SSD and chipset support

[mikeymikec]

I've read the SSD FAQ on this forum, but is anyone here aware of, or are there any online resources which describe issues between SSDs and particular motherboard chipsets?

A bit in the FAQ says about motherboard drivers not allowing TRIM commands to be passed to the SSD, so I guess the question I was going to ask about what are all the factors that TRIM relies on to work are:

OS support (for Windows = has to be Win7)
Chipset driver support (check the release notes I guess)
Hardware - SATA ports and SATA power cables needed obviously, possibly mounting brackets needed in a desktop

I'm guessing that people here would just use a rule of thumb like "I would only use these motherboard chipsets, and no earlier than ... with the latest drivers".

 

[Cerb]

I'm guessing that people here would just use a rule of thumb like "I would only use these motherboard chipsets, and no earlier than ... with the latest drivers".

Not even that. Just don't get old Indilnix controlled SSDs, and be careful choosing a Sandforce-based one.

A newer faster drive will generally outweigh the penalty from not supporting TRIM; especially drives made with *n*x OSes and RAID in mind (little to no TRIM support), like the Crucial M4, Samsung 830, and almost any Intel.

 

[Coup27]

To ensure TRIM in Windows you need:

Windows 7
Microsoft's default AHCI driver or Intels RST driver.
TRIM enabled SSD (all current ones)

Chipset drivers have no effect on TRIM. Thats it.

PS - I haven't a clue if AMD's current storage driver has TRIM support.

 

[(sic)Klown12]

PS - I haven't a clue if AMD's current storage driver has TRIM support.

They have for the last year or so.