Help with SSD installed problem

[m.oreilly]

hehe...how much ram, and if you have hibernate in the mix...and an 'image' install, with symbolic links?

[Solara2xb]

I mentioned 32GB a few post back.
But I don't think the Ram has anything to do with it...

[Deton]

I used the Bios to set-up the raid and the volume.
I did use a secure erase to clean the drive.

Not sure why the OS is taking so much space...

you meant; ctrl + I (select drives and set volume and stripe size)? or just set the drive to RAID in the BIOS?

[DooRules]

Sometimes W7 likes to match hibernate file with ram, it maybe where all the gb's have gone.

I would go look at hibernate and system restore as the culprits.

[Doctor_Death]

Are you sure it's set up in Raid 0 ? if you try a clean install limit your memory to 16GBs, you can always install the other 16GBs after the OS is installed.

[m.oreilly]

sorry kenny, i had a few too many last night. as doo mentioned, re the hiberfil.sys will like to match your ram, and restore takes up some space. you can try running the command i posted up earlier (unless you already did that). was this a fresh install, or from an image?

[PoLoMoTo]

Oh so thats why my computer doesn't sleep >.> clever

[Solara2xb]

you meant; ctrl + I (select drives and set volume and stripe size)? or just set the drive to RAID in the BIOS?

Correct..

[Solara2xb]

Sometimes W7 likes to match hibernate file with ram, it maybe where all the gb's have gone.

I would go look at hibernate and system restore as the culprits.

Ok, will look into this..

Are you sure it's set up in Raid 0 ? if you try a clean install limit your memory to 16GBs, you can always install the other 16GBs after the OS is installed.

yea, I was using the bios to raid and I also tried win7 sofware raid and I have the same issue.. Ill try to take out some of the ram and do the install then putting it back in later..

sorry kenny, i had a few too many last night. as doo mentioned, re the hiberfil.sys will like to match your ram, and restore takes up some space. you can try running the command i posted up earlier (unless you already did that). was this a fresh install, or from an image?

its cool.. no worries, I know you were trying to help.
I did the win7 from a fresh install not a image.

I have done the install like 7 times now.. all in diff set-ups and its still having the same issues, I just can't image win7 taking up so much space.. I am going to try what stan said and take out the 16gb of ram and do another install and see what happens.

[Solara2xb]

OK, Here is a update:
I uninstalled 16GB of Ram and resinstalled the OS. Everything looks good.. It only used 30GB of space on the HD, So it worked... But once I install the other 16GB of ram back in and it jumps back up where the OS is using 63GB on the HD again.. This is odd and first time I have come accross this.

How do I look into the Hibernating issue you guys are talking about.. ??
I do have Hiberbation disabled.

[Solara2xb]

OK, fixed!

I had to go into the Hibernation in the Reg and edit the Hiberntion file.
I also did some playing around with the Page filing and it seems to have fixed the issue.

Its now showing I am only using 40GB with all the drivers and programs I have installed for my MB.. Seems reasonable..

[PoLoMoTo]

You probably didnt have hibernation off so that was taking up 32GBs

[realneil]

You just need to use two 3TB SSD's and you won't have to sweat it anymore.

[PoLoMoTo]

You just need to use two 3TB SSD's and you won't have to sweat it anymore.

Yea just cough (or puke) up 40k or maybe you can get them on sale for 39k

[realneil]

Yea just cough (or puke) up 40k or maybe you can get them on sale for 39k

In that case use four of them in a little bit larger RAID.

[m.oreilly]

that is one of the things i turn off when first doing a fresh install (running that command to disable hibernation), then disabling pagefile, indexing, auto defrag when using ssd raid, and activating the admin account, then deleting the account i needed to create to install in the first place, and finally system restore/deleting any previous restore points. they all take up space and like to write about it constantly