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#136679 5-Dec-2013 10:20
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Hi my OCZ Vertex 2 has been decommissioned from its old job. I have Other plans for it.

Question is do I need to clear the cells to get the best out of it or do I just delete partition and start reinstalling a new OS

Google seems to suggest one or the other

Ps let me know this clear.

I don't care about data i just want it to run at the fastest possible speeds

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  #946165 5-Dec-2013 18:21
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I think I have a definitive answer (unless there is something else i don't understand which is quite possible)

I simply deleted the partitions in my old drive.
Cloned my other drive that has 3 partitions and lots of crap onto it - the cloning process keeps the SSD alignment that is crucial so no issues there.

Now my SSD is full of overwritten junk many times over.

I deleted the front 2 partitions. I moved the 3rd partition to fill the drive.

Now my SSD is overridden with so much overwritted junk you won't believe it.

I ran AS SSD to check the speeds of the space that NOT been TRIMMED.

I ran TRIM to clear those cells. Re ran AS SSD. No difference EXCEPT latency decreased by 0.025 MILIseconds.

There you go ... clearing cells make little difference. Having the free space does.

Before TRIM


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