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22 questions linked to/from How do I install and use flashcache/bcache to cache HDD to SSD?
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Why do I have two disks and can I delete one?
One is a SSD disk is too small only 14 GB I can't install all the editors I need like Unity, gimp and many more. It does not help completely with the symbolic links, it still needs space to download ...
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Partioning a dual SSD & HDD latop, complete guide
I have bought a nice Asus Zeenbok, one with a 30GB SSD and a 500GB HDD.
Can anybody help me with a complete guide to partitioning the two? I can figure and judge the sizes myself, and I have tried ...
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What should I use my SSD for? [closed]
I am setting up a small (1 user) email server. So far I have put in 2 x 1TB WD Red drives and set them up for LVM with RAID1 mirrored LVs.
I also picked up a 120GB Samsung 840 Evo but I can't figure ...
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Using LVM with two hard drives, 1 Solid State
I am setting up Ubuntu and just got to the option about using LVM to partition the hard drives. My understanding is that if I do this Ubuntu will be able to treat the two drives as one. That's great, ...
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Install package to specified directory, e.g, some where under /home
I do not want packages to be installed under /. (sudo apt-get install ...).
The reason why I need to do this is that:
My '/' is mounted with my SSD(16GB) and my hard disk(500GB) is mounted at '/...
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Reorganize partitions with HDD and SSD
In my notebook, I have a 16GB SSD and 1TB HDD. I have installed Windows 7 on the HDD, which consumes about ~250GB. Then I have installed Ubuntu 12.04.
I put / on the SSD with ~12GB and also the swap ...
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How to cache (more) data on SSD/RAM to avoid spin up?
I have Ubuntu server 12.04 running on a 40GB SSD with a raid 5 mounted for media files. I access the files often via samba either with a Raspberry Pi for music playback or with another PC for the ...
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Flashcache on Xubuntu 13.04
First of all, I'm noob on using flashcache, and all that I'll post here is studying about it.
I've an Asus K56CM, i5 with 500gb of HD and 24Gb of SSD for cache. In windows 8, the default operating ...
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Help me setup my new build! [closed]
Background:
Linux user for about 2 years
More of a GUI guy than a terminal guy, but I can sudo apt-get
install program-name
Don't know how to compile or install from .zip/tar files. If there
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Which bits of Ubuntu need to be on an SSD?
I'm in the process of rebuilding a budget system from used parts. One of the components will be an 8GB SSD, to speed up the machine while continuing to use my 1TB conventional HD. I already use a ...
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What is the best way installing Ubuntu on an 1 SSD + 2 HDD combination?
I have installed, already, ubuntu (latest) on SSD OCZ Vertex 4 (everything, home, tmp, /, swap, etc).
I have two other HDDs. One is just Windows (used by my wife, only) and one is used to just store ...
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Can I install Intel Smart Response Technology?
I have 1 500gb HDD and 64gb SSD in the system. I already installed Ubuntu in my system on the HDD.
Can I have Intel RST (Rapid Storage Technology) without sacrificing my Ubuntu?
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How to Prepare this SSD for Ubuntu 13.04 in Zenbook?
I have a new Asus Zenbook UX32V with:
24GB Sandisk SSD
500Gb Hitatchi
It came with Windows 8 but I've successfully installed Ubuntu 13.04 dual boot and everything works great. Now I've spent some ...
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Im New To Ubuntu And Need A Quick Help [duplicate]
I have 1 24gb ssd and a 750gb regular drive, and when I install ubuntu to my SSD then my other drive is separate. I would like to install ubuntu so that my computer recognises both my ssd and regular ...
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Howto run Ubuntu with UEFI and Intel Smart Response Technology
This question has NOT been answered by the following due to them saying to permanently disabling these features
Installing Ubuntu Alongside a Pre-Installed Windows with UEFI
Install ubuntu on windows ...
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Do I need Intel Smart Response when installing Ubuntu?
With lots of guides and setup variations all over the internet, I find it confusing which is which to really follow. Normally, in Windows 8 my setup would be install everything in the HDD and use ...
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Restoring RAID after linux installation
After Years using windows and wishing to enter the linux world, I recently installed Ubuntu 12.04. I have a Dell vostro 3460 with:
500 GB HDD
32 GB SSD mSATA (cache - not physical drive)
My former ...
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Can I cache an mdadm raid with an ssd?
I have a 1TB array set up in raid 1 using mdadm on Ubuntu 8, to store mission-critical files. I'd like to speed up read/write, especially for large files by caching to an SSD. Is this possible? Does ...
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raid advice with SSD and two HDD
I have a new machine with one 128GB SSD and two 1TB HDD. On the SSD is the OS and my initial thought was to put the two HDD in RAID 1 for user data.
After some more thought I came up with two other ...
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Does bcache require a fresh installation?
Because my notebook has a SSD and a HDD, I want use the SSD as cache just like Rapid Storage in windows. I find bcache offers this functionality so I decide to try it.
I got bcache and bcache-tools ...
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16GB SSD booster on ubuntu
I've bought a Lenovo Thinkpad Edge laptop which has a hybrid 320GB HDD + 16GB SSD, then I've installed Ubuntu 12.04, so now I have dual boot - Ubuntu/Windows7.
Everything is fine but the question is -...
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How to combine an SSD boot drive with a HDD data drive? [closed]
I have an SSD with 64 GB and a 6 GB/s 1 Terabyte hard drive. I want to use the SSD only as a boot device and maybe for swap storage. On the 1 Terabyte hard drive, I want to have the main file system. ...
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