SSD Settings (Samsung 840 Basic 250GB)

Afran · 30 Apr 2013 at 23:58

So I just got the SSD in the topic and as it's my first SSD I just want to make sure the settings are "optimal". I only know to run Samsung SSD Magician and here's the screenshot the settings, I've tuned to it's recommendations just want to be 100% sure they're optimal giving my past luck with such things

Also not sure why it's showing "Non AHCI mode" in the bottom-left, already having set to AHCI from IDE (which was default) in BIOS. I've also heard something about "trim", is that something I should be looking at for this SSD?

Scotteh · 1 May 2013 at 00:01

Is it definitely set to AHCI for that controller? (may be different from the default controller, have a look through and make sure it's set to AHCI)

wazza300 · 1 May 2013 at 00:03

load up as ssd benchmark to see if its in ahci mode,it will show green text=good if it is and red text=bad if its in ide mode

trim will be enabled automatically in win7/8

Afran · 1 May 2013 at 00:16

Guessing it means I'm in IDE atm then? Screenshot here of the settings/test/thingy

wazza300 · 1 May 2013 at 00:18

yh,running windows 7?

if so download and run this now,then reboot into bios and look for sata controller ide and set it to ahci,save exit and boot into windows and that's it

http://cdn.ithinkdiff.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/ahci.reg

Afran · 1 May 2013 at 00:20

Aye, 64 bit (finally!)

What is the file?

Just curious and shall do that, thanks

Scotteh · 1 May 2013 at 00:23

did you see what result was when you used AS SSD?

wazza300 · 1 May 2013 at 00:23

it fools windows into installing the ahci drivers,otherwise you have to re install windows/set to ahci and install windows again

all it does is put a 0 instead of a 1 in the reg file for ahci driver installation,it can be reversed and wont damage anything,used it lots of times

Afran · 1 May 2013 at 00:25

Ok

Just to confirm, I should do this even though I also have a normal mechanical drive installed as well?

Scotteh, not sure what you mean?

wazza300 · 1 May 2013 at 00:27

heres where I got the reg file from,it saves you going into the registry files yourself

http://www.ithinkdiff.com/how-to-enable-ahci-in-windows-7-rc-after-installation/

Scotteh · 1 May 2013 at 00:29

Wazza said in a previous post to download http://alex-is.de/PHP/fusion/downloads.php?download_id=9 and see if it says OK or not

wazza300 · 1 May 2013 at 00:30

I think hes in ide mode,in performance benchmark above hes only seeing 250 mb read/write that's sata2 speeds or poor ide slow mode

what board are you using afran?

Scotteh · 1 May 2013 at 00:32

I believe from a previous post he's using SATA II as his mobo isn't capable of SATA III

edit; http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18508515 yeah using a mobo that doesn't support SATA III

so best check as ssd for ahci

Afran · 1 May 2013 at 00:34

Yup ^ I have the Gigabyte H55M-UD2H and seems I misread his previous post as "load as ssd benchmark", as in I read it like "load magician as ssd benchmark"

wazza300 · 1 May 2013 at 00:34

ohh ok,you ned to run this then to check

as ssd benchmark

http://www.alex-is.de/progs/AS SSD Benchmark.zip AS SSD Benchmark 1.7

Afran · 1 May 2013 at 00:37

Ok, erm it's in Dutch even if set to "Englisch" under "Sprache", what do I run? ^^ I don't know Dutch at all ^^

wazza300 · 1 May 2013 at 00:39

keep all files in one folder and run it,then itll be in English,it will looklike this in green writing if its in ahci mode

Afran · 1 May 2013 at 00:41

Ah ok well can see that text even in Dutch, like yours it's green where it says "1024 K - OK" but there is "pciiide - BAD" in red

also wtf you have a 1863gb ssd?

Scotteh · 1 May 2013 at 00:41

make sure you extract it

trying to run it in the .zip usually results in dutch

edit; ah that would imply you're on IDE then

wazza300 · 1 May 2013 at 00:43

yh you need to run the reg file I posted above(run it now while in ide mode/reboot into bios/set to ahci/save/exit)

and I wish 1tb ssd :eek:

its my 1tb hdd