I run the SSD optimizer on mine every couple of weeks, but then again, i am on XP most of the time on that PC..
System config tuner I only ran once, it said it aligned partitions with boundries and such and that everything was hunky dory after it ran.. -- JRS [email protected] Facts do not cease to exist just because they are ignored. ________________________________ From: Bino Gopal <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Fri, December 10, 2010 11:32:49 AM Subject: Re: [H] SSD slowdown? Interesting...so doing some more research, I dl'ed the Intel SSD Toolbox from Intel...with it I verifed that my G2 has the latest firmware 02HA which added the TRIM support. I use it to view drive info, check SMART attribs, and ran both the fast and full diagnostic scans (the reads worked but the write tests failed b/c I didn'thave 5GB free fyi). Then I went into the SSD mgmt tools and interestingly enough there are three there: Intel SSD Optimizier System Configuration Tuner Secure Erase Next to SSD Optimizer, it says Intel recommends running this once a week and the status is "Never Run Before". The description says it "Optimizes 34mm SSDs using Trim functionality and that you need the latest firmware for this to work"-and that it doesn't work with 50mm SSDs Next to System Config Tuner it says to run it for more details, and the status says (in red) "System configuration is NOT optimal" though I have to run it to find out why apparently. And you can't run Secure Erase on a bootable or partitioned SSD apparently. So given the first one (SSD Optimizer) was I really supposed to be running this once a week? Somehow I missed that...and what does the System Config tuner mean when it says system config is NOT optimal? Are all you other SSD owners/users using this tool and running it weekly and all that jazz? Figured I'd check first before going and doing it and making things possibly worse...! :P BINO > From: [email protected] > Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2010 11:24:05 -0800 > To: [email protected]; [email protected] > Subject: Re: [H] SSD slowdown? > > I think that AHCI has to be enabled for the trim stuff to work. > > Sent from my Windows Phone From: Anthony Q. Martin > Sent: Friday, December 10, 2010 9:51 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [H] SSD slowdown? > I have the 160 is mine is fine. Are you just loading up more stuff? > Bloat is a problem after months...with windows. > > On 12/10/2010 1:42 PM, Bino Gopal wrote: > > Hey guys, > > > > So trying to remember correctly here...I got a Intel X-25M G2 80GB SSD >earlier this year for my laptop. I'm running Win7 Ent on the machine and >installed it clean on here. I've noticed that things have gotten a bit slower >the last few months (searches aren't as snappy) and windows actually seem to >hang from time-to-time in what looks like HD access hangs... > > > > This is a bit disconcerting as I *thought* that I didn't need to worry > > about >SSD slowdown with Win7 on the newer ones like the G2, or am I forgetting >something? I remember reading that Win7 enables TRIM and that the G2 was >supposed to have support for it, so I thought everything should be good, but >things definitely aren't up-to-snuff... > > > > So in case I messed up somehow, was there a patch for my SSD that I missed > > or >something? How do I check if TRIM is working? Figured that if anyone would >know >what to look for it would be you guys! Thanks! > > > > BINO > > > >
