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Do Intel's new RST AHCI/RAID drivers support TRIM?
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10-31-2009 02:07 AM
Win7 users with an Intel chipset mainboard and Intel X25-M 2G SSD's, who successfully have flashed the actually withdrawn Postville SSD Firmware, want to take advantage of the TRIM command support, but there still are some restrictions:
1. Intel's Matrix Storage Manager drivers (last official v8.9.0.1023) do not support the TRIM command. The only available SATA drivers, which do fully support the TRIM command, are the Win7 generic MS IDE/AHCI drivers.
2. SSD's running in "RAID Mode" neither do support the TRIM command nor can be "cleaned" by Intel's new SSD Toolbox.
So here is my question:
Do or will the upcoming Intel AHCI/RAID drivers of the Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology (RST) support the TRIM command?
I ask this, because I am already running the brandnew and WHQL certified RST driver v9.5.0.1037 (available at Station-drivers since 13th October) with my 2x160 GB Intel Postville SSD RAID0 system and got a really amazing performance boost.
Thanks in advance!
Fernando
My system:
MB: Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R (P45 with Intel ICH10R Southbridge)
CPU: Intel Core2Duo E8400 (no OC)
HDD's: 2x160 GB Intel X25-M G2 as RAID0
RAM: 4x2 GB J.Skill PC2-8500
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12-07-2009 10:28 AM
Fernando, Thanks for the detailed advice on the BR drive.I have another question, can the orange-colored Sata ports be configured independently? I just want to use port 0 and port 1 for RAID 0, and keep the remaning ports non-RAID. Regards, sidg
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12-07-2009 10:49 AM
sidg schrieb:
can the orange-colored Sata ports be configured independently? I just want to use port 0 and port 1 for RAID 0, and keep the remaning ports non-RAID.
I don't think, that you will get any problems with this configuration.
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12-07-2009 11:03 AM
I'll post results here when I try it. Thanks again, sidg
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12-07-2009 11:36 AM
What do the colors represent? I have a Dell XPS 435T and i was wondering the difference myself!
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12-07-2009 12:15 PM
bandrews schrieb:
What do the colors represent? I have a Dell XPS 435T and i was wondering the difference myself!
The SATA connectors have different colours, because they are using different SATA Controllers from different chip vendors.
Look into your pc or mainboard manual.
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