Hey guys,
I haven't been on here in a long time, but I've finally decided to upgrade to an SSD, and the one I'm looking at is the Intel 320 series 80gb http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-012-IN&groupid=701&catid=14&subcat=910 but I have a few questions.
I've had a look through the SSD sticky thread and tried to find a similar topic in the first few pages, but I'm unsure as to how to make sure Trim is enabled seeing as it'll be my OS drive (Windows 7). How should I go about this? I've heard that all I have to do is physically install the SSD, set-up the primary boot drive as my DVD drive, then install Windows 7 as if it's a mechanical drive and Windows 7 will do the rest, but I've also heard that some, if not all SSD's require you to flash it with new Firmware to enable Trim. Is this true? Is this applicable with these new Intel 320 series drives?
My other question is, and forgive me if this is a ridiculous question, if it does need a firmware update to enable Trim, how on earth do I do that? Is this something that needs to be done before installing the OS, or after?
Also, from the product description on the OCUK page, it doesn't say that this drive comes with 2'5 inch to 3'5 inch adapters, only that it is "Supplied with FREE Limited Edition Intel Tool Kit and Intel branded Mini Maglite" which I think is a bit useless considering that a lot of people need the adapters. So does anybody know whether this drive comes with these adapters?
My last question is (for the moment anyway), what do you guys think of this SSD? I was looking at this Crucial SSD http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-008-CR&groupid=701&catid=14&subcat=910 for a while, but the most important factor for me is reliability, and another user on here posted somewhere that Intel drives (based on the X-25) have a 0.59% failure rate as reported by independent sources. Naturally I want the sheer performance of an SSD, but I really don't mind sacrificing a little performance for greater reliability, that and apparently Intel have increased their warranties on these drives from 3 to 5 years.
Anyway, let me know what you guys think and any help and advice would be greatly appreciated.
I haven't been on here in a long time, but I've finally decided to upgrade to an SSD, and the one I'm looking at is the Intel 320 series 80gb http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-012-IN&groupid=701&catid=14&subcat=910 but I have a few questions.
I've had a look through the SSD sticky thread and tried to find a similar topic in the first few pages, but I'm unsure as to how to make sure Trim is enabled seeing as it'll be my OS drive (Windows 7). How should I go about this? I've heard that all I have to do is physically install the SSD, set-up the primary boot drive as my DVD drive, then install Windows 7 as if it's a mechanical drive and Windows 7 will do the rest, but I've also heard that some, if not all SSD's require you to flash it with new Firmware to enable Trim. Is this true? Is this applicable with these new Intel 320 series drives?
My other question is, and forgive me if this is a ridiculous question, if it does need a firmware update to enable Trim, how on earth do I do that? Is this something that needs to be done before installing the OS, or after?
Also, from the product description on the OCUK page, it doesn't say that this drive comes with 2'5 inch to 3'5 inch adapters, only that it is "Supplied with FREE Limited Edition Intel Tool Kit and Intel branded Mini Maglite" which I think is a bit useless considering that a lot of people need the adapters. So does anybody know whether this drive comes with these adapters?
My last question is (for the moment anyway), what do you guys think of this SSD? I was looking at this Crucial SSD http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-008-CR&groupid=701&catid=14&subcat=910 for a while, but the most important factor for me is reliability, and another user on here posted somewhere that Intel drives (based on the X-25) have a 0.59% failure rate as reported by independent sources. Naturally I want the sheer performance of an SSD, but I really don't mind sacrificing a little performance for greater reliability, that and apparently Intel have increased their warranties on these drives from 3 to 5 years.
Anyway, let me know what you guys think and any help and advice would be greatly appreciated.