SSD aligning

[Wiff]

How do I know if my SSD (Samsung 840 EVO) is aligned (correctly) and if not how can I align it, when I am already using it, without having to reinstall windows

[PokémonTrainerFour]

Aligned?
Can you clarify on what you mean?

[chicksoup]

please explain or send us a link or pic

[Wiff]

aligned is when the data on a drive is written on the right places for better acces to it, so you can sqeeze out max. performance

[PokémonTrainerFour]

http://whirlpool.net.au/wiki/checking_ssd_alignment
http://www.overclock.net/t/1226963/how-to-properly-re-align-your-ssd-hdd-partitions

[Wiff]

http://whirlpool.net.au/wiki/checking_ssd_alignment

http://www.overclock.net/t/1226963/how-to-properly-re-align-your-ssd-hdd-partitions

mine must be aligned

1. Partition: 256

2. Partition: 102656

3. Partition: 212224

4. Partition: 56592640

just 4 fun

[Ralms]

How do I know if my SSD (Samsung 840 EVO) is aligned (correctly) and if not how can I align it, when I am already using it, without having to reinstall windows

 

That makes no sense lol

 

SSDs are not mechanical, its flash memory, they dont need to be aligned because they can access the first bit of data as fast as they can the last and they can switch between so fast you dont notice. 

So the same way you dont defrag a SSD you dont need to align them. 

[Wiff]

That makes no sense lol

 

SSDs are not mechanical, its flash memory, they dont need to be aligned because they can access the first bit of data as fast as they can the last and they can switch between so fast you dont notice. 

So the same way you dont defrag a SSD you dont need to align them.

You cant even defrag an ssd, windows says optimize

[TheProfosist]

As long as you not still using XP you no longer have to worry about this sort of thing.

My advise install Win7Sp1 or newer and you'll be as compatible as currently possible. And yes that means the install disc having sp1 not 7 then going to sp1.

[juretrn]

You cant even defrag an ssd, windows says optimize

True, that operation is called TRIM, and is a lot different to Defrag.

[Wiff]

As long as you not still using XP you no longer have to worry about this sort of thing.

My advise install Win7Sp1 or newer and you'll be as compatible as currently possible. And yes that means the install disc having sp1 not 7 then going to sp1.

only if you installed windows on the SSD but I cloned it

[Ralms]

You cant even defrag an ssd, windows says optimize

 

You cant defrag in the recent windows versions.

If windows doesnt detect it as an ssd will allow you to defrag, which is the best thing you can do to kill it faster with all those writes

[TheProfosist]

only if you installed windows on the SSD but I cloned it

Then your using the partition of the other drive you cloned it from so who knows. Just another reason to take time to do a clean install...

Either way I wouldn't be worried too much unless its XP since anything newer is at least somewhat sad aware. Like I said this really hasn't Ben a problem for a long time. All of those sad tweaking guides are useless now. The only thing you need to know is before clean installing do a secure erase if the drive had data on it.

[Wiff]

Then your using the partition of the other drive you cloned it from so who knows. Just another reason to take time to do a clean install...

Either way I wouldn't be worried too much unless its XP since anything newer is at least somewhat sad aware. Like I said this really hasn't Ben a problem for a long time. All of those sad tweaking guides are useless now. The only thing you need to know is before clean installing do a secure erase if the drive had data on it.

I am not paying 70euros to buy windows again anyways

[TheProfosist]

I am not paying 70euros to buy windows again anyways

You don't have to buy windows again. Why do people think this? You have the product key right? Well use it. Just dont have it activated on my than on PC at a time otherwise you could run into some issues.

[Wiff]

You don't have to buy windows again. What do people think this? You have the product key right? Well use it. Just do t have it activated on my than on PC at a time otherwise you could run into some issues.

Pardon, what do you want to say?

[TheProfosist]

Pardon, what do you want to say?

I corrected my typing, sorry.

[Wiff]

I corrected my typing, sorry.

and how do I ,,disactivate'' the key

[TheProfosist]

and how do I ,,disactivate'' the key

dun know, though you dont really need to. You can try googling it.

[IdeaStormer]

@Wiff

 

Yes it can be a problem, read up:

 

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/hh848035%28v=vs.85%29.aspx

 

http://www.blueshiftblog.com/?p=300

 

http://blogs.technet.com/b/dominikheinz/archive/2011/01/27/disk-alignment-on-windows-7-for-normal-disks-and-ssds.aspx

 

@:

 

Just because you haven't heard of something does not mean it does not exist :rolleyes:

 

Been meaning to post on this for a while be kept missing it good thing @ keep padding on to the ignorance.