Solid state drives use the TRIM command to delete unused data blocks so the space can be used for the computer's storage needs. TRIM helps the SSD avoid performance issues by preparing used data ...

Kernel support for the TRIM function was introduced in version 2.6.33. To make use of it, the filesystem must be mounted using the discard parameter. Linux distributions usually do not set this kind ...

I finally bought my first SSD. However it's currently housed in an external USB case, serving as the startup volume for a 2007 MBP running 10.7 Lion. Since the MBP only has 2GB of RAM, which I don't ...

One of the best ways to take full advantage of your solid state drive (SSD) is to use the performance-maintaining TRIM command. Technology blog GHacks shows us how to make sure TRIM is enabled in ...

This is a guest post by Kent Smith, senior director of marketing for LSI's Flash Components Division, overseeing all outbound marketing and performance analysis for the company. It may sound crazy, ...

For users looking to upgrade their older Macs with third-party solid-state drives (SSDs), one issue has been a lack of support for TRIM on these drives under OS X. TRIM is a system-level command that ...

Samsung's 860 and 870 SATA SSDs have been causing issues for a while on Linux and it has been determined that NCQ and queued Trim commands are to blame. The problem is especially bad on older AMD PCs.