Re-Format a SSD Drive - anything I need to do?


  1. lister
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    Windows 7 Panasonic CF F9 (used to have CF F8)
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    Re-Format a SSD Drive - anything I need to do?


    I dual boot and I feel that my partitions are in a bit of a mess.

    Also - my partitions are not aligned correctly according to this tutorial that I followed. The reason why I know this is b/c I hit the Start menu and typed in msinfo32. Then Components > Storage > Disks. My SSD was on the list and on the "Partition Starting Offset" item the number was NOT divisible by 4096 (that is, if dividing it by 4096 equals a whole number and not a decimal).

    The article - (from lifehacker ) suggested that my partition is correctly aligned.

    Does anyone know what I would need to "start all over again"

    Can I just simply wipe the drive or re-fomat it and enable trim and all the other suggested tips then re-install the OS's? (W7 and Linux)

    THANKS - always get great help here thanks
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  3. seavixen32
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    Excellent tutorial here: SSD / HDD : Optimize for Windows Reinstallation
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  4. lister
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    thanks very much
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  6. seavixen32
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    You're very welcome.

    Post back if you encounter any problems or to update us if you get a result.
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