Windows 10: Is there a way o use an SSD as a Cache on Windows 10 without RST?

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  1. snadge Win User

    Is there a way o use an SSD as a Cache on Windows 10 without RST?


    My uncle has an old system i built 9 years back, instead of going for a new build he/we decided to buy 2nd hand upgrades

    e.g. we upgraded from 2Gb (2x1) 800Mhz to 4Gb (2x2) OC'd @ 1000Mhz for £14 ,
    upgraded from an old 2.2Ghz Intel E4500 dual-core (2Mb L2 / 800Mhz FSB) to an Intel 2.4Ghz Quad2Core Q8200 (4Mb / 1333Mhz FSB) for £18 then overclocked it by 10%,
    upgraded from onboard Intel G31/33 GPU to a dedicated 1Gb 710GT (192 cuda cores @ 954Mhz/1800Mhz/64-Bit) for £23

    not bad for £55?

    we now need to remove the bottle neck in his 5 year old HDD Seagate (which is healthy) and to make it cheap & avoid reinstallation we wanted to buy a cheap 32Gb sandisk CacheReady SSD but we have read all over that the software doesn't work on W10 and nor does other caching SSD's software

    unless someone on here knows better?

    thanks

    :)
     
    snadge, Jun 4, 2016
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  2. iHIMself Win User

    Is there any way to use an mp3 as a ringtone on the htc mozart?

    Why isn't anyone answering this????????????
     
    iHIMself, Jun 4, 2016
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  3. DanTup Win User
    Is there any way to use an mp3 as a ringtone on the htc mozart?

    Sorry, my bad. Thanks Is there a way o use an SSD as a Cache on Windows 10 without RST? :)
     
    DanTup, Jun 4, 2016
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  4. Kyhi Win User

    Is there a way o use an SSD as a Cache on Windows 10 without RST?

    cache is a eMMC drive ...
    you can get a small SATA SSD drive for the same price point
     
    Kyhi, Jun 4, 2016
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  5. snadge Win User
    hi Thanks for your reply

    We dont want to reinstall windows 10, I know I could get a cheapo 120Gb SSD for £30 and map his downloads to his HDD (as he downloads large files) as thats what I do with my 250Gb Samsung - but like I say we would prefer to cache thus saving reinstall

    there is not port for an eMMC drive on the 9 yr old motherboard
     
    snadge, Jun 5, 2016
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  6. If there's no port, it looks like your only option is an SSD. If you plan ahead, a clean install can be done in less than two hours, including driver and app installs. You could also try cloning the old drive to a new SSD, but I'm not a big fan of cloning from non-SSD to SSD. Someone else will likely have the proper steps to do so.
     
    DeaconFrost, Jun 5, 2016
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  7. snadge Win User
    its looking that way... i dont support cloning either, would have to be a fresh install

    thanks
     
    snadge, Jun 5, 2016
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  8. Is there a way o use an SSD as a Cache on Windows 10 without RST?

    Couldn't you just back up the old drive and restore it to the SSD?

    Not a clone, but a backup / restore.

    There might be issues due to different devices, but I wouldn't think there would be ... what good would a backup do in the event of disk failure then. You might have to repair the Windows boot, but that's relatively easy.
     
    Slartybart, Jun 5, 2016
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  9. snadge Win User
    if we have to go non cache method i would rather install from fresh as cloning or doing that backup/restore just causes issues

    cheers
     
    snadge, Jun 5, 2016
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  10. Kyhi Win User
    well that's two very good suggestions shot down...

    But, starting fresh is always good too...
     
  11. Kbird Win User
    If you have Intel raid on the MB , you can use the RST software to setup a SSD cache drive , I use an old 60GB one for my Raid 0 2TB Array but I am not sure you can do it on a board that is 9 yrs old ? maybe not.....? you would have to look into Drivers etc needed , a good place to start might be Fernando's WinRaid Site for that.


    http://www.win-raid.com/t2f23-Intel-...QL-v-WHQL.html
     
    Kbird, Apr 5, 2018
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