SSD Questions

[char[] rager]

If I just install Windows 7 from the DVD using the default installation program on the DVD, will my SSD already be "aligned?"

Is TRIM already on?

Is this tweaker a good program to do all of the tweaking for me?

 

[digibucc]

just make sure windows creates the partition itself, if you have a partition delete it and then restart, and let windows do it all. otherwise it does not get aligned correctly.

as for trim... i believe it's simply a part of windows 7, no enabling necessary.

i've never used tweaker

 

[char[] rager]

So, if I make no partitions and this is the first Windows installation on the SSD, it will be aligned correctly?

 

[digibucc]

So, if I make no partitions and this is the first Windows installation on the SSD, it will be aligned correctly?

correct. as long as windows does it automatically it gets aligned properly. i have never heard of a new drive coming with a partition on it , but if by any chance it does delete it, and then restart. as long as there are no partitions on the drive, windows will do everything itself.

otherwise, it get's aligned to 31k, which shows BAD if you test it afterwards, and was noticeably slower for me.

 

[char[] rager]

Thank you for the useful information.

 

[Boneface]

Thanks for the info! Mine is going to be here at 230 so needed this info!

 

[digibucc]

I actually got it from someone else here, but now i can't find the thread.

that's the beauty of knowledge though it is so easily shared...

 

[AsRock]

Don't forget to disable defrag ..

 

[char[] rager]

How do you disable defrag? Is simply turning the scheduler off in Windows Defrag enough?

 

[AsRock]

How do you disable defrag? Is simply turning the scheduler off in Windows Defrag enough?

Right click the SSD and select properties and click the tools tab then click Defragment now and turn it off there.

And yes you can turn it off there too but i use HDDs as well..

 

[char[] rager]

I don't know if you have read my power supply dying thread, but it turns out my system failure was most likely the GPU and not the hard drives.

I did not know this until I tried to install Windows 7 on my SSD and it failed, leaving a partition behind. When I went to try to install Windows 7 a second time, I could not delete that partition whatsoever.

What software should I run to completely erase the SSD and start over from scratch? Preferably one that boots from a CD as I can go to the library and burn an ISO over to a CD.

 

[digibucc]

I don't know if you have read my power supply dying thread, but it turns out my system failure was most likely the GPU and not the hard drives.

I did not know this until I tried to install Windows 7 on my SSD and it failed, leaving a partition behind. When I went to try to install Windows 7 a second time, I could not delete that partition whatsoever.

What software should I run to completely erase the SSD and start over from scratch? Preferably one that boots from a CD as I can go to the library and burn an ISO over to a CD.

i'm more curious as to why windows install can't delete the partition. the fact that it can't says something bad happened, i have never once had a partition windows install couldn't delete.

that being said, your best bet is to plug it in via USB adapter to another computer, and then once your in windows go to:

computer management->storage->disk management.

carefully select and delete the partition from your disk. just make sure it's the right one.

at the very least, you will need access to a computer to download a tool-disc, hiren's bootcd for example. it would be much easier if you could plug the ssd into that computer and do it from there, rather than messing with hirens and all that.

 

[char[] rager]

The problem was caused because Windows failed the installation right at the final step and just froze.

I left it for 30 minutes and when it continued to be froze, I just flipped the power supply switch off and decided to start over.

When I went into the menu to install, it showed that 100 megabytes were in a partition allocated for Windows, which was not there when I first tried to install Windows 7. I want a clean drive, because I know how important it is for a SSD to be aligned properly.

 

[slyfox2151]

just leave the system partition there.... it will be aligned, just install it to the next part of the SSD.

 

[digibucc]

just leave the system partition there.... it will be aligned, just install it to the next part of the SSD.

yeah, that 100mb partition shouldn't cause a problem a)because windows made it, and B) it's not the actual install partition.... it's only there when windows install adds it so i didn't think to mention it.

 

[char[] rager]

Leave it I will then

 

[Sadasius]

I had to fix TRIM on mine and do a registry tweak. I am using the Gskill Phoenix Pro and it using the sandforce 1222 chip I believe. Anyway to make sure TRIM worked I had to do the following tweak found here.... http://gskill.us/forum/showthread.php?t=7056

 

[char[] rager]

^^^ I will keep that in mind.

 

[lemode]

this guide is really helpful...

http://www.ocztechnologyforum.com/f...ks-Utilities-*&p=442158&viewfull=1#post442158

i followed it never having installed a SSD in 2009 and made my pc shut down and load without the stupid windows icon. sped shut down and startup quite a bit.

 

[char[] rager]

^^^ Thank you.

 

[2DividedbyZero]

vista and win 7 will align the drive correctly when creating partitions. XP wont.

Win 7 will automatically disable scheduled defrag

TRIM should be atomatically activated if supported in Win 7


this is on a fresh install btw

 

[2DividedbyZero]

if you have TRIM support then there is no other "tweak" that needs to be done tbh. TRIM is the beezneez

 

[char[] rager]

Is this good enough for a fresh install on an OCZ Vertex 2?

 

[2DividedbyZero]

looks purdy good

 

[char[] rager]

Thanks.