M28 Windows 7, FirmWare, TRIM, Optimizations, Etc...

[magic-man]

Tired of the huge event log? Tired of having to clear eadh log one at a time? Here is a batch file to clear ALL event logs in one shot: (enjoy!)

(Save the below as Clear_All_Logs.bat in your root):

@echo off
FOR /F "tokens=1,2*" %%V IN ('bcdedit') DO SET adminTest=%%V
IF (%adminTest%)==(Access) goto noAdmin
for /F "tokens=*" %%G in ('wevtutil.exe el') DO (call :do_clear "%%G")
echo.
echo Event Logs have been cleared! ^
goto theEnd
:do_clear
echo clearing %1
wevtutil.exe cl %1
goto :eof
:noAdmin
echo You must run this script as an Administrator!
echo ^
:theEnd
pause>NUL

[magic-man]

i value your opinion so........ what would you do with what ive got? i bought the vertex new for $ 123.00 and it has a $ 40.00 rebate so i couldn't pass it up. i havent used a paging file in a couple of years but if you say its better to have one then i feel better about putting it on the vertex cause i dont care if i wear it out it was so cheap. as for prefetch and superfetch im not sure if they make any difference i dont have them turned on. my new system is so fast with this core i7 930 at 4ghz its already mind blowing

Ok... Since you have 2 SSDs.... Having boot prefetch / SUperfetch redirected to the second SSD may very well speed up not just boot time, but program response.... It would be like a cheapo raid for prefetching boot.... Use the tutorial I just did on creating junctions but do it to the prefetch folder. Let me know how it goes!

[Temukahn]

naturecannon runs 2 64gb torqx drives so i think he doesn't have anything against patriot
suggestion: dear patriot please incorporate garbage collection into your fw its better than trim or wiper and most important works in raid arrays

I know he has a couple based on some of his better posts, but may now be unhappy. Still, constructive comments are a much bigger help, like your's. There are just as many TRIM supporters as there are GC supporters. Better Raid support is probably already in the works.

The problem comes down to the number folks who need to build SSD RAID arrays versus the number of single SSD users. Makes one wonder if two different FW updates could be offered: one for smaller number of users needing to build arrays and one for standard operations.

[Patriot_Ben]

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[obamaliar]

Tired of the huge event log? Tired of having to clear eadh log one at a time? Here is a batch file to clear ALL event logs in one shot: (enjoy!)

(Save the below as Clear_All_Logs.bat in your root):

@echo off
FOR /F "tokens=1,2*" %%V IN ('bcdedit') DO SET adminTest=%%V
IF (%adminTest%)==(Access) goto noAdmin
for /F "tokens=*" %%G in ('wevtutil.exe el') DO (call :do_clear "%%G")
echo.
echo Event Logs have been cleared! ^
goto theEnd
:do_clear
echo clearing %1
wevtutil.exe cl %1
goto :eof
:noAdmin
echo You must run this script as an Administrator!
echo ^
:theEnd
pause>NUL

hey magic can you tell me how to execute this i have no idea how to do it. thanks man!

[magic-man]

hey magic can you tell me how to execute this i have no idea how to do it. thanks man!

Copy the lines and save to a text file called ClearLogs.bat.
Dbl click it and it runs.

[xnaron]

I recently upgraded the firmware on my torqx m28 128GB SSD drive.

I am running windows 7 64bit home premium on an intel core 2 duo e6850.

I bought and installed the drive in the summer and I used hd tune to benchmark and I can't remember the exact numbers for read but they were above 200MB/s.

Before I upgraded the firmware on the drive I ran the benchmark and the performance was 167MB/s. So it has slowed for some reason.

To upgrade the firmware I used linux and the dd command to create an image of the SSD drive and stored it on a local hard drive. I upgraded the firm as documented using a USB stick. I had to switch the bios back to standard IDE from AHCI but other than that everything worked well. After the upgrade I switched back to AHCI and booted into linux and used dd to restore the image to the SSD drive. Then I booted back into windows 7 off the SSD drive without issue and confirmed the firmware was updated. When I run the benchmark I again get 167MB's. I have confirmed that TRIM is active and it has been a week since I upgraded and the computer is always on.

Does anyone know what would cause my drive to slow down. Shouldn't I be getting 200MB/s + for reads?

I am going to try Reset to Factory Spec (ATA Secure Erase) to restore performance as noted in Post #4 of this thread...I didn't run any Tony TRIM program though.

thanks,
Xnaron

[xnaron]

I missed the part about setting the block size to 8MB and the setting to FAST. I just re-ran the test and got.

178.9MB/s min
242.2MB/sec Max
209.9MB/sec Avg

Drive is 128GB Patriot Torqx m28.

Think there would be any performance benefit to backing it up again and running the secure erase procedure?

[obamaliar]

I missed the part about setting the block size to 8MB and the setting to FAST. I just re-ran the test and got.

178.9MB/s min
242.2MB/sec Max
209.9MB/sec Avg

Drive is 128GB Patriot Torqx m28.

Think there would be any performance benefit to backing it up again and running the secure erase procedure?

yes probably so use sanitary erase it works best http://www.ocztechnologyforum.com/fo...er.exe..FW-1.3

[magic-man]

I recently upgraded the firmware on my torqx m28 128GB SSD drive.

I am running windows 7 64bit home premium on an intel core 2 duo e6850.

I bought and installed the drive in the summer and I used hd tune to benchmark and I can't remember the exact numbers for read but they were above 200MB/s.

Before I upgraded the firmware on the drive I ran the benchmark and the performance was 167MB/s. So it has slowed for some reason.

To upgrade the firmware I used linux and the dd command to create an image of the SSD drive and stored it on a local hard drive. I upgraded the firm as documented using a USB stick. I had to switch the bios back to standard IDE from AHCI but other than that everything worked well. After the upgrade I switched back to AHCI and booted into linux and used dd to restore the image to the SSD drive. Then I booted back into windows 7 off the SSD drive without issue and confirmed the firmware was updated. When I run the benchmark I again get 167MB's. I have confirmed that TRIM is active and it has been a week since I upgraded and the computer is always on.

Does anyone know what would cause my drive to slow down. Shouldn't I be getting 200MB/s + for reads?

I am going to try Reset to Factory Spec (ATA Secure Erase) to restore performance as noted in Post #4 of this thread...I didn't run any Tony TRIM program though.

thanks,
Xnaron

As I explain in post #4, the firmware update procedure does not do the secure erase, so any issues with speed will remain.
I recommend the secure erase as in post 4.