SSD Configuration

[Leon Goldstein]

Thanks!  These links look like they answer all of my questions.

I noticed that Linux Mint 17.3 allowed 1 MB unused space at the 
beginning of the partitions it set up on my Atom-powered notebook. Would 
I be able to run Mint's fstrim on XP on a multiboot drive?

On 03/16/2016 11:13 AM, Man-wai Chang via Linux-users wrote:
> On 3/4/2016 12:00 AM, Leon Goldstein via Linux-users wrote:
>> The next bit of confusion to me is "partition alignment" and/or
>> "partition optimization."  How do you partition to obtain the desired
>> partition alignment?
>>
>> Bonus question:  is there a utility to trim Win XP?  I have Win XP on a
>> computer and use it one time a year, when I install my tax software. I'd
>> like to clone the drive containing Win XP as well as several Linuces to
>> a SSD, after clearing up the questions I asked above.
>>
>
> Some Google results that are relevant:
>
> http://www.mysolutions.it/tips-migrating-windows-xp-ssd/
>
> https://ckirbach.wordpress.com/2012/11/13/how-to-optimise-windows-xp-for-ssd-solid-state-disk-operation/ 
>
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Leon A. Goldstein
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