Download this nifty utility. It should take care of nearly everything for you
http://www.ocztechnologyforum.com/fo...ad.php?t=49779
http://www.ocztechnologyforum.com/fo...ad.php?t=49779
SSD arrives on Saturday :) Need some advice please
I've just had confirmation that my 256GB GSkill Titan will arrive on Saturday morning
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Feels like Christmas!
But I have a few questions for anyone who knows.
1. I've heard that defragging is no good for SSD's. Is that really the case?
2. Does anyone know if its necessary to set a page file when using an SSD? I would have thought it would be a good idea to have a page file considering how fast SSD's are, but I really have no idea
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3. In Device Manager under the harddrive icon and policies tab there is an option for write caching, I have this checked with my current harddrive but want to know if its necessary for SSD's?
I guess I'm just going to have to wait for the drive to arrive to get the best idea and check myself but if anyone has an SSD that can advise I'd be grateful.
Cheers
But I have a few questions for anyone who knows.
1. I've heard that defragging is no good for SSD's. Is that really the case?
2. Does anyone know if its necessary to set a page file when using an SSD? I would have thought it would be a good idea to have a page file considering how fast SSD's are, but I really have no idea
3. In Device Manager under the harddrive icon and policies tab there is an option for write caching, I have this checked with my current harddrive but want to know if its necessary for SSD's?
I guess I'm just going to have to wait for the drive to arrive to get the best idea and check myself but if anyone has an SSD that can advise I'd be grateful.
Cheers
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Thanks for the link
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Some nice info being discussed there and that utility looks like it could be very handy
Originally Posted by Outcasst  Download this nifty utility. It should take care of nearly everything for you http://www.ocztechnologyforum.com/fo...ad.php?t=49779 |
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I found this:
Disable
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Prefetch & Superfetch, Auto Defrag, Indexing, Write Caching, Short File Names, NTFS Timestamp. Disable ACHI in BIOS before Vista install
Vista Automatic Defrag
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1. Click Start
2. Click Control Panel
3. Select the Control Panel Home
4. Click System and Maintenance
5. Under the Administrative Tools section at the bottom, click Defragment your hard drive
6. Click or unclick Run automatically (recommended) depending if you want this feature enabled or disabled.
7. Click OK
Remove Indexing
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1. Go to, Start (blue marble) > Computer
2. Right click on your drive and select 'properties'
2. Uncheck 'index this drive for faster searching'
Disable Write Caching
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1. From the Device Manager expand the disk drives category
2. Right click your drive. Select 'Properties' from the menu then click on the 'Policies' tab
3. Uncheck 'Enable write caching on the disk'
Disable Short File Names
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The run command:
fsutil behavior set disable8dot3 1
Note that the Windows XP environment variables %TEMP% and %TMP% typically use short names. Program installations sometimes use these variables. If this change causes trouble and you need to restore the short name function, the command is; fsutil behavior set disable8dot3 0
Disable Timestamp for Last Access
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The run command:
fsutil behavior set disablelastaccess 1
Note that some backup programs may need this information. If you wish to restore the timestamp, the command is; fsutil behavior set disablelastaccess 0
This is basically what the Tweak Utility does for you automatically
Originally Posted by Outcasst No problem. I am getting my SSD hopefully friday or saturday too, so i guess we are taking the leap together |
Disable
------
Prefetch & Superfetch, Auto Defrag, Indexing, Write Caching, Short File Names, NTFS Timestamp. Disable ACHI in BIOS before Vista install
Vista Automatic Defrag
-----------------------
1. Click Start
2. Click Control Panel
3. Select the Control Panel Home
4. Click System and Maintenance
5. Under the Administrative Tools section at the bottom, click Defragment your hard drive
6. Click or unclick Run automatically (recommended) depending if you want this feature enabled or disabled.
7. Click OK
Remove Indexing
----------------
1. Go to, Start (blue marble) > Computer
2. Right click on your drive and select 'properties'
2. Uncheck 'index this drive for faster searching'
Disable Write Caching
----------------------
1. From the Device Manager expand the disk drives category
2. Right click your drive. Select 'Properties' from the menu then click on the 'Policies' tab
3. Uncheck 'Enable write caching on the disk'
Disable Short File Names
-------------------------
The run command:
fsutil behavior set disable8dot3 1
Note that the Windows XP environment variables %TEMP% and %TMP% typically use short names. Program installations sometimes use these variables. If this change causes trouble and you need to restore the short name function, the command is; fsutil behavior set disable8dot3 0
Disable Timestamp for Last Access
----------------------------------
The run command:
fsutil behavior set disablelastaccess 1
Note that some backup programs may need this information. If you wish to restore the timestamp, the command is; fsutil behavior set disablelastaccess 0
This is basically what the Tweak Utility does for you automatically
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