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    Win 7 doesn't "guess" I have a SSD

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by knfevg, Nov 17, 2010.

  1. knfevg

    knfevg Notebook Enthusiast

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    I'm doing a clean install for my x201 with a new SSD (OCZ Vertex2) with Win7. However, the OS DIDN'T "understood" that I have SSD and left the defrag enabled.... I KNOW how to disable it, but why did it to that?
     
    knfevg, Nov 17, 2010
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  2. anseio

    anseio All ways are my ways.

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    I'm not sure, but I had the same problem with my X25-M, the first one. Upon getting a replacement, for other reasons, Win7 finally saw that I had an SSD.
     
    anseio, Nov 17, 2010
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  3. Phil

    Phil Retired

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    I've had it many times. I wouldn't worry about it.
     
    Phil, Nov 17, 2010
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  4. tuηay

    tuηay o TuNaY o

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    Yep, same here. Win7 has always left defrag enabled for me. Or automatic..
     
    tuηay, Nov 17, 2010
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    kent1146 Notebook Prophet

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    Weird.

    Windows 7 determines whether or not you have an SSD by querying SMART and asking for the rotational speed of the drive. If the drive returns a value of "0" then it assumes you have an SSD.

    Maybe, for whatever weird reason, your drive isn't returning a value of "0". In any case, it's not a big deal. Just manually disable Defrag, and be on your merry way.
     
    kent1146, Nov 17, 2010
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    Leopard2 Notebook Consultant

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    for me it turned defrag off.. its quite simple to turn it off... just type disk defragmenter... just click schedule and turn it off for SSD..
     
    Leopard2, Nov 18, 2010
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