A solid-state drive (SSD) is a data storage device that uses solid-state memory to store persistent data with the intention of providing access in the same manner of a traditional block i/o hard disk drive.
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Other than re-imaging how can I speed up an SSD drive that doesn't support TRIM?
This Dell Latitude XT tablet's SSD drive has slowed quite a bit lately. I've read that you can do a drive image and complete wipe as one method to speed up the system, but that seems really tricky ...
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Can I use Intel RST caching on another (i.e. non-OS) hard drive?
Is it possible to cache a (non-OS) HDD with an SSD in RST?
I used RST to create a regular RAID volume of 128GB (I had to put the SSD and the HDD in RAID because RST requires it).
I want to configure ...
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How can I make Windows 7 ReadyBoost persistent?
Is there a way to make Windows 7 to keep the ReadyBoost cache across a reboot (and not encrypt it or keep the encryption key across the reboot) - so that ReadyBoost could actually boost the boot up ...
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Adding a SATA 6 Gbit/s PCI Express controller card?
If I add a SATA 6 Gbit/s PCI Express card to my motherboard, will I get similar speed to native SATA ports built into the motherboard? I ask because I have a SATA 6 Gbit/s SSD and my motherboard ...
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Adding an SSD to a Mac - how to migrate the data
What would you guys suggest as the migration strategy for this?
I have a 320GB HDD currently and will be adding an 80gb SSD. I'd like to keep my /Users folder on the HDD and move everything else to ...
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Can I change the path and directory of the “hiberfil.sys” on Windows 8 due to reduce my C:\ disk usage? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to change location of hibernation file in Windows 7?
I have a SSD with 32GB and a HDD with 500GB on my notebook and after 3 months using Windows 8 it startd to ...
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Why are so few SSD 3.5 inches? [closed]
I was looking around for a cheaper SSD on Newegg and the time I'm writing this they have almost 300 2.5-inch SSD but only 12 3.5-inch ones, 9 of which are sold out. Why are there so few 3.5-inch SSD? ...
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Virtual Memory and SSD
While studying for the A+ Exam I was reading about SSD's and I thought to myself that if you had a mobo with a low RAM limit you could use a dedicated SSD purely for Virtual RAM. I looked up some ...
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What are solid state drives? Are they faster than mechanical drives?
Mainly concerned if they are faster
IS THIS faster:
640GB SATA II 3Gb/s 7200 RPM Hard Drive (8MB Cache Buffer)
Or this:
80GB Intel® X25-M SATA Solid-State Drive
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Intel SSD as a system drive in a new Unibody Macbook 13"
Can I replace the built-in 5400 rpm hdd with Intel X25-M G2 80GB in a new Unibody Macbook 13" (or in a new Macbook Pro 13") and have it work as a system drive with Mac OS X?
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Intel Smart Response vs SSD as primary drive
Building a new system with a 120GB SSD and a 1TB 7200 RPM HDD (windows 7 OS).
Originally I was going to use the SSD as the boot drive and the HDD for additional storage, but then I started reading ...
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Is it ok to use Bittorrent on solid state drives (SSD)?
I heard it's not recommended because of all the writing on the drive?
(My friend wants to know)
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Upgrading MacPro HDD to an SSD
I really want to upgrade my Mac Pro (2008) HDD to an SSD, but having looked inside it seems that there aren't any laptop sized drive bays. I could probably use elastic bands to MacGyver it into ...
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What is my missing SSD drive used for?
My new asus laptop came with an ssd drive and a normal drive. I was expecting to see the c drive as the ssd but it doesnt even have a drive letter. I assume that its not actually big enough to have ...
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SSD Garbage Collection OS X
Does the SandForce controller have garbage collection
and does it work with the HFS+ filesystem?
Does garbage collection
have a significant effect on new SSD controllers on OS's without
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SSD for application only?
What would be the impact on application startup speed in a system where the SSD only contains application data and the OS is located on a hard drive? Would I see difference versus the same setup, but ...
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Will reading data cause SSD's to wear out?
It's almost common knowledge that excessive writes (including formatting, defragmenting etc) will, in time, wear out solid state drives. But does reading lots of data from SSD's cause wear too?
I'm ...
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HDD being accessed while SSD is primary
I bought a new SSD and installed Windows on it, but I kept my old HDD attached just in case I need something. However, even if I don't use anything on the HDD, I can still hear it making noises.
This ...
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can Windows 7 clone the OS HDD to new SSD?
can Windows 7 clone the OS HDD to new SSD?
i.e have a new SSD to introduce for the main OS in my windows 7 PC, and it is of a different size to my existing HDD...
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How to stop Firefox on an SSD from freezing when using the search box or submitting a form?
Firefox usually freezes for about a second whenever I search for something from the toolbar search box, when submitting a form, or when clearing the search box history. I suspect it has something to ...
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Recommendations for hard drive performance boost
I'm going to be building a new system soon and I'm willing to spend a few more dollars to improve my hard drive performance. This will be a general use system so I just want to see HD intensive tasks ...
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Do Solid State Disks (SSDs) have a buffer cache?
All HDDs that I know have at least 8MB or more of buffer cache (I know that it is for increasing read and write performance on Disk Drivers).
However, I'm just curious: Do SSDs have any buffer/cache ...
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SSD or Hard Drive in a hot and humid environment
Are SSDs less prone to failure than traditional hard drives in a more humid and hot environment?
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How to do a secure erase on a Macbook Pro?
I have a Macbook Pro with SSD and I would like to completely erase every single bits of data on it. How would I do that? On a PC, I would just run Darik's Boot And Nuke, but can I run it on a Mac too, ...
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Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit not finding my SSD, any ideas?
So I am trying to install Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit on my new SSD (Kingston SNVP325-S2/64GB) and I have unplugged my other drives (for the install only).
The SSD is detected by BIOS, I am running the ...
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Slow speeds on Samsung SSD PM800 256gb on a Lenovo W500
I recently bought a W500 with a 256gb samsung ssd drive. Now it seems ridiculously slow at writing. I am copying files at about 30mb/s, but I can read them at about 200mb/s.
I tested it with the AS ...
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Spurious alleged file corruption on Windows 7
Recently my Laptop sometimes warns about corrupted files on the hard drive (Samsung SSD PB22-JS3 TM). This has only happened so far when updating (or checking out) an SVN repository with either ...
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Should the pagefile be placed on the SSD or the HDD?
I have read quite a bit about the placement of page files lately (researching my question) and have not found an answer specific to my question, so hopefully someone here can help.
New system being ...
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How to find SATA controller version on Ubuntu laptop. Do I have SATA 1, 2, or 3? I, II, or III?
I'm running Ubuntu on a laptop and am shopping to upgrade to an SSD.
Based on the specs for this drive for example, it seems like I should figure out what version of SATA my computer will support ...
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What could cause slow SSD performance?
I recently upgraded my Windows XP (!) computer to a single Crucial M4 SSD. The system is running very fast and without problem, but running HD Tune Pro (and CrystalDisk) revealed that sequential read ...
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SSDs vs HDDs for external hard drives
I am planning on getting a new external drive, and was considering the new SSDs over HDDs. Read/write performance for many small files (0 - 500KB) is of highest priority for my use, it's more ...
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How can I get rid of an old HDD that my PC currenty relies on to boot?
So, this was kind of interesting. I have Windows installed on a 500 Gb hard drive, and there's been an additional 80 Gb drive sitting inside my tower for a couple of years, collecting dust (I don't ...
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Returning a laptop with a SSD, what measures should I take to clean the drive?
I read this lifehacker article with regards to easily recoverable data on SSD post-formatting.
What do you guys recommend?
Edit: Returning for a sale return. Sorry should of included that ...
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SSD with trim support - do I have to configure anything?
If I install Windows 7 on SSD drive with TRIM support or if I add new SSD drive with TRIM support to existing Windows 7 installation do I have to configure anything to actually use the TRIM or is it ...
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Which linux distro to run on a slow SSD?
I bought an Eee PC 1000, the Linux SSD model, a couple years ago. I ended up putting Easy Peasy (then called Ubuntu Eee) onto it, only to be dissatisfied with the speed. Then I put Windows XP on it, ...
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Evaluating a hard drive's performance?
How do you evaluate a hard drive's performance?
I'm thinking of buying an SSD, but I want to know what the very basic statistics that I should pay attention to are. I've heard of many of them such as ...
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Scratch disks on solid state drives
For something like Final Cut Pro where you have scratch disks, is it absolutely a bad idea to use a solid state drive? There would be a lot of writing, but I'm thinking it would be less for video ...
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Which Hard Drive Configuration on a new Computer?
I'm planning to buy new computer, but suddenly I found myself confusing regarding hard drives. I want a FAST AND SECURE way to store my data, but at the same time cost effective. This is going to be ...
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Where can I download a copy of Windows 8 (64 Bit) to use with my previously purchased activation key?
I just bought an HP ultrabook running Windows 8 with no installtion media. I also bought an SSD hard drive...
My plan was to install windows 8 on the SSD I purchased. Without any installation media ...
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My hard drive doesn't show up on my computer after I have installed windows 7
I have just installed windows 7 on my computer and on the install I was able to choose my two hard drives both my samsung and my ssd , I choosed my samsung and it installed without errors. But now ...
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Windows 8 Killed my SSDs
I have a computer running 2 256GB Crucial M4's (CT256M4SSD2) in a RAID 0 (striped) array on an ASUS P9X79 Pro using Intel's (built-in) RAID system.
I recently installed Windows 8 Pro as UEFI on this ...
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'cache swap' filesystem for SSD/HDD combo?
As we all know, Solid State Drives (SSD) are expensive ($/Gb) but they are quick to access. I'm wondering if there exists a sort of software-kernel-level 'cache swap' filesystem technology; the idea ...
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Fixed size disk vs dynamically allocated: is there a performance difference on an SSD?
When using a virtual disk, I understand that on a HDD there is often a write speed penalty while the drive is still growing. But for an SSD is this penalty mostly eliminated? Is there any other ...
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Why is my SSD performance much slower than benchmarks for the same device?
Vertex 3 drives tend to benchmark much higher and my number are almost indicative of a SATA2 setup but as you can see from the info, I am in SATA 3.
Any ideas of what could be misconfigured?
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Vertex 3 with Asus P8P67 Pro (B3) locks up
And by 'locks up' I mean completely locks up. Even the numlock light won't toggle.
This happens at completely random times.
I have updated the BIOS of the MoBo and the firmware of the SSD numerous ...
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SSD caching + HDD VS SSD alone for OS?
I got a new "Gigabyte Z68X-UD4-B3" motherboard which supports SSD caching. I also have an old OCZ Vertex 60GB SSD and a WD Caviar Black(1T) HDD.
I am thinking of installing the OS to the HDD and ...
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Do I need to do something about partition alignment when installing Windows XP on a SSD drive?
I just got a new SSD drive (OCZ Vertex 2) and installed Windows 7 on it. Problem is, now I need to install XP also for some legacy applications that I run. I read here, among others, that XP has ...
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Virtual Machines and SSD's
The general rule of thumb is to host the VM on a separate drive than the host. Is this necessary with an SSD drive? I'm looking to get a 120gb SSD for my mbp to run Windows 7 VM's as well as OS X. ...
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Optimal Partition setup for Windows 7 on SSD
I'm setting up my system with Windows 7 right now, with knowledge that I am going to be getting a SSD in the future. What optimizations/setup should I do now to make a smoother transition in the ...
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SSD - copying files performance?
When copying a large file, how many MB/sec should I expect on an SSD? How does it compare with a regular hard disk?
For example, in Windows 7 when copying a file it'll give the speed info ( mb/sec). ...
