View Full Version : TRIM is now working on Kingston 40GB V SSD!
Musho
01-27-2010, 02:46 PM
Some people managed to get TRIM working on the Kingston 40gb SSD with the intel controller. Use these instructions at your own risk! Enjoy!
http://www.overclock.net/hard-drives-storage/642728-tried-update-kingston-40gb-ssds-fw-5.html
don_xvi
01-27-2010, 06:57 PM
Good to have as a backup if Kingston never comes through...
eddieobscurant
01-27-2010, 11:10 PM
I just did it ! Everything looks ok. No data loss. Kingston said that they won't release a firmware with trim support, since intel doesn't let them. For this reason they phased out the drive and replaced it with a 30gb one, with toshiba controller.
http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/172/blackkingstonssdtrimena.th.jpg (http://img163.imageshack.us/i/blackkingstonssdtrimena.jpg/)
don_xvi
01-28-2010, 03:10 AM
Really? Most of the net has been operating on some quote from a PR guy that they had one in their roadmap. They've changed positions on this now?
SKYMTL
01-28-2010, 05:54 AM
Really? Most of the net has been operating on some quote from a PR guy that they had one in their roadmap. They've changed positions on this now?
Yes they have.
Nano2k
01-28-2010, 12:04 PM
Done it to my drive and it's still working^^ phew...
From another post on those forums, it seems Kingston has stopped selling these 40gb intel SSDs.
JohnZS
01-28-2010, 03:39 PM
We need updates for Gen 1 X-25M's!!!!!!!!!!!!!
don_xvi
01-28-2010, 06:30 PM
This will be a good project during the weekend when I don't suppose I'll be playing nearly as much Battlefield Bad Company 2 as I thought I would... :|
Meatpuppet
01-29-2010, 12:31 AM
Just finished the process on my drive. It takes 2 blank CDs and about 10 minutes and that is that. Hooray for TRIM support.
Xoulz
01-29-2010, 01:15 AM
Sweet! For $90 bucks, it's a great buy!
Chevelle
01-29-2010, 08:07 AM
Sweet! For $90 bucks, it's a great buy!
Got a link?
Xoulz
01-29-2010, 03:36 PM
Got a link?
It was during the initial release @ Newegg. :(
Aberration
01-29-2010, 07:26 PM
You can still find them for not much more.
How do these work for just an OS drive? Stutter and all that from the cheaper drives?
TurboDiv
01-29-2010, 07:35 PM
Stutter with intel controller ? Don't think so. ;)
Nano2k
01-30-2010, 03:49 AM
You can still find them for not much more.
How do these work for just an OS drive? Stutter and all that from the cheaper drives?
They work like the best upgrade you can do to any system.