Thanks for the update.

Hi Robert

Thank you for confirming the 1tb MX300 works.

I can confirm the 512gb MX100 has been working fine since I did it 2 months ago.

Good news, please monitor for a while and let us know.

 

So, you had to upgrade the firmware and no other preparations - right

 

Thanks a lot

 

 

wantoniak wrote:

Good news, please monitor for a while and let us know.

So, you had to upgrade the firmware and no other preparations - right

Thanks a lot

As soon as it booted up, I did system recovery and then updated it just to make sure everything is right.

I then pointed the music source to my NAS but this does not work and keeps restarting the BM5 after a day. I think this is because I am using a Seagate NAS with no Twonky.

I need to upgrade to QNAP nas with twonky 👍🏻

Currently, I move music to the BM5 SSD 👍🏻

Everything is lightning quick 🔥💯

Right, no other preparations or attempts have been successful and I reverted to the simple solution👍. I also found the cloning device very useful, as they permit access to the drives when connected via USB. My guess is that all similar cloning devices are coming from the same factory in China and will do the job.

best, Robert

I am still thinking of improving the Windows XP behaviour for the SSD. Has there been anybody who modified the Registry without crashing the system?

I am thinking of the following registry changes (copied from a blog on SSD running on Windows XP). At this stage I do not even know whether the system maintenance menu offers administrator rights:

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Disabling background disk defragmentation

Key Name:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Dfrg\BootOptimizeFunction\ Name: Enable Type: REG_SZ Value: N

Disable Background auto-layout:

Key Name: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\OptimalLayout Value Name: EnableAutoLayout Type: REG_DWORD Value: 0

Disable update of filesystem’s “last access timestamps”

Key Name: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\FileSystem Name: NtfsDisableLastAccessUpdate Type: REG_DWORD Value: 1

Disable Prefetch

Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management\PrefetchParameters Name: EnablePrefetcher Type: REG_DWORD Value: 0

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Hi,

I am answering to my own, above question😕:

I attached a mouse and keyboard to the BM5 (using a USB splitter as there is only one free USB slot). Entering the maintenance settings menu "arrow" password key combination RIGHT LEFT RIGHT LEFT GO, entering the Windows XP system menu.

Regedit changes may be made just as with any other Windows XP computer, but on the embedded version there seems to be a simplified registry. I was able to cancel the disk defragmentation and the prefetch setting without any problem (the other parameters listed above were not present).

Subsequently ran the Disk clean up routine and returned to the BM5 Menu.

BM5 is getting SSD friendlier by the day👍!

Robert

 

 

 

 

Did you read this ?

aspecialy the parts concerning XP?

http://extreme.pcgameshardware.de/ssd-hdd-laufwerke-und-speicher/81317-anleitung-ssd-vom-einbau-bis-zur-konfiguration-und-handhabung-von-windows.html

Thank you. This link leads to a comprehensive summary. Unfortunately, it will not add to much value to the SSD upgrade of our BM5 as many of the tipps are only applicable for a fresh set-up on a full fledged Windows XP PC.

The issue with the BM5 is, that it is runnng on Windows XP Embedded version with limited functionality. It appears as if the drive serial number is stored in the BIOS. Moreover, B&O does not provide copies of the original OS or BM5 program that would allow a fresh installation. As such, the offline "clone" seems to be the only process that ensures that all data from the old HDD are properly copied on the SSD.

My strategy has been to test what improvements may be done on the SSD after cloning. For instance, the partition alignment seems to be a fairly important issue which improves write speeds on the SSD but is not required on the HDD. So far, the Windows XP on BM5 crashes when the partition alignment is modified.

Having said this, I believe that we have come quite far: By using the "simple" cloning process and some amendments, SSD seems now to be a feasible option, extending the live of the BM5. Some system improvements are possible to the point where the system is reliable and stable (but not more).

Keep on trying other ways to tackle the partition issue (just having tried one utility so far). GPARTED (which is described in your link) seems to be worth a try.

Btw, a subject we have not been discussing here is the missing TRIM function on Windows XP (allowing overwrite of unused SSD sectors). However, newer SSD have a automatic function on the firmware called "Garbage Collection", running in the background when the system is idle. Crucial sells their SSD with special focus on thin clients or systems that do not have the trim function, this might be one of the reasons that the Crucial SSD's seem to be more stable in the BM5 than other products.

best, Robert

Thanks for your information.

I just got my preowned BS5 yesterday.

I've bought the sharkoon clone station and gave it some trials with non BO HDDs.

I copied a ext3 formated 1TB to a 2TB. To remap the 2TB to get access to the unused space on the 2TB , I used geparted-live from a boorable USB-stick.

This did not work, I do not know why.

Then I used my little linux-PC running Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, gparted may be instaled using the Ubuntu applications tab.

After the offline cloning, I first did an error research and repair on the disc and secondly resized it to it's 2TB.

This worked like a charm😎.

Now I want to do the same on the BM5 but I can't manage to open the BM5 case.

I got out all 8 screws from the bottom plate but it seems the resr upper border is somehow glued to the top cover.

I will give it one more try this evening as I just found a service manual and saw that there are no other hidden screws.