Just installed my SSD! Two Q's

BringTheRain · 27 May 2011 at 17:32

How do i know if trim is on?

Have i got to turn off defrag?

Os is Win 7

Thanks

DragonQ · 27 May 2011 at 17:45

Windows 7 will pass TRIM by default. As long as you're using TRIM compatible drivers (e.g. default MS driver or Intel RST), your SSD is TRIM compatible and you're in AHCI or IDE mode, it should be working.

Note that some SSDs only work with TRIM after a certain firmware version so it's probably a good idea to update it to the latest version available.

BringTheRain · 27 May 2011 at 17:50

Can I check if trim is on?

Amraam · 27 May 2011 at 18:03

Yes turn off defrag, just disable the schedule then just never run it manually on that drive.

BringTheRain · 27 May 2011 at 18:08

Found this...

Check the operating system to check if TRIM is enabled.

Open a Command Prompt as Administrator.
Note Go to Start > All Programs > Accessories > Right-click on Command Prompt and select “Run as Administrator”
At the prompt, type: %root%:\>fsutil behavior query disabledeletenotify
DisableDeleteNotify = 1 (Windows TRIM commands are disabled)
DisableDeleteNotify = 0 (Windows TRIM commands are enabled)

And i got a 0

BringTheRain · 27 May 2011 at 18:30

Defrag off

Trim on

WOW how fast and snappy

DragonQ · 27 May 2011 at 18:30

That doesn't tell you if TRIM is working, it merely tells you if Windows is passing TRIM commands, which, as I said, it will by default.

BringTheRain · 27 May 2011 at 18:34

DragonQ said:
That doesn't tell you if TRIM is working, it merely tells you if Windows is passing TRIM commands, which, as I said, it will by default.

OW lol - Ah well thanks anyway

Nameless_87 · 27 May 2011 at 19:22

DragonQ said:
Windows 7 will pass TRIM by default. As long as you're using TRIM compatible drivers (e.g. default MS driver or Intel RST), your SSD is TRIM compatible and you're in AHCI or IDE mode, it should be working.

Note that some SSDs only work with TRIM after a certain firmware version so it's probably a good idea to update it to the latest version available.

What if the BIOS is set to RAID (since I will have 2 F3's in RAID 0)? Will TRIM work with RAID mode set in BIOS? (the SSD wll not be in RAID, only the F3s)

BringTheRain · 27 May 2011 at 19:40

woops sorry, closed the wrong thread lol :S

DragonQ · 27 May 2011 at 19:49

Nameless_87 said:
What if the BIOS is set to RAID (since I will have 2 F3's in RAID 0)? Will TRIM work with RAID mode set in BIOS? (the SSD wll not be in RAID, only the F3s)

Intel RST drivers will pass TRIM to an SSD if your SATA controller is set to RAID, as long as the SSD itself is not in a RAID array. Since you have an ICH10R southbridge, you can use Intel RST drivers.

I don't think AMD or MS drivers do this though.