ssd

I frequently (at some point in time, montly) do measurements of most ssd I have somewhere sitting in chaos manor. This was one in 2017: and this in 2024 Not bad from 3911 to only 2835 in heavy use. My real question is in between those years I had way better markings with a different driver...

I have an Asus P6X58D-E motherboard with standard bios (0803). Will an M.2 NVMe SSD via a PCIe slot work ? I don't want to boot from it, I just need it for storage, and I'm not keen on modding the bios. I'm asking because I had read something about the board not supporting NVMe SSDs, but my...

Yesterday my computer suddenly stopped recognizing my external ssd (kingston xs 1000) whenever it is plugged into 3.0 ports with a 3.0 cable, 2.0 cable into 3.0 ports works and also 3.0 cable into 2.0 ports works, i have tried resetting my computer, reformatting the ssd, changing the cable and...

So I have a lenovo laptop and a few weeks ago, I replaced its hdd with an ssd. After using it for some days my windows was lagging for some 3-5 minutes after booting so when i checked task manager... the ssd was showing 100% active time and response time of >2000ms Like the above it just hangs...

Hi there, I have installed a sabrent adapter for pcie to nvme in which I have installed a samsung 990 pro, which according to its specs should be reaching the full speeds of pcie 2.0, however, when I run tests on the drive in crystal disk mark, these speeds are not reached, and only reached up...

BACKGROUND: I sometimes need to backup and restore drives to/from a USB external drive. Sometimes it's a simple file backup/restore and sometimes I need to create and restore an image. I recently had to rebuild a 2TB array where I performed a file backup/restore (VM's) and it took FOREVER...

I'm currently using an HP Pavilion Gaming 15 which, according to the HP website, has a multi-format SD media card reader for its expansion. I'm kind of stupid when it comes to these things, so I thought to ask on whether or not this means I would be able to install a second M.2 NVMe SSD or any...

Here is my Z390 Godlike motherboard: https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16813144209 Why are the 2 outer NVME slots bigger than the one NVME slot in the middle? I recently ordered a Samsung 990 Pro 4TB NVME, am I ONLY able to install that storage drive in the middle NVME slot on the motherboard?

I use this SSD both as a boot drive and a game/media drive, it's manufactured in June 2023. Harddisk sentinel shows 100% health btw

Hi everyone! I have a question regarding the compatibility of my SSD with my motherboard. Configuration: Motherboard: Gigabyte B365 HD3 SSD: Kingston KC3000 3D NAND TLC 512GB M.2 (2280 PCI-E) NVMe x4 (SKC3000S/512G) Issue: Will the Kingston KC3000 SSD (PCIe 4.0 x4) be compatible with the M.2...

Hello, I am a computer novice so apologies if I am missing something obvious here. I purchased a 'Crucial T500 2TB SSD PCIe Gen4 NVMe M.2 Internal SSD, Up to 7400MB/s' and installed it into my computer motherboard's (MSI MPG Z490 Gaming Carbon) 2nd m.2 slot as the first one is occupied by a...

I am new to M.2 and Nvme and have read quite some materials on that. I think I know all the basics now. And I found these 2 products selling online - https://www.amazon.com/KingSpec-256GB-Performance-Internal-Ultrabook/dp/B08TTDQ5WH -...

hello, the question is i have 2 ssd for in my mother board. 1 for the os and 1 for gaming/other files. But how do you put them 1 wich 1 go in wch slot my motherboard is the ASUS ROG STRIX B650E-F GAMING WIFI

I was encrypting an SSD with Bitlocker when a power outage occured interrupting the encryption, when I powered back up the PC got stuck. When the SSD is connected, the PC freezes on the initial boot screen, such as "Press F2 to enter BIOS," preventing further progress. The BIOS cannot be...

Question is pretty much what it says on the lid. I'm a bit new to this forum, so I apologise if my threat is structured weirdly, but essentially I've been trying to fix an issue with my PC for the past week wherein I get the "No Boot Device Found" error with my SSD boot drive anytime I try to...

Hi everyone! I'm planning a new build in a few months, and I'm wondering if anyone could shed some light on something I've been wondering lately: In my my current system, I have Windows and all my non-gaming software installed on an SSD, with my games stored on a HDD (I know, I should have...

bought this Transcend 230s 256 GB SSD two months ago, and it has already lost 4% of its health. is this normal or should I claim warranty ? https://www.transcend-info.com/Products/No-756

I took the boot SSD and the secondary storage from my Alienware laptop and put it in my Desktop when I built it. I know its bad form and that I should have reinstalled the OS freshly on my Desktop but so far I haven't had any major issues with the operation of the Desktop. Is there anything I...

I was wondering if Linux supports modern SSD features such as trim, SMART, wear leveling etc.

I’ve narrowed my search down to the Sk Hynix Platinum P41 2tb at 150USD and the Silicon Power XS70 2tb at 127USD. Bearing in mind that I’ll be using the SSD in an external SSD enclosure via thunderbolt4 which caps at PCIe 3 speeds but compatible with PCIe 4 SSDs as well. I tried to read the...

I've just bought a new laptop (2024 G14) and am planning to upgrade the internal SSD from 1TB to 4TB. Since I'm upgrading a SSD in a laptop, would power consumption/efficiency be a concern when looking for a SSD? And if so, are there any good low power Gen 4 (M.2) SSDs? I was looking at...

I am having 100% disk usage (whenever I install or move or backup a game on Steam OR whenever I install any software) and during that time, I can't properly do other tasks or open apps, they tend to become "Not responding". When I am not doing these backups or move or install any software, the...

Hello, one of my superior in my work saids a new ssd installed in out server is dead, i managed to make it accessible using diskpart, also used crystal disk mark on in, crystal disk info and also i saw the screen from victoria. The other screen doesn't of the sectors and etcetera also show...

Hi guys, short question: My XPS15 9550 broke yesterday. If I bought a used one with the same specifications (CPU, GPU etc.) and replaced its main SSD by the SSD from the broken laptop, would I be able to continue working in my usual environment (same operating system, same software) without any...

Hello all, I have an ASUS Z790-Plus Wifi D4 Tuf Gaming Motherboard with an Intel i9-13900KF Desktop Processor. I also have 4 M.2 slots, and I have my 1 2tb SP M.2 NVMe SSD plugged into one. The main problem is that I know the SSD is connected, because the BiOS shows it as a storage device, but...

I just bought this M2 SSD, and I've stepped away from computers for some years, so I am unfamiliar how I can properly install the Samsung 980 Pro on my MSI Z170A Gaming Pro. What I mean by this is that I do not know how I can make it work at full speed and the way it's intended to be used. The...

I have a Samsung 990 Pro 1TB and I bought a Hiksemi M.2 SSD Cooler Heatsink - HS-RADIATOR-MH1. I need to know if it would fit into my Precision 3630.

My PC has an X570 AORUS ELITE motherboard, which supports PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 (info blindly picked up from their web site). I have a Corsair Force MP600 1Tb SSD, which is almost full, and am looking to upgrade to a 2Tb drive. An article here says that "the PCIe 4.0 Samsung 990 Pro is our current...

Hello everyone, I have a strange issue here. I just built a new PC the other day, and ordered all of my parts off of Amazon from official OEM pages. One of these parts was the SAMSUNG 980 Pro SSD 2TB Gen 4 M.2 (MZ-V8P2T0B/AM). All my parts arrived, everything was fine, until I got my new PC to...

I just built a new PC and when I power it on, it isn't booting into BIOS. I followed the thread here and have verified everything on the checklist. The power cords are all plugged in, all the fans are spinning, the graphics card is lighting up and spinning, everything seems good to go. The only...

What could have happened to my NVMe SSD? It's media integrity errors are at 20, but there are no bad sectors according to HD Sentinel. What could this mean? The error count increases when I play a specific game, and it auto-closes. However, this only happens with that particular game; other...

Hello everybody, I'm new to this forum hoping to find a solution here. Recently my computer start showing BSOD and rebooting and at some point it just won't boot anymore so I tried to perform a clean win10 install and noticed that I'm unable to format or install windows on my SSD, I tried to use...

What should I be looking for when buying a drive for this PC (Lenovo s500 10hd0037uk)? There's no drive in it currently, it was using a KINGSTON SUV400S37480G (upgraded from the original drive), Graphics card is a Geforce GT610 Synergy 1GB Graphics card, 16GB RAM. I'm looking to get an SSD...

Hello all! It's been quite some years since I was up to date with PC's and components. My Samsung 850 250GB SATA SSD has just died, and I am looking for a replacement. When I recently looked at the speed difference between my dead Samsung and the cheapest M2 SSD's, I was shocked to learn the...

Per the title, every time I power on my system the computer prompts me with the message "to skip disk checking press any key within 8 seconds". If I don't skip, it scans drives, etc. I have 2 SSDs installed in my computer and have ran CHKDSK on both of them and it returned no errors. I have also...

Hi, so I have 2 identical Samsung 980 Pro SSD 1TB in my system. One in the M2_1 port and one in the M2_3 port. The motherboard is a Meg Unify x570. The SSD in the M2_3 port is much slower than the one in the M2_1 port. M2_1: vs. M2_3: When I check with HWiNFO, I can see the current link...

Hi I bought a new 2TB external Samsung T7 SSD and wanted to install Linux on it. During the Linux Setup where I had to choose the drive to install to the name of the external SSD shows up as "PSSD T7 (1TB)" Properties show 2TB free space though. The serial numbers on the box and the device...

I got a 2TB Crucial MX500 to replace my 1TB Crucial BX500 since I need more storage in my SFF rig which can only really fit one 2.5in drive (ZZAW A1P). Ideally, I only have Win11, my apps and my games on my 1TB Crucial P3 Plus boot drive, so I use the 2.5in ssd for my mass storage and personal...

Hi, Laptop model: Asus FX505DT Link to my laptop: https://www.asus.com/uk/laptops/for-gaming/tuf-gaming/asus-tuf-gaming-fx505dd-dt-du/techspec/ I recently bought a Samsung 980 Pro M.2 SSD...

apparently i had wifi adapter that got electricity problems from room that i talked about in old thread and i thought i would push until i buy new one because it would only freeze pc from time to time and if i plug it off problems go off instantly it was like this for month or so now i regret it...