SSD Tweaks and Optimizations in Windows 7

pparks1,

Many thanks. I tried both methods and the first worked A-OK, but I couldn't get the second to work... As one as one works for me, I'm in business.

Appreciate it, Noels

All the answers given to the cmd prompt were correct... Great job... +reps given for helping this user.

Ramesh Rawat said:

Dear Sir,
Your this tutorial "SSD-tweaks-optimizations-windows7" had immensely helped me, a layman, to understand and follow it step by step.
Since about last four hours I had been doing all these activities, very successfully.
A few hitch I came across which I will properly draft before posting it as my doubts.
Some actions I have to undo like disabling items under Event Trace Session: all I did as per your ideas, but again had to undo as I could not access the web pages. I do not have any idea if this failure is the part of the changes. Will try again.
This message is to express how grateful I am to you, Sir.
So beautifully explained, narrated and step by step demonstrated by you.
My regards
Ramesh

Thanks... As far as the event log issue, I haven't had any issues at all...
There is absolutely no harm in leaving them on... The speed increase is really small and not even noticeable in normal use.

Thanks to all,

I was able to get my Command window to always run "As Administrator." And addition thanks to whs, I was also able to change the window's size, color etc. And I proved that my TRIM is active... GREAT!!

BUT (always a BUT, eh?), my motherboard refuses to run in AHCI mode - Windows 7 tells me it is incompatible.... I know I used to be able to run an XP repair to place the drivers on a board, but I don't find a similar capability in Windows 7. Is it possible to install the Intel ICH10R drivers on a Gigabyte P45 mobo without having to re-install Windows 7? And if I can't install it, how is my SSD affected?

I would appreciate any solution, if there is one...

Many thanks again for your great help, Noel

pparks1,

I have the same mobo, not sure of the BIOS version, but will check tomorrow when I have access. I have never been able to go to the BIOS and select AHCI without getting a BSOD (I never loaded the AHC10R driver during OS install). I tried to load the driver using Device Manager, but that didn't work either. If I do a repair install using XP (also on my computer), will that work, or do I have to load it in Windows 7 (my primary OS)? And is there a way (like repair install) to load it in 7 without having to do a clean install? I'd really like to avoid doing THAT...

Noel