ssds

At a basic level choosing to upgrade to the next build in Windows 10 Tech Preview is almost like an upgrade to a new os. This leaves behind such folders as windows.old which usually contain files that were used in your previous version of Windows. If like me you use an SSD then every GB is...

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Greetings: I have a faulting disk that needs replacement. I am considering replacing the disk with a SSD/HDD Seagate 750GB, 7500 RPM disk. I also want to install Win7/64 bit to replace the original Vista 32 bit OS. And upgrade the memory from 3 to 4 GB. I am not computer savvy, but learning...

My pc was running fine last night and switched off with no problems. I woke up this morning and powered on pc, Windows booted to the start/lock screen and does nothing more. Keyboard and mouse does not respond with the keyboard num lock key lit but you can't switch it off and also there is...

I'm not certain if this has anything to do with Windows, or my motherboard, or overloading my system, or whatever. But I could use some input. I built my current system in the summer of 2009. I tried to "futureproof" as much as I could by putting in a Corei7 processor (the low-end, 2.66 Ghz...

What is going on here? Total madness? Link Removed Link Removed First, please let me apologize for the mass of wires, general techno geek junk, and other no-no’s like a can of diet Pepsi right next to my StarTech 4-port USB3 drive bay. Once I did some extensive reading about Storage...

Win 7 Superfetch works great with my HDD. So, why wouldn’t it also work great with my new SSD?

Hey, I was playing Skyrim, closed it and steam and only had firefox running, left computer for ~5 min, when came back, I had BSOD. I shut computer and restarted it, now it gives on start BSOD. It has done this couple times before, but then it usually starts to work instantly after BSOD or...

This is from a non-technical person: I back up my SSD to a HDD by cloning using EaseUS ToDo software and a USB HDD docking station. After cloning my SSD to my HDD I defragment my HDD using the docking station and then clone that back to my internal SSD and, in effect, have a...

My Windows 7 PC won't boot. There have been no software or hardware changes (potentially a windows update was applied that I don't know about, shutdown one night, all OK and then couldn't boot up the next morning). I get the windows 7 logo, then a black screen with mouse cursor, but I can't move...

Hello all, I've been having some trouble with error code 109 on my PC. I have a dump file but I'm a noob at this and I don't know how to upload it. The specs are below: --- ASUS P8Z68-V LX motherboard Intel® Core™ i5-2500K Processor (4x 3.30GHz/6MB L3 Cache) 8 GB [4 GB X2] DDR3-1600 corsair ram...

I've had my alienware for about a month now. I had a tech from a local computer store install a Crucial 120 Gb SSD and 8gb more of 1600 mhz ddr3 memory. He also did a fresh restall. Ever since that point I haven't been able to run my computer on battery power as 10-15 minutes after i start...

Hi All, I'm building a new system with an Intel DH67GD Link Removed - Invalid URL, Crucial M4 128gb SSD and Sony OptiArc DVD-RW Link Removed - Invalid URL. I've tried to install windows 7 from the DVD, but I got an error: "A required CD/DVD drive device driver is missing". Both the SSD and the...

SSDs are fast, but do they last? | ZDNet

This forty minute video demonstration examines the impact of solid state hard drives on various laptops, new and old. A Dell XPS 15z and Dell XPS M1330 are compared through boot tests, benchmarks, and actual gaming experiences. A solution to a problem with SSD installations and Sandy Bridge...

Have you ever heard the terms, head crash or stiction? Better yet, have you ever experienced either of them? These terms are just two of the unhappy occurrences associated with mechanical disks. What if disks didn't spin? What if there were a way to create rewriteable storage in such a way that...

Ok i got a SSD awhile back and was able to install windows on it and have my users folder and default install folder on my normal HDD. It has worked ok till now but I'm sure i screwed a few things up when i did it because random programs still try to install on my SSD and when the install makes...

Solid-state drives are wicked fast. Theyâre also expensive. So how do you get the performance benefits of an SSD upgrade without breaking the bank? Use a fast SSD as a Windows 7 system drive and install a conventional hard disk for use as a dedicated data drive. Here’s the right way to do just...

Solid-state drives are wicked fast. SSDs start and shut down fast, and they perform read operations (especially random reads) at speeds that blow the doors off conventional hard drives. In the first installment of this series, I gathered the numbers to show just how much faster you can expect an...