Alienware m18x R2 SSD keeps freezing!!

Ok here is an update. I updated intel RST and disabled power management and everything is working fine now except boot, it keeps freezing at boot screen when system first accesses SSD.

Cool thx 89fordprobe that is helpful,  my options are running out and a clean install might be the only way to fix my boot problem I am still having.

Ok here is an update. I updated intel RST and disabled power management and everything is working fine now except boot, it keeps freezing at boot screen when system first accesses SSD.

First off Sorry Tesla for jumping over you here..(secondary ) im speaking from experience with my M18X R2

No problem what-so-ever. If fact, I was hoping you would chime in.

I'm not surprised the clean install helped. Over the years, I have seen it fix various mysterious problems with Dell laptops and desktops alike. IMO, it's due to the fact that Intel-RST (and possibly other Dell pre-installed software and/or Driver suites) gets left behind.

It also allows the more elaborate driver suites to get installed in a more controlled fashion (instead of all-at-once during Windows First-Time-Boot-and-Initial-Setup).

yea working to  much, between work, building my jeep, rebuilding my truck, I didn't even remember what account I signed in with lol .

Anyway if you google  you will see an abundance of   issues  with alienware and Kingston SSD's.

Do a clean install it should clean up your issue, if   it  dosent id   look into, like my drive as it was defective. although the replacement  is in daughters 1525 Inspiron  it has been perfect since.

Ok here is an update. I updated intel RST and disabled power management and everything is working fine now except boot, it keeps freezing at boot screen when system first accesses SSD.

Well when I shut down my Alienware for the night or whatever reason the next time I boot the system it freezes so I hold down power button till it shuts down. I then reboot the system which then starts fine.

Also in some cases my system boots into a repair software which crashes during loading and turns into a boot loop (I have to repeatedly tap ESC to get past this.)

I will get the exact name of this boot repair process that keeps crashing in a bit.

OK this is the boot repair software i get from time to time and this is the error.

reinstall windows yet?  boot.ini is corrupt more then likely

Reinstall I never trust repairing boot issues

I haven't reinstalled yet because I think this is fixable. Am I right? or should i just reinstall windows?

On Windows 8, try turning off Fast Startup to cure boot problems:

http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/6320-fast-startup-turn-off-windows-8-a.html

I think I would install original spinning drive (or known good drive) and clean install Windows 8 to re-validate hardware as operational.

Did this machine ship from Dell new with Windows 8 ?

Yep, was shipped almost a year ago.

went to bios and turned off fast boot and I am still getting boot freezing. I guess a full windows 8 re-install on the SSD is in order. I will do that after my second gtx 675m comes in.