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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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May the youyeetooX1 bios, support any M.2 to SATA3.0 conversion card?

Using a M.2 to SATA3.0 conversion card (JMB585 or ASM1166 based) would allow to build a NAS from a youyeetoo X1 motherboard. Did any one manage to do that and would you know if it might be possible, ...
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To build a pc , is it necessary to have SSD and hard drives [closed]

I am going to build a pc. Inspite having 16 or 32 gb ram is it necessary to have SSD or hard drives.which processor brand should I use . I am going to use it for programming , building games and ...
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Can my asus vivobook 15 i7 X1502ZA-EJ742WS be upgraded to a 2tb m.2 nvme SSD? [closed]

I plan on upgrading my laptop. It asus vivobook 15 X1502ZA-EJ742WS, i7 core. It currently has 512gb nvme SSD. I want to know whether my laptop is compatible with 1 tb or 2 tb (preferably 2 tb) m.2 ...
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Event ID 153 causing PC to freeze up while playing one game: Tarkov

Having issues playing one game with this SSD malfunctioning, I think. Any time I played Tarkov in the past month I've had this event ID freeze my PC for about forty secs to a minute. It doesn't cause ...
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How do you know the partition letter of the SSD that just fried?

My OS is Windows 11 and I just encountered a multiple SSD failure due to PSU malfunction some part of the board on SSD are damage and BIOS can't pick it up anymore. How can I know the damaged SSD ...
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Recover files from failed raid 0

I have a client whose laptop (Asus GX502) stopped working, and as I fix the laptop he wants his data from his drives, but problem is that when I connected the nvme SSDs (512 GB each) to my test ...
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Right parameters for defrag on Windows Server 2012 R2

In Windows Server 2012 R2 I used the standard dfrgui.exe to turn the scheduled optimization on. After several months I looked at the Defrag UI again and noticed that drives were never optimized since ...
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Lenovo IdeaPad L340 Gaming (15IRH) Windows 11 does not boot after disk clone

I am an ordinary Linux guy trying to upgrade my friend's laptop Lenovo IdeaPad L340 Gaming (15IRH). The original disk NVMe 3.0 x4 Intel SSDPEKNW512G8L 512GB cloned using an image of the disk on an ...
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How to stop running a program (like Chrome) from an external SSD

A few years ago, I did something that enabled me to install the Chrome browser on an external SSD and run it from there. Apologies for being about as unspecific as it gets! Because I don't remember ...
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After replacing hard drive in HP ProBook 4530s it doesn't boot or let me go to BIOS, it always goes to system diagnostics

If I attempt to boot with a "newly replaced" hard drive in my laptop (replaced original HDD with newer SSD), it says "no operating system found, hit F2 to run diagnostics" If I hit ...
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I am attempting to add a second SSD to my Alienware M15 i7 and it is not working as expected

I am attempting to add a second SSD to my Alienware M15 i7. I have a new 4 TB Crucial P3 Plus SSD NVMe (SSD) which is well seated in the available PCI slot. The SSD is visible in my up to date BIOS. ...
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What secure erase in the fastest way on Windows 10 with cmd? [duplicate]

I have a program in QT, C++ and I want to secure erase the computer after a trigger. After this process, I do not want the old data on the SSD to be accessed by data recovery programs. I want this ...
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How does hot cloning a running Windows drive actually work?

I'm aware of the software options - what I mean is, how do they actually achieve this, when a running OS may be writing files such as logs, even if I try to not actively use it? I read one comment ...
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PRO B550M-P GEN3 MB W/ RYZEN 7 5700X CPU

I'm hoping someone can assist me. I've upgraded my MB & CPU to the following PRO B550M-P GEN3 MB W/ RYZEN 7 5700X CPU. I've also added more RAM from 32 to 128. Along with a new 700W PSU. I'm ...
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New SSD slow boot ~1m30s to boot

I have an old NP530U4B-S01FR that had HDD. I replaced it by a crucial 500Gb. Installed new Windows 10 on it, after upgrading all drivers and updates, the boot time takes around 1m30s. I tried ...
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Unexpected Power Loss Count meaning in SMART

I have bought a brand new HP SSD, I use it for backups and do that by opening the case and install it as a secondary drive. Recently, I ran CrystalDiskInfo and found out a really weird indicator AE - ...
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Why sometimes the whole system crashes?

Sometimes when I work with Google Chrome, the whole system suddenly locks and the mouse and keyboard stop working. This usually happens when I'm working with Wampserver. Even once the local database ...
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On a new PC with PCI 4.0 express SSD: Cloning or new install of Windows? Any performance differences?

I recently received a new laptop, my old one is really in a stage in which productive work is not possible anymore. The new laptop is equipped with an Nvidia GTX 4080 12 Gb and a 12900 processor and ...
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Windows Server Scheduled Drive Optimization (defrag/TRIM) drives list is empty

I want to setup scheduled drives optimization on Windows Server 2019 (defrag HDDs and TRIM SSDs). The Optimize Drives main window lists my drives properly. But when I want to select the drives that I ...
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Blue screen of death on a laptop, what could be the reason?

I have a MSI GS40 6QE (MS-14A1) laptop, it is already more than 6 years old and in the last 2 years blue screens of death have often appeared. Various errors appear, but most often it is CRITICAL ...
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Why has my hard disk started dying all of a sudden? [closed]

I have explained the complete environment/set up of my laptop in this question. It is long, so I am not repeating it here. Please note that is a completely separate question and hence this is not a ...
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Do I need to overwrite free-space of my SSD?

I'm selling my gaming computer to a neighbor. As much as I trust him, I don't trust any third party who might get access to the computer. So I've come to the conclusion to overwrite the free space of ...
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Is M.2 NVMe SSD supported by Lenovo Thinkpad L490

I have a Lenovo Thinkpad L490 (2019) running i5 - 8th gen. It only has a B key slot (notch on the left with 5 pins to the left). I am looking to buy an SSD preferably M.2 NVMe but not sure if it’s ...
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Is it possible to partition a drive that has Bitlocker encryption on Windows 11 Pro? [duplicate]

I'm currently using Bitlocker encrypted SSD. And system is on it. It's single partition and the entire disk is encrypted. I'd like to split the single partition into two partitions while enabling ...
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Dual Boot Windows and Ubuntu on 2 separate drives Not working

I have a Dell Vostro 5581 laptop with Windows 10 installed.12GB RAM installed. Recently I installed a 500GB M.2 NVME SSD card. I installed Ubuntu 22.04 LTS on this drive. So the 2 operating systems ...
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connect and detect sata ssd after hirens boot

i have an ssd that has stoped working properly and want to recover data from it . if i connect it before booting , computer hang on start . but if i start the computer (windows 10) without it , then ...
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How to identify and delete Linux Bootloader/GRUB from my HDD?

Im using win 10 in my principal HDD. I needed a dual boot with linux mint, which should be in my SSD, so I installed it. The problem is that it installed the BOOTLOADER in the EFI of my HDD and not in ...
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How do you TRIM unallocated/unformatted space after partition shrinking on an SSD in Windows?

How do you TRIM completely unused, unallocated, unformatted, unpartitioned space (but other volumes still exist) on an SSD in Windows 11, that used to contain data, for over provisioning? (For note: ...
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Is my SSD dead/corrupted? Or it is windows?

I use an NVMe SSD for my OS instalion, windows 11, and an HD for data and games I left my computer turned on while i was eating, with the screen locked, when i got back the screen was not turning back ...
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Will saved CFD/CAD projects on HDD affect speed even if program is installed at SSD? [closed]

Programs are install on SSD. If I want increase lifetime of SSD because of to much writing and save projects on HDD, is this good idea or will affect speed too much? What are pros & cons of saved ...
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Can this M.2 SSD suddenly fail with moved/damaged capacitor?

Few days ago I built a new PC and of course I had to do something wrong. In this case I rotated the in-board M.2 plastic lock in the opposite direction and was wondering why it doesn't sit well. After ...
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Windows 10 (C:\) in SSD to linux, moving the content of C:\users\me to (E:\)

I have Windows 10 installed in a 1 TB SSD (C:) and I want to use linux. To do so, I want to a backup of C:\users\me to (E:), that is a 1 TB HDD that I want to use as storage. Is it possible to ...
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External USB SSD disk fails to mount at boot

I have two external drives attached to my Ubuntu Server 22.04.3. My /etc/fstab includes, among other things, the following two lines for the two drives: /dev/disk/by-uuid/d7dbea69-0332-4d12-b905-...
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Windows C: drive apparently nearly empty but cannot account for the used storage

If I go to 'This PC', it says I have 22GB free out of 933GB, which is worrying. However if I go into the C: drive, select all folders and files (including hidden ones) > right-click > Properties,...
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Do I need to create a partition if I want to use the whole drive?

This might sound silly but I googled quite a bit on this and found a lot of different approaches. Basically, I just added a new drive to my system and ran mkfs.ext4 on it (using it for installing ...
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iMac mid 2011 Extremely slow after new SSD

I have put a few SSD's in this iMac and it has run really fast. I have an SSD and HDD installed, and I install the OS on the SSD. I recently replaced the 1TB SSD with a 2TB SSD for extra storage and ...
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Cloned SSD does not boot – a new twist

Looked at many posts but did not find a solution: I wanted to replace the original m.2 PCIe Kingston 500GB drive with m.2 WD 4TB SN850X (both are m.2 PCIe), with the Acer PC having one m.2 slot and ...
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What is this movable NVMe screw and how do I find a replacement?

I bought a used Dell Precision 3450 and want to add some additional NVMe storage. However, one of the drive positions seems to support either 2230 or 2280 and does not come pre-installed with a little ...
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Change boot device with multiple Windows 10 installations

I installed Windows 10 on 2 devices (HDD and SSD). The first one was HDD. Today, I can run Windows 10 on the SSD but only via the Windows boot menu that works only if I boot on HDD first. The HDD is ...
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Migrating from a 2TB MacBook Pro to a 500GB MacBook Air

We don't want to lose any of the files. My plan is: Buy an external 2TB SSD. Copy ~1.6TB of files from the old Mac onto the SSD. Use migration assistant to transfer the old Mac onto the new one, ...
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Cloning SSD to USB but Windows fails to boot

After I cloned my SSD (size:120GB) to an USB (128GB) with EaseUS Partition Master and tried to boot my Motile M142 laptop from the USB, it gave me the same error message of "0xc000000e" I ...
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Linux suddenly doesn't see my SSD

I bought a new SSD a few months ago and it worked just fine. Suddenly, a few days ago, booting my system (Feren OS) takes forever and I get the error message COMRESET failed (errno=-32) And my SSD ...
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SSD available in diskpart, not available in Windows 11 installation

I am building a dual boot setup on an NVMe SSD. The SSD shows up in diskpart and can be accessed and formatted from there, but is not available as an installation target. I'm using diskpart from the ...
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SSD not working in Windows 10 (write protected)

I just bought a new SSD for my laptop. If I boot Linux on it (it’s a dual boot system), the SSD works fine, but if I boot Windows the File Explorer says, that the drive is write-protected. I already ...
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What is the expected write-speed drop for SSDs [duplicate]

Basically, the problem is this: An external SSD (SATA drive in an enclosure) drops the write speed after some time when uploading large files/ a lot of files. I first noticed this when just uploading ...
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Black screen when accessing the UEFI firmware settings using a specific SSD

I'm trying to access my UEFI firmware settings to change the main boot directory to GRUB on my SSD (Windows is on the HDD), however whenever I try to launch the UEFI firmware settings, I'm met with a ...
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Windows unable to shrink 930GB freshly installed windows partition more than 15GB on kingston SSD even after removing unmoveable files

I am trying to install Linux (Arch) in a dual-booted system with Windows. The problem is that my windows partition is 930gb out of my Kingston SNVS1000G's 1000GB. I have done a fresh install of ...
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Optimal way to link cache folders into different location

I use Arch Linux and I have spare m.2 SSD which I use for SWAP, but I have huge space left which is unused, so I would like to use it for cache / temp files too (so I can save some writes on my ...
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Linux no boot after cloning partitions

I had and old HP Compaq laptop I wanted to upgrade because the IDE HDD was dying inside. Previously I had set up a Windows XP / Lubuntu 14 dual boot on it. After cloning the drive with Rescuezilla to ...
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“Cannot read from source disk.” Is there a bad sector on SSD?

Today I’ve tried to copy some files from my SSD drive to a external hard drive. But on some files I get an error: “Cannot read from source disk.” I try to copy these files one by one, but I’ve get ...
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