Shouldn't have to, it's just a precaution. A few people have gotten SSDs with partitions on them. Not exactly likely though.
Yes.
Time to jump on the SSD train........
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Shouldn't have to, it's just a precaution. A few people have gotten SSDs with partitions on them. Not exactly likely though.
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Intel Rapid Storage Technology - just the drivers for the on-board RAID controller. You can add them from a USB stick during install if you want or you can just install them afterwards along with the rest of the chipset drivers.
I have an Intel 40GB as a boot drive and haven't run short of space but I have to keep an eye on things like service pack roll-back files and unexpected stuff like game saves - some of those can get pretty big.
If it's a new drive just plug in and install Windows 7.
I have an Intel 40GB as a boot drive and haven't run short of space but I have to keep an eye on things like service pack roll-back files and unexpected stuff like game saves - some of those can get pretty big.
If it's a new drive just plug in and install Windows 7.
What I done after installing Windows 7 on my SSD.....
- Run Windows experience index assessment.
- Redirect Music, Pictures, Documents, Videos and Downloads folder to normal HDD.
- Reduce the amount of space allocated for system restore.
- Disable Hibernation.
- Disable Windows search indexing and Drive indexing.
- Run Windows experience index assessment.
- Redirect Music, Pictures, Documents, Videos and Downloads folder to normal HDD.
- Reduce the amount of space allocated for system restore.
- Disable Hibernation.
- Disable Windows search indexing and Drive indexing.
I also disabled Superfetch and Prefetch, good idea?
RST drivers are not specific to which Motherboard you are using as such but rather which mode your SATA controller is running under. So for example IDE mode wouldn't require them but if using AHCI or RAID mode then it's a good idea to grab the RST driver package for best performance 
Well it does depend on which motherboard you're using because it needs to be an Intel SATA controller. Obviously you're not gonna find these on AMD boards and some Intel boards have third-party controllers for some or all ports. This is why it's recommended to put your SSD on port 0 to ensure you're using a faster Intel/AMD controller rather than a slower third party one.