{"id":1581,"date":"2018-08-27T12:47:32","date_gmt":"2018-08-27T12:47:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/?p=1581"},"modified":"2018-10-22T11:59:09","modified_gmt":"2018-10-22T11:59:09","slug":"laptop-is-slower-with-ssd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/2018\/08\/27\/laptop-is-slower-with-ssd\/","title":{"rendered":"Laptop is Slower with SSD"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When it comes to computing, speed is everything. Slow laptop speed can virtually kill your motivation to work, plus it results in the wastage of precious time that could have been utilized in a constructive manner rather than moaning and waiting for the laptop to wake up!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/download\/ibx\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Sweep Away the System Cache!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>ST Cleaner\u00a0is digitally signed and a safe download<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nowadays, most people talk about employing an <\/span><b>SSD<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to speed up the system. However, even <\/span><b>SSD<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> drives can clog a system if it isn\u2019t optimized properly. In this post, we will provide solutions about how you can optimize your laptop\u2019s <\/span><b>SSD<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> if it is running slow.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Change <\/span><b>Power Options<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to <\/span><b><b>High performance<br \/>\n<\/b><\/b>The first thing you can do to speed up your laptop is to opt for <b>High performance<\/b> instead of <b>Balanced<\/b>.This will cause the laptop to conserve its battery for a much longer period, and as a result, you can make the most of it.<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b><i>Note:<\/i><\/b><\/span> You can still use the <b>High performance<\/b> option to speed up the system even if the <b>SSD<\/b> is not slow.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Change <\/span><b>Enable Ulps<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in <\/span><b><b>Registry Editor<br \/>\n<\/b><\/b><b>EnableUlps<\/b> means ultralow power state. It is a feature of <b>AMD Radeon<\/b> graphics cards and it turns off the second <b>GPU<\/b> when using graphics cards. This results in slow <b>GPU<\/b> performance and can cause problems when overclocking the system.So, simply turn it off manually through the <b>Registry Editor<\/b>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>Press <b>Windows Key<\/b> + <b>R<\/b> to open up the <b>Run<\/b> window.<\/li>\n<li>Type in <span style=\"color: #993300;\"><b>regedit<\/b><\/span> and press <b>Enter<\/b> to launch the <b>Registry Editor<\/b>.<\/li>\n<li>Click <b>Edit<\/b> | <b>Find<\/b>.<\/li>\n<li>Select the checkboxes for all the options under <b>Look at<\/b> and then search for <b>enableULPS<\/b> (The search will take a while to conclude).<\/li>\n<li>You will find several <b>EnableUlps<\/b> files. Click on each one of them and change the <b>DWORD<\/b> value from <b>1<\/b> to <b>0<\/b>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/community.amd.com\/thread\/176003\" target=\"_blank\"><b>AMD community<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Disable <\/span><b><b>Turn off Fast Startup<br \/>\n<\/b><\/b>One more way to speed up the <b>SSD<\/b> speed in a laptop is by turning off the <b>fast startup<\/b> option.To do so, go to <b>Power Options<\/b> and click <b>Choose what the power buttons do<\/b> on the left pane.Next, click <b>Change settings that are currently unavailable<\/b>.Finally, deselect the checkbox for <b>Turn on fast startup<\/b> and click <b>Save changes<\/b>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Fast startup uses more resources and this can reduce the speed of overall system processing. If you already have an <b>SSD<\/b> installed, it is better to keep it disabled.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1582\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/image1.jpg\" alt=\"image1\" width=\"884\" height=\"737\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/image1.jpg 884w, https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/image1-300x250.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/image1-768x640.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 884px) 100vw, 884px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b><i>Note:<\/i><\/b><\/span> This option will only be available in <b>Windows 10<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p><b><br \/>\n<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enable <b>AHCI<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in <\/span><b><b>Windows<br \/>\n<\/b><\/b><b>AHCI<\/b> allows for effective communication between the hard drive and the <b>OS<\/b>, leading to faster performance. The <b>AHCI<\/b> mode uses native command queuing that improves system responsiveness.Turn it on in the following way:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Go to the <b>Registry Editor<\/b>.<\/li>\n<li>Select <b>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE<\/b> | <b>SYSTEM<\/b> | <b>CurrentControlSet<\/b> | <b>Control<\/b> | <b>Power<\/b> | <b>PowerSettings<\/b> | <b>0012ee47-9041-4b5d-9b77-535fba8b1442<\/b> | <b>0b2d69d7-a2a1-449c-9680-f91c70521c60<\/b>.<\/li>\n<li>Now go to the right pane, right-click <b>Attributes<\/b> and select <b>Modify<\/b>.<\/li>\n<li>Enter <b>2<\/b> in the <b>Value data<\/b> textbox and click <b>OK<\/b> to save it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Next, you will have to change the value of <b>dab60367-53fe-4fbc-825e-521d069d2456<\/b>, which is located in the same directory.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Select <b>dab60367-53fe-4fbc-825e-521d069d2456<\/b>, right-click <b>Attributes<\/b> and select <b>Modify<\/b>.<\/li>\n<li>Change the <b>Value data<\/b> entry to <b>2<\/b> and click <b>OK<\/b>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Now, open <b>Power Options<\/b> | <b>Advanced settings<\/b>. Press <b>Windows Key<\/b> + <b>R<\/b> and enter <span style=\"color: #993300;\"><b>control.exe powercfg.cpl,,3<\/b><\/span>. Now collapse <b>Hard disk<\/b> | <b>AHCI Link Power Management &#8211; HIPM\/DIPM<\/b> and select <b>Active<\/b> in the <b>Plugged in<\/b> dropdown menu.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1583\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/image3.jpg\" alt=\"image3\" width=\"405\" height=\"449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/image3.jpg 405w, https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/image3-271x300.jpg 271w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 405px) 100vw, 405px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Finally, you will have to change <b>IDE<\/b> to <b>AHCI<\/b> in the <b>BIOS<\/b> settings of your system. This will ensure that <b>AHCI<\/b> mode is used for hard drives instead of the <b>IDE<\/b> mode.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Update <\/span><b>BIOS<br \/>\n<\/b>Another reason <strong>SSD<\/strong>s run slow is because of an outdated <strong>BIOS<\/strong>. You can update <strong>BIOS<\/strong> by following the steps<b><b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.intel.com\/content\/www\/us\/en\/support\/articles\/000005547\/boards-and-kits\/desktop-boards.html\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/b><\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Update Graphics Card Drivers<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span>Enabling graphics card drivers can also solve the laptop slow down because of <b>the SSD<\/b> issue. Simply update the drivers through <b>Device Manager<\/b> in <b>Windows<\/b>.After installing graphics drivers, re-enable <b>EnableULPS<\/b> from the <b>Registry Editor<\/b>. Since the <b>EnableULPS<\/b> will revert to <b>1<\/b> when the drivers are updated, make sure to change their value to <b>0<\/b>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Disable Unnecessary Services in the Startup Menu<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span>Press <b>Windows Key<\/b> + <b>R<\/b> and enter <span style=\"color: #993300;\"><b>msconfig<\/b><\/span>. Go to the advanced startup settings and turn off unnecessary services. To do so:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Go to the\u00a0<b>Services<\/b> tab and then select the checkbox for <b>Hide all Microsoft services<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1584\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/image2.png\" alt=\"image2\" width=\"673\" height=\"477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/image2.png 673w, https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/image2-300x213.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 673px) 100vw, 673px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/b><\/li>\n<li>Disable all the services<\/li>\n<li>Now open the <b>Startup<\/b> tab and disable all programs. This will disable all programs that automatically run at startup. You can opt to ignore those programs which you wish to still launch automatically on startup.\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_1585\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 821px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1585\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/image4.png\" alt=\"Adjusting the startup programs\" width=\"811\" height=\"610\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/image4.png 811w, https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/image4-300x226.png 300w, https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/image4-768x578.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 811px) 100vw, 811px\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\"><strong>Adjusting the startup programs<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n<li>Restart your system to implement new settings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>That\u2019s it. We hope these methods will help you speed up your laptop and fix the laptop slower with <b>SSD<\/b> problem once and for all. Cheers!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When it comes to computing, speed is everything. Slow laptop speed can virtually kill your motivation to work, plus it results in the wastage of precious time that could have been utilized in a constructive manner rather than moaning and waiting for the laptop to wake up!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[883,884,885,886,882,881],"class_list":["post-1581","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-solutions","tag-fix-the-laptop-slowed-down-by-ssd","tag-how-to-enable-ultra-low-power-state-in-my-laptop","tag-how-to-update-the-bios-of-my-computer","tag-how-to-update-the-bios-of-my-laptop","tag-ssd-has-drastically-slowed-down-my-laptop","tag-ssd-slows-down-the-laptop"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1581","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1581"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1581\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1764,"href":"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1581\/revisions\/1764"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1581"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1581"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1581"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}