Thread: Windows 7 help

this was the method I used for my dell ssd.. jsut try the usb config tools...
Hi Guys, I HAVE GOOD NEWS!



I have followed this thread for roughly 7 months, having the identical problem to you guys. Having tried everything, including the guide from Alienware, I was about to purchase a new SSD this month! I did however come across a solution today, WHICH WORKS! Trim support? YES!!!



My SSD was the DELL OEM Samsung 2.5” 256GB MMDOE56G5MXP-0vbD7 with the Firmware version VBM94D1Q.



To update your firmware do the following:

1. Create a USB bootable drive using the HP USB key utility (available: http://rapidshare.com/files/112382685/SP27608.zip)

a. Select the usb device you wish to use

b. File system: FAT32

c. Volume label: doesn't matter

d. Tick create a DOS startup disk

e. Select “using DOS system files located at”

i. And select the folder where you extract this: (http://www.bay-wolf.com/utility/usbkey/win98boot.zip)

f. Wait for the disk to complete.



2. Then EXTRACT the NEW DELL FIRMWARE UPDATE to the usb stick (yes Dell have finally done it, no using OCZ, Mushkin etc…) by running the “SAMSUNG_MULTI-DEVICE_A00_R276513.exe” program

a. The program (containing the FW update) is available here: (Drivers and Downloads | Dell [United States])

i. To download the file, don’t refine your results, just click on the drop down box labelled “Sata Drives” and select your model (256GB or 128GB)



3. Now you have a working bootable USB disk along with the copied files.

a. Your USB drive should now contain



4. The next step is to configure your BIOS, these are the settings which helped me (ASUS P6TSE w/ i7930)

a. Configure SATA as AHCI

b. J-Micron Esata/PATA controller disabled

c. ACPI 2.0 support enabled

d. ACPI APIC support disabled

e. BOOT DEVICE PRIORITY – 1st boot = USB: generic storage (this is the bootable usb drive you just created)

f. The rest of the settings I left as they were, it was trial and error though. (See below)



5. Save BIOS changes and exit.

a. The usb device should boot straight into DOS.

b. Type: dosrd1_0.exe

c. Follow the instructions

d. Enjoy your newly enabled trim SSD!”

e. I did get a lot of “dosrd1_0.exe has caused an exception: access violation….” When running the program. The fix is trial and error in your bios. The usb is fine

the usb tool download and the win 98 file dl both worked for me...