Intel Rapid Storage manager (Intel Matrix Storage Manager) now supports Trim

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http://downloadcenter.intel.com/det...D=&DwnldID=15251&strOss=&OSFullName=&lang=eng

Copy and pasted from help section of RST:

Our application also provides support for the following features:
• Password-protected disks
This feature provides high-level security and protection for the data on your disks with a password, denying access from any unauthorized user.
• Trim (Microsoft Windows 7* only)
This feature provides support for solid state disks (SSDs) that meet the ATA-8 protocol requirements. This feature optimizes write operations, helps devices reduce wear, and maintains unused storage area on devices as large as possible.



Edit:

After reading up it seems these drivers won't allow TRIM on RAID'ed drives only on drives outside of an array.

 

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Intel X25-M G2 80GB in AHCI mode with Win 7 (64bit):

v8.9.0.1023

v9.6.0.1014

Seemingly this new driver still does not let TRIM run in RAID0 (I am presuming neither automatically not by Intel SSD Toolbox), this is very disappointing I think...just to make sure I might just set up my 2 SSDs in RAID0 and see exactly what the situation is...

Yeah i read that Intel are still researching whether it is possible to have TRIM work on drives in an array.

 

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:delete:

 

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Maybe it does work then

 

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Help section built into IRS windows console.

Introduction>Getting Started>about 2 thirds down the page

Or just search for 'trim' in help section

 

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TRIM doesn't appear to be supported on my RAID0 volume using these new drivers, the SSDs are greyed out in Intel SSD ToolBox...

Intel SSD Toolbox is probably doing taht because it has'nt been updated to be 'told' it ok to mess around with RAID'ed drives.

 

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One more thing I was wondering about was can these drivers be used with with normal hard drives in AHCI mode as well??? and are these drivers just the same as the Intel Matrix Storage Manager drivers but with newer features and newer build version and so is really a replacement for the IMSM drivers???

Thanks for responding.

They are replacements for IMSM.

Wish Intel would actually communicate with their customers even on the official forums everyone is left guessing.

 

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must...Resist buying second Ssd..

 

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Seems it's all very confused atm. Some sites report that TRIM works on drives in an array backed up by what it says in the documentation that came with the driver and some say no it doe'snt work backed by what Intel had said in a pre-release statement.

 

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It has nothing to do with what drive you have it's a driver for Intel south bridge.