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    Restore SSD Write Performance

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by brooksie, Sep 26, 2011.

  1. brooksie

    brooksie Notebook Consultant

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    I have the 256gb samsung ssd in my M11X. When I first got the computer I benched it using crystal disk mark. The write speeds were 90MB/s ish. 18 months later the write speed has gone down to 23MB/s. The read speed has stayed pretty much the same. I have reinstalled windows twice since new.

    How can I restore my ssd back to peak performance? I read somewhere that if I erase the disk completely, ie write over all the data with 0's I will restore my write speed.

    If this is right what program is best to use?

    Cheers,

    Tom.
     
    brooksie, Sep 26, 2011
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  2. un4tural

    un4tural Notebook Evangelist

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    well, yeah thats true. But you can't just format it from what i read, i think at least. Wipe or w/e its called. Anyways, yes that would bring the performance back to newish state.
     
    un4tural, Sep 26, 2011
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