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I tried to tell you in post #2.
Summary of SSD Tweaks
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New #22
I'll try that as a fallback option, but I'm thinking it would just be easier to reformat and try again.
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I'm following your guide now to clean all and then I'll just create a new partition and do the Windows 7 install all over again. No harm, no foul...and this is yet another reason I never put in my serial keys until everything is setup and working properly.
It was a blank drive when I started the install and didn't align properly, so I'll follow the guide through to using diskpart to create the partition...and then continue on with my install.
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New #26
You can check alignments here as well:
SSD Alignment Calculator | techPowerUp
Unless HDTune is just giving whacky numbers. it isn't really designed for SSDs.
have you tried AS SSD or Crystalmark to see what they say?
Thats a bit wierd. Would like to know the cause.
I have never had to align a new SSD if letting Win7 manage the instal/partition creation.
BTW, did you install in AHCI mode?
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New #27
I'll try those other benchmark tools once I get Windows 7 installed again. I followed the guide to get to the diskpart console, and now my Offset was listed as 1024 KB, just like the screenshot suggested. I'll report back once I finish the install and try out one of the tools. Thanks for the info!!!!!
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New #28
Deacon, I am sorry you are having so much trouble with the alignment. Theoretically, a Win7 installation should align it - but that's theoretically (although it has done it on 3 of my SSDs). But as usual, the old manual way is the safest. Do the Diskpart deal - then you should be safe.
I am really curious how that will impact (improve) your performance numbers. They say that there can be a performance difference of up to 300% between aligned and non-aligned. But I have never really tested that.
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New #29
Don't be concerned about doing "clean all" on the drive, it won't hurt it, I've done bunches.
I know you said you weren't concerned about the SysResv partition but if you did want to create it, here are the commands in the correct sequence, I just created it for you.
I would not format with the installer, I'd select "Windows 7" to install to and click next.
The SysResv partition is a very useful tool to have; if I was creating it I'd make it at least 200MB and 300MB would be better.
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Here's an odd situation; a couple days ago I clean installed Windows 7 Ultimate to my main machine and as you can see from the snips below I did aligns on both partitions before the install started using diskpart. Sorry for the Hal look of the pic.
The second is from the Paragon Alignment Tool and clearly the first "System Reserved" partition is miss-aligned, does anyone have any thoughts?
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