
Therefore, so that you can configure more advanced settings, check I will install the operating system later and continue. If you add the Linux Mint ISO file in this window, some settings of the virtual computer will be configured automatically. You can install the guest operating system using one of three methods. Fortunately, Linux Mint already has Trim enabled by default.After running the Workstation 16 software, click on the Create a New Virtual Machine option from the options on the homepage, and select the Custom (Advanced) option to configure more advanced settings for the Linux system in the virtual machine wizard that opens and click Next.įor Linux virtual machine compatibility, select the latest version of the Workstation software from the Hardware Compatibility section. First, it is Trim which is useful to clean the drive. There are two things that are necessary for good performance of an SSD drive. It is highly recommended to do this in old or very used SSD drive. If you use an SSD drive, you can extend its lifespan by reducing the write cycles. Also, if you use an SSD, you may not benefit much from enabling drive cache.

Keep it in mind and decide yourself if you can take a risk to gain the performance boost.


Although system performance increases, if there is an energy problem and your computer shuts down unexpectedly, some data may be lost. However, there is some trade-off of this option. Now, the data will be cached and written to the disk with some delay, so the program will proceed to the next step without waiting for the write event to finish.
