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    I just bought an intel SSD... Now what?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by lemonspeaker, Apr 16, 2009.

  1. lemonspeaker

    lemonspeaker Notebook Evangelist

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    Can anyone suggest what I do next? I am deciding to do a clean install with Vista.
    Also I think I got the intel SSD with the older firmware. I should update that.

    Does anyone know what the default RAID # is on intel's SSD?
     
    lemonspeaker, Apr 16, 2009
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    yotano211 Notebook Evangelist

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    now what? lets see, take it back and get your money back (too expensive) or you can always put it into the drive space and use it.
     
    yotano211, Apr 16, 2009
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  3. Mormegil83

    Mormegil83 I Love Lamp.

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    Update the firmware, do a fresh install and be amazed!!!
     
    Mormegil83, Apr 16, 2009
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    mechrock Notebook Evangelist

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    If I were ever going to buy something that expensive I'm would be sure to know what to do with it when I got it.
     
    mechrock, Apr 16, 2009
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    Evoss-X Notebook Deity

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    I dont think amazed ..
    just red article about intel ssd and there encountered some critical problem
     
    Evoss-X, Apr 16, 2009
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    sgogeta4 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    What do you mean, Intel SSDs don't utilize RAID (unlike sat Super Talent's RX which uses RAID0).
     
    sgogeta4, Apr 16, 2009
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    mullenbooger Former New York Giant

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    the intel is still blazing fast. Even moreso with the new firmware to fix write degradation.
     
    mullenbooger, Apr 16, 2009
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    davepermen Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    If you don't want it, I'll take it.
     
    davepermen, Apr 16, 2009
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    TehSuigi Notebook Virtuoso

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    Same here. X25-Ms are dead sexy.
     
    TehSuigi, Apr 16, 2009
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  10. lemonspeaker

    lemonspeaker Notebook Evangelist

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    I was wondering if I should do a firmware update on it first or wipe it out with HDDErase 4.0 -
    BTW, I haven't installed it into my system. It's still brand new in its orange sealed tape.
     
    lemonspeaker, Apr 17, 2009
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  11. davepermen

    davepermen Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    why should you wipe out if its new? makes no sense. firmware update, yeah, why not?
     
    davepermen, Apr 17, 2009
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  12. Mormegil83

    Mormegil83 I Love Lamp.

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    LOL even with the degradation the x25-m is still better than any ssd out there and ANY nonstuttering ssd is better that EVERY consumer HDD

    Yeah HDDErase is just if your drive is experiencing degradation due to ridiculous amounts of random writes, or if you just want it to act like it's 100% new again and with new firmware you should never have to worry about that. it fixes itself
     
    Mormegil83, Apr 17, 2009
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