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Storage Essentials Thread
Ok, here are all the guides and info to the Hard Drives & Storage section. Feel free to add any suggestions to the list.
Before anything, the most important thread to see is here: (link)
Sean's Premium Threads:
Everything on Installing and Optimizing Windows 8:
Sean's Windows 8 Install & Optimization Guide for SSDs & HDDs
Everything on Installing and Optimizing Windows 7:
Sean's Windows 7 Install & Optimization Guide for SSDs & HDDs
Information threads:
SSD Interface Comparison: PCI Express vs SATA
Sean's SSD Buyers Guide & Information Thread
Storage Drivers, Utilities, and Firmware Thread
How to's:
Sean's Data Backup Guide
Sean's SSD & HDD Troubleshooting Guide
How to: Verify TRIM is working in Windows
How to: Disk and Partition Cloning, Backup, Restoration, & Migration
How to: Set up and Utilize RAM Disks
How to: Secure Erase your Solid State Drive (SSD) with Parted Magic
How to: Properly re-align your SSD/HDD partitions
How to: Change SATA Modes After Windows Installation
How to: Initialize And Format A New Disk For Use In Windows
How to: Set up Intel Smart Response Technology (SSD caching)
How to: Validate New Drives Before Deployment
How to: Set up RAID
Optimize SSD Benchmark Performance
Articles and Reviews:
There is No Difference Between SATA Cables
Review: Stellar Phoenix Windows Data Recovery - Technician
Main Section:
Guides and Information:
Random:
SSD Section:
Guides and Information:
Clubs:
RAID Controllers and Software Section:
Guides and Information:
Ok, here are all the guides and info to the Hard Drives & Storage section. Feel free to add any suggestions to the list.

Before anything, the most important thread to see is here: (link)
Sean's Premium Threads:

Everything on Installing and Optimizing Windows 8:

Everything on Installing and Optimizing Windows 7:

Information threads:



How to's:













Articles and Reviews:


Main Section:
Guides and Information:
- Guide: Using 1 SSD as system drive(OS) and acceleration drive(RAID/ Smart Response Technology/ SSD Caching)
- ATTN: EVERYONE WITH HARD DRIVES!
- Xeb's Data Recovery Thread
- Wanna open and fix that dead drive? Think again! Here is why you should NOT do it!
- NAS Essentials Thread
- [Inspirado] Converting an old PC into a NAS
- Short-Stroke: Why, and how..
- Info: How to silence any HDD for 1$
- Guide: Booting in 30 seconds
- Seagate Bricked Firmware Drive Fix (With Pics)
- joemaniaci's basic HDD repair guide
- ImDisk -- open source RAM drive with no size limitations
- [FAQ] Never Use Your Flash Drive Normally Again!!!!
- Info: I'm selling my hard drive. How can I erase the data completely?
- How to: Interpret HDTune Results
- A Guide To LVM: Making Your Hard Drives Fit Your Data, Not The Other Way Around
- Benchmark: Should I defragment my system? Which defragmenter is best?
- Benches: 4x WD10EZEX's RAID 0, 10, and 5 on Z68
- RAMDisks Roundup and Testing
- Post your HDtune 2.55 Results & Spreadsheet
- Short Stroke "Side by side Results"
- WD Caviar Black 640GB Benches (at different short strokes)
- WD Caviar Black 640GB Benches (on different motherboards)
- WD 1TB Black (WD1002FAEX) > F3 1TB (HD103SJ)
- SB850 Max Throughput Benchmarks
Random:
- Post your boot times
- The world famous "how long have you left your hard disk drive turned on for?" champio
- How much Total HD space do you have?
SSD Section:
Guides and Information:
- Effect of Power Saving features on SSD speed
- SSD General Information Compilation
- The Truth About SSDs
- Using your Kingston 40GB SSD with Intel SSD Toolbox
- How to get your Kingston 40GB SSD to support TRIM
- Trim works in IDE mode
- GUIDE: Installing Windows 7 on a new drive
- GUIDE: Move your old Windows onto your new SSD
- GUIDE: Basic tips to save disk space in Windows 7
- Moving your Documents/Pictures/Videos folders to storage drive easily
- Tutorials: Real world Windows 7 SSD tweaks and optimization
- Windows 7 SSD Tweaking Guide
- Howto: Get the Most Out of Your SSD
- Secure erase SSD it get the speed back WITH Windows still installed
- AS SSD benchmark Thread
- Anvil Storage Utilities Benchmark Thread
- The CrystalDiskMark SSD bench thread
Clubs:
- [Official] Corsair Performance Pro Owners Club
- [Official] Crucial SSD Club
- [Official] Intel SSD Owners Club
- [Official] Plextor M3 Owners Club
- [Official] Samsung SSD830 Owners Club
- [Official] SandForce Driven SSD Owners Club
- [Official] Vertex 4 Owners Club
- SSD owners, "Must have App!"
- [SSD Testimonial] Thinking about buying an SSD, read this
- So you want to buy a Solid State Drive? (Drive List Updated)
- Max Attainable SATA2 Speeds
- Paging File on SSD? Yes!
- The Indilinx SSD Status Thread
RAID Controllers and Software Section:
Guides and Information:
- [Guide] All You Ever Wanted To Know About RAID
- How to: Recover Intel RAID "Non-Member Disk" Error
- FIX: AHCI/SATA drives showing in "Safely Remove Hardware"