https://community.solidigm.com/t5/archive/confirm-proper-trim-format-or-not/m-p/2441#M2303 <P>Now that my firmware is completed successfully and my benchmark scores are still fabulous, how do I<B> MAKE SURE</B> that my drive is running as it should? By this I mean with TRIM enabled in Win7 64-bit? What about SMART status?</P><P></P><P>Also, should I continue using my SSD with my current windows setup (same as stock drive WITHOUT new firmware) or would it be best to format and do a wipe and reinstall everything on the drive now that TRIM is enabled? Would this increase performance? Longevity? Or is not necessary?</P> Wed, 02 Dec 2009 07:19:22 GMT idata 2009-12-02T07:19:22Z https://community.solidigm.com/t5/archive/confirm-proper-trim-format-or-not/m-p/2441#M2303 <P>Now that my firmware is completed successfully and my benchmark scores are still fabulous, how do I<B> MAKE SURE</B> that my drive is running as it should? By this I mean with TRIM enabled in Win7 64-bit? What about SMART status?</P><P></P><P>Also, should I continue using my SSD with my current windows setup (same as stock drive WITHOUT new firmware) or would it be best to format and do a wipe and reinstall everything on the drive now that TRIM is enabled? Would this increase performance? Longevity? Or is not necessary?</P> Wed, 02 Dec 2009 07:19:22 GMT https://community.solidigm.com/t5/archive/confirm-proper-trim-format-or-not/m-p/2441#M2303 idata 2009-12-02T07:19:22Z https://community.solidigm.com/t5/archive/confirm-proper-trim-format-or-not/m-p/2442#M2304 <P>CrystalDiskInfo shows TRIM under SUPPORTED FEATURES, but does this mean that TRIM is <B><I>active</I></B>????</P> Wed, 02 Dec 2009 21:43:40 GMT https://community.solidigm.com/t5/archive/confirm-proper-trim-format-or-not/m-p/2442#M2304 idata 2009-12-02T21:43:40Z