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    m17x R2 SSD TRIM question/help

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by johnsmor, Jan 11, 2011.

  1. johnsmor

    johnsmor Notebook Geek

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    Hey,

    I have the 256g Samsung(grey) SSD that came with my system. I barely put anything on the drive and it is currenty at around 30% capacit ( I use my other drive for most of the programs and data).

    Am I able to install TRIm or a TRIM program? Do I need to? If I "should" would I have to completely reformat? Or are there programs out there that will let me install without reformatting..etc etc...
     
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  2. beelsr

    beelsr Notebook Consultant

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    if it's a PM800 or 470 drive, it should have Trim already - depends on the firmware rev. there's a thread for that.

    If you're running Windows 7, you're all set. There are a couple more tweaking/setup threads that a subject search will easily find as well (ssd, pm800, samsung for terms)...
     
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    claxdog Notebook Evangelist

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    claxdog, Jan 11, 2011
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