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EZ Rapid Start in EZ Setup App does not recognize SSD

markh

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EZ Rapid Start in EZ Setup App does not recognize SSD
« on: February 24, 2014, 02:53:16 pm »
Hello:

GA-Z87-DS3H Motherboard - purchased 2/2014
250GB Samsung MZ-7TE250KW 840 EVO SSD used for OS
Installed EZ Setup App from disc in box and updated EZ Setup to latest version online
Run EZ Setup, select EZ Rapid Start, and I get the following message:

Samsung SSD 840 EVO 250GB
250,059,350,016 Byte
Type-HDD
Warning: SSD drive not detected

Thanks in advance for any advice or help.

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Re: EZ Rapid Start in EZ Setup App does not recognize SSD
« Reply #1 on: February 24, 2014, 03:11:48 pm »
It isn't made to run from a SSD OS. You use it to help speed up a Hard Drive using a SSD for Cache memory.
« Last Edit: February 24, 2014, 03:34:44 pm by dmdilks »
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Re: EZ Rapid Start in EZ Setup App does not recognize SSD
« Reply #2 on: February 24, 2014, 03:46:06 pm »
I appreciate the quick response. If I understand correctly, since I am using my SSD as OS boot drive instead of my 2TB 7200RPM HD, there is no need to use EZ Rapid Start.  Thanks for clearing that up. 

Re: EZ Rapid Start in EZ Setup App does not recognize SSD
« Reply #3 on: February 12, 2016, 08:44:41 pm »
It isn't made to run from a SSD OS. You use it to help speed up a Hard Drive using a SSD for Cache memory.

No you are wrong it is specifically for ssd drives look here    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxtDM-zviv4 
now why does EZ Rapid Start in EZ Setup App not recognize SSD????????
« Last Edit: February 12, 2016, 08:47:39 pm by ThadAnt »

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Re: EZ Rapid Start in EZ Setup App does not recognize SSD
« Reply #4 on: February 12, 2016, 10:20:09 pm »
I appreciate the quick response. If I understand correctly, since I am using my SSD as OS boot drive instead of my 2TB 7200RPM HD, there is no need to use EZ Rapid Start.  Thanks for clearing that up. 
It isn't made to run from a SSD OS. You use it to help speed up a Hard Drive using a SSD for Cache memory.

No you are wrong it is specifically for ssd drives look here    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxtDM-zviv4 
now why does EZ Rapid Start in EZ Setup App not recognize SSD????????

He isn't wrong per se.  He might not understand the implementation.

Truth be told, if you are using an SSD as a boot drive, you will not see a significant benefit if you use EZ Start.  The technology was introduced with 7 gen chipsets just prior to SSD's becoming mainstream.  Further, SSD's were smaller and more costly at the time.  We saw this, and hybrid disk technology being pushed during this time as the next latest greatest thing for those who were running pattered disks looking to improve boot time performance.  The window for this came and went quickly as cost p/mb came down quickly and SSD's became more affordable.

For those who did have SSD's, it was quickly discovered that the performance increases were insignificant when your boot drive was an SSD, and because of the cost and overhead it was never widely adopted.  Software manufacturers (back up) were also challenged because it was not possible to create back up images of a system that utilized this technology. Most hardware manufacturers implemented this feature using RAID as the controller operate mode, but the smaller SSD used for EZ or rapid start was always detected as a second (stand alone) disk, even though to the system it was RAID.  Well it wasn't true hardware based RAID, it was an offshoot of "software" RAID implemented in what is more in the way of marketing hype or an additional feature.  It continues to be offered now, but no one uses it as the cost outweighs any benefit. 
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