HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetServicesstorahciStartOverride
Restart your computer and go to UEFI/BIOS firmware settings to enable AHCI mode. After you save and exit restart your computer once more
4. Disable onboard VGA
Many users have reported that once they disabled the Onboard VGA feature, they managed to solve their problem. Here is how you can easily disable the onboard VGA:
- Restart your computer and open BIOS
- Navigate to the Advanced BIOS section.
- Search for Onboard VGA
- Select the Disable option
5. Configure Boot order
- Restart your computer and boot into BIOS
- Change the boot sequence of HDD and SSD by giving first priority to SSD
Another reason why your SSD drive is slow could be that the boot sequence is incorrectly configured. If top priority to boot up is set to hard drive, the fetch and load time for the operating system from an external source will take more time than usual.
6. Check the SATA port
Many motherboards come with two different SATA controllers: some are SATA 3Gbps and some are SATA 6Gbps. Make sure you use SATA 6Gbps for connecting your SSD.
In this respect, you should refer to the motherboard’s manual in order to correctly determine it. Moreover, motherboards built on Intel chipset come with the Intel SATA controller.
Make sure you use the Intel controller to connect your SSD as most of the low-speed issues occur due to using a non-Intel controller on a motherboard built on Intel chipset.
Also note that the first SATA port has the highest speed, as claimed by most of the tech savvy users.
7. Verify the SATA cable
For a better SSD performance, ensure that the cables are not defective or of a poor quality make and that it is well hooked up to the SATA port. Thus, a good tip is to always purchase a SATA cable from a well-known manufacturer.
8. Update your firmware
Just like every other piece of computer hardware you own, updating the firmware on your SSD is important as new bugs and problems get identified and resolved.
This may also improve your SSD’s performance, improve drive stability, or improve compatibility with your system.
In order to check if you need to update the firmware, you must first identify the exact firmware that exists on your SSD and then go on the manufacturer’s website in order to check if newer firmware exists for your SSD. If so, you will just have to follow the instructions for updating.
9. Optimize your SSD
- In the Start menu search for Disk Cleanup
- Select the SSD drive and click OK to launch the process
- Delete the detected junk files
- In the Start menu search for defrag and open Defragment and Optimize Drives
- Select the SSD drive and click the Optimize button
The SSD accumulates junk just like the rest of your computer over time. Thus, you need to optimize it from time to time in order to bring it to its original shape.
In Windows 10 you can do that very easily by yourself by following the instructions below or you can use third-party software in this respect.
10. Choose the High Power Plan
- In the Start menu search for power and click on Power & Sleep settings
- Select Additional power settings on the right side
- Click on Create a Power Plan on the left side and then select High Performance
When you chose the Balanced Power Plan, your SSD will not receive the full power it needs to run at its best capacity especially in case of sharing of other devices such as GPUs.
All in all, we really hope that this article helped you and you now get to see an improved performance of your SSD. If you have other suggestions.
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Still having issues? Fix them with this tool: This post was written by Milan Stanojevic and was first posted to WindowsReport