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Windows 7 freezes with SSD

Fresh5 days ago
Mar 15, 20268382 views
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I have a new SSD (Kingston Hyper 120GB), with a fresh installation of Windows 7 (and several HDDs). For no apparent reason, my computer freezes. I cannot move the mouse, the sound glitches, but after about 10 seconds everything returns to normal. Any suggestions?

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Fix for: Windows 7 freezes with SSD

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I believe that SSD uses a SandForce controller, which has known problems. If you search for "SandForce Freezing" you will get lots of hits. I believe there are some Registry settings that may at least mitigate the problem. Here are some threads for …

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