The Official SSD Club - Page 5

**nekrosoft13** · 05-20-10, 10:35 AM

there are few days to check it

on OCZ forums you can find a batch file called something like OCZAllign, that will check if drive is aligned

or go to MSinfo32, components, storage, disks, find your ssd, go to partition starting offset, and devide by 4096

if number is even then is aligned., if number is odd then its not aligned.

**saturnotaku** · 05-20-10, 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by HYBRID

Did you do a quick NTFS format Nekro? and how do you check alignment is this something that pops on win install or frimware? thx in advance.

As an FYI, I popped a brand-new, unformatted OCZ Vertex 2 into my machine and did a clean Windows 7 Ultimate x64 setup. I used the standard quick format that comes when you start the Windows installation. It divided the SSD into a small 100 MB partition, with the rest being used to install the OS.

Using nekro's tips below, the drive was aligned properly without having to run any special utility. You should be just fine tossing the drive in your system and installing Windows as if it were a traditional HDD.

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Originally Posted by nekrosoft13

there are few days to check it

on OCZ forums you can find a batch file called something like OCZAllign, that will check if drive is aligned

or go to MSinfo32, components, storage, disks, find your ssd, go to partition starting offset, and devide by 4096

if number is even then is aligned., if number is odd then its not aligned.

**DiscipleDOC** · 05-21-10, 12:12 AM

I got one of these coming my way. I should have it here by the middle of next week.

Redeemed · 05-21-10, 01:30 AM

That's a good frikken' deal!

**saturnotaku** · 05-21-10, 04:51 AM

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Originally Posted by DiscipleDOC

I got one of these coming my way. I should have it here by the middle of next week.

Do you have the appropriate adapters to get that drive to fit in wherever you're going to use it (assuming it's not in a netbook)?

Trademark · 05-21-10, 04:57 AM

A few weeks ago I bought an OCZ Vertex2 50GB SSD and it seems to be working pretty damn well. It's most noticeable when booting my computer and launching apps from the SSD. It's that I'm a bit short on money right now or I would have bought a harware accelerated RAID controller with two 100GB Vertex2s. But one can dream, right?

**nekrosoft13** · 05-21-10, 07:28 AM

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Originally Posted by DiscipleDOC

I got one of these coming my way. I should have it here by the middle of next week.

why did you get the tiny one?

**DiscipleDOC** · 05-21-10, 09:06 AM

Crap. I thought that was the drive with the harness.

**musman** · 05-21-10, 09:57 AM

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Originally Posted by DiscipleDOC

Crap. I thought that was the drive with the harness.

FAIL!

**saturnotaku** · 05-21-10, 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by DiscipleDOC

Crap. I thought that was the drive with the harness.

Send an e-mail to Newegg saying you made a mistake and refuse delivery when it's scheduled to arrive. You should get a full refund, less any shipping you might have had to pay. That's better than taking a 15% restocking fee hit.

**DiscipleDOC** · 05-21-10, 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by saturnotaku

Send an e-mail to Newegg saying you made a mistake and refuse delivery when it's scheduled to arrive. You should get a full refund, less any shipping you might have had to pay. That's better than taking a 15% restocking fee hit.

I called newegg and they waived the restocking fee. NEWEGG ROCKS!!!!

And I also ordered this.

05-21-10, 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by DiscipleDOC

I called newegg and they waived the restocking fee. NEWEGG ROCKS!!!!

And I also ordered this.

Oh that looks nice....

05-20-10, 10:35 AM	#49
nekrosoft13 I'm Geralt Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Chicagoland, once a year in Poland Posts: 24,364	Re: The Official SSD Club there are few days to check it on OCZ forums you can find a batch file called something like OCZAllign, that will check if drive is aligned or go to MSinfo32, components, storage, disks, find your ssd, go to partition starting offset, and devide by 4096 if number is even then is aligned., if number is odd then its not aligned. __________________ Windows 8 the next big failure, right after Windows ME

05-21-10, 12:12 AM	#51
DiscipleDOC Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Alabama, Planet Earth Posts: 5,945	Re: The Official SSD Club I got one of these coming my way. I should have it here by the middle of next week.

05-21-10, 01:30 AM	#52
Redeemed Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 17,986	Re: The Official SSD Club That's a good frikken' deal!

05-21-10, 04:57 AM	#54
Trademark Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Clitoriacetal Posts: 596	Re: The Official SSD Club A few weeks ago I bought an OCZ Vertex2 50GB SSD and it seems to be working pretty damn well. It's most noticeable when booting my computer and launching apps from the SSD. It's that I'm a bit short on money right now or I would have bought a harware accelerated RAID controller with two 100GB Vertex2s. But one can dream, right?

05-21-10, 09:06 AM	#56
DiscipleDOC Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Alabama, Planet Earth Posts: 5,945	Re: The Official SSD Club Crap. I thought that was the drive with the harness.