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    SSD causing laptop problems?

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by crumpie, Jan 20, 2011.

  1. crumpie

    crumpie Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hey there.. I've attached my results from my SSD benchmarking and apparently my write speed is crap.

    I was wondering if this could be a cause for my laptop working terribly slow when I multitask/install stuff/run stuff. Also, If anyone could suggest any methods of fixing this!

    Dell rep didn't help me much :T Please help!!
     

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    beelsr Notebook Consultant

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    right off the bat, alignment's off so i'm going to guess a win xp formatted drive. that will kill writes, right there...

    there's a couple ssd bechmarking/config threads in here and in the hardware forum. all kinds of info there - rather than repeat it all, go there....

    an (ibtl?) short list of things to look for: os, alignment to 4k, trimable firmware, ahci/raid, drive age, os config, etc...
     
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    crumpie Notebook Enthusiast

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    alright thanks..

    Soz for the repeat cause I had very little idea of what to look for in the first place
     
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    lichensoul Notebook Evangelist

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    Crumpie, that ssd drive that you have also leaves a lot to be desired. The pm 800 does not support TRIM. I had the same problem you did. I called Dell and they replaced it wit he Pm 810 witch is a much beter drive. If you got yours from Dell and it is still in waranty you might wanna try to get them to replace it.
     
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    Mechanized Menace Lost in the MYST

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    Don't spread false rumors the Pm800 DOES support trim.
     
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    lichensoul Notebook Evangelist

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    As I have forgoten with the firmware update, yes it does not support trim.
     
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    Both are right and wrong, certain PM800s do support TRIM, others do not. Early gen 1 NAND based PM800s like mine (fw:VBM15D1Q) do not, and (according to SAMSUNG) will not ever support TRIM.
     
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