low WEI score for new SSD

[swarfega]

ok guys I have installed the ssd and have successfully installed windows on it. I had to change the disk mode from ahci to ide.

Ive installed all the drivers but I only get a WEI score of 5.9. Weakest link being the ssd. So something must be wrong. I fully expected the score to be in the mid 7s.

 

[Bill2]

Why did you have to switch to ide?

In any case, WEI is not the greatest benchmark. What about boot times and seek times, have those improved?

 

[Hopalong X]

IDE is a bottle neck. You couldn't get it to work in SATA?

 

[swarfega]

boot times are much improved. I had to switch to IDE because the installer kept erroring.

 

[Bill2]

Is TRIM enabled? And have you followed all the SSD optimization guides?

 

[linnemeyerhere]

When you were installing in Sata mode was the SSD drive the only drive connected?

 

[swarfega]

Is TRIM enabled? And have you followed all the SSD optimization guides?

how do i find out?

When you were installing in Sata mode was the SSD drive the only drive connected?

yes it was.

 

[Bill2]

At the command prompt type the following:

fsutil behavior query disableddeletenotify

If you get

DisableDeleteNotify = 1

means TRIM commands are disabled, otherwise if you get

DisableDeleteNotify = 0

means TRIM commands are enabled.

 

[swarfega]

yeah its enabled.

 

[whs]

On one of my system it is 5.9 too - with a G2 Vertex 60GB which is well aligned and Trim is working. On another system with a G1 Intel 80GB I get 7.1 which is aligned but no Trim. They are both Sata and no AHCI.
Since they both work very well (at least to my satisfaction) I never bothered to find out what the fine print is.

 

[Bill2]

What brand of ssd is it? Again, WEI is a pretty crappy benchmark.

You can also switch from ide to ahci on the fly (i.e. without re-installing windows) via a small registry tweak.

How to enable AHCI in Windows 7 RC after installation | iThinkDifferent

 

[swarfega]

ah thanks for that link ill give it a go.

its the ocz vertex 2E 120gb

 

[whs]

Check also whether it is aligned: http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/113967-ssd-alignment.html?ltr=S

 

[smarteyeball]

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its the ocz vertex 2E 120gb

Right mode, correct alignment should get you 7.7

 

[swarfega]

Check also whether it is aligned: http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/113967-ssd-alignment.html?ltr=S

thanks ill try that.

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its the ocz vertex 2E 120gb

Right mode, correct alignment should get you 7.7

its now in ahci with the sata drivers installed.

 

[swarfega]

Its reporting that the 100mb unassigned partion is offset at 1024kb and the primary partition is offset at 101kb.

which partition should be marked as active?

 

[swarfega]

anyone?

 

[whs]

Usually it is the 100MB partition that contains the MBR - thus this is the "active" one. But you never know. In one of my installations the MBR ended up on the first data partiton of the HDD which happened to be on Port0 - go figure.
Best is to check what's on the 100MB partition - or to experiment. The Partition Wizard live CD is a good tool for experimenting. Then you can still change things around when your system does not boot.
BEST FREE Partition Manager Software for Windows supports all 32-bit & 64 bit Windows No-server OS.

 

[swarfega]

I am wondering whether its my aging x48 mobo thats holding it back.

 

[whs]

The mobo is unlikely. If it works, there should not be a problem. And if it does not work, you would know it.

If I were you, I would not worry about the WEI. That is some very unreliable measurement anyhow. It is better to go by the data of the measurement programs - e.g. HD Tune. And what really counts at the end is whether you like the performance you are getting.

For the purposes we are using the SSDs these days (meaning for the OS), it is really only the access time that counts. The data transfer rates are of minor importance since the OS does not transfer masses of data.