Considered that the latest Magician version is a much simplified version, it might be useful to keep a link to the previous version as that version provides all the tweaking and optimization is not possible with version 5.0.
@elisw: Maybe Samsung has removed the features "Tweaking" and "Optimization" from the latest "Magician" version, because they were useless or didn't work for a lot of users? According to my own experiences with Samsung's Magician even the execution of this tool is risky. I got many irreparable BSODs while trying to run the first time any of the previous Magician versions. Magician v5.0 is the first version, which doesn't give me a BSOD during the initialization and detection of the connected Samsung SSD(s).
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agree with you but this forum is for advanced users and having an option is always good if you know what you are doing. No encryption option, no overprovisioning option, no OS tweak option... IMHO it is not really good to miss all those
Zitat von elisw im Beitrag #123No encryption option, no overprovisioning option, no OS tweak option... IMHO it is not really good to miss all those
This is Samsung's own statement regarding the usage of their tool Magician (look >here<: * Notice : Latest version of Magician software is recommended for optimal performance.
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" This is Samsung's own statement regarding the usage of their tool Magician (look >here<" ...............very ( none?) little information what this software really does for yous SSD ! I have used it in the past , but uninstalled it with the 5-version . I dont regret it at all , less " services" and other " tasks " which are slowing down your OS , while the profit of using it is really ZERO ( 0 ) !
Hang on... Since the early versions of Magician I never left it running in the background. installed it, used all the useful options, removed it from startup and not used until there was a reason for it. so no services and tasks running
Ok, only; the usefull options you can easy apply them yourself ! Dont need this bloated installer , you can do these things in your OS ; switch off search-service , switch off indexing , switch off hibernation , put your download-folder into another HDD instead in your SSD and some more items for saving your SSD , still dont know WHAT this 5-version really does for your SSD ..........
Zitat von elisw im Beitrag #126installed it, used all the useful options, removed it from startup and not used until there was a reason for it.
My own benchmark results verify, that there is no need to run Samsung's Magician, if the users want to optimize their Samsung's SSDs. By the way: Samsung's biggest bluff is/was the Magician feature "Rapid mode", which gives you incredible high banchmark scores (due to measuring the RAM speed), but no real performance boost while doing your daily work.
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never really used the RAPID option (well I did on a SATAII machine with plenty of RAM) but I still think is good to do all the tweaks in one single click. I think we have to agree to disagree here. Have a copy of SM 4.9.7 and not going to replace it.
Enjoy the updated SSD Tools! Dieter (alias Fernando)
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@Fernando, The current version shown ( v2.2.2645 ) regarding the OCZ Toolbox according to what I've read doesn't support the Vertex 4 series. The Version I've found is v4.8.0.634 Assuming when OCZ sold out to Toshiba they as well discontinued further firmware updates for the Vertex 4 & Agility series SSD's, correct me if I'm wrong. I've been known to be wrong! Thank You
ASUS MAXIMUS V EXTREME 1155-Z77, Intel i7-3770K, Windows 7 Home Premium ( X2 ) - OCZ Vertex 4-256GB SSD's
Zitat von GUNNY1966 im Beitrag #133The current version shown ( v2.2.2645 ) regarding the OCZ Toolbox according to what I've read doesn't support the Vertex 4 series.
Within the start post I have only listed the links to the latest SSD Tools. If your old OCZ SSD is not supported by the latest OCZ Toolbox, you should contact the OCZ resp. the Toshiba Support.
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