Hi

I'm wondering if I can get some advice.

I have an Mtron SSD Pro 7000 2.5" drive which I bought to run with my Dell VOSTRO 1700 laptop.
I bought the SSD to perform backtest runs for an automated trading system and database.

I purchased the Dell Vostro 1700 because it was 1 of 2 notebooks that Dell sells that facilitates 2 internal drives.
After many hours with Dell Tech support, it turns out that the Vostro has some kind of problem running the 2nd internal drive.
I therfore RAN the Mtron SSD externally on the Vostro with a usb cable.
I found that when the SSD was connected before booting the notebook, it would run 50% faster than if I connected it after the boot.
I MEASURE this by the time it takes to perform 1 run (2 MINS when connected before the boot, 3 mins when connected after.)

I EVENTUALLY resolved the issue with Dell and they sent me an XPS 1730 (the other system that facilitates a 2nd drive) for the same price as the Vostro
I installed the SSD and there was no problem as with the Vostro.
However, it is running 50% slower than when connected externally through the usb cable!

I formatted the drive ntfs and it is connected using the stock dell sata cable.
The drive is also in performance mode (write cacheing has been enabled)

Can anyone suggest how I can get it to run as fast internally as externally?

thanks