What do i do?

[RaiseR]

Hi everybody

Just rebuilt my system with an ssd and boot times were amazing, like 20 secs from pushing the button and then i came across this "ssd tweaker software" so i thought i would give it a go, so installed and ran it now my boot takes over a minute to complete.

is there anyway i can get the past performance back? i have tried system restore but that did not work

 

[RaiseR]

FYI the spec is as follows;
AMD Phenom 9850 2.5ghz
4gb ram
corsair force 3 ssd v1.3.3
radeon hd 6450

 

[TomT_09]

Do you know what files this 'tweaker' has put on your system? Try the trial version of Revo Uninstall to get rid of them. This program searches out hidden bits and pieces.
TomT_09

 

[RaiseR]

i got the tweaker from here.
http://www.elpamsoft.com/?p=SSD-Tweaker
I have uninstalled it but it didnt undo the changes

 

[fantastik250]

Yea, why would you use a tweaker? You definitely need to revert all the settings it made to your SSD. Otherwise, I suggest clean installing Windows 7 again.

 

[RaiseR]

I have just reinstalled it and it made no difference whatsoever to the performance it still takes over a minute in a fresh build.

 

[RaiseR]

ok if i remove my 2tb the speeds go back down? any ideas?

 

[fantastik250]

No, it wouldn't affect the performance of your SSD. Try updating your firmware, make sure your you have ACHI in your BIOS.

 

[eggbrook]

Did you do a system restore or a full windows re installation? I would suggest formatting the drive with something like boot N' nuke and then reinstall windows, reinstall from a clean slate. If you have done a full re installation I have no clue... Good luck

 

[fantastik250]

^^^OP has re-installed win 7 and said no difference

 

[RaiseR]

I have reinstalled windows from start in ACHI mode and with all other disks removed but when i plug in the second disk the speeds decrease. al so that is the latest firmware available

 

[RaiseR]

if i remove it the speeds are fast, i have just unhid system files and folders, and on the second disk there is a folder called "boot" do i need that i only use this disk as storage can i just delete it?

 

[RaiseR]

ok i have fixed the issue, i booted into linux live cd and deleted all the folders that i hadnt created and only kept the ones i did rebooted into windows within 20 seconds, chuffed

 

[fantastik250]

For future reference, what kind of folders was it? Was is non-usable folders? Or useless folders? Also, what it hidden files and folders?

 

[RaiseR]

They were hidden system files which I guess the tweaker had moved there, there was a folder called boot and another folder which had some weird name like f5429vsjbgj a load of gibberish basically so I deleted them and it sorted the boot out bu an alternative would be to format the drive if u had somewhere to move the data.