Momentus XT, Momentus, Momentus Thin, MobileMax, and other notebook drives

[Scott Kuehn]

Just got the drive in today ST750LX003.  I've got the original Windows 7 Pro install on DVD, it spins up and the drive is identified. I can

1. Create the new partition: Disk 0 Partition 1
2. I hit format, click OK, and the throbber spins for a few seconds to denote Windows is doing something and then it just goes back and shows the Disk 0 Partition 1.  
3. I click next, and the error on the Install Windows is: Setup was unable to create a new system partition or locate an existing system partition.  See the Setup log files for more information.

There's no BSOD, it just doesn't seem to run the format.  Any thoughts?  I'll get Seatools running later tonight once I find my stash of empty CDs.  The system I'm installing this in is Dell Studio 1458 from late 2010.

[Cantbecanit]

Set your bios to AHCi

Unplug and usb devices

Check connection to and from the drive

Delete any partitions, quick format

Should set up ok then,

[Scott Kuehn]

I got it working.  I had to use SP1 of Windows 7 to get it to work.  Two different Windows 7 RCs versions wouldn't do it.

[Cantbecanit]

Good hit, glad it's sorted.

[Dark]

hey hi, can u tell me how's the performance of the disk i recently buy one but i feel the momentus ST750LX003 sata3 slow compared to a 3.5 sata 2 hdd.

There are problems if you make a partition in the disk?

How many times need access the file, to copy the files into the ssd ?

why if both disk are mecanic and 7200 rpm? 3.5 is faster than 2.5

im really disapointed, with my disk at this time

[Cantbecanit]

You can't have it set up correctly if the older drive is faster.

Make sure the bios is set to AHCi or Raid depending on how you want to use the drive.

Don't use a clone of an eisting O/S, it will be lacking over a fresh install

Get the latest drivers and Intel RST if it's an Intel PC

To give you some sort of idea it should boot from post to Windows in anything from 20 seconds to 45 seconds each time, but this will need a sata III mb and the disk needs to be on the sata III port that isn't the Marvell one.