Help me set up new SSD?

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shawnoen

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Want help setting up new Intel X-25M SSD.

Currently have 3 hard drives. 2x WD Black Cavier 640GB in Raid 0 (will be keeping those). Also have a WD Black Caviar 1TB for backup. Will be moving the 1TB to external enclosure for backup.

What do I need to do to set up TRIM and install OS in SSD?

Should I reformat the 2 drives in Raid 0 also?

I'm gonna backup all my stuff to the 1TB drive.

Guessing I'll re-install Windows 7 on the SSD and then re-install all my programs (some on SSD and the rest on the Raid 0 drives).

Thanks for the help!
 
Just perform a normal fresh install on the SSD, let Windows 7 create the partition. If you want more performance at the cost of storage capacity, you can create a smaller partition and leave the rest unused. This is less needed with TRIM, though it can still make a difference.

TRIM should work either with Microsoft AHCI driver or with Intel's RAID/AHCI drivers, provided the SSD itself is not part of a RAID-array. Not much else you have to do; just remember to never defragment your SSD. Windows 7 should have disabled that by default on your SSD.
 
Ok, so basically I just format and install Windows 7 like any other driver? No need to update the 'Rapid Storage Technology' drivers or whatever during install (not sure how to do it)....
 
I can't help with the raid stuff but Windows 7 detects SSDs and installs to them appropriately. Trim is automatic with the latest Intel drivers or the default MS driver.
 
Even if I have the BIOS setup for RAID for the 2 storage drives, TRIM will work for the SSD in ACHI?
 
How do I ensure I am using the newest Intel RST drivers (9.6.0.1014)?

Do I install them after I've formatted and installed Windows 7?
 
If you want to verify that trim is enabled, run a command prompt (as admin)
type in:

fsutil behavior query DisableDeleteNotify

If the result is 0 then TRIM is on.
 
What do you do with your Windows 7 user account and My Documents folder? Do you move them a storage drive and then create a reference to them from the C drive (SSD)?
 
For my Documents folder, I just made a folder of each library and added it as a location in the Libraries' properties.

For programs, I suggest you do this http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1482722
I mounted my terabyte drive to a file in C, then I mounted it as drive D also so I could keep track of the libraries and defrag it separately.
 
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