A solid-state drive (SSD) is a data storage device that uses solid-state memory to store persistent data with the intention of providing access in the same manner of a traditional mechanical spinning/magnetic block i/o hard disk drive.
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How to enable the trim on Transcend 320 Ultra-fast 256GB SSD?
I got a new TS256GSSD320, I'd like to put on the trim.
I have edited /etc/fstab with discard on the boot partition but the trim is still off.
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Is SSD TRIM support still automatic in 12.10?
Folks I had automatic TRIM working on my laptop running Ubuntu Precise. As in the TRIM guide I added discard to mount options in /etc/fstab, and hdparm --read-sector read 0s immediately after a rm ...
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Automatic TRIM vs. manual TRIM
I am currently trying to find out how to trim with my new TP and was wondering about the difference of manual/online trimming.
Here is my setup:
ThinkPad T430s with SSD Samsung 830, 128GB and ...
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Setting up lvm with HDD and SSD
My current hard drive is just about full and rather than just toss it and get a new one (since it works fine), I want to get a new drive and set them both up using lvm. While I'm at it, I also want to ...
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Partitions for Ubuntu and Windows 7 dual boot on SSD + HDD setup
I have purchased a new SSD (120GB) and I had a HDD (1TB) already installed. I will install both Ubuntu and Windows on these drives. As the file space on the SSD is limited and I've read that writing ...
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Choosing File System for Solid State Drive [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I optimize the OS for SSDs?
I have just bought a Sandisk 120 GB Solid State Drive on which I want to run Ubuntu 12.10 as fast as possible. What's the recommend ...
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Still need discard, noatime, and data=ordered for SSDs? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I optimize the OS for SSDs?
It's just been a while. Didn't know if SSDs are auto-detected, or if it's still necessary to use the discard, noatime, and ...
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Can't find 2nd hard drive in ubuntu
My computer has 2 drives, an 30 GB SSD with Ubuntu 12.04 installed on it, and a second 500 GB HDD for storage. I've checked all my BIOS settings, and searched through Ubuntu, and I can't figure out ...
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How to install a bootable UBUNTU 12.04/12.10 on OCZ PCI SSD Revodrive 80GB? (not X2 or X3)
Installation from an UBUNTU 12.04/12.10 liveCD works almost well if I do a clean, automatic full erase install without preconfiguring partitions, but only until the very last moment when I get an ...
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Can't install Ubuntu 12.04 64-bit on a dual-drive MacBook Pro 8,2
Good afternoon, this is the first time I participate here as I'm new to Linux. I've been trying to solve the following problem for over a week without any sign of success so I hope there's a much more ...
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Maximizing speed on hybrid drive
I have a hybrid drive (ST750LX003 to be exact), is 750 GB including an 8 GB SSD. I currently have Ubuntu 12.04 installed, and I recently had a dual-boot installed with Windows 8. The problem is, Win8 ...
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System doesn't boot when ubuntu is installed on an SSD
I've recently discovered Ubuntu and decided to give it a try.
I am using a Samsung Series 5 p530u3c-ad1 which comes with a 24gb SSD and a ~500gb HDD, My intention is to set the system files to the ...
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Installer doesn't recognize kingston SSDnow sv 200 90g
I'm trying install Ubuntu 12.04 on my new Kingston SSD Now SVP200S3/90G, but the installer doesn't list this disk to be installed. However gparted let me do any partitioning operation correctly.
I've ...
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What happens to remounted data/directories
According to suggestions in this post I am trying to improve my system to run better with a Solid State Drive. But regarding to RAMdisks and /etc/fstab usage I have some understanding problems coming ...
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Grub can't find device on boot resulting in Grub Rescue
So I have 2 hard drives a HDD 320GB and a SSD 20GB. Before I had Windows 7 on the HDD and Ubuntu on the SSD but wanted to get rid of windows and reinstall a clean Ubuntu on the SSD then use the HDD ...
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Clone everything to SSD [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to copy an Ubuntu install from one laptop to another
I am anxiously awaiting my new SSD for my Ubuntu server, and realized I have no idea on how to copy all my files ...
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Installing Ubuntu OS on SSD and install HOME on other HDD [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What's a good partition method to combine an SSD boot drive with a 1TB data drive?
I have a SSD with "only" 128GB. I already have Windows 7 and some apps installed ...
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How to use 11GB SSD [duplicate]
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What would be a good partitioning scheme for 128 gb SSD and 640 GB HDD
I've buy a Toshiba U840 with a HDD of 320GB and an SSD of 11GB. I'm going to dual-boot Win7 and ...
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Can't boot Ubuntu after deleting partition on hhd with boot loader
I got a new laptop(Samsung NP530U3C) which comes with 24GB of a SSD and a 500GB hard disk. I installed Ubuntu on the SSD and made a ext4 partition on the hard disk for saving media files. Boot loader ...
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How should I configure TRIM Support for LVM logical volumes?
I am setting up a notebook for software demo purpose. The machine has a Intel Core i7 CPU, 8GB RAM, a 128GB SSD, and runs Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 64bit desktop. As it is, the SSD is configured to have a ...
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How do I restore GRUB 2? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I repair grub? (How to get Ubuntu back after installing Windows?)
I upgraded my laptop with an SSD, moving my old HDD to where the DVD-drive was, so that I could ...
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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 preserve/export my current Ubuntu installation after changing to a new SSD & installing Windows7?
Ok, currently got set up:
Puny little old 40GB harddrive
AMD Athlon II X2 245
4GB DDR3 RAM
Planning to upgrade to:
120GB SSD harddrive (40GB is getting a little tight for me, but 120GB
is ...
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Dual boot on Hp Envy Ultrabook
I just bought a HP Envy ultrabook 1002TX. It comes with a Win7 Home basic and a 32GB SSD + 500GB HDD.
I started to install ubuntu and in doing so went and deleted all the partitions on my HDD and ...
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mystery of missing file modifications (hybrid drive + Ubuntu 12.04)
Last week (Sep 10) I worked a whole day (on my Ubuntu 12.04 HP elitebook 8530p laptop) using a tex editor (TexWorks) and Jabref to maintain a Bibtex library. Today however I noticed all my ...
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Is it safe to install the / partition on an SSD?
I've just purchased a laptop Dell Inspiron 14z, with a HDD with 500G and a SSD with 32GB.
I installed 12.04 on it, setting the partitioning table like this: /home and swap partitions in the HDD, / ...
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Encrypt SSD or not?
My desktop machine is running Ubuntu 12.04 (and will probably stay with it until the next LTS). I've got a new 120GB SSD on the way as my existing 420GB spinning disk.
If it makes any difference I'll ...
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Install Ubuntu on Samsung series 5 ultra SSD
I was wondering if anyone had had any luck with installing ubuntu 12.04 on samsung series 5 ultra? The thing is that I want to install root on the SSD for fast boot (along with windows7)... if anyone ...
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What would be a good partitioning scheme for 128 gb SSD and 640 GB HDD
I have a combination of 128 GB SSD and a 640 GB HDD. I'm planning to install Xubuntu 12.04 on it. I have read some question here (like What's a good partition method to combine an SSD boot drive with ...
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Where to install boot loader on a Zenbook Prime?
I cannot figure out where to install the boot loader on my Zenbook UX31A Prime. I have installed Ubuntu many times on normal hard drives, but this is the first SSD and I am struggling.
Installed ...
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Get access to files on old HD installation and remove system files
I have been fooling with Ubuntu for only a year or so. Added SSD installed 12.04 64bit connected old drive with Ubuntu on it. Everything seems to work well, except for access to some files. I would ...
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Fresh install on SSD with Ubuntu and Windows Vista, using whole disk encryption for Ubuntu
I would like to do a fresh install on a OCZ Vertex Plus R2 SSD 60GB drive I purchased on the cheap. Since the AES-encryption looks like it may not work optimally for this drive, I would like to set ...
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Ubuntu Lenove OCZ Agility3 - No Grub after install
I've tried a dualboot (Win7 + Ubuntu) installation it on a Lenovo E330 with Agility3 240 Gigs...
Conclusions:
Ubuntu::
Ubuntu 12.04 x86_64 ( 21.06.2012 ) is not able to install grub in a bootable ...
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SSD becomes hot, disk failure warning
I have a two weeks old SSD (Kingston SSDnow 64GB). Yesterday, the computer shutdown twice and after rebooting I was bombarded with disk failure warnings.
I usually take such warnings serious (and ...
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dual boot: Ubuntu 12.04 with Windows 7 on a 240GB SSD
I would like to replace the HD in my laptop (ASUS i3, 4GB, 13.3") for a SSD. The information I've found is not precise.
I would appreciate your advice/links on:
Preparation of SSD.
Partitions on a ...
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Unsure about TRIM enabled on my SSD
I have a SSD OCZ Vertex4 installed on my laptop. I'm running Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. I have enable TRIM by adding "discard" to my fstab file. (also added option noatime). I rebooted my Ubuntu and followed ...
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ubuntu ssd install issue
Was not able to install ubuntu 12.04 LTS or 11.10 on SSD OCZ Vertex 3 120GB
Installer crashed.
There is no more information. Installer promised to report issue to Ubuntu.
Do I have to prepare ...
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Partition scheme on SSD and HDD
I am reformatting my laptop but I am not sure how to setup my partition.
I have a 120GB SSD and a 320GB HDD. I was planing to setup / on the SSD and /home on the HDD.
Will placing my /home on the ...
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System freezes with heavy disk usage - Samsung Series 9 [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What should I do when Ubuntu freezes?
I've recently purchased a Samsung Series 9 and put Ubuntu 12.04 on it. I installed Ubuntu via the windows installer.
Everything ...
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Strategy Need to Migrate larger SATA drive to smaller SSD?
My current 12.04 install is on a 750GiB SATA drive and I would like to smaller 480GiB SSD. I only have about 250GiB in use right now, along with an 8 GiB swap partition.
I regularly use Clonezilla, ...
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Do I need swap with new SSD?
Am about to upgrade to new SSD and thinking through partition migration process. Will I need SWAP with an SSD? I have 8GB RAM and an i5 processor.
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Install Ubuntu 12.04 from Pen drive, now will not boot [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
My computer boots to a black screen, what options do I have to fix it?
I installed ubuntu 12.04 desktop amd64 to the following:
AMD A8 3870K (CPU + GPU)
ASUS F1Aff-M ...
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SSD errors with 12.04
I've just upgraded my 32-bit Xubuntu 10.04 system to 64-bit 12.04 (Core 2 Duo) and am getting consistent errors on my Crucial SSD which causes it to remount in read-only mode after about an hour of ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 Slow Installs After SSD Upgrade [closed]
OK. So I just installed a new SSD into my laptop and put a fresh copy of Ubuntu 12.04 onto the drive. The OS install took about 45 minutes longer than it ever did with my HDD. Whenever I go to ...
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Should I be concerned about COMRESET errors with my SSD?
I have recently installed Ubuntu 12.04 32 bit on a Lenovo X220, that is certified to work correctly with the OS (see here) including its default 128Gb SSD by Samsung. As soon as I got the laptop I ...
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problem installing on SSD
I recently purchased a Ideapad y480 with an internal SSD and another 1TB HDD. The SSD is a ATA SAMSUNG MZMPC032. I am using ubuntu live from a USB. I installed from the USB onto the SSD. I partitioned ...
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SSD I/O extremely slow installing/booting Ubuntu 12.04
These are some useful specs:
Macbook Pro 7,1
OWC Mercury Extreme Pro 2,5" SATA SSD (120 GB). Has SandForce driver.
Ubuntu 12.04 Desktop 32 bits.
One 18 GB partition for GNU/Linux and 1.5 GB for ...
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Problems installing Ubuntu on a vaio with SSD, GRUB installation failure
I have installed and used Ubuntu in several computers. But now I have a problem that I don't know how to solve.
I have a Vaio (Product name: vpcz13c5e), it has a SSD 128gb. I decided to install ...
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When installing, how can I have multiple mount points on a single partition?
I want to put /home, /var, /opt and /tmp on /dev/sda2 and /root on /dev/sda1 when installing Ubuntu.
My PC has an 8GB integrated SSD, and I would like to use it to speed up boot time and application ...
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How do I boot Ubuntu 12.04 from expresscard ssd
I installed Ubuntu 12.04 Desktop x64 on a Thinkpad on an express card SSD (GPT).
"Ubuntu" shows up in bootable devices in BIOS. But the boot fails and drops to the grub rescue prompt.
ls at the grub ...
