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    Intel SSD maintenance

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by chris-m, Oct 11, 2009.

  1. chris-m

    chris-m Notebook Evangelist

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    My apologies if this has been answered recently. I've been away for a bit...

    I have a 160GB Intel X25M G2, and lately I've started to experience what I think is stuttering. Things like an occasional several-second delay when I do something like type into a message box on a board like NBR's.

    Is there any maintenance that I can do on an Intel SSD? Does its garbage collection require it to be left alone, unused, for a given length of time?

    Or should I just live with it for a couple weeks, until I receive Windows 7?
     
    chris-m, Oct 11, 2009
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  2. StormEffect

    StormEffect Lazer. *pew pew*

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    AnandTech and PCPer have good information on working with SSDs, and both sites have done work that directly resulted in changes to Intel SSDs.

    I can't remember if there is a TRIM utility for Intel SSDs, if you read AnandTech or PCPer, you'll find out. Running that utility should improve performance significantly.

    Otherwise, when you finally get your hands on Windows 7 (October 22 is so close!), the OS will automatically send the TRIM command to the drive, and you will never need to do any maintenance to maintain great performance.
     
    StormEffect, Oct 11, 2009
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  3. zephir

    zephir Notebook Deity

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    According to the Anandtech article, the Intel gen 2 drive is a little bit worse in restoring original performance compared to gen 1 drive, as Intel is counting on using TRIM to get the drive's performance back. They'll also release a manual TRIM utility for Windows before 7.

     
    zephir, Oct 12, 2009
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    slikdealor Notebook Consultant

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    I have the envy 15 with g1 ssd drives in raid0. I also have windows 7. Is there any maintenance I need to do or does Windows 7 automatically do it?
     
    slikdealor, Jul 11, 2010
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    G73Guy Notebook Consultant

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    And you have identified this as a SSD because of.............? I am very serious why are suspecting SSD?

    Why do you have a SSD in RAID? RAID"0" No less? If you were doing for data backup maybe I would get.

    First thing you do is quit RAID'ing after that no not much you need to do. ;)
     
    G73Guy, Jul 12, 2010
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    sean473 Notebook Prophet

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    u cannot use trim in RAID 0... stop doing so then try TRIM and seriously , RAID 0 is waste of space and money.. A single SSD is already fast enough.. RAID 0 wastes ur money.. and u can't do any maintainence so u know what to do..
     
    sean473, Jul 12, 2010
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