High latency for disk activity while writing file intel 80gb G1

[idata]

I was writing a large file to my ssd and my system was basically crippled because the response time for programs went from the usual <=3ms to a peak of 817ms. I got this info from the disk activity tab under performance monitor. I've also noticed that when the drive stutters, it's because the latency increases to ~500ms. Is there a fix for this because buying another ssd with say a SF controller? I'm using a lattitude e6410 with the latest intel ahci drivers installed.

[idata]

redux wrote:

I would strongly recommend not doing that. I haven't tried it myself but users on other forums have said that whilst it works to some extent on OCZ drives it has the opposite effect on Intel drives.

It was a matter of last resort other than zeroing the drive out. It already is pretty bad.

[idata]

Use Ccleaner to wipe/erase the drive free space.

[idata]

when i hover over the msahci thing in the probram, it shows the intel chipset ahci driver, but hwen i check the drive under manage computer computer, it says it's the ms controller. seems kinda retarded that the only way to restore performance for a 2 month old drive is to erase it and copy the drive image over... here's atto btw. doens't seem like that as ssd thing shows the whole story.

[mmokk]

the secure erase will restore performance*, guaranteed. anything else is 'maybe it will work, maybe not'.

given the choice between a 100% probability of positive outcome, and 50/50, this should be a no-brainer.

do check your firmware version first though, and update it if it's not the latest (8820)

* be aware that many laptops castrate sata performance. it's possible you will never see your g1 perform as well in your laptop as it would in a desktop. the secure erase should still reduce the high latency, though.

[idata]

ccleaner will, it's not maybe it will work.