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Slow SSD under 10.9.3...but why?


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I just become curious why my hackintosh become slow regarding disk access.

I have Samsung SSD 840 and I remember when I installed it some time ago - I was shocked about speed-up.

Now 10.9 has subjective speed on this SSD the same like on booted on my 1T WD black.

Running BlackMagic Speed test shows 78/85 MB/s speed on Samsung SSD.

To compare my MacBookAir has 190/620 MB/s.

Recently I also tested fresh, new Intel320 SSD on my hackintosh - and speed is still 70-80 MB/s for r/w - so issue seems to be within OS.

Where problem might be ?

 

My spec:

GA-P35-DS4

Q6600@3.2

8G RAM

OSX 10.9.3

clover 2618

 

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Open System Information.app and go to the "SATA/SATA Express" section.  Select your SSD and go down the list until you find "TRIM Support".  If it says "no", you have two options:

 

1.  Use myHack to reapply the TRIM patch

 

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2.  If using Clover: http://clover-wiki.zetam.org/Configuration/KernelAndKextPatches#KextsToPatch

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check if in AppleAHCI.kext  in the info.plist,  if is  presente the device id for your Controller Sata, then put  your HD in Port SATA 0 and if  in the BIOS/ SATA to AHCI

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  • 3 weeks later...

AHCI controles PCI ID are present in AppleAHCIport.kext.

PCI ID is 8086:2681.

It is identified as ESB2 AHCI.

SSD disk is on port0. BIOS has AHCI as without it booting OSX is rather difficult... 

As it has NCQ working - I believe AHCI chipset must be fully recognised & supported.

Also TRIM is marked as supported 

I'm on 10.9.3 with Clover 2618.

I remember sometime ago (I think 10.8.x times) I had SSD working OK (I mean fast as it should be)

Maybe I should start to replace AHCI components to older ones and see where is regression?

Which component is best to start?

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