ssd choice and 1 issue!

[dstrakele]

I'm about 99.99% certain that no smartphone has USB3.0 ports....

I'm in the .01% with my phone. http://tips4tech.net/htc-officially-...vember-at-299/ states:

"Let’s see in detail the technical characteristics of the device: the HTC Rezound has support for LTE, Wi-fi, Bluetooth connectivity and USB 3.0."

I connect and transfer data from the USB 3.0 port without issue, even while charging with ASUS Ai Charger Plus (see below). The USB cable is about 1 meter in length, which is good, so I can lie down on the couch and use the phone while it charges connected to my G74SX. Don't wanna overstress myself y'know...

I think the OP has a driver conflict that causes the BSOD when he connects the Samsung phones. That's why I asked what Antivirus, AntiMalware, Firewall, or Remote Access software is installed. They are usually the prime suspects. http://www.fixya.com/support/t117611...e_phone_camera indicates 3rd Party disk management products can also cause this issue.

I was hoping additional troubleshooting of the BSOD from info in the System Event Log (or provided from the BlueScreenView utility) may possibly point to the offending application. But if the OP doesn't feel up to pursuing it further, well that's OK too!

Here is another interesting article (http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1524244) that points to an issue with the Samsung Note and ASUS Ai Charger Plus.

In http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1496591, a user reports:

"When I turn on tethering, the Samsung Galaxy SII USB Remote NDIS Network Drivers will load, and the connection will work (except on USB 3.0 connectors)."

http://forum.notebookreview.com/hp-e...-galaxy-s.html reports USB 3.0 problems with the Samsung Galaxy SII on an HP system:

"Anyway, my USB 3.0 will read my flash drive, but when I plug in my phone it gives me an error saying that the driver was not successfully installed. I tried the USB 2.0 port and it worked just fine."

So give the USB 2.0 port a shot as Brody recommends.

[440hsp]

i really appreciate all your helpful advice guys. I hope to one day be as knowlegable as all of you with when dealing with my own computer. On the other hand i have been in a heated discussion with a coworker about my wanting to do the ssd upgrade. He says that he is somewhat of a computer guru himself and he agrees completely with me doing the wlan card and ram upgrade but not the ssd upgrade. He said that i would have to go through quite alot having to redownload all the drivers and completely reinstall the o.s. Just for what i do on a day to day basis which is mainly gaming, downloading music, and daily internet browsing. That's where you guys come in. Would this upgrade be a substancial one doing what i do with my rig? I would like to hear from people that have done this upgrade and put your ssd's through thier paces so to speak. Thanks again.

[DooRules]

Your coworker must also not have an ssd for the OS. If he did I can't imagine he would say do the others first. Having an ssd for the OS really wakes up the system, one of the best upgrades you can do imho.

[dstrakele]

But for Browsing, Streaming music and videos, and connecting to remote servers for gameplay, the WiFi card upgrade will give you more bang for the buck and installation effort, provided you have a router and ISP connection that can take advantage of the extra speed the upgrade will provide.

[440hsp]

No sir its not that i dont want to try and figure this problem out. I do. I'm going to plug my phone in and see what happens.

[Zygomorphic]

I am going to try the AI charger plus as well, and see if it helps with my USB 3.0 HDD. @BrodyBoy, I was trying to add a bit of humor. No offense was intended, and no, I don't expect people to push the +rep button without a reason. I have been posting for some time, and have given freely of what little I know . 440hsp, let us know if it works.

[BrodyBoy]

On the other hand i have been in a heated discussion with a coworker about my wanting to do the ssd upgrade. He says that he is somewhat of a computer guru himself and he agrees completely with me doing the wlan card and ram upgrade but not the ssd upgrade. He said that i would have to go through quite alot having to redownload all the drivers and completely reinstall the o.s.

He's wrong. Period. A fresh install of the OS is one option, but certainly not the only one. A couple other options:

• If you'd prefer to keep your current installation exactly the way you have it now....only running from an SSD.....you simply make a system image of your current OS drive using Windows Backup & Restore. Then you physically install the new SSD and restore the system image to the SSD. You will not lose anything, and will have changed nothing in your installation.

• If you want to just "start over" with the Asus OEM installation on an SSD, you can make a set of recovery DVDs (using the AI Recovery uttlity). Then you physically install the SSD and use the recovery DVDs to do a factory restore onto the SSD. WIth this approach, your installation will be exactly the same as when you first turned it on.....right down to the first-time setup wizard.....except it will be running from a shiny new SSD.

This guy says he's "somewhat of a computer guru?" Not when it comes to SSDs.....

Just for what i do on a day to day basis which is mainly gaming, downloading music, and daily internet browsing. That's where you guys come in. Would this upgrade be a substancial one doing what i do with my rig? I would like to hear from people that have done this upgrade and put your ssd's through thier paces so to speak. Thanks again.

I've upgraded all the computers I have (currently three) to SSD OS drives.....and I've been building a new home server that will also use an SSD for the OS.

Here's the thing: Windows starts, wakes, and shuts down much faster with an SSD, and most programs will start up noticeably faster. The computer will run cooler, quieter, and use a little less juice. But the internet will not be faster, music won't play better, colors won't be prettier. At first blush, the advantages I noted may not seem all that consequential. But the cumulative impact is considerable, IMO. The overall user experience is better, since the computer just seems zippier and more responsive.

This is not to say that you have to upgrade....the 7200rpm HDDs that come standard on most G-series models are really nice drives. You can't go wrong either way, but your computer-guru friend is mistaken in his assumptions about what an SSD upgrade necessarily entails.

[HiVizMan]

Upgrading to a SSD is significantly the most noticeable and meaningful upgrade that any user can do. Everything about how you interact with your system will be improved simply because it take so much less time for those things to happen.

There are a number of methods to transfer your key information, or the entire OS to a new SSD if that is what you prefer to do.

[A3roSolus]

I have a G74 and have swapped out one of the stock seagate hdd @7200RPM's and put in an OCZ Vertex 3 120GB which has been really great, I don't know much about the crucial, but I would suggest the OCZ. Here's a link on Newegg, it's a similar price to the Crucial. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820227707

[440hsp]

Lolol. Thanks again for all your input. I'm taking my coworkers comments with a grain of salt so to speak. Definitely gonna do the ssd. Was looking at the crucial with the transfer data cable. Not the data cable that comes with the crucial mind you. There is a transfer cable system using usb 3.0 from a company called apricorn because i've read better reviews on them from amazon. Thought it might make the process of switching over easier. Already ordered the ram and the intel 6300 wlan card. Should have those by tomorrow. I haven't got to.plug in my phone to my computer yet to see what the blue screen reads yet. I work offshore.in the gulf of mexico and i've been working long hours so i haven't had time to check it out. Going home today.so i will look into it. Also looked into the vertex 3 ssd and i read quite a few bad reviews on amazon and some on newegg so i didnt want to take a chance on that ssd. Thanks again guys.