Comments on: Optimize Windows For Solid State Drives Usage http://www.ghacks.net/2009/01/10/optimize-windows-for-solid-state-drives-usage/ A technology blog covering software, mobile phones, gadgets, security, the Internet and other relevant areas. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:05:08 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: SSD or not SSD, that’s the question | SolSie.com http://www.ghacks.net/2009/01/10/optimize-windows-for-solid-state-drives-usage/#comment-611796 SSD or not SSD, that’s the question | SolSie.com Mon, 19 Jan 2009 04:15:28 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=9781#comment-611796 [...] focusing on the Write cache, PIO and reallocate files that require intensive write operation, etc.. gHack has an excellent tutorial on [...] [...] focusing on the Write cache, PIO and reallocate files that require intensive write operation, etc.. gHack has an excellent tutorial on [...]

]]> By: Transcontinental http://www.ghacks.net/2009/01/10/optimize-windows-for-solid-state-drives-usage/#comment-604059 Transcontinental Sun, 11 Jan 2009 13:11:56 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=9781#comment-604059 LethAL, I'm quoting Marin here, "you reach the limit in about 50 years on a 64 GB drive and continuous never ending writes to the disk. Check this article http://www.storagesearch.com/ssdmyths-endurance.html" (http://www.ghacks.net/2009/01/03/should-you-defragment-a-ssd/), so is longevity more particularly worth being taken into consideration on SSDs or not? LethAL, I’m quoting Marin here, “you reach the limit in about 50 years on a 64 GB drive and continuous never ending writes to the disk. Check this article http://www.storagesearch.com/ssdmyths-endurance.html” (http://www.ghacks.net/2009/01/03/should-you-defragment-a-ssd/), so is longevity more particularly worth being taken into consideration on SSDs or not?

]]> By: Dante http://www.ghacks.net/2009/01/10/optimize-windows-for-solid-state-drives-usage/#comment-603259 Dante Sat, 10 Jan 2009 21:06:59 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=9781#comment-603259 I just load the OS on SSDs. Since the system run much faster on them. I also Ghost the SSDs so that when they fail, I just drop in another SSD. And since the OS is installed on the SSD, I don't need to do all these tweaks either - it's defaulted. Often used programs are installed on another SSD and all others, including data directories are installed on SATA drives. I just load the OS on SSDs. Since the system run much faster on them. I also Ghost the SSDs so that when they fail, I just drop in another SSD. And since the OS is installed on the SSD, I don’t need to do all these tweaks either – it’s defaulted. Often used programs are installed on another SSD and all others, including data directories are installed on SATA drives.

]]> By: LethAL http://www.ghacks.net/2009/01/10/optimize-windows-for-solid-state-drives-usage/#comment-603137 LethAL Sat, 10 Jan 2009 18:42:49 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=9781#comment-603137 There's nothing specific to SSDs here; all this is good advice to users with mechanical hard drives as well. Perhaps you should rename it? Also, moving the temp folder and page file will increase an SSD's longevity. Also, if the hard drive you move things to is used a lot, you'd be better off leaving things on the SSD as it the better ones can read multiple sectors at once and buffer them for sending to the host. There’s nothing specific to SSDs here; all this is good advice to users with mechanical hard drives as well. Perhaps you should rename it?

Also, moving the temp folder and page file will increase an SSD’s longevity.

Also, if the hard drive you move things to is used a lot, you’d be better off leaving things on the SSD as it the better ones can read multiple sectors at once and buffer them for sending to the host.

]]> By: Martin http://www.ghacks.net/2009/01/10/optimize-windows-for-solid-state-drives-usage/#comment-603071 Martin Sat, 10 Jan 2009 17:07:47 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=9781#comment-603071 You might have misunderstood the intention of the article. It's not about the endurance of longevity of the SSDs but about system performance. You might have misunderstood the intention of the article. It’s not about the endurance of longevity of the SSDs but about system performance.

]]> By: Js Op de Beeck http://www.ghacks.net/2009/01/10/optimize-windows-for-solid-state-drives-usage/#comment-603063 Js Op de Beeck Sat, 10 Jan 2009 16:59:36 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=9781#comment-603063 See http://www.storagesearch.com/ssdmyths-endurance.html for more about the ‘excessive writes wear out flash drives’ issue, which is mostly a myth at present. Basically you have to write evenly across whole SSD, as fast as possible and 24/7, to even have a chance of wearing it out, and it typically would take many years even with this unrealistic usage pattern. See http://www.storagesearch.com/ssdmyths-endurance.html for more about the ‘excessive writes wear out flash drives’ issue, which is mostly a myth at present. Basically you have to write evenly across whole SSD, as fast as possible and 24/7, to even have a chance of wearing it out, and it typically would take many years even with this unrealistic usage pattern.

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