How To Optimize Windows 7 For Ssd

How to CORRECTLY optimize your SSD for windows 7

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• #1

I go along on seeing flat out wrong advice on how to optimize your SSD for windows 7. I thought I would correct information technology.

So hither are the steps for optimizing your SSD for windows 7:
1. Enable AHCI in the BIOS earlier installing windows.
two. Install windows 7.

Thats it, thats all you need to do!

One proposition typically made that I tin can't exactly say is "wrong" is "verify that windws7 ready the correct settings". The notion is that mayhap windows7 misidentified your SSD as a spindle bulldoze, and thus configured itself incorrectly. I would very much like to hear from someone to whom that really happened rather and then mere speculation that it might happen.

Optional "personal preference" settings:
1. Consider enabling indexing for your SSD, it is disabled past default. This is an issue non limited to SSD, there is statement on whether to have it on or off for either SSD or spindle drives. In both cases it is a matter of personal preference.
In windows vii Indexing is turned off by default for SSDs because information technology is disastrous for drives like the first gen jmicrons which had atrocious random write functioning. Equally a result anybody said "disable it" and MS followed arrange. There is no noticeable change in a high performance SSDs and I personally find information technology to be a useful feature.

2. Consider disabling organization restore.
Many disable system restore even with spindle drives. I discover that when I have a problem it doesn't work for me, and it eats my HDD space, and information technology makes windows update installations take much longer. Plus malware likes to hide in information technology (or so I have heard).
Many others recommend to get out it on but at a reduced size setting, every bit it has worked for them in the past and saved them much fourth dimension and effort in reversing a problem with the organization.

There are claims that organization restore interferes with TRIM. Which lowers SSD operation. Information technology should be noted that it has never been mentioned in professional review sites such as anandtech or PcPer; but several people here say they accept seen it personally. I will search for more data virtually the TRIM compatibility issue.
Even if it interferes with trim, at that place is a expert a chance you lot would not find the performance divergence while finding system restore to be a useful feature. And then this is still largely a personal preference.

Lets compare information technology to this list I was recently shown:
this: http://thessdreview.blogspot.com/p/windows-7-ssd-functioning-optimization.html

Now lets go particular by item from the other list and explicate why it is wrong.
IF YOU ARE READING Beneath THIS LINE BE AWARE THAT THE FOLLOWING IS Mostly Wrong Communication WHICH I AM CRITIQUING!

ane. Install Chipset Drivers

The built in generic windows drivers pass on trim, the chipset drivers? most do not. Intel only very recently finally released a driver that passed trim forth.
Then there is no benefit or drawback to installing those.
To exist fair the writer did mention that, and specifically referred to information technology only beingness of utilise to people who take RAID arrays.

2. Disable System Restore

Actually this is expert advice.
I take non heard about it "not working with trim"... but it is a heaven for viruses and malware, doesn't work properly when yous need it, never can fix anything, and if you use it leaves your system a cleaved wreck. Waste matter of space and effort, disable it.

3. Disable Drive Indexing

WEBMASTER Notation: The purpose of drive indexing on a hard drive was to allow quicker access to a file.

Windows 7 automatically disables indexing for SSDs... you should enable it!
Indexing makes searching for stuff much faster. The purpose was never to permit PROGRAMS to ACCESS files faster, the purpose was to allow SEARCHING for files faster.
Disabling indexing on the original crappy Jmicron controllers helped considering they were vastly junior to spindle drives. Indexing will non impairment your performance on a quality SSD, like an intel, sandforce, or indilinx SSD.

4. Disable Disk Defragment Schedule

Windows 7 actually have sensible defragmenting for spindle drives, normally I recommend that people don't defragment even a spindle drive merely with windows 7 defrag method information technology is a good idea to utilise on spindle drives. it only performs the absolute minimum defragging, the defragging that is actually useful to you.
As for SSDs, information technology automatically disables defragging for SSDs in windows seven.

the caption of:

There are no moving parts and then file fragmentation doesn't occur equally ofttimes as it does with a hard drive which fragments files equally they are retrieved and stored on the disk while it spins at very high speeds.

is also hilariously wrong. Fragmentation has nothing to exercise with moving parts. SSDs practise fragment, this is why they need TRIM, the reason defragging does not work on SSDs is because they accept an abstraction layer and do not grant direct access to the OS to the data, instead they give it virtual addresses which they resolve to physical addresses (which modify as the drive performs wear leveling!)

This should assistance clarify things http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TRIM_(SSD_command)

5. Turn Off Windows Write-Enshroud Buffer Flushing

This goes back to the days where windows buffer flushes were cleaved, it would merely reply with "done" as soon as information technology got the command, resulting it actualization insanely fast... then a few rare applications that haven't been updated in decades might employ excessive corporeality of forced buffer flushing...
this is really non something yous should mess with and it isn't fifty-fifty guaranteed to ameliorate performance, with those giving out this advice maxim "it might increase OR decrease performance"

Horrible terrible and stupid advice! Windows 7 handles the page file very well, and turning it off lowers operation, worse, information technology WILL cause crashes in some programs (ex: the game spellforce the guild of dawn) when they try to admission it.

Common advice institute elsewhere on the spider web is:

place your pagefile on a spindle disk instead of the SSD

this is Also wrong, for maximum performance you lot should identify your pagefile on the device with the best random write operation. In the days of Jmicron SSDs that was any spindle disk... if you lot take a proficient SSD so the SSD has better 4k random writes and you should identify a pagefile on it.

vii. Plow Off Multi-Kick Pick

This is completely pointless and will not provide whatever boost to functioning.

This is completely pointless and will not provide any boost to performance.
Furthermore, the assumption that "y'all don't need it because SSDs kick so fast" is flawed, a pregnant portion of the kicking upwardly process involves various firmwares, and in windows itself, it involves the CPU.

9. Power Settings
This is needed for trim to activate at the log-in screen.

You delete files in the log-in screen?

EDIT:

Power Settings - TRIM runs on its ain accord and not merely when you delete a file. If the power settings arent fix at boot up, well...its like grammer school at present isnt it.

Actually that is exactly NOT how TRIM works... background cleaning might run on its own accordance (many drives don't do it either, such as the intel SSDs)... TRIM is a command that is used to notify the drive that something is safe to delete. It is near instantaneous and simply occurs when you delete a file.

10. Disable Windows Search and Superfetch (Services.msc)

TERRIBLE advice. Superfetch greatly improves performance and uses ram to the all-time of its potential with no harm to your SSD at all. There is no reason to e'er turn it off.

11. Enable Faster Booting Sequence (Msconfig)

Useful advice that will shave off 2 seconds from your bootup, has nothing at all to practice with SSDs.

Pointless. if you delete things via the recycle bin rather then immediately permanently remove them it is so that you could potentially recover them later... This doesn't aid at all.

thirteen. Verify TRIM
WEBMASTER Annotation: Verifying that TRIM is working is actually a next to impossible task which requires monitoring your computers activity closely as TRIM can take just a divide second to consummate. There is truly no style for the user to confirm that information technology is working. Verifying TRIM wilkl confirm for the user that the TRIM commands are being sent from the software to the ssd. This, unfortunately, is the closest one will come without trying to take hold of information technology in action for that split second.

What can I say, they are right virtually this.

xiv. Look To Kill Service Timeout (Decrease Shutdown Time)

Completely uncessary, this only means that your reckoner will terminate programs as they are closing if they take too long... just let programs finish shutting down properly when y'all shut downwards windows... this is mostly dependent on your CPU speed anyways.

xv. Disable ClearPageFileAtShutdown and LargeSystemCache

disabling largesystemcache is unnecessary, and clear pagefile at showdown should exist off by default.

16. Disable Superfetch and Prefetch

This is the same as #x, and its still every bit wrong.

17. NTFS Memory Usage and NTFS Disable Name Creation

Why would you lot disable backwards compatibility with programs that use 8.3 names? what do you hope to gain aside from crashes when using such programs.
As for NTFS memory useage... I have no idea what that is only I don't trust the author based on his other communication.

18. Change from IDE mode to AHCI

Good advice, should exist #i on the list, should accept been done BEFORE installing windows.

• #2

I agree that AHCI should exist number one but well at that place are a number of inconsistencies with respect to your suggestions. Thanks for the attempt though. I don't understand how yous could say that these are so wrong and and then list some stating that they are right.

In any case, consider the post-obit:

1. Install Chipset Drivers - 99% of people are always wondering why, later a reinstall, System Device is identifying drivers not nonetheless installed. This is the reason.

ii. Disable Indexing - Windows does not always disable things such as indexing and defrag every bit it should. There are many cases which I have assisted in helping people check and shut these downward after a fresh installation;

three. Windows DOES Not HAVE SENSIBLE DEFRAG ON A SSD. I don't need to b clearer but to say this thread IS THE ONLY I have seen to advise such...bad propose.

4. Turn Off Write Cache Buffering - It makes a huge divergence on some SSD operation. I would advise trying it.

5. Turn Off Pagefile - I have been through this a 1000000 times ofver the past few years. Pagefile is created Merely to make upwardly for physical ram that isnt there. If you take the ram, it is useless.

6. Plow Off Hibernation - Gets y'all 3Gb of valuable SSD space back. Read the article...equally does Pagefile another 3.v.

7. Power Settings - TRIM runs on its own accord and not only when you delete a file. If the power settings arent prepare at boot up, well...its like grammar school now isnt information technology.

Any again...thank you for the attempt. I always capeesh one who can vox an opposing view in society to allow my confirmation of the reality and support for the 'suggested' optimizations. Do you accept a SSD?

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i. Install Chipset Drivers - 99% of people are always wondering why, after a reinstall, Organisation Device is identifying drivers not still installed. This is the reason.

And all the same, it does nothing to improve your SSD. And if you have a non intel chipset driver, it volition really disable TRIM reducing the operation of your SSD.

2. Disable Indexing - Windows does not ever disable things such as indexing and defrag as it should. At that place are many cases which I accept assisted in helping people check and shut these downwardly after a fresh installation;

You should ENABLE indexing.

3. Windows DOES Not Accept SENSIBLE DEFRAG ON A SSD. I don't need to b clearer but to say this thread IS THE Just I take seen to suggest such...bad propose.

You misunderstand, windows seven has sensible defrag for spindle drives. I ordinarily recommend disabling defrag on SPINDLE drives... but with winodws 7 I would go out it on...

with SSD it is not needed considering windows seven automatically disables defrag on those.

4. Turn Off Write Cache Buffering - It makes a huge divergence on some SSD performance. I would propose trying it.

It MAY actually DECREASE your performance. Only try that if y'all are willing to perform your own benchmarks with it on and off and keep whichever performs improve for the particular bulldoze in question.

5. Turn Off Pagefile - I have been through this a million times ofver the past few years. Pagefile is created ONLY to brand up for concrete ram that isnt there. If you have the ram, it is useless.

So you have been incorrect a 1000000 times.
if you lot have the ram and so windows volition Non utilize it and you are not harmed at all by having information technology... Withal, if you disable it and so a programme that tries to FORCE the use of a pagefile will cause a bluish screen crash. I take even given a specific case of a game that does and then. (or at least, used to at earlier versions)

half dozen. Plow Off Hibernation - Gets you lot 3Gb of valuable SSD infinite back. Read the commodity...as does Pagefile another 3.5.

How about y'all read my caption why you do want to hibernate? Hibernate is awesome and I use it, even with an SSD... you lot can exit sure piece of work open, and avoid the time of boot that is not sped up past the SSD.

seven. Ability Settings - TRIM runs on its own accord and not only when you lot delete a file. If the ability settings arent set at boot up, well...its similar grammer school now isnt it.

Actually that is exactly Not how TRIM works... background cleaning might run on its own accord... TRIM is a Control that is used to notify the drive that something is safe to delete. Information technology is near instantaneous and merely occurs when yous delete a file.

Any again...thank you for the effort. I always appreciate one who can vocalization an opposing view in order to allow my confirmation of the reality and support for the 'suggested' optimizations. Practice y'all have a SSD?

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• #4

Yep skillful commodity that summarise everything lots of people take said countless times here and there are still those dubios optimising guides flowing around.

Only one thing: While there are programs that utilise the page file per se those are rather rare and it may or may not be important. Though I'd say the best compromise is a minor 200-300mb large pagefile on the HDD.

And disabling hibernating doesn't get you lot 3GB valuable SSD space (I don't have to read an commodity to know that that's wrong..), but as much space as you accept RAM, so for people with 8gb RAM and a 64gb drive that could be more of import than hibernating, and then I wouldn't be too stock-still on that. But if you can spare the space information technology's a overnice thing to take.

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• #5

taltamir thank y'all for this :thumbsup:

Although I must deduct points because you really missed out on an opportunity for shameless self-promotion here...you are supposed to turn down to post any actual info in your forum mail service and instead create a web log that contains the relevant details and mostly practise nothing more than refer people (over and over again) to go to your blog so you become page hits.

Oh and if you really want to be shameless you will even go so far every bit to write posts redirecting web traffic to your weblog with follow-upwardly instructions that they click your advertiser links just so they tin get to Newegg...that'due south how the cool spammers practise it these days

If you are on The SSD Review below and click NewEgg, just blazon Vertex ii into their search and the drives pop upward.

^ I love how our forum has come to encompass the true spammer spirit :'(

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Although I must deduct points because you lot really missed out on an opportunity for shameless self-promotion here...you are supposed to refuse to post any actual info in your forum post and instead create a blog that contains the relevant details and mostly practise zilch more than refer people (over and over again) to go to your blog then y'all become page hits.

Oh and if y'all really want to exist shameless you will even go then far equally to write posts redirecting web traffic to your blog with follow-up instructions that they click your advertiser links but so they can get to Newegg...that's how the cool spammers practice it these days

Gosh, I've no idea whom yous could hateful past that description.. but I'one thousand sure that spammer was intelligent, clever, charming, humble, and a pleasance to work with

• #7

taltamir thank you for this :thumbsup:

Although I must deduct points considering you really missed out on an opportunity for shameless self-promotion here...y'all are supposed to refuse to post any actual info in your forum post and instead create a blog that contains the relevant details and mostly practise zip more than refer people (over and over again) to become to your blog so you go folio hits.

Oh and if you really desire to be shameless you will even go so far equally to write posts redirecting spider web traffic to your weblog with follow-upwards instructions that they click your advertiser links but so they can get to Newegg...that's how the cool spammers do it these days

oh, you are so right
next time then...

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• #viii

My guide is pretty similar afterward having simply dealt with these issues following upgrading to a SSD.

i) Enable AHCI in BIOS.

2) Install Windows seven and disable activate once connected to the Internet before installing. I disable machine-activation because a lot of my hardware and peripherals have to be installed following the chief OS install. Also, I install Daemon tools to get a virtual bulldoze. I've had both of these types of things trigger a reactivation in Windows, and so I wait until all arrangement drivers are installed and virtual drives are up and running earlier activating at present.

3) If you lot have an Intel Chipset, install the latest chipset drivers as they exercise laissez passer trim commands to the SSD. If you accept a not-Intel chipset, leave it solitary I suppose.

4) Employ diskpart to make sure the SSD is aligned correctly (if you do a fresh Win7 or Vista install, it should exist fine, only it takes 2 seconds to check and then why not exercise information technology) post-obit a successful install.

v) Disable system restore (you would do this fifty-fifty if you weren't using a SSD, as I concord, it is completely useless and furthermore is a resource hog).

6) Set your pagefile to be static (i.e. min and max size are the same) so Windows doesn't have to enlarge and reduce the size of it (this causes unnecessary habiliment and tear on the SSD too) when you're running a program which actually uses it. Pagefile should be 1-2x the corporeality of RAM nowadays in the system. I have 12GB of RAM and have a static 12GB pagefile on my system FWIW.

vii) Install all the other organization device drivers, verify everything is working correctly, and and then activate your re-create of Windows.

8) Brand an paradigm of your organization using Windows Fill-in, Acronis (I suppose you'll have to install third political party backup software earlier footstep viii in my guide, so nosotros'll call this step 7.1) , etc once Windows has been successfully activated.

The simply thing I disagree with in your post is enabling bulldoze indexing on your OS drive. I don't want Windows constantly reading from my Bone bulldoze just to make my Os drive searches a flake faster. Not to mention a SSD is going to search really quickly even without being indexed in the event you actually need to search it. Indexing makes a bit of sense on your data storage drive, simply that's only considering information technology's probably (relatively) big and slow compared to your SSD.

My setup is similar this:

B: - 1.5TB non-indexed Blu-ray image bulldoze. I don't demand 20 folders indexed for fast searching give thanks y'all very much.

C: - Non-indexed 256GB SSD with OS and programs but (ok, I did install a couple of games here also...couldn't resist).

F: - Non-indexed 500GB single platter games only drive. Large capacity and fast sequential reads FTW.

G: - 1.5TB indexed file backups drive. Movies, music, documents, pictures, drivers, drive images, etc, etc, etc....yes, this needs indexing.

• #ix

My guide is pretty like later on having just dealt with these issues post-obit upgrading to a SSD.

1) Enable AHCI in BIOS.
2) Install Windows 7 and disable actuate once connected to the Internet before installing.
three) If you have an Intel Chipset, install the latest chipset drivers as they do pass trim commands to the SSD. If yous have a not-Intel chipset, leave it lone I suppose.
4) Employ diskpart to make sure the SSD is aligned correctly (if you exercise a fresh Win7 or Vista install, it should be fine, but information technology takes 2 seconds to check so why non do it).
v) Disable system restore (you would practice this even if you weren't using a SSD, as I agree, it is completely useless and furthermore is a resource pig).
6) Set your pagefile to be static (i.eastward. min and max size are the same) so Windows doesn't have to overstate and reduce the size of it (this causes unnecessary wear and tear on the SSD besides) when yous're running a program which really uses it. Pagefile should be ane-2x the amount of RAM present in the arrangement. I have 12GB and have a static 12GB pagefile on my system FWIW.
7) Install all the other system device drivers, verify everything is working correctly, and and then activate your copy of Windows.
eight) Make an paradigm of your organisation using Windows Backup, Acronis (I suppose you'll have to install 3rd party backup software earlier step 8 in my guide, so we'll telephone call this step 7.one) , etc. once Windows has been successfully activated.

first-class guide, I hold with it all

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• #xi

I updated with one disagreement, but actually it'due south just a matter of personal preference apropos enabling or disabling indexing on drives.

I think the relevant differentiation here is to plainly and openly distinguish between those things you are doing to your system solely to enable performance with an SSD versus things you have personal convictions regarding (like disabling hibernation for actress disk space, or turning off pagefile, etc) and you would do them whether you were using SSD or spindle-drive.

• #12

Thanks for the list, I'm always glad to see someone willing to mail service "anti" conventional wisdom. I disagree about system restore though. It has repeatedly helped me in past specially regarding dodgy software and drivers that fail to install/remove correctly.

I acknowledge, I have not yet needed to restore in Win7 on my SSD(s), only I used information technology many times in Vista and information technology never failed me when I was in a bind. Restore is an easy, intermediate stride to have available on the road to an total image restore from backup software. I usually create a restore point before I install software, but to have a very easy and quick mode to rewind the clock a few minutes (just in instance). Plus, you can hands control the amount of disk resources it takes through the command line.

If I did feel a serious malware problem, yep, I would non await to restore as the solution.

Has anyone experienced a problem with trim and Win7 restore? Does Intel actually recommend disabling restore for their SSD(due south)?

• #13

I think the relevant differentiation hither is to plainly and openly distinguish between those things yous are doing to your system solely to enable performance with an SSD versus things y'all have personal convictions regarding (like disabling hibernation for extra disk space, or turning off pagefile, etc) and y'all would do them whether you were using SSD or spindle-bulldoze.

exactly.
disabling indexing is a matter people used to recommend for spindle drives as well... as well equally enabling indexing. Indexing exists to let people to shave fourth dimension off of a search at the toll of constant access. which you adopt to practice is up to you.

I only started enabling indexing because I noticed that when I Do search for something on my SSD information technology takes far too long. I accept since noticed massive speedups on search, and no noticeable change in solar day to day performance. (with the jmicron, your overall operation will crash and fire with indexing on due to what random writes practice to it)

• #14

Uh, yea generally concord except:

Hibernation - if you don't use it, disable information technology. Period.

Pagefile - should be gear up to 400mb or and then, and then to use a fast HD every bit a system managed one. Should not be turned off completely.

System Restore - OK with disabling for power users, but not for calculator idiots. It'due south much easier to accept them but do a restore and promise for the all-time.

^ That is basically all y'all need to practise bold you installed Windows 7 correctly (AHCI mode).

Besides, regarding Chipset drivers, some people would want the Intel Drivers rather than the MS ones because Machine-trim may or may not useful. If you just remember to run the Intel SSD Optimizer once in a while, Automobile-Trim (MS driver) is pretty useless, peculiarly if you are not writing and deleting stuff all the time.

• #fifteen

Hibernation - if you don't use it, disable it. Period.

I agree, my bespeak was that the statement is "hibernation is useless and nobody uses it"... that I disagreed with, there are uses for it...
only naturally if you lot DON'T utilize information technology EVER then disabling the capability will release space equal to the corporeality of ram you take.

• #sixteen

System Restore - OK with disabling for power users, simply not for computer idiots. Information technology's much easier to have them simply practise a restore and hope for the best.

What would an advanced user start endeavor? Consider this instance, which really happened to me. I downloaded a new game controller driver, installed it, merely it caused windows shutdown to hang. I uninstalled the commuter, but windows notwithstanding hung on shutdown (afterward a forced reboot and with controller connected/disconnected). I chop-chop restored to a point I made a few minutes earlier, and all was back to normal. What would be a improve fashion to handle it? Manually edit the registry? That "might" piece of work, plus it is much more difficult and time consuming. Restore a deejay epitome? That'southward the concluding resort, hammer approach, plus very time consuming.

• #17

good read, subscribed for when i get my ssd.

• #18

What would an advanced user first attempt? Consider this example, which really happened to me. I downloaded a new game controller driver, installed it, but it caused windows shutdown to hang. I uninstalled the commuter, but windows still hung on shutdown (after a forced reboot and with controller connected/disconnected). I quickly restored to a point I made a few minutes earlier, and all was dorsum to normal. What would be a better way to handle it? Manually edit the registry? That "might" piece of work, plus it is much more than difficult and fourth dimension consuming. Restore a disk image? That'south the last resort, hammer approach, plus very time consuming.

Hmmm I remember in that location is Windows 7 System Backup option. I would take just restored to a backup image.

System Restore is OK for anybody, I am simply saying OK to disable if you lot really know what y'all're doing. Otherwise, no large bargain with keeping information technology.

• #xix

Contributions - proceed in listen that I accept a 80GB SSD (and endeavor to go on 20GB complimentary space), and so space REALLY is tight.

I don't see any problem with keeping Organisation Restore enabled. Considering # of times it has saved me vs. space usage, I say it's worth it (just tune down the size a fleck). Can y'all demonstrate that there are instances where TRIM is degraded or non-functional when System Restore is nowadays?

For pagefiles, I just shrink it down to a ridiculously small size (i.e. 256MB) and leave it on the SSD to prevent whatever programs from complaining. With 8GB of memory, information technology takes a ridiculous amount of usage to even arroyo "out of memory".

Hm.. don't use hibernate at all. When my calculator is really off, information technology's because I'm doing a restart. Otherwise, it's on 24/7. I'd rather have my 8GB back, thanks. For laptops, its a completely dissimilar story.

For indexing, I let Windows alphabetize only my user contour folder, and use Everything (http://www.voidtools.com/) for everything else. Returns better results than Windows'southward stupid search solution, and faster.

• #20

Err, shoot.

I never enabled AHCI mode on my SSD and it doesn't seem to be possible to enable it after installing win7 on it. (Doesn't boot)

What am I missing with information technology disabled?

• #21

So hither are the steps for optimizing your SSD for windows vii:
1. Enable AHCI in the BIOS before installing windows.
2. Install windows seven.
...
Thats it, thats all you need to do!

Hey, that's what I've been maxim!

five. Plow Off Pagefile - I take been through this a million times ofver the past few years. Pagefile is created ONLY to make up for physical ram that isnt there. If you have the ram, it is useless.

Bad idea to outright plow it off. I've personally encountered software (some media thespian) that had problems if page file was turned off. The software must have been coded to wait it because a really tiny page file would work, only disabled altogether would make the software crap out.

Although I must deduct points because y'all really missed out on an opportunity for shameless self-promotion here...you are supposed to refuse to post any actual info in your forum mail service and instead create a web log that contains the relevant details and by and large practise zip more than refer people (over and over once more) to become to your blog so you get page hits.

LOLOLOLOL!

2) Install Windows 7 and disable activate in one case connected to the Internet before installing.
...
7) Install all the other system device drivers, verify everything is working correctly, and then actuate your copy of Windows.

Wow, I thought I was the only one that did this. I normally get all the drivers and updates installed before activating, and if overclocking I leave activation until after I've done stability testing.

I think the relevant differentiation here is to evidently and openly distinguish betwixt those things you are doing to your system solely to enable functioning with an SSD versus things you take personal convictions regarding (similar disabling hibernation for extra disk space, or turning off pagefile, etc) and you would practise them whether you were using SSD or spindle-drive.

Exactly!

Hmmm I remember there is Windows 7 Arrangement Fill-in option. I would have just restored to a backup epitome.

Windows 7 has backup plus system imaging. The matter is that using Windows Restore is a lot faster and easier than recovering using an prototype and so to your latest backup. Windows Restore has a bad rep with "techie" types probably dating dorsum from when Microsoft bought out whatever company made the stuff and included it in Windows ME. At the fourth dimension it was hit/miss for actually fixing stuff, and was prone to gobbling upward way more HDD infinite than y'all allocated to it. Well, Windows Restore has come a LONG way from those days, and actually works properly about of the fourth dimension these days. The only gotcha is that it does accept up deejay space, and of class tin slow stuff down a flake during installs and such.

I never enabled AHCI mode on my SSD and it doesn't seem to be possible to enable information technology after installing win7 on it. (Doesn't boot)

What am I missing with it disabled?

Probably a bit of functioning. You tin enable information technology later on-the-fact. Did a quick search and this popped up as one of the most concise guides:

http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?t=313676

1. Startup "Regedit
2. Open HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE / SYSTEM / CurrentControlset / Services
3. Open msahci
4. In the right field left click on "start" and go to Alter
five. In the value Data field enter "0" and click "ok"
half-dozen. get out "Regedit"
7. Reboot Rig and enter BIOS (concur "Delete" central while Booting

In your BIOS select "Integrated Peripherals" and OnChip PATA/SATA Devices. Now alter SATA Mode to AHCI from IDE.

You now boot into windows 7, the Bone will recognize AHCI and install the devices. Now the system needs one more than reboot and voilla .. enjoy the improved SSD performance.

Note that you normally would want to practice the Regedit get-go before touching BIOS. I've heard of instances where Windows BSOD'd afer changing IDE>AHCI and it never recovered.

• #22

Windows 7 has fill-in plus arrangement imaging. The thing is that using Windows Restore is a lot faster and easier than recovering using an prototype and so to your latest backup. Windows Restore has a bad rep with "techie" types probably dating back from when Microsoft bought out whatever company made the stuff and included information technology in Windows ME. At the time information technology was hitting/miss for actually fixing stuff, and was decumbent to gobbling up style more than HDD space than you allocated to information technology. Well, Windows Restore has come a LONG way from those days, and really works properly most of the time these days. The but gotcha is that it does accept up disk infinite, and of course can slow stuff down a bit during installs and such.

Maybe I should requite information technology some other whirl and so... I was just today motivated to retest the speeds on my software raid6 array (compared to the speed of the aforementioned array prior to CPU and software upgrade) and was very much surprised by how much faster it was. Perhaps I Would be surprised to see how far system restore has come.

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• #23

i have to agree with indexing being stupid, what i desire to know is how big pagefile should exist. some people say small some big, id rather not have alot of pointless writes/reads to ssd just would like any performance (i have 8gb ram on virtually my boxes and before long they volition all have ssd)

indexing has been turned off by me on every drive for a long fourth dimension at present, if you need to search yous should keep track your stuff better!

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i have to concur with indexing existence stupid, what i desire to know is how big pagefile should be. some people say small some big, id rather non have alot of pointless writes/reads to ssd simply would like whatever operation (i accept 8gb ram on most my boxes and soon they will all have ssd)

indexing has been turned off by me on every drive for a long time at present, if you demand to search you should keep runway your stuff better!

Or perchance yous take downloaded the sourcecode of something and need to look for something in there. (I put it on the SSD because information technology compiles faster on it).

Or mayhap I installed a program or a game and I am looking for a specific file, such as when modding.

Or peradventure I forgot where I placed something and I accidentally chose a non intuitive organization scheme (it is rare, but information technology has happened to me before)

Or maybe I have no idea where inside the unmovable appdata dir something was placed by a program. This is actually a very common search for me. In that location are 3 types of appdata: local, locallow, and roaming. Although mostly zilch ever goes in locallow. At that place is also a specific user appdata and a "default" one (although once more, things rarely become there). Then there are convoluted subdirectory schemes... I know that game Ten is chosen Ten, and that information technology is created by visitor Y, just is information technology nether its ain proper name, the company name, or the proper name of the publisher whose name I didn't even know...

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