Comments on: How To: Speed Up Your PC With a Solid State Drive (SSD) http://www.wegotserved.com/2010/07/30/speed-pc-solid-state-drive-ssd/ The web's biggest home server and digital home community, with the latest news, reviews, hardware, software, add-ins and support forums. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:28:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: woodphttp://www.wegotserved.com/2010/07/30/speed-pc-solid-state-drive-ssd/comment-page-1/#comment-30640 woodp Sun, 01 Aug 2010 16:37:41 +0000 http://www.wegotserved.com/?p=30314#comment-30640 While I run an SSD on my desktop, I'm not sure I grasp why speed is important on a WHS system. All that system ever does is backup and stream, and both are constrained by the LAN, not the hard disk. But I do have two questions. One, does WHS support TRIM? I would think not, but perhaps Vail will, and second, is it possible to remove all of the shared pool from the boot drive? Can I configure the system so the drive C: makes use of the entire SSD, and drive D: occupies the remaining drives in the pool? While I run an SSD on my desktop, I'm not sure I grasp why speed is important on a WHS system. All that system ever does is backup and stream, and both are constrained by the LAN, not the hard disk.

But I do have two questions. One, does WHS support TRIM? I would think not, but perhaps Vail will, and second, is it possible to remove all of the shared pool from the boot drive? Can I configure the system so the drive C: makes use of the entire SSD, and drive D: occupies the remaining drives in the pool?

]]> By: Chris Cowleshttp://www.wegotserved.com/2010/07/30/speed-pc-solid-state-drive-ssd/comment-page-1/#comment-30369 Chris Cowles Sat, 31 Jul 2010 03:05:10 +0000 http://www.wegotserved.com/?p=30314#comment-30369 Duh. I was commenting to the author but didn't read the comment immediately above mine. Duh. I was commenting to the author but didn't read the comment immediately above mine.

]]> By: autodrivelhttp://www.wegotserved.com/2010/07/30/speed-pc-solid-state-drive-ssd/comment-page-1/#comment-30255 autodrivel Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:54:14 +0000 http://www.wegotserved.com/?p=30314#comment-30255 I'm running an Atom 330-ION setup similar to yours with the slightly older V series 128 GB SSD. The major benefits from my perspective are the quietness and coolness (temperature-wise) of the system since it's in the living room. It's also worth pointing out the the (relatively) small size of the SDD is offset by having the WHS/Media Centre integration setup - so any programs recorded are automatically moved out to the recorded-TV share that is created on the WHS. In effect the SDD is just used as a temporary store for newly recorded programs. If you work out the maximum number of programs that you would record in a single 24 Hr period, that is the amount of storage needed on the SDD - The WHS integration will take care of moving them onto the Server. In otherwords, the 60GB SDD should work very nicely. I'm running an Atom 330-ION setup similar to yours with the slightly older V series 128 GB SSD.
The major benefits from my perspective are the quietness and coolness (temperature-wise) of the system since it's in the living room.
It's also worth pointing out the the (relatively) small size of the SDD is offset by having the WHS/Media Centre integration setup – so any programs recorded are automatically moved out to the recorded-TV share that is created on the WHS. In effect the SDD is just used as a temporary store for newly recorded programs. If you work out the maximum number of programs that you would record in a single 24 Hr period, that is the amount of storage needed on the SDD – The WHS integration will take care of moving them onto the Server.
In otherwords, the 60GB SDD should work very nicely.

]]> By: Chris Cowleshttp://www.wegotserved.com/2010/07/30/speed-pc-solid-state-drive-ssd/comment-page-1/#comment-30244 Chris Cowles Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:34:28 +0000 http://www.wegotserved.com/?p=30314#comment-30244 Logicsupply.com/blog refers to two different types of flash drive. One is not recommended for a system drive but that's more for industrial applications, rather than consumer. What type is the drive you tested, and did you consider those differences. Did you test resume from sleep? Is it improved? Chris Logicsupply.com/blog refers to two different types of flash drive. One is not recommended for a system drive but that's more for industrial applications, rather than consumer. What type is the drive you tested, and did you consider those differences.

Did you test resume from sleep? Is it improved?

Chris

]]> By: @donkeyrobothttp://www.wegotserved.com/2010/07/30/speed-pc-solid-state-drive-ssd/comment-page-1/#comment-30242 @donkeyrobot Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:18:49 +0000 http://www.wegotserved.com/?p=30314#comment-30242 Love my SSD, actually the single most noticeable speed up for me was the wake from sleep time. It's almost instant now, before with my mechanical drive it seemed like I was waiting forever. I let my desktop sleep after 20 minutes so I have to wake it up quite frequently and the SSD is a life saver. Love my SSD, actually the single most noticeable speed up for me was the wake from sleep time. It's almost instant now, before with my mechanical drive it seemed like I was waiting forever. I let my desktop sleep after 20 minutes so I have to wake it up quite frequently and the SSD is a life saver.

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