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    Intel X-25M G2 TRIM Firmware RELEASED (02HA)

    Same problem here. I updated FW fine but Toolbox is not recognizing my Intel SSD 160GB nor my Raptor 150GB.
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    Suggestions on getting heat from PC out of room ?

    My PC is not near the bedroom door. What I usually do is turn the AC a notch down. I still think making a hole in the wall seems like a good idea... But wanted to check if anyone has thought or done this...
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    Suggestions on getting heat from PC out of room ?

    OK, So my PC is like a mini radiator. Although summer is basically over... I'm still curious if anyone does anything special to get the heat out that is generated by a desktop PC. Sometimes I wonder if should drill a hole in the wall and possibly vent the heat from the desktop PC with some...
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    Hmm... this X-25M G2 is the most expensive paper weight I ever bought! (Update: problem solved)

    I consider read speed more important vs write speads for the home user.
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    Hmm... this X-25M G2 is the most expensive paper weight I ever bought! (Update: problem solved)

    FYI, I have a 160GB G2 and you don't need AHCI to be enabled. I compared my results against someone who has AHCI enabled and I can tell you that there isn't much difference. Below is my results - AHCI not enabled. -------------------------------------------------- CrystalDiskMark 2.2...
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    New Intel SSD drives are in!!!

    I don't know why so many ppl are complaining about newegg... If you are not happy with newegg prices... GO SOMEWHERE ELSE. I did.. and got my 160GB G2 :)
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    New Intel SSD drives are in!!!

    OK, So I updated NVIDIA NFORCE driver and this is the results: -------------------------------------------------- CrystalDiskMark 2.2 (C) 2007-2008 hiyohiyo Crystal Dew World : http://crystalmark.info/ -------------------------------------------------- Sequential Read ...
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    New Intel SSD drives are in!!!

    Yes... a bit slower.. Looks like my drive is slower than yours... I wonder why ? Did you set AHCI in your BIOS setting ? My drive is significantly slower vs new compared with yours. Yours is slower but not by much... Maybe when Win 7 is out and TRIM is supported it will restore itself ...
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    New Intel SSD drives are in!!!

    I got similar numbers when I first installed OS... But after installing everything else I now have 50GB free in my 160GB and my results are as follows. -------------------------------------------------- CrystalDiskMark 2.2 (C) 2007-2008 hiyohiyo Crystal Dew World ...
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    What to do with my old internal hard drive

    Makes sense... Maybe I should disconnect RAPTOR until I need to do a backup... The only problem with that is that I would have to open my case and it can be a pain if I backup routinely...
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    What to do with my old internal hard drive

    Well, I put my external hard drive to rest... I'll be using my Raptor as a backup... In my old Raptor 150GB I was able to fit everything and I still had 26 GB of free space. I have mainly installed all applications on my SSD and have 90GB of free space but I have not moved my music and...
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    What to do with my old internal hard drive

    OK, So I finally got my Intel SSD 160gb and I'm currently installing OS. I'm wondering what to do with my old hard drive (150GB Western Digital 10K RPM). I currently use a Maxtor external hard drive to back up all my data just in case something goes wrong... I'm thinking maybe I should...
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    New Intel SSD drives are in!!!

    LOL, Well the purpose of benching it is as follows: 1. Know that is working as expected. 2. Over time, I'd like to re-bench it to check before and after and ensure it's working as expected.
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    New Intel SSD drives are in!!!

    OK, So I'm finally getting my X25-M 160GB tomorrow. What benchmark software should I be using to test it ?