The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    Apple SSD, TRIM, and secure erase

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by saturnotaku, Sep 2, 2012.

  1. saturnotaku

    saturnotaku Notebook Nobel Laureate

    Reputations:
    4,879
    Messages:
    8,926
    Likes Received:
    4,707
    Trophy Points:
    431
    I'm able to secure a good deal on an original equipment Toshiba-based SSD. Yes, it's not as fast as a current generation drive but the price is right.

    The drive was a system pull so it will have data already on it. Since Apple branded SSDs support TRIM, can I get away with simply formatting it in Disk Utility? I know it's possible to do an ATA secure erase but it's kind of a pain and would prefer not to hassle with it if it's not entirely necessary.
     
    saturnotaku, Sep 2, 2012
    #1
  2. beige

    beige Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    105
    Messages:
    779
    Likes Received:
    1
    Trophy Points:
    30
    I think this will not help, I was using trim enabler BUT after the last Lion update I tried to re-enabled it and the system stopped working and had to completely reinstall the software, best plan: back up your data and then install trim enabler Trim Enabler and check this article, it will help you improve the life span and efficiency of your new disk. SysAdmin Flakshack • SSD Tweaks for Mac OS X
    BACK UP BACK UP BACK UP, if your Mac keeps working after a restart then everything is going on well.
     
    beige, Sep 8, 2012
    #2