I've seen some 'tweaks' recommended for SSD's.
I know that for the most part most tweaks are just not worth the effort or even needed at all.
Newer systems, better CPU's, cheaper RAM and storage drives (SSD or HDD) and Windows 7 just don't have the same limitations as even the not so old Dual Core XP systems of only a few years ago.
I would like to get the opinions of fellow DAW users that are using SSD's on some of the recommended tweaks out there.
Worth it or not? 1. SSD optimization tweak - Disable indexing Indexing is a Windows service that is designed to speed up Windows search. The indexing service automatically keeps track of the files on your computer, which makes searching for files faster. However, indexing performs numerous small write operations to maintain the database of file indexes when you create, modify or delete files. And, as you already know, the fewer writes there are to an SSD, the longer it will perform well. As for Windows search, it will perform just as well with indexing switched off. To disable indexing, do the following:
Go to
Start and click on
Computer Right-click on the SSD drive and select
Properties Uncheck
Allow files on this drive to have contents indexed in addition to file properties 2. I've read quite a bit on this one.
The common thought seems it should be set to your RAM + 300MB. So I should be set at 33068MB?
Or just let sleeping baby's lie and let Windows manage it?
Disable, move or reduce the page file Your system starts using the page file (virtual memory) when it runs out of memory while working with applications. When the system is using the page file, there are writes to your drive. Because it’s best to reduce writes to SSD, it’s best to either reduce the size of the page file, move it to another drive or disable it altogether. Here is how:
Click on
Start, right-click on
Computer and go to
Properties Choose
Advanced System Settings link on the left-hand side and go to
Settings under
Performance Go to the
Advanced tab, find
Virtual memory and click
Change Uncheck the
Automatically manage paging file size for all drives checkbox
Under
Drive [Volume Label], click on the drive where you want to change the size of virtual memory. If your system uses an HDD in addition to an SSD, it’s best to move the page file there. Click
Custom size and type the new size in MB in the
Initial size (MB) and
Maximum size (MB) boxes. Make sure it’s the same amount to prevent your CPU from constantly adjusting virtual memory Click
Set and then click
OK If you want to disable the page file, simply select
No paging file and click
OK Keep in mind that if you disable the page file altogether and run out of RAM when using some applications, they will crash.
3. And our last SSD optimization tweak - Enable write caching Write caching is a feature that improves the performance of both SSDs and HDDs. Even though the advantage of SSD vs hard drive is increased speed, write caching can still improve its performance. When write caching is enabled, high speed volatile memory is used to collect and cache write commands sent to the disk drive. This helps to improve the performance of the drive. Another useful feature of write caching is NCQ (Native Command Queuing) – a feature that introduces write combining and enables the drive to make intelligent choices when writing and reading data.
To enable write caching, do the following:
Click on
Start, right-click on
Computer and go to
Properties Click on the
Device Manager on the left-hand side Open the
Disk drives section, right-click on your drive, select
Properties and go to the
Policies tab Check
Enable write caching on the disk and click
OK These SSD optimization tweaks will help you make your solid state drive even faster, prolong its lifetime, and make your computer a real pleasure to use.
Lady's, Gentleman....
Your thoughts please.
Mike
post edited by chefmike8888 - 2013/06/01 16:33:53