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• Compatibility SSD for HP touchsmart all-in-one PC?

  Hey all, my parents have a HP Envy 23 Touchsmart all-in-one PC. The model number is 23-d117a.

  He has a mechanical hard drive 2 TB in it, and I want to replace it with an SSD for Christmas. I have no qualms with opening on the back of the PC and on the hard drive Bay to do the physical installation, and I can understand how to clone the content of the hard drive on the whole quite easily.

  I just want to know if there will be problems with compatibility. I guess most of the time a hard drive is a hard drive and that it will work as long as it uses the correct file format, but I don't know if HP has put any kind of limits on the machine that prevents him from working.

  In addition, it is less important, but if anyone can recommend a good support to the smaller SSD fit into the 3.5 HARD drive enclosure and again the line upward with the connectors, I'd appreciate it.

  Thanks for your time.

  Hello @Solidiquis,

  I understand that your question is if there are restrictions on the use of a DSS on your parents HP ENVY 23 - d117a TouchSmart all-in-One desktop PC. As much as I know there is no restriction on the use of a Solid State Drive on this computer. In fact, I found this document for computer explaining the differences. FAQ of propulsion hybrid Seagate Solid State. As for the recommendation on the necessary adapter unfortunately I can not make a specific recommendation, but I believe that everything will work. Here is an example of what you are looking for StarTech.com 2.5 "to 3.5" SATA aluminum box drive hard adapter with SSD/HDD up to 12.5 mm height.

  I hope that I have answered your question to your satisfaction. Thanks for posting on the HP Forums. Have a great day!

• Can I use 16 GB SSD for cache in Windows 8?

  See the topic.

  It seems that RAID must be enabled in the BIOS that is NOT possible.
  However the ExpressCache for Win7 works perfectly even win 8.
  1. SSD NOT a logical unit in the Diskmanager
  2. install the ExpressCache from this link:
  http://support.Lenovo.com/en_SE/downloads/detail.page?docid=HT074404
  Fact!

• SSD for the Scratch, Cache and swap file?

  Certainly, startup disk and RAID3 9-drive (7K 3000) the map of Areca-16. HDDs but... I was wondering, as I refine my construction, on the use of SSDS Strath, Cache and the pagefile.

  It seems to me that constant random access to these files (small for most), could be somewhat competing for overall throughput (they have been configured on the RAID3 alongside media and project). In an ideal configuration, it would be a practical or advantageous to have 2 x SATA3 SSDs RAID0 for Cache, the Scratch and the pagefile? (and whatever else reconstructible temporary structures). In addition, in order to move the traffic far form the Areaca PCIe lanes, would it be more effective to RAID0 on SATA3s to the mobo? What would be the ideal size for these disks (min and max)?  2 x 60GB would do? Or 2x120GB? More?

  I have also heard that, because of the nature of the scratch and cache, it would be better to have them on two separate drives? Or is it just an urban legend?

  Frederic,

  Bays of drive and the system configuration questions are good, but if I or someone had to answer us would be influenced by our own test files, projects, we have worked on, controller CPU, RAM, the card (or the lack of) and much more.

  Given that what you're building has several similarities to mine, I'll share some of my own conclusions. To the topic specific answers like "how many disks in a RAID before it's inconsequential", it depends on so many things you should probably stop asking questions like this, because it may depend on certain things - CODEC, number of layers, transitions, filters, etc..

  Things I'll comment based on similarities between the system you are creating and mine (X 58, 6-core CPU, 24 GB of RAM, controller Areca w / large cache (2 GB or more)):

  1 move the pagefile seems really make a big difference on my system. So therefore, I keep in my table of OS/programs.

  2. faster I ran used two large paintings with the projects, the media and all the files "scratch" on a table and "hide media" and released on the second. While the difference was not huge, the fastest result for PPBM5 comparative analysis was achieved but put 'media cache DB' on my OS/programs, which use SSDS.

  So, how do proceed you?

  1. load your operating system and programs on your disk boot or start table.

  2. set up your Areca and drives in RAID 0, load some concrete projects similar to what you'll be using this system for, and test. Run PPBM5 too, it's a very useful common denominator that can be used to modify your own system and do it before / after comparison of the changes you are trying. IMO, a drive of 9 or 10 RAID 3 or 5 (or 6 besides) works well enough for everything. [Readers here who have a big RAID 0 out of their motherboard, I don't know if this is true for you or not, my test was done with all the great paintings hanging on a controller from Areca]

  3. for answering your question about "Hard drives how much you" on your own system and with your own projects, simply repeat step #2 using a small RAID 0 array. Latest Areca SAS RAID controllers so fast, that I would say that you can count on very similar performance with a RAID 0 array with one less than road when you build the dos system to desired PARITY RAID; with the exception of RAID 6, of course, who would actually perform '2 disks' more small.

  4 configure your final bar selected with parity, load your projects and you're done!

  Another way, you can go forward? (Less time, less optimized, version case potentially filled with several discs, heat and energy than the 'optimal' generation) Note that I tested with a few large RAID 0 arrays that will be in my final build, and I use these disks for the storage of off-site backup.

  1 build your big array with PARITY from the outset.

  2. start to use the system and if it works well for you, you are finished.

  As for RAID 3, 5, 30 and more, I use my table of data for editing more video, so go with RAID 5 was a simple choice for me. That being said, it seems to me that in my system (using a large cache ARECA controller and drives of 1 TB 7200 32 MB cache) a player "a less" RAID 0 seems to work only about the same as a RAID 5, so I don't think that the ineffectiveness of the RAID 5 or RAID 3 for large files (aka video editing) may be noticeable.

  Kind regards

  Jim

• Why are there now TWO Adobe Flash Player required to view all of the Web sites: v11.9.900 and v12.0.0.43?

  I had Adobe Flash Player v.11.9.900.170 and upgraded to v.12.0.0.43. When I checked the Add-ons Manager, both versions of Flash were listed and active. I disabled the earlier version, and now indicate a few sites I don't have Flash. When I re-activated the old version, the video has played very well. So what's the problem with it is necessary to have TWO versions of Flash Player installed, the current one AND a previous one? Seems hinkey...

  @cor-el: the previous version seemed to disappear of itself, about 12 hours later. I checked the topic: plugins page (along with the Add/Remove Programs), and only the latest version of Flash is not installed. I have already refreshed the pluginreg.dat file.

  There always at least a web page that asks for the installation of Flash Player, but it works very well on almost all other Web sites.

• Program for caching disk ssd Y580

  Currently I have my OS installed on my 32 GB SSD - drive on the lenovo y580. Recently, I discovered that I shouldn't have installed here, but the HARD drive disk and use the SSD to cache. What program should I use for caching because Y580 is not supported RAID. And when my OS on the SSD, should I just re - install on the HARD disk drive. But I have some personal data like pictures, movies, music, and documents on the HARD drive. If I install windows then I lose them. They are important to me!

  Hello

  Here's the solution provided on article

  You will need to erase the SSD partitions, so you will need to have your operating system installed on the HARD drive first.

  To resolve this issue, first delete the primary partition on the mSATA SSD and then install the ExpressCache software. The ExpressCache Setup will automatically create the necessary partition cached on the mSATA SSD.

  1. Open the Start Menu, type DiskMgmt.msc and press ENTER to start the Disk Manager.
  
  
  2. At the bottom of the disk management window, identify the mSATA SSD device. The mSATA SSD 16 GB is 14,91 GB. The mSATA SSD 32 GB is 29,82 GB.
  
  
  3. The mSATA SSD can contain a 'Data2' score with a D: or E: drive letter. If so, check for any saved files on the device. If the files exist, you can move them to the C:\ drive.
  
  
  4. Delete the primary Partition on the mSATA SSD by right-click on it and choose 'remove the Volume '.... "in the menu that appears. Click 'Yes' to confirm the action.
  
  
  5. There are at least 29GB of unallocated on the mSATA SSD space.
  
  
  6. Download ExpressCache from the following link that corresponds to the installation of Windows 7 (32-bit or 64-bit):
  
  
  • 32-bit Windows 7
  
  
  • 64-bit Windows 7
  
  
  1. Install ExpressCache by double-clicking the installation file downloaded in step 6 and follow the on-screen instructions. Reboot as prompted.

  Best regards

  Solid Cruver

• Why is my 64 GB USB Flash Drive "not a backup location valid?

  I tried to turn it to a previous question, but reading of the Code of conduct for this forum, I discovered that it was inappropriate to do that.  My apologies for this.

  I am running Windows 7 Home Premium 64 - bit SP1, installed using Toshiba recovery disks (I have a new Toshiba laptop, when I got the system I opted to not have a recovery partition).  I just cleaned all the bloatware off Windows, ran Windows Update until there was no more updates for (achieved in this way SP1), and now I have a fresh and clean windows installation, which has never even been to a single Web site.  Now, I am trying to create a system image on a 64 GB flash drive (I won't even finish by using half of it, as my SSD has only about 19 GB used, and which includes the hibernation file (I disabled the pagefile, because paging files are unkind to SSDs))

  Before, I asked if it was possible to manually create a System Image of Windows 7 on a USB Flash drive (big), and I got two answers 'Yes' to two stars of the community. (See my question here)  It is also stated that it is possible on windows.microsoft.com, here.  Note that when windows.microsoft.com stipulates "the system image must be saved on a hard drive, reference is made to automatic creating system images.  If you keep reading, you'll see that the page says that if you want to manually create a a system image, this image of the system may be recorded on optical discs, a USB Flash drive or a hard drive.  If it is possible, then why will I have the following problem?

  64 GB USB Flash Drive inserted--> closed Autoplay dialogue--> Opened "My Computer"--> Right-clicked drive E (my flash drive) and the selected format--> Unchecked 'Quick Format'--> size of the NTFS system chosen and 4096 bytes of cluster--> Clicked 'Format' and acknowledged that all the data will be deleted--> waited a while for the form to fill out, then clicked OK--> closed 'My Computer'--> ejected my flash player by clicking on 'remove hardware safely'--> physically unplugged flash drive--> Grabbed a diet coke with ice--> inserted 64 GB USB Flash drive--> AutoPlay dialog closed--> opens the start--> Clicked "All programs" Menu--> clicked maintenance--> click Backup and Restore Center--> clicked on create System Image--> (scans of program for storage devices)--> my flash drive appears under "on a hard drive" and the words 'the drive is not a valid backup location' appear under my FlashDrive being listed.  For reference, "on one or more DVDs" appears just below the text saying "the drive is not a valid backup location."

  My understanding is that what I just tried to do is create an image of the system on an NTFS partition formatted (with a 4 KB cluster size) 64 GB USB Flash Drive.  But it is not letting me!  I understand that I can't plan the creation of automatic system for USB Flash drives, but according to windows.microsoft.com image and two stars of the community, it is indeed possible to "manually" create a system image on a large USB Flash drive, which I think is what I just tried to do.  If there is another way to create a system image, even more 'manually' than what I do (I'm certainly not afraid of the command line, if I need to use it I'm more than happy to do so), please let me know.

  I have a low-quaility SATA 3.0 Gbit/s notebook HDD in an enclosure USB powered bus at low prices, and I was able to create a system on that image.  However, I expect this device to fail shortly.  I also managed to create a system image on a DVD-r virgins.  I did, however, just spend $85 on a 64 GB USB Flash Drive specifically to store an image of the system, which I expect to use to back up Windows 7 with World of Warcraft installed (total size of drive C will be approximately 50 GB; I have not yet downloaded WoW; "I want to overcome this first).

  Any ideas would be appreciated.  Thank you!

  1st edit: adding links so people would not need to copy and paste to their address bar and said the last sentence of the last paragraph.

  I suggest avoid you the Windows backup program and you get a good commercial backup program. This forum is frought with for a windows problem reports. I know that I was very impressed when I tried it. Two me are familiar with and like Norton Ghost (which I use for 7 years without the 1st problem) and Memeo, which has 30 day free trial and you can buy it for $29.99 - you can download it from http://memeo.com. You can get Ghost for almost nothing (like me), if you look at the sales.

  CNET has a lot of reviews of backup program to

  http://download.CNET.com/Windows/backup-software/?tag=contentBody;sideBar.

  Some of them are free (the last time I checked there are 315), some have free trials (more), and some are buying only (more than 200).

  Good luck.

• How add/install disk 16 GB SSD setting cached?

  Hi all

  I just bought the HP Envy 700QE Costco desktop computer.  I found the guide on this desktop/Tower computer (www.nhangraphic.com/HP-Envy-700QE-Upgrade.pdf) , but nothing is mentioned on how to install/config the extra 16 GB SSD drive caching.  I really want this to improve the performance of the desktop computer.   Could someone please help me how add/install and config 16 GB SSD caching disk for this office of 700QE HP Envy step by step? Thanks in advance.

  Frank

  If it works for you, then you are good.

• H8-1445 SSD, HARD 5400 and 7200 HARD w/SSD drive CACHE.

  I'm looking in the H8-1445, and I want to set it up as follows:

  120GB SSD = for the OS, Film/Photo editing, games etc...

  250 GB HDD (5400) = from old PC to 'TRY' and use it as a buffer VIRUS and temporary storage.

  2 TB HDD w/16 GB SSD cache = main storage and the SYSTEM of IMAGERY.

  In addition, I heard Yes and no on this issue.

  Windows 7/8 automatically detects the SSD so TRIM is set accordingly?

  Hello

  The 120 GB SSD is too small for the HP recovery discs work.  Try at least 160 GB for the OS and the required partitions (master boot record).

  Trim is automatic with Windows 8.  Run the Windows 8 assessment tool to make sure that the TRIM is enabled for the SSD after that facilities have been completed.

  Press Windows + R keys > formal WinSAT.exe and click OK.

  You will probably have to make all facilities with the bios legacy mode value and secure boot disabled quick start.

• Replacement of SSD for the folio 13 HP

  My Hp folio 13 dosen't find the hard drive even with the clear CMOS procedure so I want a replacement for the SSD, but I find all the specifications of dona so I find a compatible with my laptop, and I prefer one with more capacity. These are some SSD that I found that can be compatible, but I do not know:

  http://www.Rakuten.com/prod/240gb-mydigitalssd-BP4-bullet-proof-4-mSATA-III-6Gbps-solid-state-disk/2...

  http://www.Rakuten.com/prod/240gb-mydigitalssd-BP4-bullet-proof-4-mSATA-III-6Gbps-solid-state-disk/2...

  http://www.Rakuten.com/prod/mydigitalssd-SC2-Super-Cache-2-42mm-SATA-III-6G-m-2-ngff-m2-2242-SSD/265...

  The specifications of my SSD are 128 GB
  SPS: 672216-001
  Date code: 7j1250
  Model: MZ-MPC128 / 0:1

  Please help me find a new SSD

  The first two will work but not the third. See the pins in three connection instead of 2? Only a third is a newer interface called mSATA M.2. Like the one on the right here. You need the type on the left.

  

• can someone tell me please how to clear the cache of adobe flash

  Hi can someone please tell me how to clear the cache of adobe flash? Please, I beg you. Thank you.  Tom.   for windows xp.

  http://www.Macromedia.com/support/documentation/en/flashplayer/help/settings_manager07.html
  Just click on clear all Web sites, and that's all!
  I hope this helps!

• Upgrade SSD for Dell XPS 15 9550

  Hello

  I have Dell XPS 9550 with configuration 32 GB SSD + 500 GB HARD disk. I want to upgrade SSD for more space avaliablity.

  But I don't know what type of SSD, I'll need to buy. Also, I read XPS 15 to repair. There are two chapter for the removal and replacement of the SSD in the maintenance manual. First chapter of half-length SSD, second chapter SSD full length.

  What type of SSD is mounted in my laptop? Half or full length?

  How can I identify necessary SSD for me in stores (dimensions, label, etc.)?

  What interface for SSD do I need?  PCIE or SATA?

  What is the map? M2.2280 or PCI-E AIC (-expansion card)?

  Thanks in advance!

  These are all numbers of Dell and descriptions.

  The system uses a PCIe (or is if you want a faster player), 2280 m2 or small size.  UNLESS you buy directly from Dell, it is best NOT to buy versions OEM of SSD (Samsung end pieces in a '1' vs '0' for details).

  OEM spare parts are usually not compatible to end-users by the manufacturer.

  Because you will probably install the operating system for the new SSD, don't forget to make a recovery media set, you need to load the operating system on the larger capacity disk - what you have now is just a cache for the main hard drive.

• Mix of hybrid and all-flash disk in the same vsan group groups

  What I believe "groups of hybrid mix discs and All-Flash is not a good practice" because we cannot control the vm to the location of data means data should go in such or such group of disks is not possible. So a question that I received from my client, it is why not vmware offers two different stores data creating a vsan cluster - a vsan datastore (hybrid) and another vsan data store (All-Flash). I felt that the customer's requirement is authentic as well. Correct me if I'm wrong. Looking for suggestions of experts vsan.

  1. it is not supported 2. It is not possible with the product today 3. Complicates the operational aspects (monitoring of disk space, balancing items, etc.), that's why VMware has not introduced this 4. Flash is about to become cheaper than the disk, why bother... Thank you

• Organize my SSD for first installation / After Effects, your opinions between Mushkin / Samsung PRO 850... ?

  Thank you for taking the time,

  I have i7-5960 x arrives in the mail, it is a huge upgrade for me to sage of the CPU, and I intend to install it on the motherboard ASRock Extreme 4 x 99.

  I have installed ram 64 GB with mono-GPU (Evga overclocked 980Ti) - I also ordered a bolt of lightning ASRock extension adapter to install in one of the PPI.

  with internal Samsung PRO pci 512 m2 will be installed (and hopefully also works!) for my OS/PROGRAMS;

  Now in the light of the information (please do not hesitate to give a few tips if you think that something's going South) above

  I have the options of 3 disks Samsung Pro 850 SSD (1 to) each

  and also Mushkin reactor 1 TB drives coming from another system.

  Now because m2 is expected to be only to win 10/programs installation, I thought I had 3 separate SSD for media (media that I capture) - Render (output) and the Disk Cache

  now I know PRO Samsung SSD are preferred for editing configurations 4 k video, but I also want to save money to change my monitor in the near future, so I want to return

  some of the Samsung SSD if possible.

  I want to ask if I wanted on Raid 0 to increase the speed of 1.5 x times. should I do for media drive, or make it output drive or Cache?

  what player in terms of managing files in Adobe Premiere and AE would benefit more and be more safe if a failure at the top of my head, I think there should be files that I can lose a days work if hds Raid goes down?

  I thought I can keep records of 1 TB of reactor of 2xMushkin in RAID 0 for this player that you would suggest.

  and perhaps just one Samsung drives for others. I'd really love to hear your comments; Even now, I'm sitting on a certain readers, but I want to save money in the long run since Sammy readers are quite expensive.

  Thanks to you ALL

  page Tweakers is a starting point for the advice, but its general advice that may not match your specific needs. some of the information there was written for 7200 rpm disks.

  hackers page says that its important to separate the OS/applications of the media player, so that the windows of standard tasks done constantly in the background is not interrupt reads/writes on the media player when editing. He goes on to say that disk operating system/applications doesn't have to be anything other than an ssd sata. the samsung 950 pro m2 will be only windows boot a bit faster and a little faster, has nothing else once they are open and running of programs.

  scratch disk has several settings for the captured media and rendering of previews. Some people use none and so their installation program does not need a disk separate cache / scratch for first, and they can leave their cache on the disk for the OS/applications. for AE, it will depend on if you have the disk cache. If you are interested in a cache drive, which could be shared with first rendered preview and scratch your files.

  'media' on the page of tinkerers and forums here, almost always refers to camera video files, not video files captured through a map of IO with the first or any other software. If you capture images with a map of IO, there can you want to have a dedicated ssd to it, to make sure that nothing interferes with the disk writes.

  the media cache database files are as creating files for indexing creates to help speed up the playback of files while working with them first. media cache is not the same as zero/capture/preview makes. Bill (forum member) did a lot of tests with disk configurations and also tested leaving media on a sata ssd cache used as disk operating system/applications. He concluded that it makes no difference to performance. so no, there is no need to worry about raid for the first cache files. If you want to use the samsung 950 pro for OS/apps, you can also leave your cache about it. You can even have enough space to use the 950 pro for the cache drive AE and rendered preview files creation too.

  all this is based on the media and what will be done in the timeline, such as screenshots, multi-cam, or preview files. the samsung 950 pro is fast enough to do anything, as long as it fits on the disc. the CT 1 950 pro releasing will see even more people with a configuration to a single disk for everything. other people will be fine with only two ssd sata, one for the OS/apps/cache and other media projects. Some will have more ssd sata or ssd pcie for increasing the speed or the ability to adapt to their specific needs.

• SSD as Cache host or Virtual Machine Swap or both file?

  I recently acquired a 80 GB FusionIO card for my 5.0.0u1 of ESXi server. I've done some reading on how to correctly configure the SSD and I'm still unclear on how to proceed. It seems that there are two configuration options to be considered, host Cache Configuration and location Swapfile Virtual Machine. I don't want to use the SSD as a VM data store. Instead, I would use it to improve the performance of the VM.

  (1) may, and I use the SSD to the host Cache and swap file?

  (2) if so, did I have to attribute some of the SSD for the host Cache, say 40 GB and leave the remaining space for the swap file? Or I allow the Cache of host to use 100% of the SSD space then also allow the pagefile for all virtual machines?

  Thank you

  John

  You should be able to use any SSD so it is detected by ESXi.

  If you use this in production, make sure you first check the HCL.  If this isn't the case, as long the drive is recognized, you can use it.  Some time, SSDS are not automatically detected as an SSD.  In this case, you can label manually using the procedure, it is indicated in literature vSphere storage.

  http://pubs.VMware.com/vSphere-51/index.jsp?topic=%2Fcom.VMware.vSphere.storage.doc%2FGUID-C56B9994-24BF-4260-Baba-BAE38FFDCCED.html

  You can then add it as a store of the host Cache database.