I have not yet cleared the cmos, infact i did not think of that.
I did format the drive, infact the drive was used in my laptop before that went to hell on me,a dn i bought an ipad instead(well bestbuy gave it to me because of a lemon finally).
It work fine in my lappy, but yes format fine. I was not aware of the alignment or intilised. This is my first ssd.
If my internet was not being horrid i would have read that forum first, i am letting it load as i type. i will edit or reply back after i read the article.