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    Would like some clarification with regard to TRIM on my m11x...

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by SaosinEngaged, Mar 4, 2010.

  1. SaosinEngaged

    SaosinEngaged Notebook Evangelist

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    I read somewhere on this forum that TRIM can be enabled on the Samsung drive by uninstalling the Intel Storage Matrix drive in from the "Uninstall a Program" part of Control Panel, and then letting windows update simply run to update and install the regular Windows driver for the Samsung SSD. Is this accurate?
     
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    Your suppose to do a firmware update to get trim enabled.
     
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    How do you tell if your SSD has TRIM enabled out of the box?
     
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    I distinctly remember reading from a reputable user on this site, that all you should need to do if you have the PM800 Samsung SSD is to uninstall that Intel driver I mentioned and then run Windows update.

    That's why I made this topic. If that's the case, it makes enabling TRIM much simpler for new owners of the m11x.

    I think his username was aznguy or something. This user posted a Youtube video showing the startup times between the Samsung SSD and a 5400RPM HDD on this site.
     
    SaosinEngaged, Mar 4, 2010
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