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danie10@squeet.me
Danie

How to update your SSD firmware on Windows

Close view of a motherboard showing just as SSD drive slotted into it. Text on drive card says V-NAND SSD 980 PRO PCIe 4.0 NVMe M2. Brand name says Samsung.
Software updates are an integral part of modern life, with your computer’s operating system and your smartphone being smart enough to update on its own. But that’s not the case for every piece of electronics, and many need a manual touch to get them updated. Pretty much every computing device you own, from the best M.2 SSDs to your computer’s motherboard and the router powering your home network, all runs on a combination of firmware and hardware. It’s called firmware instead of software because it’s designed to be permanently embedded in the device that it controls and updated only periodically.

These firmware updates can fix performance-related issues, security holes, or other types of bugs. Because they’re not scheduled regularly, it’s even more important that you update the firmware when a new version arrives. For SSDs, firmware controls how data is stored and read, as well as other functions that the SSD controller needs to operate efficiently to give you the best performance possible. Every SSD manufacturer has a slightly different way of handling updates, but they all have one thing in common–they’re quick and easy to do.

This is a bit of a Catch-22: Updating firmware on a SSD does have a slight chance of borking the drive, and some say it is better not to mess with something that is working OK…

See xda-developers.com/how-update-…
#Blog, #SSD, #technology

danie10@squeet.me
Danie

7 ways to optimize an SSD for longevity and performance

Samsung 990 evo plus SSD with two plants on either side
This is really aimed at Windows users only, but there are still many Windows users out there who may benefit from these practical tips to consider. They are all easy to implement.

SSDs are now shown to actually last quite a long time (I did a post about this, about a month ago) so we do not need to panic about them just giving up (even when they eventually do, they often go into a read-only mode so you can recover your data).

See xda-developers.com/7-ways-to-o…
#Blog, #SSD, #technology

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frenchhope@diaspora-fr.org
Laurent Espitallier

Will your SSD lose data without power? ⬅️ URL principale utilisée pour la prévisualisation Diaspora* et avec plus de garantie de disponibilité.

Archivez vous même la page s'il n'existe pas encore d'archive et évitez ainsi les pisteurs, puis ulilisez µBlockOrigin pour supprimer d'éventuelles bannières qui subsisteraient sur la page sauvegardée.

💾 archive.org

#stockageinformatique #ssd #pertededonnées #mémoireflash #électricité

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Will your SSD lose data without power?

Losing your SSD data without power might sound preposterous, but it can happen in certain circumstances.

danie10@squeet.me
Danie

Will your SSD lose data without power? Don’t store it for long periods

View of one side of a SSD drive showing two black square integrated circuits on top of it
There are some concerns about even the best SSDs losing data if kept without power, and people may question their feasibility for long-term storage. There’s some truth to this, as SSDs use flash storage to store data, and are more susceptible to power-related issues than HDDs.

Normally, the SSD you use on your PC would stay powered down for, say, a few hours, days, or weeks, at the most. Even if your PC is turned off for months, your SSD will still work as intended when you turn your system on the next time. The real problem begins if your SSD is devoid of power for longer periods, say, well over a year or so.

Definitely worth powering up your SSDs art least every 6 months or so, to be safer.

See xda-developers.com/will-ssd-lo…
#Blog, #SSD, #technology

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faab64@diasp.org
Farhad 🆓🇵🇸 ☮️Now

Replacement disk for my crashed drive have arrived. Now have to replace the old one and try to debug it to see if I can salvage my data.

Going to install Linux as main system on it. I am not sure what distro I should install. Used to have Mint and it is pretty easy and familiar interface, but I will look around and see for better alternative.

#Linux #Laptop #PC #SSD #NVME #France

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danie10@squeet.me
Danie

SSDs have a secret way to protect your data when they fail

Close view of a motherboard showing just as SSD drive slotted into it. Text on drive card says V-NAND SSD 980 PRO PCIe 4.0 NVMe M2. Brand name says Samsung.
Many SSDs will use SMART to keep track of how close they are to failure, and when they cross a threshold that indicates failure is imminent, they will lock down and enter a read-only state. This means that you can’t write anything to them, but it’s also a clear sign to the user to get everything off of the drive while it still works. You can tell if your SSD has entered that state if you can’t unlock it to write to it.

This will be reassuring to many who think if an SSD fails, it is basically not usable and the data is gone. So, if you’ve used an SDD for quite a while (a good many years) and it suddenly no longer boots, check on another computer (it’s SMART stats should show if it failed). You should be able to clone it to a new SDD drive and carry on working with your data intact.

See xda-developers.com/ssds-protec…
#Blog, #SSD, #technology

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danie10@squeet.me
Danie

5 SSD specs you should really care about when buying one

IN the foreground is a single SSD drive labelled Samsung V-NAND SSDD 990EVO. In the background is part of its outer box packaging in a blue colour. In the foreground is the title of the post.
The world has, more or less, moved on from hard drives. Everyone knows that an SSD is much faster than an HDD, and an NVMe SSD is faster than a SATA SSD. When buying a new SSD, most users are aware they need to look at the more obvious specifications such as the interface (SATA/NVMe), PCIe generation (Gen3, Gen4, Gen5), capacity, and the advertised read/write speeds.

The linked article unpacks the following concepts in a bit more detail:

  • The endurance rating (TBW) of an SSD determines its lifespan; most SSDs with regular use can last for well over 5–6 years.
  • The type of NAND flash (SLC, MLC, TLC, QLC) determines the cost, performance, and durability of your SSD.
  • Having a high-end controller can improve performance manifold; DRAM can boost sustained write operations.
  • The random read/write speeds of an SSD are more indicative of real-world performance in gaming and general desktop use.

So, before just going for the cheapest option per GB, it may be worth weighing up some of these other aspects as well.

See xda-developers.com/specs-to-ca…
#Blog, #hardware, #SSD, #technology

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waynerad@diasp.org
Wayne Radinsky

"Kioxia has something new and very cool coming. At Flash Memory Summit (FMS) 2024, the company is showing off a SSD with an optical interface."

"The current demo is a very short range 40m in distance (~131ft) optical connection, but the company plans to have 100m distance in the future. One of the concepts is that this could allow for SSDs to be placed in locations far away from hot CPUs and GPUs that may be liquid-cooled. Instead, NAND can be placed in a more moderate temperature room or containment area where it performs the best."

For PCIe Gen8 or later.

Kioxia optical interface SSD demoed at FMS 2024

#solidstatelife #ssd

Kioxia Optical Interface SSD Demoed at FMS 2024

Kioxia has new optical interconnect SSD that uses optics rather than electrical wires to connect SSDs over greater distances

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memo@pod.mv2k.com
Memo

≪ 3:1 = Auswechslung ≫

Ich mag den HP t510 #Thinclient wirklich. Zurzeit bekommt man ihn recht günstig und mit einem Adapterkabel und einer #SSD ist er für zusammen rund 30 EUR recht flott und zuverlässig unterwegs.

Auch der #Raspberry Pi 3 ist, wenn er nicht überfordert wird, immer noch ganz brauchbar. Leider nur mit einer weniger zuverlässigen SD-Karte.

Zusammen summiert sich allerdings auch der #Energieverbrauch und ich habe deshalb beschlossen, alle drei Geräte in einem Raspberry 5 zusammenzufassen.

Es laufen jetzt also der #Mosquitto - #Server, der WMMV #Meshtastic Client mit den #Warnmeldungen für #MV und die regelmäßigen #Datenbank - #Backups für meinen Root Server ( #Mastodon, #Diaspora, #Misskey und vieles mehr) zusammen auf einem Raspberry Pi 5 mit 8 GB RAM und einer #Kingston KC3000 PCIe 4.0 #NVMe M.2 #SSD.

(Bildbeschreibung: Bild 1 - Der Raspberry Pi5. Bild 2 - Zwei HP t510 und ein Raspberry Pi 3.)

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danie10@squeet.me
Danie

How to install an M.2 SSD in a PC: A SATA SSD drive is not your only option

Close view of a section of a motherboard with a rectangular flat board sitting on top of it, with the words Western Digital 500GB WD BLUE SN550 NVMe SSD
The best thing about installing an M.2 SSD is that it doesn’t demand a lot of space inside the PC case or requires any cables for connection. These SSD modules are small enough to be installed directly on the motherboard itself, and it only takes a few minutes to secure one of them in place. In fact, you can install an M.2 SSD very easily even on PCs that are already assembled. Installing an M.2 SSD is usually quite simple, even in a PC that’s already been assembled.

Don’t just default to buying an SSD drive that connects with a SATA cable. It is worth considering your options. But be aware that you may have to choose between using either some SATA connectors or a M.2 SSD connector. I’ve seen on one of my boards it mentioned that if I used one of the M.2 SSD connectors, then I’d forfeit, I think, two SATA connectors.

See https://www.xda-developers.com/how-to-install-m2-ssd/
#Blog, #harddrives, #SSD, #technology

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utzer@social.yl.ms
utzer [Friendica]

Somehow, when handling large amounts of data on a laptop/pc, it feels like we need the next iteration of storage technology, something faster than the current #SSD M.2 #NVME.

Is there something on the horizon that is faster that will come to consumer devices in the next 2 years?

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