Hi robert,
Last week-end, I did exactly what you said.
And Miracle ! it worked, I could format the drive and install XP on it.
After that, I was pushing the driver CD and installing the TC drivers and ...
a nice blue screen with ununderstanble error messages.
I tried to reboot: no operating system found.
I tried to put the SSD on a USB box: the disk is not recognized anymore.

Now I am convinced that I got a non working SSD, the problem is probably in
the contacts, that's my only explanation for why it worked on and off.

I am slightly disappointed by this, this stuff is advertised as more
reliable than a standard harddrive, they seem to be not reliable at all.

Anyway, thanks a lot for your help, the fact that we have exactly the same
configuration was essential to make the proof of the default.

Take care

Pedro