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post #51 of 377
8/1/12 at 11:13pm
Just wanted to leave a tip, I'm not sure if someone else has since I haven't read the entire thread or if it's even valid.

I could be wrong, but I think Windows 8 sets up GPT automatically once you have a UEFI board and install to unallocated space. I'm in the habit of deleting the partition completely when I'm installing any OS and every time I have set up Windows 8 on my board, when I'm done there's a 300MB and 100MB partition on the drive, in addition to the rest of the space. If this is true that means that people don't have to bother doing it manually.
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8/6/12 at 3:49am
I might suggest something EXTREMELY handy I've found in my VM testing. Feel free to reword this to fit your guide if you want.

However, I've found the program "ClassicShell" (link here) is capable of disabling Metro on startup (so you go straight to desktop, Metro may flash for a second), and it also gives you back a fully customizable start menu. smile.gif

I've only tested this in a VM as of yet. I have noticed some odd graphical glitches, however that could simply be because I'm in a VM. Also some Internet Browser issues as well, which could also be because of my VM. Use this at your own risk, until some of you can confirm this works well with a native install.
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post #53 of 377
8/9/12 at 10:40pm
Found this to guide for creating a ramdisk for browser cache to reduce writes to the SSD. Enjoy.

http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2010/11/10/how-to-move-the-firefox-or-chrome-cache-to-a-ram-disk-and-speed/
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post #54 of 377
8/9/12 at 11:08pm
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Originally Posted by geckyl View Post

Found this to guide for creating a ramdisk for browser cache to reduce writes to the SSD. Enjoy.

http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2010/11/10/how-to-move-the-firefox-or-chrome-cache-to-a-ram-disk-and-speed/
I've made a guide on it too: www.overclock.net/t/1227803/how-to-set-up-and-utilize-ram-disks

With ImDisk you can make RAMDisks larger than 4GB for free too. smile.gif
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post #55 of 377
8/12/12 at 10:15pm
I've created a MS-DOS batch file and located it in the windows 8 startup folder. The batch file creates a directory on the RAMDISK at startup for the cache. I'll take a look at your method... biggrin.gif Thanks for the great guide!
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post #56 of 377
9/8/12 at 10:42pm
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[*] Enable AHCI SATA mode in the UEFI/BIOS. Use RAID mode if you are going to use a RAID array or Intel SRT aka. SSD caching. Guide here: (link)

Does this mean that you have successfully got Intel Smart Response Technology (SRT or iSRT) to work on Windows 8? I've been reading on various forums about people reporting that it isn't supported on Windows 8 yet and you're the first to imply otherwise. My choice to upgrade to Windows 8 hinges on whether I can do SSD caching on Windows 8.
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post #57 of 377
9/8/12 at 10:46pm
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[*] Enable AHCI SATA mode in the UEFI/BIOS. Use RAID mode if you are going to use a RAID array or Intel SRT aka. SSD caching. Guide here: (link)

Does this mean that you have successfully got Intel Smart Response Technology (SRT or iSRT) to work on Windows 8? I've been reading on various forums about people reporting that it isn't supported on Windows 8 yet and you're the first to imply otherwise. My choice to upgrade to Windows 8 hinges on whether I can do SSD caching on Windows 8.
Nah, I haven't tried it, that was just a copy paste from the previous Windows 7 Install thread I made. Sorry, I'll edit that now.
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post #58 of 377
9/16/12 at 5:47pm
Sean, i have a question

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Expand the "Hard disk" option and change the "Turn off hard disk after" setting to "Never."

How does setting that option to "never" affect HDDs in a given system? Do they keep spinning or do they go into a hybrid state where the heads are parked but the platters keep spinning?
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9/25/12 at 8:38am
Thank you so much for this!
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9/25/12 at 11:32pm
I plan on getting an ssd. When I reinstall Win 8 on the ssd will I have to reactivate windows?
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