Recent content by BretAB

Better late than never they say: Unless I'm incorrect, I just found out that the Attribute “Wear Leveling Count” is now shown as a Statistic called "Percentage Used Endurance Indicator" and/or "Percentage Used Endurance Indicator". If interested see: Interpreting SSD Wearout Indicators for...

Hi fzabkar, Thank you for your reply : ) Yes, I agree that manufacturer's frequently use their own yardsticks when displaying their SMART data. Imho that is unfortunate as I and other IT persons feel that standardized values are much better for the hardware involved community. Manufacturers...

Hi Tom'sHardware, A little background first: “Wear Leveling Count” is a S.M.A.R.T. attribute of SSDs. It’s Attribute# 177 and, “… indicates the difference (in percent) of the most worn block and the least worn block.” In more practical terms, it’s one of several indicators of how worn out an...

Interesting SSD vs HDD article here, but something very important is missing: You missed discussing the differences in data retention/storage time "on the shelf" (or in secure storage). If my research is good, you don't want to store historical/archive data on a SSD. Search for (no quotes) "how...

Looks like I'm going to have to take a tracer over there and see what leads to what. The hardest part will be pulling out that couch, but not stretching out for a quick nap :-> It may be some time until I get back over that way, but I'll get a couple more pics and let you know what I find...

Hi Tom's HW Router forum! After many years as a Tom's HW follower, this is my first thread. It's a tad elongated, but I've tried to only include the basics. Here goes . . . A family member asked me to move an Aris (aka Motorola) DSL gateway/router from one an upper floor to a lower floor. It’s...