Asus P6T Deluxe V2, Windows 7 Ultra x64, with X25-M 80 gb SSD

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I'm having problems with a new system build, and have read the pdf's here and searched, but am not sure if the Asus P6T supports TRIM with the SSD, and if that may be an issue with my attempts to install Windows 7 ultra, which partially completes but hangs with a blank screen. The BIOS and windows recognize the SSD, and if I boot from the Win 7 DVD and use recovery tools, I can see all 80gb are recognized, and some windows folders and files have been loaded. The P6T has the intel X58 chipset (and ICHIOR)?

My questions -

does the P6T support TRIM?

should I pre partition the drive with Win 7 DVD cmd prompt diskpart?

I should mention that these questions come from some assistance I am getting at Anandtech - here

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2132033 http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2132033

thanks - gredhead

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The P6T is an X58 motherboard with a ICH10R. The ICH10R definitely supports TRIM. I have the same mobo.

Is your mobo BIOS up-to-date?

Are you doing a fresh install of the OS? At what part does it hang?

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Well, thanks for responding, especially since you have the same mobo. It was a fresh install, and seemed to be installing fine, but before asking for the registration number, etc, the screen just went black. Not "no signal" on the monitor - just black. I have changed the bios sata to AHCI, and am in the process of formating a usb drive and installing the intel AHCI drivers during install.

I came here to get more info on TRIM, etc, but had started an anandtech.com thread on this problem - here -

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?p=31053893&posted=1# post31053893 http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?p=31053893&posted=1# post31053893

I am always amazed that people are willing to take their time to share knowledge and experience with strangers - thanks - gredhead

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If the system goes black during registration screen, then it is probably not the SSD. Data isn't being written to the SSD at this point... everything is in memory. Could it be an overheating issue?

Does it consitently fail at the same point?

W7 native AHCI drivers should be fine for the install...

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Its not black during registration (I think), it has installed almost everything, and the folders and files are all visible on the SSD with the restore tools from the win7 DVD. I've gotten wrapped up trying to get the HP utility to format a USB memory stick, to put the Intel AHCI drivers on to load during the win7 install,now that I have changed the bios from IDE to AHCI for SATA.

(See my link in last message)

Based on your message here, I will try another install from scratch, with mobo bios set to AHCI, and letting win7 do what it will. Stay tuned.