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22-12-2011 12:51 PM
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I think 60GB will just about do (I don't game much so my Windows 7 install isn't too big) and so this looks like a good buy:
http://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials/Solid+State+Drives/OCZ+Agility+3+60GB+2.5%22+SATA-III+Solid+Stat...
I figure if I run out of space I can just buy another and stripe them!
Does anyone have experience with SSD's? It's been ages since I last mirrored a partition, what's the best software to use?
Re: SSD's
22-12-2011 1:20 PM
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Re: SSD's
22-12-2011 1:34 PM
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22-12-2011 1:36 PM
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Be aware it can be a bit quirky though. I think I had to pull out the USB stick I had booted from before attempting to restore, or it would fail with an error message because of the unknown partition. It's certainly not robust, but you're not going to lose anything.
The other downside is that you will need a third disk (or network share, if you have Windows 7 Professional/Ultimate), large enough to hold the system image.
Re: SSD's
22-12-2011 1:40 PM
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Re: SSD's
22-12-2011 1:45 PM
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There may be better disk imaging software than Windows Backup, not sure if any of it is freeware though, and I know that not all of it maintains the proper alignment for the partitions (which is important for SSD performance).
Re: SSD's
22-12-2011 2:37 PM
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Re: SSD's
22-12-2011 3:43 PM
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Re: SSD's
22-12-2011 4:10 PM
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Windows 7 has certain optimisations for SSDs - it enables TRIM and disables defrag and Readyboost when it detects an SSD. I'm not sure if this applied when migrating an old installation across to an SSD, but it certainly does with a clean install.
Also make sure your motherboard's set to AHCI mode rather than IDE emulation or RAID, and don't install any manufacturer-specific disk controller drivers. The MS AHCI driver is the best choice, since it has the best compatibility (especially if you have an nVidia chipset; their nvsata/nvraid drivers are awful), and supports TRIM. I have the Intel X25-m G2, which is a few generations older than what you're looking to buy, and it still amazes me. We just bought new workstations in the office with standard Seagate 7200RPM drives, and even though they've got significantly faster processors than my own machine, they don't feel as responsive.
Re: SSD's
22-12-2011 4:33 PM
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Quote from: CX23882 Windows 7 has certain optimisations for SSDs - it enables TRIM and disables defrag and Readyboost when it detects an SSD. I'm not sure if this applied when migrating an old installation across to an SSD,
I take it from this article http://www.pcpro.co.uk/realworld/371728/are-ssds-reliable-enough-for-work-laptops that the optimisations are applied
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22-12-2011 5:34 PM
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23-12-2011 11:34 AM
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Bookmark this webpage.
http://forum.crucial.com/t5/Solid-State-Drives-SSD/Solution-C300-Disk-Freeze-ups-in-Windows-7-solved...
You might not get the problem, but after installing an SSD hard drive in my laptop, occasionally it would hang for 30-90 seconds with the hard drive light on. Then carry on with the error message written to the event viewer as described.
Turning off LPM in the Intel driver as described has fixed it.
It seems to be a timing problem with some SSD's and some SATA controllers. You may not get it - but if you do!!
Re: SSD's
08-01-2012 5:02 PM
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I bought the SSD and got Windows 7 installed w/ SP1. However, I had a load of issues due to a dying mother board - one SATA controller is dead most of the time and the other is only live most of the time! I have a RAID card but that doesn't like having more than 1 HD plugged in at a time!
So I borrowed a motherboard and everything's running just fine. The Windows Experience Index only increased a little but boot times have definitely improved and general browsing and using the computer are significantly improved.
Definitely a recommended upgrade!
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08-01-2012 5:11 PM
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The only downside I have noticed is that any other computer (e.g. at work) feels comparatively sluggish.
Re: SSD's
08-01-2012 9:20 PM
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In my case I replaced a 120GB laptop hard drive with a 128GB Kingston SSD, used Acronis (supplied with the SSD) and had no end of trouble with Windows7 until I ran a 'start-up repair' from a Windows 7 install DVD but the effort was worth it, everything seems to be (subjectively) twice as quick.
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