question on HDD specs -

SanderXpander · Post by **SanderXpander** » Sat Feb 16, 2013 7:14 am

I feel so great that I didn't install an SSD myself but had the official Korg dealer install an Intel 510...

miden · Post by **miden** » Sat Feb 16, 2013 4:28 pm

Why not do it yourself? it is not rocket science

By the way Intel uses the Sandforce Controller ....

SanderXpander · Post by **SanderXpander** » Sat Feb 16, 2013 4:55 pm

Maybe I should've included a /sarcasm tag. I'm used to building my own systems so I could've easily done it myself. I just wanted it done via the official route to not have warranty issues. And now they put in a known to be unreliable disk.

miden · Post by **miden** » Sat Feb 16, 2013 5:20 pm

ahh cool no probs..sorry I did not get the sarc!

It is more a matter of they CAN go snafu rather than they will...in the majority of cases (much like the key bed issues on the K's) they will be fine.

But with Sandforce controllers it is known a percentage just fail totally. IN some cases there is no warning. Turn it on one day and it is gone!!

I daresay the factory ssd on the K also uses Sandforce controllers (they are the cheapest controller - and I cannot see Korg putting in a premium SSD ) and there have been no reports - that I have seen or heard of - of K's losing the ssd...so it is nothing to worry about per se, but something to be aware of.

Personally I am going for the Samsung 840 series 120gb. Samsung is one of the few SSD makers that use their own proprietary controller.

But having said that, the Intel drives (even with Sandforce) have a very good rep!!

jeremykeys · Post by **jeremykeys** » Sun Feb 17, 2013 3:23 am

Snader, you had me wondering too because I kinda know you're one of the technically minded people here. Missed the sarc myself too. Oopsie!

But I'm still wondering what SSD I should go with and after having checked out some info on line I'm still not sure although I'm heading in a 240 gig size at this point in time.

SanderXpander · Post by **SanderXpander** » Sun Feb 17, 2013 7:02 am

I guess if you read the linked article it made more sense, as it was basically a rant against the Intel 5xx series.

kyoland · Post by **kyoland** » Sun Feb 17, 2013 8:32 am

I'm contemplating putting a samsung in too - they are available here so if the sata 3 thing is ok - then I think thats what I will do too. The SATA 2 discs seem a little harder to find.

These are a fantastic board eh. - neighbors jsut asked me to turn it down, I'm barely warmed up.

Chrutil · Post by **Chrutil** » Fri Jan 30, 2015 6:10 pm

SanderXpander wrote:I feel so great that I didn't install an SSD myself but had the official Korg dealer install an Intel 510...

Sorry for the thread resurrection but I have been meaning to put another drive in my original K88 for years now, but never got around to it.
I just was given an Intel 510 so I'm curious what your experience have been. Did you keep it in?
Is it notoriously unreliable so I'm better off ditching it and buy another one, or does it work ok? It'll be a secondary drive with little use (and purely recreational)

Thanks,
C

Cpilot · Post by **Cpilot** » Sat Jan 31, 2015 8:25 pm

I have an Intel 320 SSD 120GB in my K61. Been in there for three years now without any problems.

SanderXpander · Post by **SanderXpander** » Sat Jan 31, 2015 9:36 pm

Chrutil wrote:
SanderXpander wrote:I feel so great that I didn't install an SSD myself but had the official Korg dealer install an Intel 510...
Sorry for the thread resurrection but I have been meaning to put another drive in my original K88 for years now, but never got around to it.
I just was given an Intel 510 so I'm curious what your experience have been. Did you keep it in?
Is it notoriously unreliable so I'm better off ditching it and buy another one, or does it work ok? It'll be a secondary drive with little use (and purely recreational)

Thanks,
C

It's still in there and still working. The writing load on it is almost non-existant though, I have a few libraries on there that get loaded at boot (mostly) but I do all my PCG and sample writing to the factory disk or a USB stick. My laptop has been running an Intel 320 series 120GB for four years though and it's still good.

Rich Z · Post by **Rich Z** » Sat Jan 31, 2015 9:57 pm

How is the SSD formatted in the Kronos to be compatible with the OS?

Chrutil · Post by **Chrutil** » Mon Feb 02, 2015 5:35 am

Rich Z wrote:How is the SSD formatted in the Kronos to be compatible with the OS?

Thanks for the info all!
I plugged it in this weekend and formatted it using the Disk\Utility on the Kronos. It was NTFS formatted before, and showed up as 'Unformatted'.
Works like charm - I don't foresee any large amount of writing to it either so I should be good.

Thanks!
C

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