can't seem to get system reset to work. I think that this is causing the problems.
So, which exact version of Win do you have ? I don't think there is too much of speed difference between 32 and 64 bit. But.... 32bit can access just about 3 GB of ram.
Also... as reference to some comments above, an SSD is so much faster than HDD that difference between fastest and slowest SSD is almost imperceptible by naked eye. If it's running right that is. Did you change SATA to AHCI mode and made sure that windows recognizes it as SSD and Trim is on and auto defrag off ? Those things are a must for it's proper operation.

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That is a screenshot of my system specifications. Windows definitely recognises it as an SSD, I'm not sure about auto defrag or Trim- will check those now.

*to add to that, I am running Windows 8.1
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1
So, you do have 64 bit windows.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Home made
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen7 2700x
    Motherboard
    Asus Prime x470 Pro
    Memory
    16GB Kingston 3600
    Graphics Card(s)
    Asus strix 570 OC 4gb
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 960 evo 250GB
    Silicon Power V70 240GB SSD
    WD 1 TB Blue
    WD 2 TB Blue
    Bunch of backup HDDs.
    PSU
    Sharkoon, Silent Storm 660W
    Case
    Raidmax
    Cooling
    CCM Nepton 140xl
    Internet Speed
    40/2 Mbps
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    WD
Yup. And it appears that for some reason 32-bit is installed on the SSD.

I just noticed something interesting. I went to UEFI firmware settings and saw that it refers to my SSD as a Hard Disk- does this mean that it has not recognised it as an SSD? If yes, how can I change that?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1
Try to open disk defragment and see if the drive is recognized as SSD. My eMMC hard drive on my tablet is seen as SSD by disk defragment.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro x64 with Media Center
    Computer type
    Tablet
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Surface Pro 3
    CPU
    Core i5 4300U @ 1.9 GHz
    Motherboard
    Surface Pro 3
    Memory
    8092 MB DDR3-L 1.35 V SDRAM @ 1600 MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel HD 4400 @ 200 MHz
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Built-in 3:2 display
    Screen Resolution
    2160 x 1440
    Hard Drives
    256 GB SSD + 128 GB micro SD
    PSU
    36 Watt power brick
    Cooling
    Active
    Keyboard
    On Screen Keyboard
    Mouse
    Surface pen
    Internet Speed
    300 / 20 TWC
    Browser
    IE 11 Metro, IE 11 Desktop
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
=> I believe that the reason my laptop is not performing as expected is because the wrong version of Windows is installed, so I would like to reset it and install 64 bit.

I have both 32-bit and 64-bit OSs installed in my desktop, running a 64-bit processor, and they both work without problems.

Having a 32-bit OS installed in a machine with a 64-bit processor is not the "wrong version" -- especially if you have 4GB of system memory or less. I had only 4GB in my desktop, so I opted to install the 32-bit version.
 

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henrypop..

are you still having problems? did you clean reinstall ??

you do have to slowly go through the bios and look up all commands.. you have to make sure windows sees your drive as SSD.. you have to update drivers and the firmware of your SSD.. you have to then benchmark (crystaldiskmark) (AS SSD)

may even look into a program called Auslogics Boostspeed..
otherwise, whats still the problem..
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 (HOME not Pro) 64bit
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    (So not very nice) Lenovo Y410P
    CPU
    i7 quad 2.4Gig
    Memory
    16G ram
    Graphics Card(s)
    nvidia 2gig 755m
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 840 Evo

    supercache2 m2. mini card.
    Antivirus
    Win Defender
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