6-4 Chapter 6: Solid State Drive Optimization
Setup
CompletethefollowingstepsbeforestartingtheinstallationprocessonthePC
containingtheSSD.
1. DisabletheBackgroundDiskDefragmenterandAuto‐Layout.
WindowsXP
Todisablediskdefragmentationandauto‐layoutinXPaddthefollowingregistry
keystoyourrun‐timeimage:
Disable Background disk defragmentation – Change the following:
Key Name:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Dfrg\BootOptimizeFunction\
Name: Enable
Type: REG_SZ
Value: N
Disable Background auto-layout – Create the following:
Key Name: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\
CurrentVersion\OptimalLayout
Value Name: EnableAutoLayout
Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 0
WindowsVista/7
ToturnofftheDiskDefragmenterprogramoncomputerswithMicrosoft
WindowsVistaorWindows7operatingsystems,usethefollowinginstructions:
a. FromStart,navigatetotheControlPanelfolder
b. ClickSystemandSecurity,andthenAdministrativeTools
c. DoubleclickonServices,thenscrolldowntoDiskDefragmenter
d. SetStartupTypetoDisabled
e. GototheServ
iceStatussection,andthenclickStop
f. ClickOKtosaveyoursettings
2. DownloadtheIntelSSDToolbox.
a. GototheIntelsupportwebsitelocatedathttp://www.intel.com/go/ssdtoolbox
.
b. Savethetooltoafolderonyourdrive.Similartoazipfile,the.msifile
containsthefollowingitems:
IntelSSDToolboxapplicationsoftware
LicenseAgreement
READMEfile(.rtfformat)
IntelSSDToolboxUserGuide(.pdfformat)