D4\/!d Posted April 28, 2012 Report Share Posted April 28, 2012 Hello Folks,I have at long last decided to buy a SSD.This one:http://www.ebuyer.co...cssd-f120gb3-bk I am enlisting my hardware friend to help me do the deed.He has a history of making 486s but not a lot of experience in modern machines.Apparently we need to make certain settings to the BIOS when we set up else you cannot do the settings afterwards. I should be grateful for your help and assistance please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Posted April 28, 2012 Report Share Posted April 28, 2012 From things I've read (not done one myself - they are still far too expensive yet :D )- all that you need to do on a modern mobo is to go into the BIOS/UEFI and change the SATA mode to AHCI Are you doing a fresh install of 7 with this ? - I believe that is recommended, even if it is a bit longer. Have a look through this ?http://www.overclock...e-for-ssds-hddsand this :-http://www.overclock.net/t/700470/tutorials-real-world-windows-7-ssd-tweaks-and-optimization Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Posted April 28, 2012 Report Share Posted April 28, 2012 Also look at Corsair's own FAQ on SSDshttp://www.corsair.com/support/faq/solid-state-drives/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Posted April 28, 2012 Report Share Posted April 28, 2012 Useful too :-http://forum.corsair.com/v3/showthread.php?t=88936andhttp://forum.corsair.com/v3/showthread.php?t=97164 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D4\/!d Posted April 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2012 Ah Thanks Boris. I'll sit n' read that lot tomorrow :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D4\/!d Posted May 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2012 Boris, just popped in to say that was most helpful.The deed is done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Posted May 2, 2012 Report Share Posted May 2, 2012 How do you find the performance ? - as good as you expected ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D4\/!d Posted May 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2012 Well all seems alright - yes it is a bit more speedy - but then any new system is a bit more speedy - programs seem to launch quicker than of late, esp Word & Excel - let's hope these Office programs stay sharp. Oh and the Acronis backup time was halved. It's taking ages to reconfigure everything. for example I go to unzip a file and find I haven't installed WinRAR. Grrhh. TRIM is the one thing I have ignored - partly coz I do not understand it.When things quieten down will have another look.[since found the cmd query to run to check its switched on - it is.Thanks for asking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Posted May 4, 2012 Report Share Posted May 4, 2012 So the only black cloud would be that your SSD has now come down to £89.99 ???? :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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