SSD TRIM without AHCI

Hi BPhill561,

 

We need to check with your motherboard manufacturer as this issue is related to hardware. Please post back to specs on your motherboard so that we can further assist you.

 

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Ajay K

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I am using a SSD (has TRIM supported firmware) with a 780i nforce board that does not support AHCI in the bios, and hence no TRIM support.  I have read on other forums that people have gotten around this problem by changing the Storage controller drivers for the SATA controller (third party driver) to the microsoft "Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller" driver (which also increases performance).  When I try to do a manual driver update by selecting the options "Browse my computer for the driver software", "Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer", and clicking off the show compatible hardware, I cannot find the generic driver I am looking for (some find it listed, others do not).  I understand this is not the proper driver for the device and may not be recommended, but how can I manually change the driver.

If you have any other ideas on how to enable trim support without AHCI, that would be just as useful.

Windows 7 Professional 64-bit

Exact same problem. Using a intel 80gb x25-m sata solid state drive. I have a dell xps 600 system with a nvidia nforce4 sli intel edition mb. A11 bios. Windows currently "sees" ssd as a scsi device. Same with the 80gb raptor and other 250gb maxtor drive.

I am using a SSD (has TRIM supported firmware) with a 780i nforce board that does not support AHCI in the bios, and hence no TRIM support.  I have read on other forums that people have gotten around this problem by changing the Storage controller drivers for the SATA controller (third party driver) to the microsoft "Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller" driver (which also increases performance).  When I try to do a manual driver update by selecting the options "Browse my computer for the driver software", "Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer", and clicking off the show compatible hardware, I cannot find the generic driver I am looking for (some find it listed, others do not).  I understand this is not the proper driver for the device and may not be recommended, but how can I manually change the driver.

If you have any other ideas on how to enable trim support without AHCI, that would be just as useful.

Windows 7 Professional 64-bit

Same problem. Nvidia Nforce 520LE chipset motherboard. I guess lot of people around the world suffering because of this problem. Appreciate any solution otherwise should change Intel to OCZ :)

Hi,

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Hi,

 

It looks like your problem is similar, but differs from the original question. Please start your own question and provide the details of your problem so that we can help you further.

 

http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/w7hardware/threads

 

 

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Chris
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Hi Chris, thanks for your attention. You know I need fast and effective solution rather than some new threads creating LOL That is why I just bought new motherboard with apparent AHCI support. Now it's OK with my ssd. I do not believe Intel would make some efforts to solve the problem :(((