Questions tagged [ssd]
For questions about devices that use electronic state (via NAND/NOR) to store data.
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Recommendation on the best laptop for an entry level cybersecurity analyst/ python learner
Out of the following three laptops which is best recommended for the field stated in the title.
Dell latitude 7200 2in1 16GB RAM, 256 SSD Intel Core i7 8th gen
Dell Latitude 7290 convertible Intel ...
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Do all SSDs work with Windows 7? [closed]
So I'm going to have to split this into a few different questions.
My Windows 7 computer I never had issues before it was taken apart 2 1/2 years ago before I moved & it started crashing upto 4 ...
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Issues intalling MacOS High Sierra on Patriot SSD
My problem is that I have my mom's old MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012) which has an old magnetic drive running very slowly. I tried formatting it from an external bootable USD drive with MacOS High ...
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Portable HDD/SSD that can backup directly to Cloud (Google Drive)
Looking for a portable drive (or just enclosure I can add a drive to) that will connect directly to a computer ideally via USB-C but then can also sync the contents of the drive via its own WiFi ...
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MacBook Pro 2012 Disk Upgrade
I have an old MacBook Pro 2012 that I would quite like to resurrect, however it is INTENSELY SLOW, even after a reinstall of MacOS High Sierra. It has 16GB RAM and a Core i7, so I can't see those ...
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Adaptors to this setup: (M.2 B+M SSD, M.2 NMVe, + Old Laptop)
I'm in the middle of a technical crisis here and need your help finding adaptors to this setup, as I'm out of my depth when it comes to hardware compatibility.
I have a spare hardware that I would ...
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Upgrade HDD to SSD for ROG Strix G531GU
I have had some problems with my laptop recently, and I wanted to change the current hard disk drive. On task manager, the hard disk drive is labelled as ST1000LX015-1U7172. From Googling, I ...
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Can you add higher capacity internal drives than the listed on the official spec sheets? [closed]
I have an HP EliteDesk 800 G5 and I wanted to add a couple of internal SSDs drives (4TB each), but the official specs list a maximum of 512GB for SATA3 connections.
I'm wondering if it would recognize ...
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Using U.3 drives in a desktop PC
I'm contemplating the use of U.3 drives in my next desktop PC build, although I have no direct experience with them. (The reason for considering them is largely because I want to be able to run at ...
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Are USB flash drives less susceptible to catastrophic failure than a micro-sd card in raspberry pi 3B+?
Raspberry Pi users have indicated SD cards will eventually fail from wear when booted in the rPi3B+.
I understand that writing to the SD card will eventually cause a failure. SSDs delay this process ...
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Upgrading Lenovo Legion 5 to have 2 4TB SSDs
I'm interested in purchasing a Lenovo Legion 5 laptop (Legion Pro 5 16IRX8). In the manufacturer's technical specifications sheet, it is mentioned that the laptop has slots for 2 SSDs (Up to two ...
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1-2 TB SSD Recommendation for Raspberry Pi 3
Running a Raspberry Pi 3 as a home media server (using openmediavault).
Currently connected via USB (USB 2?) to an old Seagate 2TB HDD, but I think it’s dying (making strange noises, can't read from ...
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USB External Drive fit for constant and heavy usage
So a bit over a year ago, I moved to a new laptop, and connected an external USB hard drive with the files from my old one. Since then, I used the external drive, labeled as Elements (E:), as a second ...
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PC specs for running a VM lab with VirtualBox
I am about to get a laptop where I am going to use VirtualBox to run my VM lab (more VMs at the same time).
I was thinking about to get an i7 8th gen.(4 Cores) with 64GB RAM.
Do you think that would ...
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m.2 ssd for MSI PRO A620M-E Motherboard, sata or nvme?
for this motherboard: MSI Pro A620M-E
https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/PRO-A620M-E
amazon link: https://www.amazon.com/MSI-PRO-A620M-ProSeries-Motherboard/dp/B0C15SRJNM
in getting an M.2 SSD, either in ...
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