The three builds I have done with Windows 7 all did the SSD configs automatically. I had to do zero tweaking as far as the SSD was concerned. Not that what Evildeffy is saying isn't happening to them, it just didn't happen that way with my setups.
Just remember if you migrate from a HDD to a SSD to make the changes manually.
Here is a pretty good page that tells you what to do for your SSD
http://lifehacker.com/5802838/how-to...fe-of-your-ssd
Last edited by the1skate; 2011-09-15 at 05:39 PM.
I installed Windows 7 freshly, with a CD a mate had.
Question, I noticed in my BIOS that my SATA settings is on "IDE" instead of "ACHI". I believe it used to be on ACHI on my HDD; and I didnt change anything in the BIOS at all. What gives? I'd rather not try to put it on ACHI and see what happens, don't want to damage anything.
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download hirens boot cd and burn the iso. boot to the cd and choose the cloning tools menu . there should be multiple options to choose from
May I just add, wow. Going from 4gb DDR3 1066Mhz ram to 8gb DDR3 1333Mhz ram, and a 5400RPM Harddrive to an SSD, the improvement is mind blowing. Should've done this ages ago.
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You did it wrong. Cloning Windows install from HDD to SSD is very easy if you got slightest clue.
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None of those things matter. As long as the size of the files to be cloned from the said HDD is smaller than the size of the SSD, it's completely possible. Any decent cloning software also copies page files and other important things. There's nothing unstable about the system as long as the cloning is done right with proper tools.
Maybe I did, but I've cloned HDD to HDD before a number of times using Acronis. This time however, shit just did not work. Acronis insisted it had finished its job properly, but it failed spectacularly.
That's not exactly a single upgrade there. That's a change of cpu and motherboard (and all the associated bits and pieces of the chipset).
Last time I did this I used Acronis TrueImage, worked well.
Download windows off a torrent site and then install it. If you've got your lisence key, you wont need to use the loader.
...Easiest way?
Buy it
Just as a small update like i promised i would on the SSD front with Windows 7 installs.
Intel D875PBZ Mobo (yes ancient i know, does have AHCI in the BIOS though) with a P4 3,2GHz and an Intel 320 300GB SSD.
No auto-setting of enabled TRIM or any of the other settings, still required manual setting, and yes i know the person is nuts who wanted an SSD in it, he claims it's temporary and will transfer it over when he buys a new employee workstation, but a client is a client.
Windows 7 Professional 32 Bits Dutch.
Asus Maximus IV Extreme-Z with Core i7 2600K with 2 * Vertex 3 MAX IOPS 120GB in RAID0.
Again, no auto-setting of enabled TRIM or any of the other settings, still required manual setting.
Windows 7 Professional 64 Bits English.
Asus P8H67-I Deluxe with Core i7 2600K with an Intel 320 300GB SSD.
Again, no auto-setting of enabled TRIM or any of the other settings, still required manual setting.
Windows 7 Professional 64 Bits Dutch.
There's 2 more builds upcoming in the next couple of days, but so far 3/3 do not auto-adjust Windows 7.
So what are the theories now then?