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    Question How to Test SSD Speeds?

    Just purchased a Y545 from Costco with a 512GB SSD but it feels slow with downloads. I downloaded Crystal disk info but when I go to Functions>Advanced features>AAM/APM Control, everything is grayed out preventing use of control over the SSD. When I switch to the HDD, it allows me to change the...
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    Question AAM or APM to Test SSD Speeds?

    I just purchased the Lenova Y545 from Costco with 16 RAM & 512GB SSD. I was bummed seeing how slow some of my downloads were. I've never tested an SSD and have little experience in the field. I downloaded Crystal Disk Mark but can't find a guide on their site explaining the difference between...
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    [SOLVED] How to Efficiently Use 2 SSDs

    Thanks Wild! That's a good plan and you're damn right, it boots so much faster. I used Macrium Reflect and it essentially completely cloned the 128GB drive to the XPG so I still have like 350 unallocated GBs. Do I just need to extend the volume or did I do it wrong?
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    [SOLVED] How to Efficiently Use 2 SSDs

    My laptop has 2 M.2 PCIe slots. It came with 128GB cheapo stick and I just bought a 512GB XPG; they're both NVMe. Would it be efficient to run my OS on the 128er and do everything else on the 512? Or would it be faster to put everything on the 512. I'm just trying to find a use for the 128 since...
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    [SOLVED] SDRAM vs. DRAM?

    Damn, that's good to know. I probably won't need more than 16 anyways tbh. It does indeed have 2 DIMM slots but I'm unsure on the 16 vs 32 max. I'm glad you brought that to my attention as I was definitely going to buy a 16x1 or x2 tonight. I'll call Monday and see what they have to say. That's...
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    [SOLVED] SDRAM vs. DRAM?

    Hey Darkbreeze, Thank you for the feed back! I did know about the DIMM vs SODIMM surprisingly. I've stayed keen on typing in "SODIMM DDR4 2666". As for speed, I was just copying the 2666MHz from the 8GB stick that came with it so you raise some valid concern. It's this exact set-up...
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    [SOLVED] SDRAM vs. DRAM?

    I'll start by saying I'm new to the tech field. I was recently diagnosed with a disease and with treatment, I've finally seen some brain fog relief among other things. Now, after losing about 10 years of my life, I'm 23 and trying to catch up with the world so bear with me! Not trying to flex...
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