SgtBreadStick Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 (edited) Hello guys, Have you recently experienced a problem with an SSD freezing the OS or game (which can result in unreliable connection kick from MP). Luckily there are solutions to that and I would like to share it with all the others having issues! When buying an SSD, make sure the speeds are listed as MB/s (Megabytes per second), not Mbps. If you plan to get an SSD but don't want to pay a much higher price, then I recommend the Crucial MX500 (not BX500), usually they will be a SATA type. (Make sure they have a DRAM cache) If you would rather have a very high performance SSD then I recommend getting an NVMe SSD (such as a WD Black SN750) IF your PC supports them, these are more expensive but are extremely better performing. Please keep all of the above in mind before purchasing an SSD! ========================================================================================================================== STEP ONE Make sure all your drivers are up to date on Windows! You can do this by opening start and typing "Device Manager". FOR SATA SSDs Look for "IDA/ATA/ATAPI controllers" and select the controller FOR NVMe SSDs Look for "Storage controllers" and select the controller Right click it and press 'Update driver'. Then close device manager. STEP TWO Go to the link below and download the 'registry' file(.reg) - Number 2 https://bit.ly/2EXDe8f Once you have done that and added the registry file, search for "Edit power plan" . Press "Change advanced power settings" Select "Hard Disk" > "AHCI Link Power Management - HIPM/DIPM" > "Setting" and select the option "Active". Click apply and close control panel and power options. STEP THREE If you have a Kingston, SanDisk, Samsung, WD Green/Blue/Black SSD or Crucial use the links below to download their SSD Dashboards. Kingston: https://www.kingston.com/en/support/technical/ssdmanager SanDisk: https://kb.sandisk.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/15108/~/sandisk-ssd-dashboard-support-information (Download option!) Samsung: https://www.samsung.com/semiconductor/minisite/ssd/download/tools/ (SAMSUNG MAGICIAN) Western Digital: https://support.wdc.com/downloads.aspx?p=279 Crucial: https://uk.crucial.com/gbr/en/support-storage-executive Once you have installed the manager for your SSD(s), go to your SSD in the dashboard and check for firmware updates. For example this is WD's dashboard And Crucial's dashboard Make sure to check SSD health, status etc... to make sure your SSD is healthy and not suffering any issues. STEP FOUR Once you have updated your firmware, you should be good to go! If you still unfortunately have issues with freezing, I recommend you follow the steps below! STILL GOT ISSUES? Well you have two options which aren't really what you want to do... 1. Re-install windows on your SSD (make sure to backup your data) and wipe the SSD partitions on install. 2. Contact your SSD manufacturer and see if they can help with the issue(s). If you managed to fix it, congrats! Enjoy trucking. Know any others with SSD issues? Link them here! Edited July 11, 2022 by SgtBreadStick Updated with better information Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tfmpillow Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 Accepted. 1 tfmpillow | Support Rules | Recruitment | Support | Feedback | Meet the Team | Guides | Suggestions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Community Manager Leon Baker Posted January 27, 2019 Community Manager Share Posted January 27, 2019 @SgtBreadStick None of the pictures are working, I think you need to upload them on another website like imgur. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOSCHGELDIN Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 informations for information. happy trucking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SgtBreadStick Posted January 27, 2019 Author Share Posted January 27, 2019 Yeah, images should be back up shortly, cloudflare had a heart attack which shoved my site offline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raymond_ Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 Great tutorial. I hope this helps people who require it. Many thanks, Ray Dobson. Founder of Select Your Game, Gaming Community. 1 Knowledge Base Reporting a user? | Require help? | Meet The Team! | What are the rules? | How to create feedback? Current Forum Role: Previous Forum Roles: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[MR] STRONKHOLT Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 I haven't had any problem yet with my ssd and hdd. But if any freeze happens one day, i'd remember it. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SgtBreadStick Posted January 9, 2020 Author Share Posted January 9, 2020 Added information regarding Kingston SSDs. Make sure to read before purchasing an SSD or using! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lena' Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 Great tutorial thank you for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ********** Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 Thank you so much for guide. You Are Good Man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lena' Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 I'm getting an error downloading the link from step two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muhammad Nizar F Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 Thank you for the information Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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