Windows doesn't boot correctly with SanDisk ReadyCache

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Hi,

My ReadyCache was working fine for the first few days, but lately whenever I shutdown my computer I’m unable to restart it normally.  I get a black screen saying something about Windows not being able to locate files, and then I have to do a Startup Repair operation to get my machine running.  I noticed that when it’s up again, the ReadyCache starts over at 0 GB cached.  I checked the connections and everything seems to be just fine.  

I tried asking customer support but they suggested that I reformat my main HD and reinstall Windows, which seems rediculous to me.  I’ve had absolutely no problems with this machine for three years now.

Here’s my hardware:

Gigabyte UD3-L motherboard

Core i5-750

Radeon 7870

8GB ram

WD Caviar Black 750 GB HD

Any thoughts on what could be causing this?  Thanks in advance!

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It sounds like the ReadyCache partition is damaged. I’ve had a similar situation on an Intel RST cache drive and the only solution was to delete the RST partition on the SSD, reboot, then recreate it.

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Thanks for the reply. What’s the best way to delete the partition, Windows Disk Manager? Do cache drives show up on there?

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the drive will show in disk managment. once you ahve deleted the volume in disk manager reinstall the ec software. 

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Well the SSD seems to be working again. I didn’t even get around to deleting the partition, I just reinstalled the ExpressCache software. If its acts up again I’ll have to try creating a new partition.