The SSD will work without modification in the 9200. More important than SATA mode is the operating system: Windows XP is not designed for SSDs, and you'd be well advised to upgrade to a newer version of Windows.

I have try the Samsung SSD 840 120GB, but the ICH8R don't recognize the SSD.

I have connected on port SATA1 and SATA2. The same port with the DVD work correct.

The same SSD have and USB adapter and if I connect to the PC I see the new drive, but I'll use as internal HDD for operating system to speed up.

I must press F1 to continue.

My D9200 have:

BIOS version is 2.5.3

SATA 1.02.23 11212006

Intel Matrix Storage Manager v 6.0.0.1022 ICH8R

There are upgrade?

I use Ubuntu 12.04 as Operating System and work very good!

Thanks,

Jan

Oh, I see, you're using a non-Windows operating system.

I don't have any experience with Linux on old systems, but someone else may be able to help you.

It's incredible how many people leer linux, the best software ever!

Anyway, this is a hardware problem and not an operating system problem.

The ICH8R is a SATA controller, not SATAII or SATAIII. There are no firmware upgrade...

There anyone who can answer my question?

The asus u3s6 work correctly in my Dimension 9200 (bought in 2006) on slot PCIe x4?

http://www.asus.com/Motherboard/U3S6/#specifications

Thanks and sorry for my bad english,

Jan

I have a Samsung 840 in my Optiplex GX620, which was made in 2005. It works a treat, but the operating system is WIndows 8.

You might try the third-party SATA card, but you'll lose the functionality of the front panel hard drive activity LED.

What kind of controller have you in your Optiplex GX620?

And firmware version of: bios, sata ecc...

If I connect the SSD, for example on SATA1 port and boot my Dimension 9200 appears:

- load bios version 2.5.3 DXP061 series

- Next screen have:

Serial ATA AHCI BIOS, Version iSrc 1.02.23 11 21 2006

Controller Bus#00, Device#1F, Function#02: 03 Port, 02 Devices

Port-00: Hard Disk, WDC WD3200KS-75PFB0

        (This drive is controlled by the RAID BIOS)

Port-01: No device detected

Port-02: CDROM, HL-DT-STDVD+-RW GSA-H31N

AHCI BIOS installed

Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v6.0.0.1022 ICH8R

Drive 1 not found: Serial ATA, SATA-1

Strike the F1 key to continue, F2 to run the setup utility

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So how can you see the operating system does not matter.

The Samsung 840 120GB is a SSD SATAIII or SATAII compatible, but I suspect that my ICH8R controller is only a SATA I and does not recognize the SSD.

In fact, in the bios setup on SATA-1 port I have:

Drive details:

* Drive ID = Unknown

____________________________

How do you see your SSD in bios setup on the SATA port?

Thanks,

Jan

I have made this test:

- Connect only the SSD on SATA-0 port, but the system not found a disk on boot (press F1 or F2) the bios default is RAID On.

- Configure the bios to RAID Autodetect/ATA and reboot. But the system don't found a drive.

On the box of Samsung SSD I read:

SATA 6Gb/s compatible with 3Gb/s

So:

6Gb/s = SATA III

3Gb/s = SATA II

Where you read that the Samsung 840 120GB is SATA I compatible.

What you see in your BIOS on SATA port? The disk information is not Unknown as my?