Win2k SSDs

[tramtrist]

Is anyone out there (I know BWC is) running Win2k with SSDs? If so how does it perform given there is no native TRIM support.

Is there any significant improvement in performance like I've seen in Windows 7 with an SSD?

I'd like to get my Win2k Desktop running an SSD but am not sure it will be utilized efficiently.

[tomasz86]

It's no different than using SSDs with XP or Vista. There are plenty of tips available about how to set up an SSD for XP (proper partition alignment, etc.). You can find a lot of instructions through Google.

I ran Windows 2000 on SSD for more than 1 year and everything worked smoothly. There was no difference in speed despite the lack of TRIM (yes, I ran benchmarks after the 1-year usage to prove it). That SSD is still in use in another computer with Windows XP

If you're using a standard consumer SATA HDD then of course there will be huge performance improvement with an SSD. After having used SSDs and 15 000 rpm HDDs I myself just can't work on standard 7200 rpm HDDs any more

Edited January 12, 2014 by tomasz86

[tramtrist]

Thanks tomasz86

I'll check those articles out.

[aviv00]

there app from the company to make manually trim

so u can just run it once a week or month

[tomasz86]

there app from the company to make manually trim

so u can just run it once a week or month

Those utilities may not work in Windows 2000. At least the Samsung one didn't (it couldn't detect the SSD at all).

[aviv00]

make it network drive or something to os that does support

or it might run from windows pe

Edited January 12, 2014 by aviv00

[blackwingcat]

I think trim suport on even Windows 2000 with Intel SSD and Intel AHCI Driver v8.9.

[pointertovoid]

Intel's X32E and X64E work perfectly with W2k. I use them for two years, no difference at all over time.

They are SLC hence little sensitive to filling +enduring +responsive with Q=1.

Their 10-way internal Raid makes them insensitive to alignment (I tested), which is an advantage with some mobos (or with W2k?) which don't boot if the volume starts at 1MiB instead of sector 63.

They are old and small (32GB and 64GB) but available on eBay.com. Buy them used with confidence, since the SLC don't wear out.

The Kingston SSD now is an exact equivalent to Intel - same hardware and microcode, probably the same assembly line, with a different label.

An aligned Raid-0 of two X64E improves only the benchmarks (four not even the benchmarksover two), not the use nor the realistic tests.

It's really the one SSD that works at claimed speed without worries nor special precaution, including with W2k and older.