Decent enough read OP. Thanks...
But other than point number 1)... none of the others are totally necessary and dubious at best if they will make that much (if any) difference to overall performance / longevity etc. And I personally would definitely disagree with turning Windows backup/restore off! I would also not turn off the Recycle Bin if it was me. If you want to do a direct delete, then use the Windows short cut (IE. shift + delete). Also the ones that require a Regedit, always carry the risk that you could occidentally knob something up!
To quote the excelent OCZ SSD FAQ(IE.
http://www.ocztechnologyforum.com/forum/content.php?306-SSD-ABC-Guide):
Q. Do I need to Tweak my OCZ SSD?
A. No.
Just to give a real world example. I've just replaced my Vertex 2E after some 18 months of hard use, by a Vertex 4. And prior to a Secure Erase on the Vertex 2E (ready to use it as a data drive, rather than an OS drive)... I ran the usual battery of speed tests and they were all within approx. 10% of when I originally got/tested the drive. Which goes to show in my opinion, that
use the drive normally (and don't go speed test mad etc.) and let TRIM / garbage Collection do their job and the drive will be fine.
But if people want to do this sort of "tweaking" then it's up to them of course. No insult intended to anyone here
My comments are purely my own personal opinion based on my current experience with the 4 SSD's that I have. Others may well have different experiences. That's life.
Enjoy your SSD, they are the best thing to happen to the PC in a decade
PS. Though I would probably agree with disabling hibernation. In fact I would go so far as to say "disable sleep and drive power down" as well, if not required obviously. If only because a fair number of the problems that folks have had in the past with SSD's, have occurred when coming out of sleep. Though I would rather hope that these issues have been sorted by most manufacturers by now, though you do still see complaints along these lines!
