prepare SSD for format

domthecondom · 22 Mar 2011 at 08:10

Hi Guys,

I been running my Intel X-25M for around 6 months now, the speeds has degraded a little, since I first installed windows 7 on it.

Is there anything I can do to get the speed back up before I reinstall windows?

Thanks

Dom

Philtor · 22 Mar 2011 at 09:32

Are you running the latest firmware first of all and is TRIM enabled? If so I would try leaving your PC sitting at the Windows logon screen for a few hours or overnight to allow the SSD to do it's idle time garbage collection.

domthecondom · 22 Mar 2011 at 10:48

Yup running latest firmware. I will check again to see if they released any newer once.

I will test the SSD in an formated stage later

vertica · 22 Mar 2011 at 11:49

Also run Intel's SSD toolbox
The SDD optimisation in there forces a TRIM run, they suggest doing it once a week iirc.
It also checsk your W7 install is setup correctly and can fix anythign that isn't optimal (defrag, superfetch etc)