Enable Write Caching Description: This will show you how to enable write caching to have better perfo

rmance for a storage device. Instructions: Open the Control Panel -> System and Security -> Device Manager -> expand Disk drives -> Double click on the listed storage device that you want t o enable write caching for -> Click on the Polices tab -> By default, "Enable write caching on the device" is checked under the Write-caching policy section. If not, then check it -> Select (check) the "Turn off Windows write-cache buffer flushing on the devic e" box -> Click on OK -> Click on Yes to restart the computer to apply. WARNING: Turning off "Windows Write-cache Buffer Flushing on the Device" runs th e risk of data loss in case of a power failure without actually shutting down th e machine. Disable indexing Description: Indexing creates and maintains a database of file attributes. This can lead to multiple small writes when creating/deleting/modifying files. Search ing for files will still work. Instructions: Start Menu -> Right-Click Computer -> Manage -> Services and Appli cations -> Services - > Right-Click Windows Search -> Startup type: Disabled -> OK Description: We also need to stop Windows 7 indexing the SSD. SSD drives seek so fast that Indexing is not needed. In fact, while Windows 7 is indexing the SSD it is slowing down your system. Instructions: Go to Computer -> Right click on SSD Drive -> Properties -> Unchec k Allow files on this drive to have contents indexed in addition to file propert ies -> Click OK Once you unchecked indexing follow the onscreen instructions, you may have to sk ip some files you do not have access to. Disable defragmentation Description: Defragmenting a hard disk's used space is only useful on mechanical disks with multi-millisecond latencies. Free-space defragmentation may be usefu l to SSDs, but this feature is not available in the default Windows Defragmenter . Instructions: Start Menu -> Right-Click Computer -> Manage -> Services and Appli cations -> Services - > Right-Click Disk Defragmenter -> Startup type: Disabled -> OK Turn Off the Disk Defragmenter Schedule Description: Disk Defragmenter schedule allows to run defragmentation automatica lly in Windows 7. Disk Defragmenter is set to run on a automatic schedule by def ault in Windows 7. Instructions: Start Menu -> All Programs -> Accessories -> System Tools -> Disk Defragmenter -> Click on the Configure schedule button -> Uncheck the Run on a S chedule box -> Click on OK -> Close the window.

Disable Superfetch Instructions: Open regedit.exe and browse down to the following key: KEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Contro l\Session Manager\Memory Manag ement\PrefetchParameters Find the "EnableSuperfetch" key on the right-hand pane, rightclick it, hit modif y and change 3 to 0 and hit OK. Disable Prefetch Description: Frees up RAM by not preloading program files. Instructions: Open regedit.exe and browse down to the following key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Contro l\Session Manager\Memory Mana gement\PrefetchParameters Find the "EnablePrefetcher" key on the right-hand pane, right click it, hit modi fy and change 3 to 0 and hit OK. Firefox - Use memory cache instead of disk cache Description: If you use Firefox, there's a way to write cached files to RAM inst ead of the hard disk. This is not only faster, but will significantly reduce wri tes to the SSD while using the browser. Instructions: Open Firefox -> Type about:config into the address bar -> Enter -> double-click browser.cache.disk.enable to set the value to False -> Right-Click anywhere -> New -> Integer -> Preference Name "disk.cache.memory.capacity" -> v alue memory size in KB. Enter 32768 for 32MB, 65536 for 64MB, 131072 for 128MB, etc. -> restart Firefox Note: If you're going to install RAM Disk on your computer you can change the Fi refox cache location to the RAM Drive. Please, see the section below called --=[ RAM Disk ]=-- for the instruction. Free up extra drive space Disable the Page File Description: Eliminate writing memory to the SSD, free over 2GB of disk space. WARNING: If you run out of memory the program you're using will crash. Instructions: Start Menu -> Right-Click Computer m Settings -> Settings (Performance) -> Advanced tically manage -> No paging file -> Set -> OK -> Alternatively, if you want to play it safer, you min and max. Disable System Restore Description: Don't write backup copies of files when installing new programs or making system changes. Can free up between a few hundred MB to a couple GB. -> Properties -> Advanced Syste Tab -> Change -> Uncheck Automa Restart your computer can set a custom size of 200MB

WARNING: Although unlikely, if a driver installation corrupts your system, there won't be an automatic way to recover. Instructions: Start Menu -> Right-Click Computer -> Properties -> Advanced Syste m Settings -> System Protection Tab -> Click Configure -> Check Turn off system protection -> Click Delete -> OK Disable Hibernate Description: You may free up 1GB of space on the SSD if you have 1GB of memory, 2GB of space if you have 2GB memory. You will lose the hibernation feature which allows the equivalent of quick boots and shutdowns. Instructions: Start Menu -> Type cmd -> Right-Click the cmd Icon -> Run as Admin istrator -> Type powercfg -h off -> Hit ENTER -> Type exit -> Hit ENTER To enable type: powercfg -h on TRIM Commands Enable TRIM Go to the Command Prompt and type: fsutil behavior set disabledeletenotify 0 Disable TRIM Go to the Command Prompt and type: fsutil behavior set disabledeletenotify 1 How do I know if TRIM is working in Windows 7? Go to the Command Prompt and type: fsutil behavior query disabledeletenotify DisableDeleteNotify = 1 (Windows TRIM commands are disabled) DisableDeleteNotify = 0 (Windows TRIM commands are enabled) TRIM Utility Script One member of this Forum [big thanks to Phazon] wrote a small script that allows to quickly enable or disable the "TRIM" command. You must be running Windows 7 + FW 1.40. The script will also tells you if Trim is enabled or disabled. Be sure to place wiper.exe in your C:\ (root) for the option 3 [Launch Wiper] to work. You can download the script HERE.