Clone system to ssd with windows assistant. Installing Related Software

If you decide to purchase solid state SSD drive, there may be several reasons for this:

• You are not satisfied with the speed of your HDD.
• Do you need fast windows work and certain types of applications, games.

However, installing an SSD into a computer or laptop and then filling it with information is not enough. It is also necessary to optimize its operation with the operation of your OS.

Let's look at the main optimization methods SSD drive.

AHCI SATA

Technology that allows the TRIM function to be used for various SSDs. It is enabled at the BIOS level of your PC or laptop.

Enable AHCI SATA:

1. Opening command line using the key combination win + R.
2. Enter the command: “regedit” (access to the registry).
3. Go to the following path: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE → SYSTEM → CurrentControlSet → Services → storahci.
4. Change the value of the ErrorControl subkey to 0 (default 3) by calling the context menu and clicking the “Modify” option.
5. Go to the branch called “StartOverride” and change its value to 0 (default 3).
6. Restart your PC (laptop), go to BIOS/UEFI (how to enter BIOS, see separately for your laptop model or motherboard PC). In the “storage configuration” section, and in the “SATA port” subsection, set AHCI, or in the “SATA RAID/AHCI Mode” section, set AHCI (For different versions BIOS, its partitions and subpartitions).
7. Check if the function works in Windows. Go to the following path: Control Panel → Device Manager → IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers. The device should appear in the last subsection: “Standard SATA AHCI Controller”.

TRIM function

Default this function enabled on windows 7 and higher, however, it is better to manually check whether this function works. The meaning of TRIM is that after deleting files, windows transmits SSD drive information that a certain area of ​​the disk is not used and can be cleared for recording. (V HDD data remain and the recording is made “over” the existing one). Over time, if the function is disabled, the drive's performance will drop.

Checking TRIM on Windows:

1. Launch the command prompt by pressing the key combination win + R.
2. Enter the command: “fsutil behavior query disabledeletenotify”.
3. If after entering the message “DisableDeleteNotify = 0” is displayed, then the TRIM function is enabled, if “DisableDeleteNotify = 1”, then TRIM does not function. If TRIM does not work, enter the command: “fsutil behavior set DisableDeleteNotify 0”, then repeat steps 2 and 3.

Defragmentation

This feature helps optimize and speed up HDD operation, but for SSD, it has a detrimental effect. For SSDs, the “automatic defragmentation” feature is disabled by default. To check if it works:

1. Press the win + R combination.
2. In the command line window, enter the command: “dfrgui” and click “OK”.
3. In the window that opens, select your SSD and look at the “Schedule optimization” item. For our solid state drive it should be disabled.

Indexing

Windows feature that helps you perform quick search files on disk when large volumes information, however, increases the write load on the SSD. To disable it:

1. Go to the section “This computer”, “My computer”, “Computer” (it’s different for each OS).
2. Select your SSD and context menu select “Properties”.
3. In the window that opens, uncheck the box next to the option: “Allow the contents of files on this disk to be indexed in addition to file properties.”

Search service

Its function creates a file index, thanks to which finding various files and folders is faster. However, the speed of the SSD is quite enough to abandon it. To disable it you must:

1. Go to the following address: Control Panel → System and Security → Administrative Tools → Computer Management.
2. Go to the tab: “Services”.
3. Find a service " Windows search" and in the "Startup type" tab select "Disabled".

Hibernation

A mode that allows you to save content random access memory on the hard drive, so that the next time you turn it on, information and open applications from the previous session.

When using an SSD, the meaning of this function is lost, since the drive starts up quickly anyway. And “Hibernation”, creating “write-overwrite” cycles, reduces the lifespan of an SSD disk.

Disabling hibernation:

1. Launch cmd.exe again using the key combination win + R.
2. Enter the command: “powercfg -h off”.

Write caching

This feature improves the performance of your SSD. When enabled, NCQ writing and reading technology is used. NCQ - accepts multiple requests simultaneously and then arranges their execution order in such a way as to achieve maximum performance.

To connect you need:

1. Open the command line with the combination win + R
2. Enter the command: “devmgmt.msc”.
3. Open « Disk devices", select SSD and select "Properties" in the context menu.
4. Go to the “Policies” tab.
5. Check the box next to the option: “Allow recording caching for this device.”

Prefetch and Superfetch

Prefetch– a technology with which frequently used programs are loaded into memory in advance, thereby speeding up their subsequent launch. At the same time, on disk space a file of the same name is created.

Superfetch– a technology similar to Prefetch with the difference that the PC predicts which applications will be launched by loading them into memory in advance.

Both features are of no use when using an SSD. Therefore, it is best to turn them off. For this:

1. Open the command line using the key combination win + R.
2. Execute the command: “regedit” (go to the registry).
3. Follow the path: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE → SYSTEM → CurrentControlSet → Control → Session Manager → Memory Management→ PrefetchParameters.
4. Find several parameters in the registry subkey: “EnablePrefetcher” and “EnableSuperfetch”, set their value to 0 (default 3).

SSD Mini Tweaker utility

All of the above actions can be performed manually, but programmers have created programs called tweakers, the purpose of which is to customize the Windows OS, as well as its individual components, with a few clicks. One such program is SSD Mini Tweaker.

SSD Mini Tweaker– a program, a type of tweaker, that allows you to optimize your SSD without much effort.

Advantages:

• Complete Russification.
• Works on all OS starting from Windows 7.
• Free.
• Clear interface.
• No installation required.

other methods

Manipulations such as moving browser caches, swap files, temporary Windows folders, backing up the system from an SSD to an HDD (or disabling this feature) are useless, since although they increase the lifespan of the SSD, they limit the potential of its use.

Thus, by performing the simple manipulations listed above with your OS, you can extend the life of your drive, as well as configure it to maximum performance mode.

The abbreviation NVMe is becoming increasingly popular among new SSD products, and especially their high-performance models based on PCI Express slots and expansion cards. This interface distinguishes the disk from the standard one (AHCI) in various ways, including command queue depths, peak speeds, complexity of device creation, and much more. Now the only important thing for us is that, as we know, some kind of NVMe driver is needed in order for such a disk to work in the system. Using the OCZ RD400 512 GB SSD as an example, we will look at how to Windows installation 7 and 10 on NVMe SSD from scratch. Also, by analogy, the guide is suitable for other similar M.2 drives.

Important: Some simple tips, which should be taken into account before installation.

• Connect the M.2 or PCI Express drive as securely as possible, secure with screws.
• Check that the drive is recognized in the BIOS
• Before installation, to avoid confusion with system partitions, it is better to disconnect other drives

Installing Windows 7 on NVMe SSD

First of all, we need to download the driver. This driver is necessary even if we do not use the SSD as a bootable system, simply because it improves the performance and reliability of working with the disk.

Applicable to OCZ disk: go to the official website, select the disk in the menu, and only then go to the file download page. There may be a lot of useful stuff there, but this time we are interested in Windows NVMe Driver, it is suitable for Windows 7, 8.1 and 10.

Download zip archive, it should be unpacked into any folder, inside there will be content like in the screenshot. We will write this unpacked folder onto a flash drive (you can directly onto the one on which you have already prepared Windows image), the main thing is to have it at hand.

We launch the Windows installer from a CD\DVD disk (or flash drive), follow the instructions, reaching the installation type, select: full installation(Extra options).

Unfortunately, our PCI is not in the list of disks Express SSD. We select the “download” option, because the Windows 7 installer does not see NVMe drives due to the lack of a built-in driver.

Click “browse” to select the path to the driver. At this stage, it’s definitely time to insert a pre-prepared flash drive with the downloaded and unpacked separate folder driver.

When choosing a folder, it is also important for us to correctly select the driver folder with the installed system bit depth: x32 for x86 systems, and x64 for 64-bit.

After selecting a folder, a driver will appear in the list, so as not to get confused in the list (there are several of them), you can check the box “hide drivers that are incompatible with your computer hardware,” which, however, must be enabled initially. Click “next” and wait for the driver installation to complete. The process takes up to a minute.

After installing the NVMe driver, the installer immediately began to see the connected PCI Express SSD and now you can do anything with it.

Installing Windows 8.1 and 10 on NVMe SSD

More modern systems already have a built-in NVMe driver, in fact even Win 7 has it, but it only gets into the system with the update, and it is not in the installer. As a result, installation of newer systems is simplified:

The new SSD is immediately visible in the installer’s system, and you can immediately start working with it, but there is one BUT.

Remember, if you are installing two systems on SSD 7 and 10, for example, then it is better to start the installation with Windows 7, and use it to create the main system partition (+ necessary for the system, created automatically), and leave the second partition, supposed for Windows 10, simply as an unallocated area.

Already in the Windows 10 installer, create a new system partition from the unallocated area. This is necessary due to the fact that Windows 10 cannot be installed on an MBR partition created Windows installer 7, it needs a GPT partition type.

Sunday, May 01, 2011 21:01 + to quote book

As a short introduction, I would like to cite SSD specifications disks

Flash memory disk (SSD - Solid State Disk) contains microcircuits instead of moving parts, which means:
a) almost silent
b) there is no risk of it mechanical failure while maintaining the integrity of the body
c) has much more high speed data access
d) more resistant to temperature conditions
d) has less weight
f) the number of rewrite cycles for each memory cell is limited

The most noteworthy is the last point - the number of rewrite cycles for each memory cell is limited, i.e. actually setting it up ineptly software It is quite possible to damage an expensive SSD. Therefore, to install and SSD setup you need to approach it very carefully.

The first question that arises BIOS setup before installing the operating system, namely installation AHCI mode for disks.

Having entered the BIOS, I tried to enable AHCI mode and was a little discouraged by the lack of an AHCI selection item, so I had to delve deeper into this topic. What did you do:

1. First of all, as a beginner, I asked a question in the relevant conference - . In order to get a response from specific user- I did it as it is written in the FAQ (unfortunately on this moment got the answer - read the FAQ)

2. I carefully read the FAQ

A) Question: What should I set in the BIOS to ACHI or RAID mode: if there is 1-SSD (XXXX) for the system, plus a raid of two regular SATA HDDs, and one HDD.....
Answer: 1. Set the BIOS to RAID mode, the SSD is defined as a “single disk” - AHCI - it will be there anyway. It’s better to start all this on Win7.

B) Enabling AHCI mode in already installed Windows XP.

Important addition - we're talking about about the already installed OS

3. Information from other sources

disturbing -

a) when installing the Windows 2000 or Windows XP operating system, you will definitely need a diskette with drivers (if your computer does not have a disk drive, this may lead to an unresolvable problem, since other drives are not supported)

b) It is necessary to change the operating mode of the standard IDE/SATA chipset controller before installing the operating system. If the system is installed, simply changing the mode in the BIOS will cause " blue screen of death". If you still want to enable AHCI on installed system, before changing the value of this option, force change the IDE/SATA controller driver to the desired one.

c) disk subsystem of all Windows versions, released before Vista will not support AHCI. But for me it is supposed to be on a 32GB SSD - Windows XP. Windows XP does NOT work in this mode.

d) Operating room Windows system is designed in such a way that at start it must “pick up” correct driver for controller hard drives. Otherwise, the start is interrupted by the notorious “blue screen”, which can only be gotten rid of by reinstalling the system. Moreover, the installation process will also be interrupted by the same “blue screen” if you do not provide Windows with a floppy disk with the necessary driver. You won’t envy the owners of laptops at all - they have nowhere to insert a floppy disk, while others Windows media V in this case does not accept.

But here are the solutions proposed by third-party sites -

The second method is more complicated, but it allows you to do without a floppy disk and without Windows reinstallation. To do this, your computer’s BIOS must have the ability to disable AHCI (or Native Mode, which in this case are synonyms). When emulation mode is enabled, you install Windows, and then install drivers from the controller manufacturer (motherboard chipset). If they are not installed automatically, do it manually. Then you enable AHCI in the BIOS, and the system begins to take advantage of NCQ.

And here we are talking about turning it on after installing the OS.

Although not, some BIOS have AHCI mode - Main/SATA Configuration/Configure SATA As(Auto,IDE,AHCI) or Integrated Peripherals/either On-Chip IDE Configuration or Onboard Promise IDE

and finally more detailed information from Wiki

Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is a mechanism used to connect storage devices over Serial protocol ATA, which allows you to take advantage of advanced features such as built-in command queuing (NCQ) and hot swapping.

Many SATA controllers can enable simple AHCI mode or with RAID support. Intel recommends selecting RAID-enabled mode (with AHCI enabled) on its motherboards for greater flexibility.

Built-in AHCI support included Mac OS X (since Mac OS X 10.4.4 for Intel), Microsoft Windows(since Vista), Linux (since kernel 2.6.19), NetBSD, OpenBSD (since version 4.1), FreeBSD, Solaris 10 (since release 8/07). For older ones operating systems Manufacturer's driver required.

AHCI support does not exist in all south bridge chips, but even if it is implemented in a chip, the motherboard manufacturer may not implement it in the BIOS, and it will not be available. Sometimes the problem is solved by updating the BIOS, there are unofficial BIOS version for many motherboards.

In some cases (Asus P5KC), AHCI support cannot be enabled on the south bridge, but can be enabled on a separate chip running on an outdated Parallel ATA connector inside the case or via an external eSATA connector. It turns out that internal hard disks cannot use AHCI, but an external enclosure with a disk connected via eSATA can.

Problems using AHCI on Microsoft Windows

Switching the included ATA controller south bridge, in AHCI mode means the use of incompatible controller logic. From an OS point of view, this action is equivalent to installing an ATA controller card into the system., different from the existing one, and physically switching the boot disk to this board.

In that Windows case won't find it when loading boot disk and stops emergency with BSOD STOP 0x0000007B, INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE. To solve the problem, before switching, you need to set in Windows AHCI driver.
Manually, or using utilities like nLite, the AHCI driver can be pre-installed into installation image Windows.
On Windows 7 / Windows Vista Before enabling AHCI mode in the BIOS, you must activate the AHCI driver.

4. Reading summary

You can reflash the BIOS with the hope that it will appear,

Set the BIOS to RAID mode for the SSD (just try it).

In fact, this kind of bullshit over a minor issue is terrible.

4.1 set the RAID mode, and that’s how I got the following

Setting RAID mode is not correct - then you need to slip in a floppy disk with drivers

How to correctly connect the ACHI driver for HDD on an already installed Windows XP (Replacing IDE with ACHI)?
1. Do backup copy important information.
2. In the device manager, change the driver for SATA controller to a supporting ACHI.
3. Reboot and immediately, before loading the OS, set the BIOS to ACHI mode.

5. My hands are itching to run tests.

The main program I will rely on during testing is CrystalDiskMark 3.10.0

results hard tests 250GB WD drive

speed of the relatively new Samsung HD103

flash drive speed level

and here is the 32GB SSD Silicon Power

The main impression of speed is when everyday use The speed and response of the system is very, very noticeable.

There is a certain limit to the speed of the disk, after passing which the speed of the SSD is no longer felt.

The argument is that - The office will open in 1.5 seconds instead of 1.9 seconds. and in practice this change is very difficult to detect.

together with installation CrystalDiskMark the program is installed SsdReady for monitoring disk activity

The SsdReady program monitors selected disks and collects useful and convenient statistics: who, where and how much writes on your disks. The program was made in order to using SSD estimate the number of records and, accordingly, the approximate lifetime of the SSD (based on data from SSD manufacturers).

P.S. After installation, do not forget to enable the option: Collect process names.

P.P.S. License code: 13DE4355012B9B3FA0C

Installed without problems, set the settings - enable the option: Collect process names + load to tray when system starts

BUT the results are incomprehensible - they did not show the recording volumes after the tests.

addition from 05/26/2011

with the program CrystalDiskMark there are some difficulties that have not been resolved at the moment

1. The program stubbornly does not want to work in the tray - it remains in the task area.

2. during the last launch it asks for a registration password.

All this actually shows that the program is intended for one-time - weekly monitoring, and not daily use + these are the results obtained

I can’t find the photo, I’ll add it later

an unexpected problem appeared - friezes, yeah

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Option name:
SATA RAID/AHCI Mode
Possible values:Disabled, RAID, AHCI

Description:
The option allows you to specify the operating mode of a modern IDE/SATA chipset controller. When set to Disabled, a mechanism similar to a regular IDE controller will be used to access SATA drives. Of course, this somewhat limits the performance of the disk subsystem, but you do not need to install additional drivers - everything you need is already included in any operating system.

The RAID value is found only on motherboards that support RAID arrays of drives connected to a standard IDE/SATA chipset controller. Its choice makes it possible to combine hard drives into RAID arrays in order to increase the reliability of information storage or to increase operating speed. Just keep in mind that when installing the Windows 2000 or Windows XP operating system, you will definitely need a floppy disk with drivers (if your computer does not have a disk drive, this may lead to an unresolvable problem, since other drives are not supported). Drivers are also required for Windows Vista, but in this case, in addition to a floppy disk, they can also be written to a CD or Flash drive.

Naturally, you can only talk about a RAID array if you have two or more hard drives installed in your system. Moreover, it is desirable that they be of the same brand and volume, ideally with the same firmware and from the same batch.

The AHCI value is only present on fairly new motherboards IDE/SATA controllers that support the SATA II interface. Selecting this option allows you to take advantage of all the benefits of the Advanced Host Controller SATA II (AHCI stands for Advanced Host Controller Interface) - command queuing, hot plugging, etc. We should not forget about the higher performance of the disk subsystem in this mode.. If your hard drives support SATA II, it makes sense to choose this value. Just keep in mind To install Windows 2000 or Windows XP you will need a diskette with drivers.

For older operating systems (Windows 9x family), the use of RAID arrays and an AHCI controller is hardly possible - the necessary drivers simply do not exist.

It is necessary to change the operating mode of the standard IDE/SATA chipset controller before installing the operating system. If the system is installed, simply changing the mode in the BIOS will cause a “blue screen of death” to appear. If you still want to enable AHCI on the installed system, before changing the value of this option, force change the IDE/SATA controller driver to the desired one.

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FAQ from over page 394, as I read and use it I will erase it and include it in the note Monday, May 02, 2011 06:55 ()

In general, while there are no new discs to be torn apart, I propose to take stock of the outgoing year. I propose to combine the questions (often repeated according to the fact) into one pile.

Question: Summary table controller = manufacturer = model = memory type for 2010. (98%)
Answer: SSD Decoder Ring - an SSD comparison guide

Question: How does the ssd work (look inside)
Answer:

Question: This is the problem, I connected the SSD screw to the controller, when booting (BIOS) it shows that it is connected, but when I go into my computer it is not there, what’s the problem?!
Answer: Create a partition on the disk (format and assign a letter) Start=control panel=computer management=disk management

Question: System: DFI on nforce4 ultra s939, Windows Windows (also with AMD)
I installed the intel X25-M G2, launched the toolbox, but the intel ssd optimizer writes that it does not support this disk and RUN is not active. or cannot start TRIM on schedule.
Answer: I removed the firewood for sat (AHCI) from Nvidia (AMD), installed standard Windows ones, everything worked!

Question: I have OCZ XXXXX xxxGB, I installed a system on it from scratch (7!!), I’m trying to install new firmware from my home site, I downloaded it, but I can’t update it, the software doesn’t see the hardware, but the BIOS sees it and the device manager sees it.
So how to deal with this?
Answer: 1 When flashing the firmware, you need to change the ACHI mode to IDE in the BIOS (return it after flashing the firmware)
2 the problem turned out to be related to UAC. During the firmware installation, you need to disable UAC (User Account Control).
How to disable User Account Control (UAC) in Windows 7, Vista

Question: Disable journaling in NTFS (NTFS Change Journal). You decide whether to do this or not, run from the command line: fsutil usn deletejournal /d
Answer: It’s up to you to decide whether to do it or not, look here

Question: I bought an SSD XXXgb today, I haven’t installed anything yet because a question arose: there is a desire (and even a need) to split it into two partitions (on one the system, on the second everything else). The system will be Win7. Will this affect the speed and life of the ssd, and what is the optimal size for the system partition?
Question: is it possible to split the screw into partitions for the system and for games? Will performance and durability suffer? How do SSDs generally react to partitioning?
Answer: it makes sense to make a separate partition for games and software, which does not need to be reinstalled, and if I need to reinstall Windows, then do not touch the 2nd partition. Partitioning into 2 partitions does not negatively affect the ssd. Installed win7 with standard software takes about 20-30 Gig. The distance depends on your appetites.

Question: people, should I cut it off in Win 7 System Restore or not if the drive is SSD? And give reasons plz
Answer: 1 Everyone decides for himself whether he needs restore points or not. It doesn't consume a lot of resources.
2 If it’s not so critical, then you can do this - disable the recovery system, configure everything as needed in the OS and make a full image, if necessary, on the HDD. This is of course not for everyone

Question: How does GC (Garbage Collection) work?
Answer: When a write request arrives at the ssd controller, the GC (garbage collection) function selects a suitable occupied block with data, but some of the data in this block has the Del flag, the GC sends the current data for writing with the newly arrived ones. The block is completely erased and provided how clean. (Source) see pic:
From the mechanism described above, it follows that the work of the GC manifests itself during recording, strange as it may seem. (wrote and suggested by ZIO and Abdalla)

Question: On what media (ssd) does GC (garbage collection) work?
Answer: according to the forum, GC works on Inetl and Crucial C300 media
SSD drives: selection, use, discussion #8101952 from zio
SSD drives: selection, use, discussion #8013730
SSD drives: selection, use, discussion #8058254
SSD drives: selection, use, discussion #8058306
Please HertZ to add your links
SSD drives: selection, use, discussion #8005206

Question: Why is this trim even on ssd "xxx", I have been without trim for three months now (the system is XP) and there are no changes in the operation of the disk..
Answer: The presence of trima will affect when you fill the disk > 75% of the volume. Plus, this data should be small files of 4-16kb and most importantly, most of 2/3 of this data should be overwritten, i.e. be dynamic i.e. the entire disk should be one big database, constantly changing......continued

Question: where are my promised 280/270 on OCZ Vertex 2 and Adata, etc.???
Question: Competitors at the same price have higher read speeds UP 275MB/s and write speeds UP 275MB/s
Answer: 1. Don’t be fooled by the stated 275 MB/s reading, you still get about 80 MB/s in operation on the used disk.
2. Test results provided by drive owners (thanks to Madne$$ for the selection) review the models you have chosen for purchase
3. Official information from OCZ official speeds:

Question: when aligning a recorded disk with paragon, data loss occurs???????
Answer: no, but it’s better to make a backup SSD drives: selection, use, discussion #8013736

Question: to make failures disappear (folk methods)
Answer: 1. run zero fill one pass from zio SSD drives: selection, use, discussion #8009980
2. There was also a proposal to make a defrag for co-consolidation of free blocks - I propose to vote

Question: if you use an ssd instead of a hdd for games, will it load faster and will the FPS be higher?
Answer: loading levels less than 2 to 5 times does not affect the FPS value.
...sd-test/13
...SD/10.html
If the game loads not once every two hours - but once every two minutes - then the acceleration from the SSD also greatly improves your mood. MMORPG example
Many heavy programs spend most of their time preparing data in memory rather than loading it from disk.

Additions for setting up ssd for win

Question: ClearPageFileAtShutdown - change from 0 to 1 (on Windows XP (information from the Internet) it has the opposite effect, it slows down shutdown greatly, so I personally do not recommend touching this flag)
Answer: As it was found out by a simple Google search, this is bad advice - it slows down the process of shutting down the computer and, in addition, makes an extra pass by overwriting cells occupied by inactive pages of the page file.

Question: NtfsMemoryUsage - change the value to 2.
Answer: If there is no such key, then you need to create it (DWORD). This setting increases the pool of pages available for caching file read/write operations. It especially helps those who like to launch a lot of applications at once or open dozens of tabs in the browser.

Question: NtfsDisable8dot3nameCreation - change from 0 to 1.
Answer: If there is no such key, then you need to create it (DWORD) or you can run the command from the command line: fsutil behavior set disable8dot3 1 - disables the creation of classic names like 8.3 for compatibility with FAT16. It makes sense to leave it if you still have some ancient DOS programs running. And DOS names are also useful if you have a non-Unicode program that needs to access a file with a Unicode name. For example, Total Commander versions earlier than 7.5 could only work with Unicode names if a corresponding DOS name existed.

Question: What is the best way to format an SSD with the default cluster size?
Answer: "It is better to format the SSD with the default cluster size"

Question: How to transfer (set up) the entire Torrent to another disk
Answer: Install a torrent. If already running - Unload (exit) utorrent.
Windows XP Code: C:\Documents and Settings\\Application Data\uTorrent
or
Windows Vista\W7 Code: C:\Users\<Имя пользователя>\appdata\roaming\uTorrent
Make a copy of the uTorrent folder (just in case), then:
Transfer (cut) the contents of this folder to the “utorrent on HDD” folder and run....
In the settings, specify where to save (by default) the torren link and the files themselves on the HDD
By torrent settings

Question: I have a sata2 mother, and an ssd on sata3, will it work normally?
Answer: Just connect and use. Sata 2 and 3 are compatible.

Question: How to connect a SATA3 SSD to a motherboard with SATA2 so that it works in SATA3 mode?
Answer: you need a discrete controller like Asus U3S6

Question: I bought an ssd, which windows should I install and what should I choose? fat32 or ntfs or exFAT?
Answer It’s better to install a new Win7 installation, since the axis is optimized for working on an ssd. When installing Win7, we format the system ssd into NTFS link 1 and link 2. With the default cluster size.

Question: When installing win7 on ssd, what optimization occurs and how does win7 work with ssd:
Answer: Although win7 was designed to work with an ssd, the so-called optimization occurs only when the ssd is installed again, i.e. Merging the previous image is not encouraged; you can then spend more time on customization (optimization) than you saved on image overflow. Also, during a new installation, Windows 7 should be disabled by default
- defragmentation for SSD drives
-Superfetch, ReadyBoost and Рrefetch technologies are also disabled for OS and program loading operations.
All of these features were designed for traditional HDDs, where random reading can be a bottleneck.
I will repeat again if you used
- draining the previous win7 image,
- if installed on an ssd connected via a discrete controller (such as asus U3S6)
- or this is also possible on a new wi7 installation, if your ssd does not pass the win7 test for random write/rewrite performance higher than 8 MB/s, and the problem may not be in your ssd but in the win7 test (drivers are not installed correctly, sata is acting up cable, installation was carried out in ide mode, etc.)
That is, I recommend checking whether you have switched the above services to the Stopped or Manual state.
Read more about the interaction between ssd and win7...rives.aspx
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Question: Impact of the TRIM command on data recovery from SSD drives
Answer You must be careful when performing disk operations on SSDs that support TRIM. Data from the recycle bin is not deleted.
Testing shows that recovering data from an SSD using the TRIM command is an impossible task. As soon as this command is applied, the data from the device is physically deleted without the possibility of recovery. It is interesting that some traces remain and are incorrectly perceived by recovery programs as files that can be saved, but the file\s themselves are not restored in full. It is possible to restore only individual fragments in laboratory conditions.

Question: I’m going to build a raid from an ssd, will there be an increase in speed, what stripe and tips?
Answer: When raid0 increases the write speed and linear read speed in large blocks and small 4kb with QD>32, but the read speed of 4kb QD=1 remains the same. Intel recommends a 16k stripe for its drives. In raid 0, recording is performed evenly across the disks.
2xC300 RAID0 stripe 16k from Zio 2xC300 SSD drives: selection, use, discussion #8058254
2xSSD Intel X25-M RAID0 stripe 64K from MokhByd SSD drives: selection, use, discussion #7931395
2xSSD Intel X25-M RAID0 stripe 128K from Diamond SSD drives: selection, use, discussion #7626232
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Question: Installation option for ANSI on XP (for amateurs)
Answer: On the first chipset controller, ANSI is turned on, on the second additional controller on the motherboard, leave IDE. The ssd in the IDE is switched to it and we boot, specifying the boot disk, install the ACHI driver for 1 controller, and when overloaded, switch the SSD to the controller in AHCI.

Question: Impact of alignment, caching, multithreading NSQ
Answer: There is no clear answer yet. Offer options

Question: Write Amplification on ssd?
Answer: There is no clear answer yet. Offer options.

Question How to “increase” disk space
Answer It is possible to compress. I propose to supplement the answer by HertZ and BattleSerg and who else did it

I'm waiting for suggestions and suggestions for a correction. Then we will beat Abdalla with his forehead to add new information to the fact.

"EnableSuperfetch"=dword:00000000
"EnablePrefetcher"=dword:00000000

"NtfsDisable8dot3NameCreation"=dword:00000001
"NtfsMemoryUsage"=dword:00000002

"Enable"="N"

"EnableAutoLayout"=dword:00000000

Why turn off the prefetcher?

There is no need to disable caching.

As an alternative to all this, you can use the utility.

Information on setting up Windows 7 (English)
Please note that among other things it recommends disabling the page file, which is questionable!

Optimizing the system for SSD (LINUX)

4.2 Is defragmentation necessary?

Theoretically, it is not needed, because the access time to different memory cells of a flash drive is the same.

4.3 How to connect, format, install OS?

Everything is the same as in the case of magnetic disks.

Enabling AHCI mode in an already installed Windows XP (Windows 7)

More experience with AHCI.

4.4 Features of using SSDs as part of arrays?

In principle, everything is the same as with magnetic disks, except that the higher performance of flash drives allows you to build a RAID0 array with a smaller stripe size.
Which stripe to choose depends on the performance of the disk controller and the nature of the expected load.
The HAB program will help you get your bearings; you can use it to test an array with different stripe sizes.
“Cleaning” (see point 5) the array manually is impossible! No way! Don't even try to do this, otherwise it will only get worse.

4.5 Do I need to update my drive's firmware?

As a rule, yes, the benefits are significant. With the release of new firmware, disk operation algorithms are improved, new functions are added, such as “cleaning” (see section 5.2), and sometimes performance increases slightly.
There are two types of firmware: data destructive and non-destructive. As a result of using the first, you will get a blank disk, but in the second case, the data will be saved on it. In any case, it makes sense to make a backup copy of everything important before updating the firmware (this is also useful if you are not going to update anything).

4.6 Why perform partition alignment?

In a nutshell, this is necessary to match physical volume cells with logical ones, which can significantly reduce the number of disk operations and increase drive performance. Read more...

Windows 7 aligns the system partition automatically during its own installation process.

The practical effect of leveling is almost unnoticeable, so you can’t expect miracles from this procedure.

Alignment should be performed on an EMPTY disk, otherwise it is easy to lose the aligned partition!

4.7 How to increase disk resource and performance?

5. PRODUCTIVITY DECREASE OVER TIME ===============

5.1 What's the problem?

As data is written, the flash drive begins to lose performance. Read and write speeds gradually decrease. The drop can reach 70% or more relative to the initial state.
The mechanisms of this phenomenon are hidden in the internal logic of the disk and, unfortunately, little is known about them. What is known is that degradation is common to all SSDs and that in most cases it can be successfully combated.
It is very easy to detect a drop in performance - run a quick sequential reading test once and see dips in the graph - these are the “littered” areas.

5.2 What are GC, ITGC, TRIM?

Garbage Collection – literally “garbage collection”, cleaning, a function of the SSD controller to return cells freed from user data to their original state corresponding to their maximum performance.
As a rule, this function is initiated at the user’s request from the outside, by proprietary software for a specific controller. For example, for Indilinx it is Wiper, for Intel it is Intel SSD ToolBox.
Keep in mind that no GC utility will be able to work with disks included in the array!
Idle Time Garbage Collection is the same as GC, but is initiated automatically by the controller itself when the disk is idle.
A very useful function, it works especially well in second generation Intel drives where it even works with drives in an array.
TRIM Command is a command to the controller from the operating system, indicating which memory cells contain user data deleted at the file system level. The effect is still the same, but implemented through the OS. Supported by some discs and Windows 7. More details... And more.

5.3 What to do?

First, when choosing a disk, make sure that it supports at least some kind of “cleaning” capability. The ideal option is a high-quality ITGC. For example, Intel G2 drives also support GC, but it is practically not needed, because ITGC does an excellent job on its own.
In the case of OCZ disks on an Indilinx controller, everything is not so clear. It seems that all three functions are there, but they do not work very effectively.

Secondly, if possible, periodically use GC software if the disk is not in the array. Even if “cleaning” is not supported by your disk in any way, it is possible to restore performance by writing all free space as ones or zeros (using HD Tune, for example).
But keep in mind that this can have the opposite effect (tested with disks on a Samsung controller), which is guaranteed if you try to clean the array this way. The problem here is that there is no way to get the completely degraded performance back (the only remedy is data-destroying firmware).

Third, avoid ACTIVE rewriting of the disk. Most of them are not suitable for this. Productivity will fall and resources will be reduced. It is better to store large amounts of frequently updated data on a magnetic disk.

6. RELIABILITY ISSUES ===============

The reliability of flash memory drives is a murky matter, because the operating algorithms of the controllers are not precisely known, and no large-scale experiments have been carried out. Along with the recommendation to perform backups IN ANY CASE, all that remains is to familiarize yourself with the general information on SSD reliability.

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Hello dear friends, today I would like to tell you how to install Windows on an SSD drive and perform the important initial setup.

Solid state drives are becoming more and more popular every day due to their phenomenal operating speeds compared to hard drives.

Half a year ago, I assembled a system unit for myself, with good performance components, but I didn’t buy an ssd, which I now regret!

Then they cost twice as much, but who knew that everything would turn out like this, the fall of the ruble, rising prices and other political clownery, but that’s not about that now.

Well, I couldn’t resist and bought an ssd, I couldn’t resist the temptation. I decided to use this disk as a system disk, that is, the operating system and programs are installed on it. All other data is stored on the hard drive.

Comrades, I’ll tell you, this is the bomb! Booting the system from pressing the power button to loading the desktop takes seven, ten seconds, and on the HDD it was a minute and a half.

Programs open and run much faster. Photoshop with a bunch of plugins opens in a couple of seconds, previously you had to wait about ten. In general, there are a lot of advantages, I recommend it to everyone!

Installing Windows 7 on SSD

First of all, connect the drive to the computer. I won’t tell you how to do this, it’s all simple! The main thing is that your motherboard supports SATA III, to which you need to connect, otherwise on SATA II You won't get the best performance from this type of drive.

Next, it is necessary to BIOS set the operating mode for our SSD AHCI. Since everyone's BIOS is different, the settings will accordingly differ slightly. For example, I need to go to the tab Configuration, then select SATA Controller working mode, and select from the drop-down list AHCI. Next you should click F10, to save your changes.

Now you can start installing Windows 7 on the SSD. It is the same as the usual installation, which I wrote about in detail in my article.

Setting up an SSD under Windows 7

In principle, after installation, the system will work normally, but we need to extend the life of the solid-state drive and disable some system functions that adversely affect the operation of the SSD itself.

To do this you need to download the program SSD Mini Tweaker 2.4 for x32 and x64 bit systems. Launch the program, and in the window that opens, check all the boxes as in the picture below:

Disabling scheduled defragmentation on SSDs

Click on the button Set up a schedule . A settings window will open where you need to click on the button Select drive:

In the window that appears, uncheck our SSD drive and click OK .

Disable indexing of file contents on an SSD.

Click on the inscription Disable indexing of file contents on disk . In the window that appears, uncheck the box and click OK .

A confirmation window for changing attributes will appear. Check the box as shown below and click OK .

After this, a message may pop up stating that you do not have enough rights to perform this operation for some files. Click Skip for all! Due to a few system files, nothing will happen.

After completing all the above settings, click Apply changes , close the program and restart your computer.

Well that's all, now you know how to install Windows on SSD, as well as perform its initial setup.

If you have any comments, suggestions or questions regarding this article, write in the comments, we will try to figure it out.

Even in very powerful PCs, hard drives (HDD) remained the main brake for a long time. The reason for this phenomenon is that the operating principle of such a disk is associated with the rotation of the spindle, and the rotation speed cannot be increased above a certain limit. This manifests itself in the form of delays when accessing data. Modern solid state drives (SSDs) are free of this drawback, but SSD drives require some optimization to get maximum performance. The article discusses issues related to working in Windows 7.

Intended use of SSD drives

If we take into account that the cost of SSDs is still significantly higher than the cost of HDDs (although there is a tendency for it to decrease), then the main area of ​​application for SSDs remains the media on which the operating system is installed. The performance of the system partition usually determines the overall speed of the PC, including boot and shutdown speeds, and the execution time of most OS functions while the PC is running, which are sometimes even invisible to the user. Moreover, such an application does not require a large-capacity SSD; usually no more than 80 GB is enough, and the price of such a drive will not greatly affect the user’s wallet.

The need for SSD optimization

Modern operating systems, not excluding Windows 7, were designed to work with SSDs, but many OS functions designed for HDDs were still allowed for solid-state drives, although they did not provide a performance increase, and sometimes even reduced it. These are functions such as indexing, defragmentation, PreFetch, SuperFetch, ReadyBoot and some others.

An SSD, unlike a HDD, has a large but limited number of write cycles, which determines its “lifetime” and the reliability of the entire system as a whole. To achieve maximum effect and maximum lifespan of such a drive, it is necessary to optimize (tune) both the SSD itself and Windows.

SSD optimization

Before installing Windows 7 on an SSD, you must complete the following settings:

• Make sure that the SSD has the latest firmware version. You can find out the current firmware version using the CrystalDiskInfo utility. Then you need to go to the SSD manufacturer’s website and compare the current version with the latest one listed on the website. If the need for a firmware update is discovered, you need to know about this before installing the OS, otherwise after the update all data will be lost! The firmware must be updated in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions;
• Switch the SATA disk controller to AHCI mode. This mode allows you to use the latest technologies to improve disk performance, in particular SSDs. This mode supports technologies such as:
  1. Hot Plug, which provides “hot replacement” and installation of the drive (without turning off the PC);
  2. NCQ, which supports deep command queues;
  3. TRIM, which significantly increases the performance of SSD drives and their service life.

  Switching to this mode is done through the BIOS, but this is only if done before. Switching to AHCI mode when the OS is already installed means getting an unpleasant effect - you will not be able to load the OS;

• In cases where the "seven" is already installed, you can also switch to this mode if you know how to edit the system registry. To do this you need to follow the branch HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\services\msahci, find the Start parameter and set its value to 0. Then restart the PC, go into the BIOS and change the SATA controller mode to AHCI. After rebooting, Windows 7 will detect the new device and install it;
• When installing the OS, it is advisable to leave about 15-20% of the total SSD capacity unallocated. This area will be used as the drive gradually wears out.

SSD disk and optimization of Windows 7 OS

When optimizing, you need to keep in mind that some actions will require editing the system registry. Therefore, before performing optimization, you should create a restore point or a copy of the registry. Also, before optimization, it is advisable to determine the Windows 7 performance index, so that after it you can see the result of the settings made.

Setting up an SSD disk when working in Windows 7 consists of performing the following steps:

• Disable indexing for SSD drive. To do this, click Start - Computer. Then right-click on the system disk and select Properties. In the window that appears, there is an option “Allow the contents of files on this disk to be indexed in addition to the file properties”; you need to uncheck it;
• Disable automatic defragmentation of the SSD drive. The easiest way to do this is to type the word “defragmentation” in the search bar (on the “Start” button) and click OK. A window will appear in which the only thing you need to do is uncheck the “Run as scheduled” option and click OK;
• Disable NTFS file system logging. To do this, click “Start” and enter cmd in the search bar. A command line window will appear (administrator privileges are required), in which you need to enter a command like fsutil usn deletejournal /D C: (if the system drive is C:) and press Enter;
• Disable sleep mode. If the OS is located on an SSD disk, then it will boot very quickly even without sleep mode, so there is no need for it. To do this, you need to do the same as in the previous paragraph, but then enter the line -powercfg –h off and press Enter;
• Disable the page file. It is advisable to perform this action if you have a 64-bit OS and a RAM size of 4 GB or more. To do this, you need to follow the path Computer - Properties - Advanced system settings - Advanced - Performance Settings - Advanced - Virtual memory - Change. Uncheck the automatic selection option and check the “Without” option;
• If the swap file is still used, then disable unloading of kernel and driver codes from RAM. If they remain in RAM, the number of entries on the SSD will be reduced and the system’s response to user actions will improve. To do this you need to open the registry key KEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management, find the DisablePagingExecutive parameter in it and change its value to 1.

Optimization with SSD Tweaker

Many PC users do not have sufficient training to manually configure Windows 7 for an SSD. The SSD Tweaker utility was developed specifically for them. It exists in several versions - free and paid. In the free version, some functions are disabled, but even without them you can achieve optimal interaction between Windows 7 and the SSD, and do this both manually and automatically.