TRIM SSD option not available

[Dolby]

I got an SSD HDD about a year back and installed it on my Windows 7 Professional machine. However I never got the TRIM option and always got the defrag option, which people said meant Windows didn't know it was SSD.

I Googled and the sites mentioned changing controller to AHCI before installation, else there are registry issues etc - so last night I backed everything up, changed to AHCI and reinstalled - it still says defrag!

I downloaded Sandisk SSD toolkit and clicked on update firmware - but they say the SSD is current.

What could be the problem?!

 

[NomNom]

There is no problem, just don't defragment your SSD and keep the controller on AHCI, personally I disable the whole function in Windows so that the operating system can't either.

You don't get a TRIM option, TRIM works in the background.

To confirm that TRIM is enabled and working follow these steps:

TRIM Commands

Enable TRIM

Go to the Command Prompt and type:

fsutil behavior set disabledeletenotify 0

Disable TRIM

Go to the Command Prompt and type:

fsutil behavior set disabledeletenotify 1

How do I know if TRIM is working in Windows 7?

Go to the Command Prompt and type:

fsutil behavior query disabledeletenotify

DisableDeleteNotify = 1 (Windows TRIM commands are disabled)
DisableDeleteNotify = 0 (Windows TRIM commands are enabled)

Source: http://www.ocztechnologyforum.com/f...ks-Utilities-*&p=442158&viewfull=1#post442158

 

[Dolby]

Oh - I thought defrag disappears :/

So is the defrag option always available then?

 

[NomNom]

Oh - I thought defrag disappears :/

So is the defrag option always available then?

Yes, in Windows 8 it changes to "Optimize" if a SSD is detected. ---> http://superuser.com/questions/479207/what-does-optimize-drives-do-in-windows-8

Here's some more reading on having a SSD with Windows 7 ---> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2727880

 

[Dolby]

Great - now it says I need admin privileges and I am listed as admin

 

[NomNom]

Great - now it says I need admin privileges and I am listed as admin

Make sure you run the WEI so that Windows 7 can detect that you have a SSD and not a hard drive, otherwise I would disable the defragmention schedule and/or service.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-nz/...ex#What-is-windows-experience-index=windows-7

 

[grim]

Great - now it says I need admin privileges and I am listed as admin

You need to run command prompt as admin

Right click -> Run as Administrator

 

[Quey_Quick]

Yes, in Windows 8 it changes to "Optimize" if a SSD is detected. ---> http://superuser.com/questions/479207/what-does-optimize-drives-do-in-windows-8

My Windows machines always say optimize and not defrag