Question about ssd drives.

[Bishop235]

Alright so I'm debating on picking up an ssd with my new build. Completely fresh build new everything is there anything I would have to do in the bios to prepare it for the ssd? Also for future reference how do you format an ssd, would it be ok to clear it through a Windows disc when clicking on custom install and it gives options to format a drive?

[byalexandr]

Alright so I'm debating on picking up an ssd with my new build. Completely fresh build new everything is there anything I would have to do in the bios to prepare it for the ssd? Also for future reference how do you format an ssd, would it be ok to clear it through a Windows disc when clicking on custom install and it gives options to format a drive?

Nope!

 

When you install Windows just pick the SSD as the boot drive. You shouldn't really be formatting anything if the build is new.

[itachipirate]

Formatting it normally is fine, just don't defrag it or zero it. (If you don't know what zeroing is, you aren't doing it so don't worry)

 

You *may* need to do some fiddling with the storage controller type initially to get it to recognize during windows installation, but there's a good chance you'll be fine. If your SSD doesn't show up when installing windows just google it, there are plenty of tutorials for what to do if that happens.

[Bishop235]

Thank you I'm just curious for future if I ever need to format the ssd.

[Windows2000]

It'll be fine. With the 2 SSDs I installed on two systems, I never had an issue with the BIOS.

[Bishop235]

Can anyone verify if it is ok to format the ssd normally and it will be ok?

[spwath]

It's not ssd drive.

That would say

Solid state drive drive

[mad dudy]

Can anyone verify if it is ok to format the ssd normally and it will be ok?

 

i format my ssd when ever i reinstall windows, far as i can tell there's no problem

[amp88]

Can anyone verify if it is ok to format the ssd normally and it will be ok?

Yes, you can format an SSD normally and have no problems. If, however, you want to actually overwrite the SSD and get it back to "factory fresh" settings, you should perform what's called a "secure erase". The method of secure erasing depends on the drive. You should be able to find information on how to do so on the manufacturer's website. These days there's not much need to secure erase SSDs, because in most situations you'll have TRIM support and background garbage collection to keep things humming along nicely.

[Captain_WD]

Alright so I'm debating on picking up an ssd with my new build. Completely fresh build new everything is there anything I would have to do in the bios to prepare it for the ssd? Also for future reference how do you format an ssd, would it be ok to clear it through a Windows disc when clicking on custom install and it gives options to format a drive?

 

Hey there Bishop235,

 

SSDs are generally a good thing to have in your system. They decrease all loading an boot times, increase transfer speeds and make the computer significantly more responsive and snappier. It is treated, used and formatted just the same as a regular HDD with the small difference that it should never be defragmented. 

One thing you should have in mind is that in case a SSD fails it is nearly impossible to retrieve the data from it (unlike HDDs) so I would recommend having a backup of your important data on a separate drive.

 

Captain_WD.