Intel SSD toolbox fails, reports “error connecting to drive”

Question

When using the SSD toolbox to manually run trim, the toolbox loads but then says its "unable to connect to drive". What can I do to fix this?

Answer 1

The fix is suggested here: http://communities.intel.com/message/78539;jsessionid=48A13DE8B18CD478528559087E625352.node5COMS

The helpful message is from Polo127. Note that he installs then uninstalls the nVidia driver if its nnot already present.. I would never have guessed:

I ran into the same problem with my Asus nForce 650. There was another response from BorderShot with the solution. Here it is:

Alright, I got this to work by changing the driver from the "NVIDIA nForce Serial ATA Controller" to the generic "Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller". In Vista, Control Panel --> System --> Device Manager, IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers, select "NVIDIA nForce Serial ATA Controller", right click, Properties, Driver, Update Driver, Browse My Computer, Let me pick from a list, and then select the "Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller". After reboot, I was able to use the SSD Toolbox.

I didnt have the Nvidia nForce serial ata controller driver so i just decided to update the standard duel pci ide controller and rebooted anyways BUT it did NOT help at all. SO I went to nvidia's site to download the lastest nForce driver which did install the nforce serial controller then I followed BorderShot's instruction and it worked like a charm! I am now able to see and TRIM the drive.

Let me know if you have any questions.