Windows 7 - SSD / HDD : Optimize for Windows Reinstallation

Bare Foot Kid · 06-14-2010

How to Optimize an SSD / HDD When You're Ready to Reinstall the Operating System

This will show how to remove / over-write all existing data from a Solid State Drive (SSD) or a Hard Disk Drive (HDD), it'll work for both, then how to...

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Bare Foot Kid · 11-24-2010

Quote: Originally Posted by Ukiii

Bare Foot Kid,
Thank you for your reply. However I still didn't get an answer in regard to the following; can you have a look at this?

Quote:

I intend to install Win 7 on a new SSD. My questions are:

1. If I follow your tutorial and create the partitions through diskpart, and create that 200MB reserved for system space, what letter is it going to have assigned by the Win installer?

Thank You BFK.

You don't assign a letter and Windows 7 will not assign a letter during the install, it will automatically leave the letter blank, that's the reason for naming it "System Reserved" in-case that's a prerequisite. That way it'll be "hidden" to the OS so things won't mistakenly get saved there.

My apologies, I meant to answer this and got sidetracked.

Ukiii · 11-24-2010

BFK,

Once again thank you for your help with it. Much appreciated.

Cheers,

Bare Foot Kid · 11-24-2010

Quote: Originally Posted by Ukiii

BFK,

Once again thank you for your help with it. Much appreciated.

Cheers,

My pleasure mate.

Dave76 · 11-25-2010

Quote: Originally Posted by Case1

I am trying to limit the number of things on my SSD drive, the OS and one other main program I use. Currently I have Mozilla and Chrome installed on my HDD. I have noticed that only IE will pull up a program called Gotomeeting correctly, Mozilla and Chrome will just hang the program and I have to close out of it. It has only been doing this since I installed the SSD drive...should I have Mozilla and Chrome installed on the SSD drive to get Gotomeeting to work correctly or does that even have anything to do with why Gotomeeting will not work correctly on these two browsers? I have a 64 bit OS.

Casey

Don't know about Gotomeeting but, I would recommend to put Mozilla and Chrome on your SSD.

Most apps will run better on the SSD, just keep all personnal data and files saved on your HDD.

Case1 · 11-30-2010

Hi Ted, should I have my browsers on the SSD or reg HD or doe sit matter?

Thanks,

Casey

whs · 11-30-2010

Quote: Originally Posted by Case1

Hi Ted, should I have my browsers on the SSD or reg HD or doe sit matter?

Thanks,

Casey

All program files should be on the SSD - for faster access. Else you defeat the purpose of the SSD which is fast access. The same goes for ALL other OS files. And do not disable Superfetch. It provides the fastest access of all.

PS: Ted, I hope you don't mind. Looked like you were "out of town".

Case1 · 11-30-2010

Quote: Originally Posted by whs

Quote: Originally Posted by Case1

Hi Ted, should I have my browsers on the SSD or reg HD or doe sit matter?

Thanks,

Casey

All program files should be on the SSD - for faster access. Else you defeat the purpose of the SSD which is fast access. The same goes for ALL other OS files. And do not disable Superfetch. It provides the fastest access of all.

PS: Ted, I hope you don't mind. Looked like you were "out of town".

Hi WHS,

I guess I need to figure out which are program files and which are not. Is there an easy way to tell? How do I know if Superfetch is disabled or not?

Thanks,

Casey

Bare Foot Kid · 12-01-2010

Hello Casey.

If you haven't disabled Superfetch then it's on; 2 things though, disable hibernate if you don't use it and set the maximum disk usage for system restore to about 2GB; that's a good start. How big is the SSD?

Hello Wolfgang, thanks I appreciate the help.

Case1 · 12-01-2010

Thanks Ted!
I have done those two steps...the disk is an Intel 60 GB.

Dave76 · 12-01-2010

Your specs say Intel 40GB, they don't make a 60GB...yet

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