Questions tagged [ssd]
Solid-state drive; a device that uses solid-state memory to persistently store data, often as a replacement for a traditional hard drive. Because SSDs do not use mechanical seeking to access data, they can provide much higher performance than hard drives especially with random I/O operations.
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How to determine if a widely available NVMe SSD is too cheap in price to be genuine? [closed]
I've found this NVMe SSD that is just what I need to extend the storage in my current laptop (or maybe even to my next laptop).
It seems too cheap in price for the supposed manufacturer and specs, ...
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Is an NVMe M.2 SSD faster than the SSD soldered in my laptop?
This is related to this question (TLDR): What are the downsides with using an SD card for primary storage on a x86 laptop?
I need to expand my 128GB storage that's internal to my laptop, so I can ...
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What are the downsides with using an SD card for primary storage on a x86 laptop?
I'm running out of storage space in my workhorse of a laptop that has a fixed storage of only 128GB. I was thinking of buying a M.2 NVMe SSD, however I find them quite expensive. A possible back ...
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What SSD manufacturer uses SMART values A0-A9?
I'm remotely diagnosing a suspected drive issue in a SATA drive. I'm looking at the SMART attributes for indicators of the drive health but need to figure out which manufacturer's table to use to ...
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Did my SSD internally remap bad blocks after a failed full scan, or was the first scan just a false result?
I recently bought a new Samsung 990 PRO 4TB NVMe SSD. Unfortunately, I accidentally dropped it from about 1.5 meters onto a ceramic tile floor. So I ran several tests using Samsung Magician.
The SSD ...
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How are pages assigned within a superpage when SSDs use superblock striping?
I am trying to understand how modern SSD controllers place pages when using superblock or superpage striping across internal resources such as channels, chips, dies, and planes.
From what I understand,...
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Lenovo T16 Gen4 Laptop Does NOT Accept Correct NVMe Drive Password
My Lenovo T16 Gen4 Laptop has a built-in 256 GB SSD. I replaced it with a Samsung 990 PRO 4TB SSD. Then set the password for the NVMe drive in BIOS. However, when I restart the computer and input the ...
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Can an older SATA–USB docking station cause issues or data corruption when used with a much larger modern drive? [closed]
SATA–USB docking stations for HDDs/SSDs typically specify a maximum supported disk capacity, but they often work fine with slightly larger drives.
Can an older SATA–USB docking station cause issues or ...
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How to reset a full NVMe SSD drive in read-only mode?
I have an SSD that I accidentally filled up. As a result, smartctl -a is now reporting:
The available spare has fallen below the threshold
media has been placed in read-only mode
Is it possible to ...
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Windows 11 clone from M.2 SATA to M.2 NVMe fails to boot – INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE (0x7B)
I cloned my system disk from an M.2 SATA SSD (1 TB) to a Samsung 990 Pro 2 TB NVMe using ddrescue (no read errors) from the rescueCD environment. During cloning I used an adapter to connect old m2 ...
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Why is the BIOS is abnormally slow after fixing an SSD?
A couple weeks ago, my NVMe SSD started showing this behavior: disconnecting after big volume data, still showing up in the bios, would show up and be accessible after a reboot. Eventually, after a ...
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Deleted a file by FFmpeg (encoding -y) on an SSD. Is it possible to recover the file, Linux system? [duplicate]
As I know, on SSD deleted files will not be overwritten immediately, in respect to the health of SSD cells (max. 1000 times writeable).
I use the -y option of FFmpeg per default (delete without user ...
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Compatibility between my M.2 SSD drive and enclosure/adapter
I'm trying to figure out if my M.2 SK Hynix SSD should work with my enclosure/adapter.
Going through the specs of both, it seems that it would but neither my Windows 11 or Linux Mint can access it. ...
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How to unlock a GPT-protected partition while preserving all data?
After loading a disk image onto a usb flash drive, File Explorer stopped detecting one of my SSDs, which had nothing to do with the process.
Disk model - XPG GAMMIX S11 Pro
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Why can’t I see the filesystem from Linux on new formatted 16 TB SSDs? [closed]
I have recently purchased three 16TB SSDs. They appear to be formatted with extFS. I can see the SSD in Windows. Surprisingly, I cannot see them in Linux, which is my goto with disk problems. Any help ...
