Hi,
My Intel NUC DN2820FYKH doesn't seem to like SSD's. First the background:
Memory Used: 4GB DDR3L-1600 Kingston (Intel NUC) p/n KVR16LS11/4
SSD 1: Crucial M500 120GB (CT120M500SSD1) doesn't work (see below)
SSD 2: Samsung 840 EVO doesn't work either, same symptoms
Firmware tested on Intel NUC: both 0025 and 0028.
Firmware SSDs have been updated to latest versions from supplier
The symptoms:
- Crucial M500 120GB (CT120M500SSD1) doesn't work (see below)
- Samsung 840 EVO doesn't work either, same symptoms
- Samsung classic HDD 2,5" SATA (hybrid) DOES work.
What doesn't work:
Windows 8.1 doesn't want to install (GPT disk, Intel's recommended BIOS-settings applied), but is giving errors in installation destination screen (0x80300002). Diskpart is giving strange errors (unable to perform 'clean' and 'convert gpt' for instance, exiting with an I/O error).
Diskpart does work though with the same disks in my other (desktop) Windows 8.1 machine.
After creating the partitions manually (following these instructions: Sample: Configure UEFI/GPT-Based Hard Drive Partitions by Using Windows PE and DiskPart, recommended configuration) other strange things start to happen: my Windows installer won't load properly anymore and hangs in the screen telling me setup is being started.
I've spent now over 2 nights trying to get this to work, including two long drives to a store to replace the SSDs. Unfortunately without any satisfying results. Since this problem doesn't occur on my other PC, my guess is that this is a Intel NUC firmware related problem.
My questions are: What can I do to solve this problem, or do I need to wait for (another) firmware update from Intel? Who has any ideas?
Right now I'm unfortunately not experiencing the value I expected to receive when buying this hardware. I hope this can be changed.. :-)
Kind regards,
Dennis.