SSD drive guaranteed to work with the PA1x

miden · Post by **miden** » Wed May 15, 2013 7:11 pm

Can anyone tell me what SSD drives are guaranteed to work with the PA1x please?

I can say the KingSpec 32g KSD-PA25.6-XXXMS does NOT work in either Master or Slave modes.

Thanks

wittid · Post by **wittid** » Wed May 15, 2013 8:04 pm

I´ve a Transcend TS32GPSD320 and it work perfect.

miden · Post by **miden** » Wed May 15, 2013 8:28 pm

Thanks Detlef but I can't buy it in Australia..unless one wants to pay around $250+

It can also be got from the USA for around $78 to $135, but then the shipping costs are MORE than the item!!

I think I will just stick with a new standard IDE had drive...at least then it will be plug and play...why SSD makers had to make Cable Select the default setting (iE no jumper attached) is annoying. When the standard for 2.5" drives was no jumper = Master Mode!

wittid · Post by **wittid** » Thu May 16, 2013 4:47 am

i wrote you a pm.

i think you did it wrong to format to FAT32.
Delete all partitions on ssd and build it in the key and format it there.

miden · Post by **miden** » Thu May 16, 2013 7:02 am

Okay I will try again...removing all partitions.

Thanks

miden · Post by **miden** » Thu May 16, 2013 7:13 pm

Nah still no go..

It seems most likely it is an issue with the Kingspec drive and the PATA controller...

I have read elsewhere that folks have had issues using this drive on older gear...

I will just put in a standard (but new) IDE HDD

wittid · Post by **wittid** » Fri May 17, 2013 5:13 am

Did you try it as master and slave?

I cannot imagine that this shouldn´t work.

miden · Post by **miden** » Fri May 17, 2013 5:35 am

Yes, master and slave and cable select...the PA1 OS simply refuses to "see" the drive at all...only shows the FD and CD