Your SSD is hiding extra speed. Unlock it with these 5 tweaks

Here is a 175-word summary of the news article: The article provides five tips to unlock additional performance from your SSD (solid-state drive). First, it recommends keeping the SSD capacity below 80% full, as SSDs tend to slow down considerably when nearing capacity limits. Second, adjusting the power plan in Windows can prevent the SSD from going to sleep, removing the wait time for it to wake up. Third, installing the latest firmware updates can address bugs and provide performance improvements. Fourth, enabling the TRIM function, which helps the SSD clean junk files regularly, can improve speed. Finally, adding a heatsink can help keep the SSD cooler, especially for high-performance PCIe Gen 4 or 5 drives, allowing for optimal performance. The article emphasizes that these simple tweaks can significantly boost the throughput and responsiveness of your SSD without requiring any major hardware changes.