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    Macbook Pro 13 + Intel SSD

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by TKHL, Aug 25, 2010.

  1. TKHL

    TKHL Newbie

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    I just bought an SSD for my mbp and I have some question.

    do I need to update the SSD firmware? and how do I do it.
    I dont know if its just me but my boot time is kinda slow.
    I just want some suggestion so i can get the best performance out of it.

    Thank you for your time.
     
    TKHL, Aug 25, 2010
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  2. TKHL

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    And I have the G2 so it does have TRIM support but when I go to System Profiler, it said TRIM support : No.
     
    TKHL, Aug 26, 2010
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    crazycanuk Notebook Virtuoso

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    updating the firmware is always a good idea, not always necessary though. to do it go to intel.com and look up your model
    TRIM is not currently supported by OSX, only Vista and Win 7
     
    crazycanuk, Aug 26, 2010
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    Oh ok thanks alot crazycanuk
     
    TKHL, Aug 26, 2010
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  5. TKHL

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    Is there any software or app I can use to take care of my ssd performance, till OSX support TRIM.
     
    TKHL, Aug 27, 2010
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    fr4c Notebook Enthusiast

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    At the moment no, but plenty of users have used theirs in the MBP with no significant decrease in performance so you should be fine. The only SSD's with built-in garbage collection and is preferred by many users are the ones with the Sandforce controller.
     
    fr4c, Sep 2, 2010
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    @fr4c thank you for the reply
     
    TKHL, Sep 2, 2010
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    Thanks this helped me! :)
     
    crovax, Sep 3, 2010
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