Solid-state drive refers to a data storage device that uses solid-state memory to store its persistent data.
Questions tagged [ssd]
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Server SSD upgrade
I have heard SSD's are a bad idea for servers are they?
Do they eliminate the requirement for RAID i.e. are they more reliable overall?
The cost isn't an issue here. Can someone provide direction on whether SSD is a good idea for server or does SSD…
James Moore
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SSD as single drive in workstation pros and cons
What are the pros and cons of using an SSD as the only drive in a workstation instead of an array of several HDDs or a fast 10k/15k HDD?
To be more specific, Intel X25-M 80GB with Windows 7 x86-64 installed for use in developer/designer…
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Cache SSD shutdown data loss
Most SSD have a cache to provide fast write speed. But what happens when I shutdown the computer with full cache? Is that cache volatile? How fast ist the cache processed and persisted? Do I need to wait some seconds before I shutdown my computer…
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how to find page size of my SSD?
Most of my SSD's report 512 as physical sector size when querying with smartctl, nvme-cli and hdparm. But we know these are all fake values. I would like to know the proper page size so I can get the optimal sector size for FS. However, I cannot…
Wang
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Zeus IOPS SSD vs Fusion-IO
Like many of you I've been following the enterprise SSD market. I'm a desktop application developer so let me apologize in advance if the answer to my question is obvious.
Based on the specs it seems that Fusion IO's product is a better choice…
Rob
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Consumer SSD on Server only to host OS, MS office, antivirus, accounting software
I have a IBM (Lenovo) System x3500 M4 Server with 16gb 2x 1TD hdd with 20 Terminals Think Clients for remote access at my office which was installed last year in May, replaceing 15 Desktops for team of 20 People. We don't use to many softwares apart…
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Check alignment of SSD
I did a migration of my OS from HDD to SSD on Windows 7 using its backup and restore utility. How can I check if the SSD is aligned properly?
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Determining cause of SSD failure after 30-ish minutes
We have a 64GB SSD drive in a tower server with a local colocation company. This drive and the enter system was built about six months ago, brand new parts.
Until this weekend the SSD/system were working perfectly. We're running CentOS 6.2
After…
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Do unused SSDs degrade over time?
I have a spare SSD which I keep at home in case one breaks. I've seen articles about SSDs losing data over time even if they are not being used, but can unused/empty SSDs degrade over time too? (and is there a difference if the SSD is plugged in and…
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Why do Enterprise SSD's have different sizes than consumer drives
When creating a quote for a few physical machines recently I was noticing that the "consumer" grade SSD's came in standard sizes like 512GB, 1TB etc while the enterprise grade SSD's came in sizes like 960GB, 1.92TB, 3.84TB etc. I've also noticed…
Kurt
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SSD stalls my Windows 2003 installation
I've just installed Windows 2003 Server on a Corsair CMFSSD-64N1 64GB SSD and I am quite baffled from the outcome... This is the slowest experience I've ever had with my computer. When running a single program (ie: chrome) everything works fine. But…
black sheep
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SSD Write endurance, enterprise vs consumer?
A quick question relating to the write endurance different between the now affordable 'high end' consumer SSD's from the likes of Samsung and the very expensive 'enterprise' class SSD's?
Is this coming closer to a marketing game? Or is there a…
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SSD or HDD in multiuser workstation used for numerical calculations?
I am thinking of buying a new workstation that will be used for huge simulations and numerical calculations in programs like MATLAB. These applications generate a vast array of temporary files, a few KB each.
After performing all the calculations,…
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Impact of Over Provisioning to a half used disk
I very intensively use an SSD, but never fill the filesystem more than 60%.
Will the performance and endurance of the SSD increase in case with bigger Over Provisioning space ?
The storage controller does not support TRIM, so there is only internal…
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Wearing an SSD out with Zero Byte Files
We have a rather large custom in-house application that we are considering moving the configuration files to an SSD drive. In the midst of these configure files we also write thousands of zero byte files to track logged on users and the timestamp…
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