So just installed a new 240GB SSD (OCZ Agility 3), lets hope this one lasts a while.
Anyway, there are a number of tweaks that should be done for the new SSD
System (Thanks to http://www.ocztechnologyforum.com/forum/showthread.php?63273-*-Windows-7-Ultimate-Tweaks-amp-Utilities-*):
I’m only summarizing here the ones I personally think are necessary, some of the tweaks suggested there don’t make a whole lot of sense
- Change Power setting to never turn off SSD
- Change # of processors Windows use to start up to the # of cores
- Disable unneeded services (DO NOTÂ disable Application Experience service)
- Disable Indexing
- Disable defragmentation (remember to manually defragment the old mechanical disks that may still be in use)
- Turn off Superfetch
- Turn off Prefetch
- Disable Page File
- Disable Hibernate
- Disable System restore
- Enable TRIM commands
- Edit the size of all recycle bins
Firefox and Chrome:
- Firefox can be made to run off Memory, google for latest instructions
- Chrome at the moment of writing cannot use memory cache, so we need to change the cache location. Google for the latest instructions
- Make sure all shortcuts and all path to opening Chrome (all the shortcuts, keyboard links) open the updated link with new cache location
- Set default browser to Firefox (otherwise the default application triggered Chrome creates a cache again on the SSD)
- Set a reminder to check the cache location once in a while
iTunes:
- Copy the iTunes folder from My Music to another disk (not a SSD)
- Hold shift and start iTunes, it will ask you to pick a library, pick the new one
- In Advanced options, set the new Media Library path to the new location also