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Running Intel optimizer daily?

webadmin@intel.com — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 00:50:07 GMT

In the SSD toolbox Intel recommends to run the optimizer weekly, however I have been running it on a daily basis (scheduled to run every morning). Is there any advantage to running it daily, any disadvantages? Will running it daily reduce the lifespan of my drive?

Thanks for any help.

'Check SMART Attributes' is grayed out.

webadmin@intel.com — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 22:46:21 GMT

I have an Intel 320 120GB, it has two partitions. I also have my old Western Digital HDD as backup storage (also partitioned in two). And for whatever reason I cannot check the SMART attributes for my Intel SSD, but weirdly enough I can check the SMART attributes for my Western Digital partitions using the SSD toolbox.

I have tried completely uninstalling and reinstalling the program but every time I click on one of my my SSD partitions in the SSD toolbox, the 'Check SMART Attributes' is grayed out and I cannot access it. I can access everything else, just can't click on that one feature.

What gives? I wanted to check my SSD's media wear-out but cannot do that because I cannot check the SMART attributes.

Data migration and disk partitions.

webadmin@intel.com — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 02:21:42 GMT

I just recently bought an Intel SSD, 320 series 120 GB. I plan on using Intel's data migration to make the switch from my old HDD. However one thing I am not sure about is how the data migration software is going to handle my current HDD's partitions. I have three partitions in total, I dual boot XP on two of these partitions, and the third is just there for random storage.

My current HDD is 320 GB, here is the sizes for each partition:

Partition 1 - 136 GB (29 GB used)

Partition 2 - 171 GB (14 GB used)

Partition 3 - 12 GB (3 GB used)

So how exactly does the data migration handle partitions? Obviously due to the size of my HDD and the smaller size of the SSD, it won't be able to make a direct clone of the space allocated for each partition. So will I be able to choose how much GB each partition gets on the SSD, or it is all automatic?

Also how are the drive letters handled? Do they remain the same after the clone?

Appreciate the help.