Help me setup my SSD's please

http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/1348/img0426nc.jpg

:D

Anyway, i want to use RAID0 and TRIM.
http://www.bit-tech.net/news/hardwar...rim-for-raid/1

Could someone talk me through it please? I plan to use my current 1TB HDD as storage and to hold all my current files. Can I just move it to SATA port 3 and plug my two SSD's in 1 and 2 and RAID them then install Win7 whilst still using my old HDD to have all my games or is there anything else I need to change?

If you have any other suggestions on how to install my SSD's I would love to hear them. Ideally I would like RAID0 with TRIM.

My mobo is an Asus P6X58D-E

Thanks

I'm not helping you, you show off :D

Nah seriously, I'm pretty sure that if you reinstall windows, most of your programs/games will need reinstalling also. The required files are not always put in the program folders and dropped into system-folders - Not to mention the Raid-0 splitting confusing matters. If you wanna do something properly, do it from scratch mate - Back up your data from your 1TB then format the lot and proceed from there.

On another note, you know what you can do with two stickers that you couldn't otherwise do with one? Its Art Attack time! Get out your sticky back plastic and safety scissors for...

http://img805.imageshack.us/img805/4513/image5c.jpg

EDIT: I really couldn't help you anyway, I'm a noob at it myself :)

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Originally Posted by richieuk

I'm not helping you, you show off ;D

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:D

But seriously, I do need a bit of help setting the SSD's up as this is the first time I will be using them

you cannot trim drives in raid 0, you can trim a single drive that on a raid array but not when using any form of raid.

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Originally Posted by GoNz0

you cannot trim drives in raid 0, you can trim a single drive that on a raid array but not when using any form of raid.

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did you see the link in the OP? Are you saying that it won't work?:help:
Is TRIM actauly THAT important?

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Originally Posted by Cleeecooo

did you see the link in the OP? Are you saying that it won't work?:help:
Is TRIM actauly THAT important?

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Available over on Intel's website – via TechConnect Magazine – the new Rapid Storage Technology driver allows users of selected Intel motherboards to enjoy the benefits of RAID without losing the benefits of TRIM support.

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Do you have the right motherboard?

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Originally Posted by Intel

It will support TRIM with SSDs in an AHCI configuration, or with the RAID controller enabled and the SSD is used as a pass through device. An example of this use case is for users that want to use the SSD as a boot drive but still be able to RAID multiple HDDs together to allow for large protect data storage – a great use for the home theater PC. TRIM support for SSDs in a RAID configuration is under investigation and is not included in Intel® RST 9.6.

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Sorry to spoil yr fun.
As for importance of TRIm it really depends on how large the drives are and what is the usage pattern.

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Originally Posted by blueball

Do you have the right motherboard?

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I don't think I do :(

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Originally Posted by CooperXS

Sorry to spoil yr fun.
As for importance of TRIm it really depends on how large the drives are and what is the usage pattern.

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awwwwwww :(

I think I'll intall them as two seperate drives. How would I install TRIM on both of them if they were seperate? anything in particular I have to do?

TRIM works automatically assuming you run th right OS - Windows 7 for example.
But nothing really stands in the way of using the Raid0 set since you will have a dedicated storage drive anyway and current controllers do prevent the extensive writing to the SSDs anyway.
You may face some performance reduction in like several months to a half year period. Just run some benches used in today's SSD reviews, save the screenshots and check the performance in about a month to see if and how far the performance degraded. SHould it drop below what you'd call decent for such set you can always do a complete reinstall and you'll be just as good as with new drives :)

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Originally Posted by Cleeecooo

did you see the link in the OP? Are you saying that it won't work?:help:
Is TRIM actauly THAT important?

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i dont need to read the link, its probably one of the websites that printed the wrong information and never retracted it.

having just looked at it if the OP took the time to read the comments further down the link he posted this thread would not be here ;)