My first ssd, some questions :)

Doileen · 10 May 2012 at 17:20

Ok so I'm thinking of getting my first SSD and thinking of going with the crucial m4.

My questions are:

Do i just literally just plug it into my sata 3 ports on my
Motherboard, turn the pc on and then I can wack some games on there?

Or do i have to change some settings in the bios etc.

Thanks for the help

Darg · 10 May 2012 at 18:14

Probably best to reinstall windows onto the SSD if possible. That will give the best speed up for everyday tasks and if it's a 60gb+ you'll have enough room for a couple of games too.

Virdi · 10 May 2012 at 18:16

Yes. Change the sata mode to AHCI, and its recommended to plug into port 0. Then install OS using the SATA/AHCI drivers from the motherboard cd.

importedforyou · 10 May 2012 at 18:17

it is good to use ahci for vista or 7 you can enable this in the bios

Phage · 11 May 2012 at 13:58

NB Use Windows 'easy transfer' to get all accounts settings and documents from one setup to another. You'll need an external drive.

1) Change storage to AHCI in BIOS (dunno why you wouldn't be using this in the first place though)
2) Unplug old HDD, Plug in new SSD to first sata port
3) Install W7 64 to SSD from DVD or download as per above.
4) Install all important system drivers (chipset, graphics, Intel RST).
5) Open RST in system tray and check that disk data cache is enabled
6) Disable file content indexing (optionally turn it off completely) for SSD and double-check that Windows has correctly disabled scheduled defrags for SSD
7) Run WEI
8) Plug old HDD back in.