DrJohnSmitherson Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 I just got my first ssd recently and I thought I read online that Superfetch should be turned off. I downloaded the Intel SSD Drive Toolbox to update my ssd and Optimize it and under System Tuner it recommends that Superfetch be enabled. Should I have it on or off? Thanks! EDIT: Using Win8 btw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Gibs Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 Windows should automatically disable superfetch if it detects an SSD. Be default, Windows 7 will disable Superfetch, ReadyBoost, as well as boot and application launch prefetching on SSDs with good random read, random write and flush performance. These technologies were all designed to improve performance on traditional HDDs, where random read performance could easily be a major bottleneck. See the FAQ section for more details. http://blogs.msdn.com/b/e7/archive/2009/05/05/support-and-q-a-for-solid-state-drives-and.aspx So I say you should keep it disabled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrJohnSmitherson Posted January 3, 2013 Author Share Posted January 3, 2013 Windows should automatically disable superfetch if it detects an SSD. http://blogs.msdn.co...drives-and.aspx So I say you should keep it disabled. I am on Win8 though, has anything changed since then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salty Wagyu Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 My Intel SSD Toolbox (3.1.2) on Windows 7 recommends Superfetch be disabled, not sure why yours says different? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+PeterUK MVC Posted January 3, 2013 MVC Share Posted January 3, 2013 Unless your SSD is not the boot drive for the OS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
streetw0lf Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 Go to Administrative Tools | Defragment and Optimize Drives. See if your SSD is labeled a Solid State Drive. If it's labeled a Hard Disk Device then this might be your problem. I had my SSD drive show up as a HDD at one point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Gibs Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 I am on Win8 though, has anything changed since then? Nope. Superfetch is unnecessary on SSDs because they load programs/files instantly regardless of where they're stored on the drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrJohnSmitherson Posted January 4, 2013 Author Share Posted January 4, 2013 Go to Administrative Tools | Defragment and Optimize Drives. See if your SSD is labeled a Solid State Drive. If it's labeled a Hard Disk Device then this might be your problem. I had my SSD drive show up as a HDD at one point. It is labeled as an SSD, and my boot drive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Japlabot Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 I just set one up yesterday with Windows 7, mine said to disable it so I did. I remember that the UEFI Setup had an option to change the port between HDD and SSD, I don't know if this makes a difference. If not this, maybe post a screenshot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 Should I have it on or off? Leave it on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruhgster Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 I also just got an SSD and did some research, because of the way Superfetch works with an SSD in windows 8(different from Windows 7 apparently), it does not cause wear and is recommended to be left on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 I am on Win8 though, has anything changed since then? Windows 8 is slightly different actually. Why weekly defrags are turned on for SSDs under Windows 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrJohnSmitherson Posted January 4, 2013 Author Share Posted January 4, 2013 Leave it on. Or off. That user says disabling it will have no effect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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