SSD setup tips

MOOGLEYS · 7 Dec 2011 at 16:21

I have just treated myself to one of the 60GB OCZ SSD's on special offer today.

Do I need to do anything when I install the drive. My board supports Sata 6GB's do I need to turn it on ? I have a 6GB cable that came with the board so will use that. Is it a case of plug it in install windows and be-done. Will it be ok with my old school sata drives ? Or are them some bios settings I need to fettle to get the best speed....

Cheers

lrlcr · 7 Dec 2011 at 16:30

set bios to achi and install windows.

MOOGLEYS · 7 Dec 2011 at 16:31

lrlcr said:
set bios to achi and install windows.

Will that be ok with my other connected drives ?

Cheers

Ginger-Menace · 7 Dec 2011 at 16:33

I've heard it best to disconnect all other drives until windows is installed, also make sure once it is installed that defrag isn't set to auto defrag on the ssd.

MOOGLEYS · 7 Dec 2011 at 16:43

Ginger-Menace said:
I've heard it best to disconnect all other drives until windows is installed, also make sure once it is installed that defrag isn't set to auto defrag on the ssd.

Exellent thanks.

Ginger-Menace · 7 Dec 2011 at 16:58

you can also move things like pictures/documents/desktop to another drive except C: as if your like me always dropping stuf to desktop, it will kill your write speed

ShortWarning · 8 Dec 2011 at 10:16

Ginger-Menace said:
you can also move things like pictures/documents/desktop to another drive except C: as if your like me always dropping stuf to desktop, it will kill your write speed

How do you go about doing this?

MOOGLEYS · 8 Dec 2011 at 10:39

Just installing windows on the drive now. I have plugged it in using a sata 6gb's cable it seems all my sata sockets support 6gb's and not just a couple. I enabled achi in the bios so hopefully i'm good to go when windows is done.
Is there any way to tell how fast your sata ports are operating as there does not seem to be any option in the bios about enabling sata 6gb, I presume it's always enabled ?

MOOGLEYS · 8 Dec 2011 at 11:53

Windows is now installed and its super quick but HDD tune only shows my max speed as 309mb/sec.. ?
I'm not sure I have sata 6g running but there are no options in the bios that I can find.. ?

Is this a normal speed or should it be more..

Cheers

Mick-1965 · 8 Dec 2011 at 14:30

A you sure its installed to a sata 3 port. Not all of them are sata 3

MOOGLEYS · 8 Dec 2011 at 14:38

Mick-1965 said:
A you sure its installed to a sata 3 port. Not all of them are sata 3

All of mine are sata 3 according to the book. All run of the AMD southbridge.
Having a read 300mbps seems about average for this drive..?

ianh · 8 Dec 2011 at 15:01

HDTune uses uncompressible data so it gives slower speeds than the manufacturers spec, Use ATTO to show the "manufacturers spec" speeds as it uses compressible data.

Went through this same thing with my Drive, checked AHCI, Intel RST drivers upto date etc and then discovered the "slow Speed" issues was just from using different testing software to get my speed figures.

MOOGLEYS · 8 Dec 2011 at 15:21

ianh said:
HDTune uses uncompressible data so it gives slower speeds than the manufacturers spec, Use ATTO to show the "manufacturers spec" speeds as it uses compressible data.

Went through this same thing with my Drive, checked AHCI, Intel RST drivers upto date etc and then discovered the "slow Speed" issues was just from using different testing software to get my speed figures.

545mb read and 445mb write with ATTO...