Intel 510 Series "Elmcrest" 120GB 2.5" SATA-3 Solid State Hard Drive
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No TRIM in RAID.
The benefits of using TRIM with your SSD are well known, but RAID users have been left behind in the race for ever-faster data access – until now.
TRIM, which purges data from the SSD's cells upon deletion and can prevent the slowdown that many solid state drives experience after prolonged use, is generally considered to be the best thing to have happened to the devices for quite some time – but unfortunately for those looking for the ultimate in performance, it has never been available to those running SSDs in a RAID array.
Thankfully, Intel has solved the problem with the release of a TRIM-compatible driver which finally brings the technology to SSDs in RAID arrays.
Available over on Intel's website – via TechConnect Magazine – the new Rapid Storage Technology driver allows users of selected Intel motherboards to enjoy the benefits of RAID without losing the benefits of TRIM support.
TRIM, which purges data from the SSD's cells upon deletion and can prevent the slowdown that many solid state drives experience after prolonged use, is generally considered to be the best thing to have happened to the devices for quite some time – but unfortunately for those looking for the ultimate in performance, it has never been available to those running SSDs in a RAID array.
Thankfully, Intel has solved the problem with the release of a TRIM-compatible driver which finally brings the technology to SSDs in RAID arrays.
Available over on Intel's website – via TechConnect Magazine – the new Rapid Storage Technology driver allows users of selected Intel motherboards to enjoy the benefits of RAID without losing the benefits of TRIM support.
Sigh. Please listen. There is NO combination of SSD, SATA controller and SATA driver that allows TRIM to work for SSDs in a RAID array.
From March 2010 (version 9.6), Intel's RST drivers allow TRIM to be passed to an SSD if your SATA controller is set to RAID mode but NOT if the SSDs themselves are in a RAID array. ALL of the usual news sites jumped on this and they ALL misinterpreted the information.
See XeroNXS's response here: http://www.bit-tech.net/news/hardware/2010/03/23/intel-releases-trim-for-raid/1
From March 2010 (version 9.6), Intel's RST drivers allow TRIM to be passed to an SSD if your SATA controller is set to RAID mode but NOT if the SSDs themselves are in a RAID array. ALL of the usual news sites jumped on this and they ALL misinterpreted the information.
See XeroNXS's response here: http://www.bit-tech.net/news/hardware/2010/03/23/intel-releases-trim-for-raid/1
