Is there anything i need to do with the SSD to optimize?

Solution 1:

Windows 7 when installed on an SSD turns off indexing and so on. Instead of painstakingly trying to figure out all the changes to be made, I recommend using something like SSD Tweaker:

Optimize Windows XP, Vista and 7 for SSD Drives. With all the advice online for SSD hard drives it can take hours of research and fiddling to properly setup your SSD drive. Now with this little app you can Tweak Windows 2K/XP/Vista & 7 including x64 in seconds.

SSD Tweaker lets you tweak the following:

• Windows Services (Pro Only)
• Query and Set Windows 7 TRIM Status (Pro Only)
• Experimental TRIM Optimization (Pro Only)
• Hibernation Settings (Pro Only)
• Use Large System Cache
• Ntfs Memory Usage
• Disable 8.3 Filenames
• Disable Date Stamping
• Disable Boot Tracing
• Windows Prefetcher
• Windows Vista Superfetch
• Windows Indexing Service
• System Restore
• Windows Defrag
• DIPM Enable Support