How can I use my small SSD as a cache for a larger hard disk?
Problem
I would like to use a (small) SSD disk as a cache for a large hard disk. I realize there are hardware-based products that do this: HighPoint RocketHybrid HBA, Intel SmartResponse and others. There is only one software-only product that I could find: ExpressCache by Diskeeper: ExpressCache intelligently and automatically combines the best attributes of SSDs and HDDs without any effort or pre-requisite knowledge from the user, so users get the best of both worlds; dynamic performance and scalable capacity. Since SSDs as small as 4GB can be used, it provides an incredibly affordable solution for manufacturers. Comprised of User mode and Kernel Mode components, ExpressCache uses the SSD as an intelligent cache, coupled with an HDD, to improve overall system performance and greatly speed up Windows PC startup, application launches and data access speed. However, this product is OEM only! I looked for alternatives, without any success... I cannot understand this: It sounds like a great idea…
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Fix for: How can I use my small SSD as a cache for a larger hard disk?
There are several ways to use an SSD as a cache for your regular hard drive. This is not a new idea, and already has several implementations. In Windows: The best implementation is by NVelo: Dataplex - It has read caching and optional write caching. Unfortunately, like ExpressCache it is available to OEMs only. The cheapest way to get it is to buy an OCZ SSD which packages a PCIE adapter with a small SSD and uses the dataplex software to cache your existing harddrive. There are however, pure so…
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