[Solved] 80GB Postville - Weak Windows 7 Experience Index

[idata]

Hello,

I use the Intel Postville 80GB SSD in a Dell Precision M4400 Laptop with Core2Duo T9600.

The "old" Samsung HDD had an Experience Index of 5.8.

The "new" Intel SSD an Experience Index of 5.9.

The AS SSD Benchmark results are fine with the SSD.

Where ist the Problem?

Best regards

marco

[idata]

Do you have "flash cache module" setting in the BIOS? To make faster the HDD. I`ve and I switched it off. (Dell Studio 1545) I`ve no more idea.

(I think you made a clean Win install and not "cloned" (alignment ok).

Message was edited by: Dverez

[idata]

Have you tried to switch the power option to "High Performance"?

[idata]

I solved the problem!

I installed the chipset driver (not ahci) from the Intel Homepage and not from the Dell Homepage.

And now the Experience Index is OK!!!

Best regards

marco

[idata]

Your WEI is better but your benchmark results are worse. For one thing, not using the msahci driver means you have to run TRIM from the SSD Toolbox to keep your drive performing like new. The Intel driver at this time does not pass the TRIM command--new firmware is needed from Intel to accomodate drivers other than the msahci from Microsoft in Windows 7.

[idata]

You are right, but I only change the chipset driver, not the ahci driver. The ahci Driver ist still msahci.

The weaker results are maybe the tolerance of the benchmark?

So, what is the best configuration at this moment?

- MS chipset driver & MS ahci driver (weaker WEI index)

- Intel chipset driver & Ms ahci driver (possibly weaker SSD Benchmark)

- Intel chipset driver & Intel ahci driver (no automatic TRIM)

best regards

marco