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Can a massive MySQL data import on an SSD damage it?
It can write a surprising amount of data when importing an SQL file; Depending on how your indexes are optimized, how many indexes, how many rows, etc.
I would not rely on how modern a SSD is in order ...
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I/0 error dev sda(root partition)
Failure rate charts are "bathtub" shaped. As in, failure rates are highest when the product is new, then fall off to low levels through the middle of a product's age, and then begin rising ...
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How do I rename a SSD (NOT the label)?
Both SSDs probably use a controller from same manufacturer, use same reference design and reference firmware.
When SSD manufacturers buy controllers from for example Phison they also get the tools to ...
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Is there any way to check the originality of Windows OS?
PCs sold by major OEMs from the last decade or so have had the Windows key embedded in the BIOS where it's read automatically by the installer instead of on a sticker (typically on the bottom of the ...
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Can I delete Windows 7 on a hard drive and keep my stuff and then access it on a new Windows 7 on an ssd?
To make sure there is no confusion I recommend disconnecting the hard drive and connecting the new SSD to the first SATA port. Then after doing the new install of Windows attatch the hard drive to a ...
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Is there any way to check the originality of Windows OS?
From Microsoft blog Go to Settings > Update & Security > Activation. "If it says "Windows is activated with a digital license," your copy is genuine."
However, you can ...
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Does putting temp files to a ramdisk have any negative impact?
I've been using SoftPerfect's Ram Disk for years with no issues at all - as a home user. I had tried other ramdisk options in the past but the ramdisk always loaded too late in the boot sequence - ...
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Missing M.2 screw that I can't identify for MSI MPG B550 Gaming Plus"
According to Crucial:
A relatively common size for replacement screws is an M2x0.4mm which
is also the same screw size that we provide when purchasing one of the
drives mentioned above. Be cautious ...
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How do you TRIM unallocated/unformatted space after partition shrinking on an SSD in Windows?
If I had to do it, I would boot a Linux LiveUSB, create an empty partition there, blkdiscard it, then remove the partition. This is the most direct way to do exactly what you want. But if you're not ...
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What is DRAM cache on SSDs actually used for?
DRAM cache is indeed used to 'cache' the FTL. SLC cache caches user data.
https://www.reddit.com/r/zfs/comments/wapr7a/intel_to_wind_down_optane_memory_business_3d/
See the comments of Malventano, ...
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SSD slow down over time
Finally, someone with the same problem as me.
https://www.reddit.com/r/DataHoarder/comments/1dw1jk4/cheap_ssd_slower_read_speed_after_time_in_cold/
My TeamGroup CX2 does that too. Freshly-written data ...
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Samsung SSD: Hardware encryption and speed
Modern SSDs are so called "SEDs" or "self encrypting drives". On modern SSDs (and other SEDs) encryption is simply always on. The drive encrypts the data whether you want it or not....
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Scan on SSD Hard drive says ok but
There's 4109166 GB it says. The SSD is 238 GB
That is an enormous value that exceeds what the drive was designed for, and possibly/likely wrong. We should assume RAW value 3EB3AC is not expressing GB....
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Scan on SSD Hard drive says ok but
I somehow feel skeptical of your 'computer guy'
He said (this was translated) "change that they did not do the landing of the aesthetic energy well. One can damage a motherboard if it does not ...
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Why is my SSD card showing less capacity than advertised?
Apart from GB <> GiB issues that others addressed in comments, as I understand it, NAND manufacturers don’t guarantee that all blocks of the memory are good. Such blocks are 'flagged' during ...
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When the storage device is formatted with NTFS, the file tunneling system does not work
As others have said in their answers, file system tunneling will be disabled if the 8.3 filename is disabled.
There is no official information, but Neal Christiansen (a Microsoft developer) announced ...
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Old ish motherboard not booting from nvme
Booting from NVMe devices is something your motherboard firmware needs to support properly. It seems yours doesn't. No way to teach it (unless you're Asus). And, for Windows 10 and 11 you want to be ...
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How do I rescue a windows 10 system from a failing SSD
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I created a windows 10 install USB as GPT but the laptop wasn't able to boot it. This alerted me to the laptop being legacy. I then examined the replacement drive and found it was also GPT. ...
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