Windows 7 will always try to issue the trim command. That trim command to still work its way through other layers so if the driver it goes throsn't support trim the trim command will be dropped or ignored.
On Fri, Jan 8, 2010 at 5:04 AM, Anthony Q. Martin <amar...@charter.net> wrote: > Are you sure that all implementations of Windows & have TRIM support? I'm > not so sure anymore (I never ways but now I'm in serious doubt about that > claim). > > Rick posted this in another thread: > > -------------------------------------------------------- > Some of you may not get this notification from Intel. > It came in the last several minutes. > (I think we discussed it here very recently.) > > "The new Intel® SSD Toolbox (version 1.2) and SSD > Toolbox Users Guide are now available for download at > <www.intel.com/go/ssdtoolbox> > We encourage you to take advantage of this free download > to monitor and tune the performance of your Intel® Solid State Drive." > > Also: > <http://www.intel.com/support/ssdc/hpssd/sb/CS-030992.htm> > > Rick Glazier > ------------------------------------------------------- > > You might want to read the white paper. I wrote this in a message the other > day: > > "I was reading the white paper on Intel's SSD Optimizer. IN there it says > that if you're using Windows 7 and Microsoft AHCI storage driver, then the > OS will contain native support support to excute the ATA Data set Management > command on the Intel SSD and no user interaction is required. However, if > you're using Intel Matrix Storage manager with Win7, then you do need the > tools. Now, I never installed any Matrix Storage manager...and I can't see > evidence of it on the device manager. " > > In my bios, SATA AHCI support is turned off, thought my SSD is working now. > So I assume Windows 7 must be using some other storage driver, though I > have yet to figure out which (anyone know how?). I'm going to load up the > SSD Toolbox and see what happens (gosh, I hope it doesnt erase my disc > again!). > > > > On 1/8/2010 4:45 AM, Eli Allen wrote: >> >> One major issue with that review. They installed the Intel Matrix >> Storage driver which will disable TRIM in Windows 7. Also the way he >> was saying Intel has TRIM so it should be faster doesn't make sense, >> it only makes the drive faster after the drive has been used (i.e. it >> keeps the drive from slowing down over time) >> >> On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 6:38 AM, Anthony Q. Martin<amar...@charter.net> >> wrote: >> >>> >>> http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/windows-ssd-performance,2518.html >>> >> >> > >> >> >> >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 9.0.725 / Virus Database: 270.14.129/2606 - Release Date: >> 01/07/10 14:35:00 >> >> >
