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Windows 7 on a solid state drive good idea?

  • 04-11-2009 11:21pm
    #1
    Outkast_IRE
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,516 ✭✭✭


    Anyone out there using a ssd for their OS ?
    If so any issues ?
    Good or bad idea ?
    Whats the best way to put the OS onto the drive, can you clone the OS and entire contents of existing normal hard drive onto a solid state drive and be ready to go that way .
    OR better to do clean Install?


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  • #2
    Stephen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,484 ✭✭✭✭Stephen


    Yes, Win7 on an SSD is a good idea. It knows when its running on an SSD and will optimise itself for it. Always better to do a clean install too.


  • #3
    Slutmonkey57b
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,578 ✭✭✭Slutmonkey57b


    You may have to format the drive in XP and set up the BIOS to SATA as IDE Compatibility mode instead of ACHI.


  • #4
    Outkast_IRE
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,516 ✭✭✭Outkast_IRE


    Ok thanks guys one more quick question .
    How do i know what version of sata my motherboard uses
    all of the ssd i see use Sata 300
    I looked on the mobo manufacturers website and cant see any thing its a msi p45 platnium all it says is sata
    8


  • #5
    Stephen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,484 ✭✭✭✭Stephen


    It will be backwards compatible with older SATA standards anyway.


  • #6
    Rambo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 811 ✭✭✭Rambo


    Being using one since the launch of windows 7 its the Intel SSD 160G

    this is were I got it
    http://www.elara.ie/products/detailsfull.asp?productcode=ECE1801684&productID=S6868198

    OS: Windows 7
    Its the best upgrade I have ever done windows 7 install around 12 Minutes
    boot up really fast 40 seconds with virus scan all program load in ms
    Microsoft word 2007 load less then 1 second
    no noisy clicking no defrag of drive shutdown 5 seconds
    its great.


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