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DAndr17 · 04-02-2016

Hi All,Where can I obtain the right Intel AHCI driver for use with IBM ThinkPad X60s laptop (Mobile Intel 945GM chipset / ICH7-M southbridge) with SATA set to AHCI mode in BIOS? I understand this driver (iastor.sys?) is part of Intel Rapid Storage Te...

DAndr17 · 01-26-2016

Hi All,Bearing in mind that X25-M G1 SSDs do not support TRIM are there any particular guidelines from Intel on how to best use these SSDs to make the most out of them? For instance if I know in advance that I'll fit into 60GB should I set reserve in...

DAndr17 · 01-21-2016

Hi All,It's well known that Intel recommends that DIPM be enabled for Intel SSDs. Besides that, in its publication called "Designing energy efficient SATA devices" Intel states:Each of these (HIPM/DIPM) provides power savings by themselves; maximum p...

DAndr17 · 09-15-2014

Hi All,The SSDLife screenshot attached contains some usage and health info for my X25-M G1 SSD although the work time looks way off.Wondering if there's a similar tool from Intel that'd provide correct and complete stats for such drives? Intel SSD To...

DAndr17 · 06-23-2014

Hi All,I'm looking to buy an 160GB X25-M SSD (SSDSA2MH160G1GN) advertised as brand-new.- is there any way to find out its date of manufacture using ISN/SA/WWN? (prior to buying it)- is there any way to make sure it's never been used indeed once I hav...

DAndr17 · 04-15-2016

nestor_intel:Thanks for double checking that. I'll then stick to my current one provided by the OEM as its version/date are more recent somehow.Thanks & Regards,D.

DAndr17 · 04-04-2016

nestor_intel:There's no Storage component when I switch product to X60s no matter which OS I choose. I can only see it when using the link for X60 you supplied. The only driver there is Intel Matrix Storage Manager Driver version 8.9.2.1002 dated 20...

DAndr17 · 01-31-2016

In fact X25-M G1/G2 specs, unlike the 530 and 1500 specs you're referring to, even have no SECURITY ERASE UNIT breakdown into these:- Normal Mode – Full NAND erase of user available space and spare area- Enhanced Mode – Cryptographically erase dataft...

DAndr17 · 01-30-2016

> I never saw any vendors stating really clearly what (E)SE does on their drives. Unfortunately looks like Intel in particular is carefully ignoring it too, e.g. here: But from this:"Secure Erase is supported on all Intel SSD Professional Family prod...

DAndr17 · 01-30-2016

After reading a few user reports about speed drop following (standard) SE I tried digging into the subject and ended up doing ESE (using HDDErase) hoping for device specific "idle" byte to be written instead of 00 or some other predefined value writt...

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