solid state disk

[Brian]

Win 7 64-bit Pro OEM

I have just build a computer using a Kingston SSD.

I have installed Win 7 but during the installation process I was not
given the option of reformatting the drive. (This may have been because
the drive had already been formatted in NTFS with a prior Win XP 32-bit
system. However, I did have to delete some partitions installed by XP.)

Looking at the features offered by Win 7 I noticed that I was offered the
opportunity of defragmenting the drive - and I did in fact actually start
the feature to check that it was operative. This may, at first sight,
seem to be correct, but it is not because SSD's should not be
defragmented, and Win 7 is said not to allow defragmenting to occur.

My problem is that if Win 7 does not recognise that my drive is a SSD
then it might not be sending trim commands to the drive, which will
result in the drive performing more slowly.

Any comments or suggestions will be very welcome.

Brian

 

[Dave-UK]

Win 7 64-bit Pro OEM

I have just build a computer using a Kingston SSD.

I have installed Win 7 but during the installation process I was not
given the option of reformatting the drive. (This may have been because
the drive had already been formatted in NTFS with a prior Win XP 32-bit
system. However, I did have to delete some partitions installed by XP.)

Looking at the features offered by Win 7 I noticed that I was offered the
opportunity of defragmenting the drive - and I did in fact actually start
the feature to check that it was operative. This may, at first sight,
seem to be correct, but it is not because SSD's should not be
defragmented, and Win 7 is said not to allow defragmenting to occur.

My problem is that if Win 7 does not recognise that my drive is a SSD
then it might not be sending trim commands to the drive, which will
result in the drive performing more slowly.

Any comments or suggestions will be very welcome.

Brian

I had the same experience. I had to turn off the defrag schedule manually.
To check that Trim is enabled download the free version of SSD Life:
http://www.ssd-life.com/

 

[Peanut]

I had the same experience. I had to turn off the defrag schedule
manually. To check that Trim is enabled download the free version of
SSD Life: http://www.ssd-life.com/

To check if the TRIM command is active on your PC, start a Command Prompt
window (type “CMD” in the Search bar from the Windows Start Menu) and
enter the following command:

fsutil behavior query DisableDeleteNotify

If the result is “0” then the TRIM command is enabled, and if the result
is “1” then the TRIM command is disabled.

Use the following command to enable TRIM:

fsutil behavior query|set DisableDeleteNotify = 0


Copied from corsair forum Trim FAQ page
http://forum.corsair.com/forums/showthread.php?t=84677

 

[Brian]

*From:* "Dave-UK" <[email protected]>
*Date:* Mon, 27 Aug 2012 10:28:24 +0100



I had the same experience. I had to turn off the defrag schedule
manually.
To check that Trim is enabled download the free version of SSD Life:
http://www.ssd-life.com/

Thanks for your comments. I had already turned off automatic
defragmenting, as you suggest, and I have now tried the ssd-life program.
For some reason the free version would not download, but the professional
one did. I am undecided whether to keep it, ($19) but it did report
that my disk was healthy and that trim was enabled. As a matter of
interest it reported a forecast life of over 7 years, which is well in
excess of Kingston's guarantee of 5 years.

From my point of view whether or not win 7 turns on or off defragmenting
is not important, the important point is that win 7 is apparently sending
trim commands.

Brian

 

[Dave-UK]

Thanks for your comments. I had already turned off automatic
defragmenting, as you suggest, and I have now tried the ssd-life program.
For some reason the free version would not download, but the professional
one did. I am undecided whether to keep it, ($19) but it did report
that my disk was healthy and that trim was enabled. As a matter of
interest it reported a forecast life of over 7 years, which is well in
excess of Kingston's guarantee of 5 years.

From my point of view whether or not win 7 turns on or off defragmenting
is not important, the important point is that win 7 is apparently sending
trim commands.

Brian

That's odd you couldn't download the free version. I've just tried it and it downloaded ok.
If you still can't download it from the site I've upped it to Mediafire:
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?i8dkkbbp01poyph

 

[Brian]

*From:* Peanut <[email protected]>
*Date:* Mon, 27 Aug 2012 15:24:45 GMT


To check if the TRIM command is active on your PC, start a Command
Prompt window (type “CMD” in the Search bar from the Windows Start
Menu) and enter the following command:

fsutil behavior query DisableDeleteNotify

If the result is “0” then the TRIM command is enabled, and if the
result is “1” then the TRIM command is disabled.

Use the following command to enable TRIM:

fsutil behavior query|set DisableDeleteNotify = 0


Copied from corsair forum Trim FAQ page
http://forum.corsair.com/forums/showthread.php?t=84677

Sorry I missed your post. I think it must have been slow to reach me.

I go ogled for futile. I have to admit it is new to me, but it is
certainly a very powerful utility. Well worth knowing about.

Thanks.

 

[Brian]

*From:* "Dave-UK" <[email protected]>
*Date:* Mon, 27 Aug 2012 18:40:46 +0100



That's odd you couldn't download the free version. I've just tried
it and it downloaded ok.
If you still can't download it from the site I've upped it to
Mediafire:
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?i8dkkbbp01poyph

Thanks for the link. I now have the zipped file, but today, and I can
see no reason why, a direct download from ssdHealth again would not work.