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    Any thing special you need to install after installing an SSD?

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by Xtinction, Apr 10, 2011.

  1. Xtinction

    Xtinction Newbie

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    I recently installed an OCZ Vertex LE 100GB on my R2 and I noticed that Dell had a special driver for their Samsung 250GB SSD. I was wondering if I need to install anything for SSD because I'm getting 240MB read / 230 write and my friend who has the exact same drive is getting 280MB read and 270 write!
     
    Xtinction, Apr 10, 2011
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  2. hiarieshi

    hiarieshi Notebook Evangelist

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    the driver? You need it for the SSD to run on your OS xD
     
    hiarieshi, Apr 10, 2011
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  3. ajslay

    ajslay Overclocker, PC Builder

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    no, you dont.
    theres guides all over the place about optimizing windows for an ssd.
     
    ajslay, Apr 10, 2011
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    bavman Notebook Evangelist

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    make sure to flash to latest firmware though
     
    bavman, Apr 11, 2011
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  5. thegh0sts

    thegh0sts Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    i don't recall ever needing a driver for ssds just to run on windows!
     
    thegh0sts, Apr 11, 2011
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    ajslay Overclocker, PC Builder

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    yep, you just need to adjust some setting in windows to get an ssd optimized, like TRIM.
     
    ajslay, Apr 11, 2011
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  7. thegh0sts

    thegh0sts Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    that should already be enabled when the OS install detects the drive as an SSD. all i installed was the IRST....don't know if you can get better speeds without it or not.
     
    thegh0sts, Apr 11, 2011
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    ajslay Overclocker, PC Builder

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    your right, i saw somewhere on the forums that someone was able to increase there ssd speeds dramatically, i dont remember quite what it was but there 4k speeds got a huge boost.
     
    ajslay, Apr 11, 2011
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    M11Ash Notebook Evangelist

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    Google Jcb ssd tweak and get yourself the latest Intel RST drivers those together will max your SSD performance :)
     
    M11Ash, Apr 11, 2011
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  10. i has m11x

    i has m11x Notebook Evangelist

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    Here's the JJB tweak. All I did when I had my ssd was install the Intel Rapid Storage driver and disable defragmentation.
     
    i has m11x, Apr 11, 2011
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  11. thegh0sts

    thegh0sts Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    pretty much to optimize:

    disable defrag
    check to see if TRIM is enabled (should be by default)
    disable hibernation
    lower the page file (i have it at 2gb even though i have 8gb of RAM)
    disable write caching
    disable indexing (windows search in the services)
     
    thegh0sts, Apr 11, 2011
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