Samsung SSD software

My Samsung 840 EVO SSD came with a software disk. Having little
experience with SSDs I would like to know whether people recommend
installing the Samsung software.

On Sunday, March 30, 2014 8:28:18 PM UTC+8, Mark wrote:
My Samsung 840 EVO SSD came with a software disk. Having little

experience with SSDs I would like to know whether people recommend

installing the Samsung software.

I have no idea, but my crude understanding of this issue is that SSD stuff is still in its infancy, so you have to rely on such "third party software", so I would use it. Samsung is a pretty reputable company.

RL

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On Sunday, March 30, 2014 8:28:18 PM UTC+8, Mark wrote:
My Samsung 840 EVO SSD came with a software disk. Having little

experience with SSDs I would like to know whether people recommend

installing the Samsung software.

I have no idea, but my crude understanding of this issue is that SSD stuff is still in its infancy, so you have to rely on such "third party software", so I would use it. Samsung is a pretty reputable company.

RL

Mark wrote:
My Samsung 840 EVO SSD came with a software disk. Having little
experience with SSDs I would like to know whether people recommend
installing the Samsung software.


Find some reviews. One of the softwares is a
caching driver for the OS. A 1GB RAM cache is
used for frequently accessed data on the SSD.

You don't have to use that.

http://www.storagereview.com/samsung_840_evo_ssd_review

The hardware review sites don't usually dwell on the software
for too long, so you'll need more than one article.

http://www.anandtech.com/show/7173/s...odels-tested/5

Paul

On Sunday, March 30, 2014 8:28:18 AM UTC-4, Mark wrote:
My Samsung 840 EVO SSD came with a software disk. Having little
experience with SSDs I would like to know whether people recommend
installing the Samsung software.

I didn't install any of the software that came with my Samsung and Crucial SSDs, and Windows 7 worked just fine with them.
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On Sun, 30 Mar 2014 13:28:18 +0100, Mark wrote:

My Samsung 840 EVO SSD came with a software disk. Having little
experience with SSDs I would like to know whether people recommend
installing the Samsung software.

I don't have a Samsung, but I do have an Intel SSD. It comes with a
program called Intel SSD Toolbox. It contains an optimizer and it is
advised to use this once a week. You can do a quick or full diagnostic
scan, secure erase, firmware update, ...

IMO it can't hurt to install (and run) the software.

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On Wed, 09 Apr 2014 20:37:11 +0200, "s|b" wrote:

On Sun, 30 Mar 2014 13:28:18 +0100, Mark wrote:

My Samsung 840 EVO SSD came with a software disk. Having little
experience with SSDs I would like to know whether people recommend
installing the Samsung software.

I don't have a Samsung, but I do have an Intel SSD. It comes with a
program called Intel SSD Toolbox. It contains an optimizer and it is
advised to use this once a week. You can do a quick or full diagnostic
scan, secure erase, firmware update, ...

Once a week? To do what?

IMO it can't hurt to install (and run) the software.

*wince* Disagree hugely - it certainly can. Using at least one version
of the WD USB drive software makes the drive unbootable, for example.

I'd recommend running *without* any additional software whenever
possible.

Cheers - Jaimie
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On Wed, 09 Apr 2014 19:40:59 +0100, Jaimie Vandenbergh wrote:

I don't have a Samsung, but I do have an Intel SSD. It comes with a
program called Intel SSD Toolbox. It contains an optimizer and it is
advised to use this once a week. You can do a quick or full diagnostic
scan, secure erase, firmware update, ...

Once a week? To do what?

Optimise. -)

I don't really care /what/ it exactly happens, but Intel advises to do
this once a week. So far, my SSD hasn't blown up, so...

IMO it can't hurt to install (and run) the software.

*wince* Disagree hugely - it certainly can. Using at least one version
of the WD USB drive software makes the drive unbootable, for example.

I'd recommend running *without* any additional software whenever
possible.

You probably don't install the latest firmware either. Doesn't mean
everybody should do the same... Not so long ago, I upgraded the firmware
of my SSD and guess what? No explosions either! ;-)

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On 09/04/2014 20:12, s|b wrote:
On Wed, 09 Apr 2014 19:40:59 +0100, Jaimie Vandenbergh wrote:

I don't have a Samsung, but I do have an Intel SSD. It comes with a
program called Intel SSD Toolbox. It contains an optimizer and it is
advised to use this once a week. You can do a quick or full diagnostic
scan, secure erase, firmware update, ...

Once a week? To do what?

Optimise. -)

I don't really care /what/ it exactly happens, but Intel advises to do
this once a week. So far, my SSD hasn't blown up, so...

IMO it can't hurt to install (and run) the software.

*wince* Disagree hugely - it certainly can. Using at least one version
of the WD USB drive software makes the drive unbootable, for example.

I'd recommend running *without* any additional software whenever
possible.

You probably don't install the latest firmware either. Doesn't mean
everybody should do the same... Not so long ago, I upgraded the firmware
of my SSD and guess what? No explosions either! ;-)

Yes I also upgraded the firmware on my Samsung 128Gb EVO and all I had
to do was reboot.

On Wed, 09 Apr 2014 21:12:01 +0200, "s|b" wrote:

On Wed, 09 Apr 2014 19:40:59 +0100, Jaimie Vandenbergh wrote:

I don't have a Samsung, but I do have an Intel SSD. It comes with a
program called Intel SSD Toolbox. It contains an optimizer and it is
advised to use this once a week. You can do a quick or full diagnostic
scan, secure erase, firmware update, ...

Once a week? To do what?

Optimise. -)

Meh. If the firmware on Intel SSDs were so **** it needed a hand from
an external program, they wouldn't be some of the best on the market.

I don't really care /what/ it exactly happens, but Intel advises to do
this once a week. So far, my SSD hasn't blown up, so...

IMO it can't hurt to install (and run) the software.

*wince* Disagree hugely - it certainly can. Using at least one version
of the WD USB drive software makes the drive unbootable, for example.

I'd recommend running *without* any additional software whenever
possible.

You probably don't install the latest firmware either.

I'm always up to date on software, with max a sensible few-days delay
to see if anything breaks for other people on big updates like service
packs.

Firmware is software *required* to use a device. Drivers, likewise.
Tools? Nope.

Doesn't mean
everybody should do the same... Not so long ago, I upgraded the firmware
of my SSD and guess what? No explosions either! ;-)

Good. Me too.

Cheers - Jaimie
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