formatting ssd need help

[newbie22]

hi, i have intel 320 120gig SSD which i'm using in G73sw. Now the thing is when i installed OS and files from recovery DVD's it's only showing 87gig WTH?? does anyone knows wha'ts going on, can i reformat this and do it again. Pls help, thx

 

[danman]

Is there a recovery partition?

 

[newbie22]

yap about 25gig, still that's about 110gig

 

[RickyL]

Thats right because HDD manufacturer's falsely advertise the size of their drives. They base everything on 1000, when really it should be 1024.

 

[ASIA911]

Try using CCleaner to clean out some temp files. Delete System Restore points, hibernation and move your Pagefile to a HDD partition if you have one.

 

[newbie22]

thx guys/gals for tips.
ASIA911 how do you delete hibernation and move pagefile, by the way i have original 500gig hdd, i could use that.

 

[danman]

From a command prompt:

powercfg.exe /hibernate off

and reboot.

 

[newbie22]

From a command prompt:

powercfg.exe /hibernate off

and reboot.

holy crap batman , i had 47.3gig free space now 61.2 thhhxxxx, what else can be done, already done ccleaner and hiber delete

 

[ASIA911]

Hopefully you have already have the latest recommended firmware:
http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Det...ng&OSVersion=Windows 7*&DownloadType=Firmware
Don't forget to install Intel® Solid State Drive Toolbox and run it to see if it is set to optimal.
http://download.intel.com/support/ssdc/hpssd/sb/intel_ssd_toolbox_user_guide.pdf
http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Sea...m,+MLC)&ProdId=3350&LineId=3014&FamilyId=3124
http://www.tech-forums.net/pc/f128/ssd-tweak-guide-236563/
http://lifehacker.com/5802838/how-to-maximize-the-life-of-your-ssd
Optional:
http://mintywhite.com/vista/vmainte...-move-search-index-to-another-physical-drive/