[dba-Tech] Am I missing something?

Oh Lord, I think that I'm going to have an organism!

That reminds me of an event that occurred about 20 years ago, when my best
friend's son was about twelve years old, and he declared that girls were
better than boys because they can have multiple organisms. I still giggle
at this. Yes, I'm still giggling at this one.



On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 12:35 PM, Gustav Brock <gustav at cactus.dk> wrote:

> Hi Arthur and Rocky
>
> It's really a zero-issue task. It installs and mounts just like any other
> harddrive.
>
> My ThinkStation with an Intel drive turns on so fast that the Windows 7
> animation during boot doesn't finish, and - as I usually do - if you wake
> it
> from sleep, it is ready in less than a second. Windows 8 is even faster.
>
> /gustav
>
> -----Oprindelig meddelelse-----
> Fra: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] På vegne af Rocky Smolin
> Sendt: 28. februar 2013 17:36
> Til: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'
> Emne: Re: [dba-Tech] Am I missing something?
>
> Noah added one to the machine he built last year and is ecstatic with the
> boot and response time.
>
> I'd like to put one in my main box but it's so stable I'm reluctant to mess
> with it.
>
> I can put you in touch with him if you want.  He did the whole thing
> himself
> so he can probably guide you.
>
> R
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Arthur Fuller
> Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2013 7:31 AM
> To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
> Subject: [dba-Tech] Am I missing something?
>
> I have read a few articles about SSDs and how to set them up as the boot
> drive. Today I received in my inbox an offer from PC Mag for a Samsung
> 128GB
> internal SSD for the ridiculously low price of $134.99.
>
> I have a few questions.
> 0. Does one need to format these things or do they come pre-formatted, and
> if so, as what? FAT-32 or NTFS or...?
> 1. There's a slot on my box that accepts SSDs. Is that what is meant by
> "internal"?
> 2. Is it possible to set up one of these babies as the boot drive? I'm
> assuming that this setup would boot way more quickly than the current
> boot-from-hard-disk setup.
> 3. Given the whopping size of this thing, I can conceive of installing
> virtually all my frequently-used apps on it; and there would still be
> abundant space left. I'm in and out of Access, Word and OneNote several
> times per day, plus a few other things as well. Could I re-install all
> these
> apps on the SSD?
>
> --
> TIA,
> Arthur
>
>
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