

If it turns out to be a MOBO issue, I'm just going to sigh.

After all this effort, the firmware update better fix these speed issues. Thinking maybe that Win7 would be the next thing I'll try. I know that the AHCI drivers change around from version to version. Went to the site for answers - noticed that none of their toolboxes (even their latest) show Win10 support in the specifications. Loaded the three different types of SSD toolbox again. Reason being that I've heard there are problems between the SSD toolbox and SATA controllers - pretty sure my SATA 3 ports are controlled by a different controller than my SATA 2 ports. Swapped the SSD to a SATA 2 port on my MOBO. Installed three different versions of Kingston's SSD toolbox - none showed the drive as being there. Here is a screenshot of my MOBO, CPU, the two drives I have connected - E: is a 1TB Toshiba, CrystalDiskMark results, Kingston Toolbox not displaying the drive and Device Manager to see the AHCI drivers.Īnother update - started from scratch on my 1TB internal Toshiba standard 7200RPM drive. So, why the slow speeds? Why isn't Kingston letting me update the drive? I'm fairly certain the AHCI drivers are working.

I've tried changing over SATA ports between the two drives. They told me to update the firmware of the SSD. Considering it might be my specs or the drive - decided to email the seller anyway. I noticed my SSD was running pretty below spec. I am now, I believe - at least, when I boot up the BIOS says it's booting drives in AHCI mode.
