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    Replaced 5400 hdd with Intel 320 SSD identical performance??

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by scotthulbs, Dec 17, 2011.

  1. scotthulbs

    scotthulbs Newbie

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    I recently installed an intel 320 160gb SSD and the performance is identical to what I experienced with the 5400 rpm toshiba drive. I don't know if I missed something but from all the reading I've done about SSD's I was expecting a noticeable difference, I feel like I paid nearly $300 for nothing.

    My machine is an HP DV7-6195us Laptop. I used the Intel migration software, which worked perfectly. Should I have done a fresh install??
     
    scotthulbs, Dec 17, 2011
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  2. JOSEA

    JOSEA NONE

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    JOSEA, Dec 17, 2011
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  3. long2905

    long2905 Notebook Virtuoso

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    lol wut? how?

    yeah maybe try a fresh install and see how it goes. It is impossible for the 2 to perform similar as they are drastically different.
     
    long2905, Dec 17, 2011
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  4. ramgen

    ramgen -- Morgan Stanley --

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    Run a crystal disk mark test and post here the results. I have the exact same SSD which gives me:

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    See how it compares to yours.


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    ramgen, Dec 17, 2011
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  5. 1994F7PT

    1994F7PT Notebook Evangelist

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    should always clean install onto a new SSD, windows will properly align the disc sectors then and allow maximum performance

    it will be a config issue, theres no way any SSD will be comparative to a spinner, so don't worry we'll help you sort it :)
     
    1994F7PT, Dec 20, 2011
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  6. JRS

    JRS Notebook Guru

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    I do not buy into the "must do a clean install" with an SSD idea, but one does have to take specific steps if doing otherwise.

    I've done backup/restore three times on two seperate laptops and my desktop, moving installed OS's to SSDs without any adverse performance impact. In each case I first formatted the SSD then restored (not cloned) using Acronis. In each case the alignment was fine and the target SSD benchmarked consistently with expected results and real world testing moving large files and testing VMs with standy/restore/clone gave improved results significant enough to be measure by a watch.

    I've done this with an Intel x25m G2 160GB, a Crucial c300 64GB, and a Western Digital Blue SSD 256GB. Windows 7 Ultimate or Enterprise was always the involved OS. With the Intel x25m G2 it was on a laptop running a dual boot of Vista Home Premium x64 and Win 7 Enterprise. Even the dual boot worked fine after the restore. On the laptop involving the WD blue SSD, I also did a clean Windows 7 install to compare results and saw NO benchmarking difference between the restored vs. the clean install.

    I am very interested to know exactly how the OP measure the performance difference, or lack thereof. We also don't know the specific steps and the operating systems invloved as either or both of those could be the culprit.
     
    JRS, Dec 20, 2011
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  7. dsottum

    dsottum Notebook Consultant

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    You're not still booting from the Toshiba drive are you? It seems too obvious but if you haven't, make sure your SSD is selected as boot priority.
     
    dsottum, Dec 21, 2011
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