My Crucial C300 has gone wrong

bhavv · 7 Aug 2011 at 03:28

I've only used this drive for windows, drivers and apps, and this has happened :confused:

Would a secure erase fix the write speeds? Im not too keen on having to reinstall windows though.

kmufc77 · 7 Aug 2011 at 09:24

It should yes,or leave your computer logged-off for the night and let the garbage collection work on the drive.

Dont run loads of benchmarks SSDs dont like them being run continuously.

bhavv · 7 Aug 2011 at 10:57

Im not running loads of benchmarks, I've ran less than one per months worth. I assume that running gaming benchmarks off my normal hard drives should be fine though?

How do you mean that leaving it logged off would work? Does leaving it switched on or off not do anything as that is how I normally have it.

kmufc77 · 7 Aug 2011 at 11:10

When the system is logged off using the same button you use to shut down/sleep pc,the SSD will go into idle mode.

Garbage collection will then run http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garbage_collection_(SSD)#Garbage_collection

Let you pc log off for a couple of nights when you go bed,your write speeds should then be back to normal.

Leaving the pc switched off will do nothing for the SSD, and Garbage Collection will not run that way.

Running benchmarks from normal HDDs is fine.

bhavv · 7 Aug 2011 at 13:40

OH, I have never logged my PC, just on and off.

Thats probably why, hopefully that will fix it

ChrisD. · 7 Aug 2011 at 13:42

Is there a way to force garbage collection without it being logged off? I'm logged on 24/7.

kmufc77 · 7 Aug 2011 at 13:56

MilanoChris said:
Is there a way to force garbage collection without it being logged off? I'm logged on 24/7.

No,not as far as im aware,surely you can simply log off when you go to bed?

You dont use your PC 24/7,thats unless you never ever sleep that is.

ChrisD. · 7 Aug 2011 at 14:11

kmufc77 said:
No,not as far as im aware,surely you can simply log off when you go to bed?

You dont use your PC 24/7,thats unless you never ever sleep that is.

There are programs I run that I require to be on 24/7, otherwise I wouldn't have asked.

kmufc77 · 7 Aug 2011 at 14:12

MilanoChris said:
There are programs I run that I require to be on 24/7, otherwise I wouldn't have asked.

Fair enough

bhavv · 8 Aug 2011 at 04:03

Ok, one night of it being logged off raised the bottom 3 write speeds by around 2-4 Mbps, I suppose it will improve after a few more log offs.

ChrisD. · 8 Aug 2011 at 09:05

Doesn't TRIM remove the need for GC?

kmufc77 · 8 Aug 2011 at 09:24

bhavv said:
Ok, one night of it being logged off raised the bottom 3 write speeds by around 2-4 Mbps, I suppose it will improve after a few more log offs.

Do it for a few more nights and resist benching in between then

ChrisD. · 9 Aug 2011 at 10:59

MilanoChris said:
Doesn't TRIM remove the need for GC?

Anyone?