Other than enabling ACHI, is there anything else I need to do have the motherboard work "nicely" with my SSD? And sorry if this is a dumb question, but do I plug the SSD into the sata 6gbps or the sata 3gbps port? Also is the 6 backwards compatible?

Other than enabling ACHI, is there anything else I need to do have the motherboard work "nicely" with my SSD? And sorry if this is a dumb question, but do I plug the SSD into the sata 6gbps or the sata 3gbps port? Also is the 6 backwards compatible?

You should have your partitions alligned in SSD'd, To do that, simply format them in W7 before you copy any data on them (don't clone disks with any 3rd party tool unless you know for sure it will keep the allignment)Download AS SSD to check partition allignment:Alligned:Not Alligned:Is one of the SSD'd going to be used for the OS and are you going to reinstall it?SATA 6Gb/s is backward compatible, yes. If you have a SATA 6Gb/s SSD you will want to plug it into a SATA III (6Gb/s) port or it will be limited to SATA 2's 3Gb/s

Hmm I don't quite understand...I'm only having one SSD, and it is intended for FSX (I changed that around from the OS, but I'm putting OS on my main 1TB drive.)So 1TB drive for Windows and software1 250GB for backup (from previous installation)1 36GB raptor for FSX and Acceleration installations (copied off the DVD's, great time saver)So my intentions are to start with a brand new build. Do I download this software and install it to the 1TB hdd, then it will do what it needs to do to the SSD?

Hmm I don't quite understand...I'm only having one SSD, and it is intended for FSX (I changed that around from the OS, but I'm putting OS on my main 1TB drive.)So 1TB drive for Windows and software1 250GB for backup (from previous installation)1 36GB raptor for FSX and Acceleration installations (copied off the DVD's, great time saver)So my intentions are to start with a brand new build. Do I download this software and install it to the 1TB hdd, then it will do what it needs to do to the SSD?

Oh, ok. If you are not going to use it for the OS, simply format your SSD under W7 and copy the content of your FSX partition there. If you are reinstalling everything and you want to make sure your SSD is alligned, use AS SSD. see the pictures above where in the first one it reads "OK" while the second one (missalligned) reads "BAD".

Oh, ok. If you are not going to use it for the OS, simply format your SSD under W7 and copy the content of your FSX partition there. If you are reinstalling everything and you want to make sure your SSD is alligned, use AS SSD. see the pictures above where in the first one it reads "OK" while the second one (missalligned) reads "BAD".

Ahhh, then wouldn't I still want to use your program even if I only put FSX on it? My german is a little rusty but you're listing read/write speeds with that program correct?

Ahhh, then wouldn't I still want to use your program even if I only put FSX on it? My german is a little rusty but you're listing read/write speeds with that program correct?

LOL I can't speak german either, I just googled those pics and both happened to be in german. Yes, it's a benchmark and you can test your drive's read/write performance with it. It has a sequential R/W test, two random access R/W, and access timeYou can use AS SSD to check your partition allignment for the FSX SSD too. Anyway, if you format the SSD in W7 you should be fine

LOL I can't speak german either, I just googled those pics and both happened to be in german. Yes, it's a benchmark and you can test your drive's read/write performance with it. It has a sequential R/W test, two random access R/W, and access timeYou can use AS SSD to check your partition allignment for the FSX SSD too. Anyway, if you format the SSD in W7 you should be fine

Ahhh, thanks!