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X25-V 40GB in Dell Mini10 Netbook

idata — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 19:44:41 GMT

What can I do so I can optimize my new drive?

I have the latest firmware installed. I am running XP Pro. I installed the Toolbox and when I try to optimize the drive, it stops because of detecting raid.

I don't think I can have a raid problem because there is only 1 drive, the X25-V.

Thanks

Herman

Re: X25-V 40GB in Dell Mini10 Netbook

idata — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 01:14:24 GMT

Ceck the BIOS SATA Operation Mode. If its like other Dell's, it may be set to IRRT / RAID from the factory. If so, don't change it as you may need to reinstall or tweak for the OS to work.

Re: X25-V 40GB in Dell Mini10 Netbook

Steve_Lionel — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 16:31:43 GMT

The Mini 10 doesn't allow any configuration for the disk controller. However, I think that particular model uses an IDE-SATA bridge chip and this is probably what the tool is objecting to.

Re: X25-V 40GB in Dell Mini10 Netbook

idata — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 18:11:57 GMT

Is there a work around so I can optimize the drive? Is optimizing that important?

Re: X25-V 40GB in Dell Mini10 Netbook

Steve_Lionel — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 22:30:41 GMT

I don't think it's all that important - at least I don't worry about it on my Dell Mini 9, whose SSD doesn't support TRIM (and isn't an Intel drive.) The Intel drives do a good job of keeping performance up as the drive ages. Others may have different opinions.

Re: X25-V 40GB in Dell Mini10 Netbook

idata — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 00:11:29 GMT

What drive do you have in your Mini 9? Are you running XP or Win7?

Seems like the Intel users are having trouble installing Win 7.

I tried to install Win 7 Pro on my Mini 10, but it did not work.

Re: X25-V 40GB in Dell Mini10 Netbook

Steve_Lionel — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 00:53:59 GMT

The Mini 9 takes a unique MiniPCIe card for its SSD. There are a handful of manufacturers of these - the one I have is from RunCore.I run Windows 7 Home Premium.

I highly recommend thehttp://mydellmini.com/ MyDellMini forums for information on Dell Minis. Describe your problem there and I'm sure someone will be able to help you. But I have read there of people having problems with the Intel SSD on the Mini 10. Perhaps one of them was you...