Arthur Fuller
fuller.artful at gmail.com
Thu Feb 28 12:23:54 CST 2013
Enough of that. let's return to SSDs. Q1: is it possible to boot from a SSD? And if so, how much quicker is it? Q2. Suppose I create a couple of these things, one being Win and another being Linux, then could I switch and boot very rapidly? On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 1:10 PM, Rocky Smolin <rockysmolin at bchacc.com>wrote: > And I'm still envious. But we digress... > > 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 9:54 AM > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues > Subject: Re: [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 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > dba-Tech mailing list > > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > > > -- > Arthur > Cell: 647.710.1314 > > Prediction is difficult, especially of the future. > -- Niels Bohr > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > -- Arthur Cell: 647.710.1314 Prediction is difficult, especially of the future. -- Niels Bohr