Best Practices for TOP SSD Performance

[m.oreilly]

with your chipset, using win7, and two fresh drives, you would just make sure you have set your storage options in bios to raid, created the array in your raid bios once it's active, and then let windows do the rest (auto format/align). if you have a 'used' ssd as part of the array, you would want to to secure erase it prior to creating the array. with xp, you will need to either use the win7 install media or a repair disk (win7 or vista) to format/align (this can be done from the install media, as you then exit, and then boot from xp, and use the 'quick format' option, if you desire to install it to the array. oh, and make sure you have your intel raid drivers on tap for F6/insertion), as xp will not properly align the raw array.

[Bill Gates]

no grump you use the raid utility to configure them. its kind of like a seperate bios before windows boots

[Bill Gates]

PLEASE RE-READ THE GUIDE IT HAS BEEN AMMENDED AGAIN. Thanks

[aryan51]

ok buddy thanks for this

[realneil]

Thanks for keeping it updated as you find more information. I think I'll wait a month to install my 240GB SSD just to see what else changes,......LOL!

[Slackin]

Great information I really appreciate it, didn't know about the over provisioning on commercial drives, you learn something new everyday!!

[automaton]

could some kind soul outline the steps for optimising my new samsung 830 256gb ssd
I have a tech installing ssd and win 7 pro and cant afford for him to do anymore than put in the ssd and wipe my hd

[Drdeath]

The directions are on the first page.

[Lil' ½ Dead]

Also checkout this page Performance Improvements and Cautions for your SSD!

[automaton]

thank you for your timely replies Im a nervous wreck I saved for months and I want my ssd to run great