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Most SSD have SATA III (6 Gb/s) Interface. Older mainboards having only SATA II controllers |
Most SSD have SATA III (6 Gb/s) Interface. Older mainboards having only SATA II controllers |
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*will deliver only half the advertised speed |
*will deliver only half the advertised speed |
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*might not operate an SSD at all |
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| + | === Support for TRIM === |
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| + | SSD require periodic use of the TRIM command |
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| + | *if an SSD reports "disk full" and deleting files fails to create usable space then that is an indication that TRIM is either not implemented or not supported |
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Revision as of 13:40, 18 January 2015
Getting Technical
Disk Controller
Most SSD have SATA III (6 Gb/s) Interface. Older mainboards having only SATA II controllers
- will deliver only half the advertised speed
- might not operate an SSD at all
Support for TRIM
SSD require periodic use of the TRIM command
- if an SSD reports "disk full" and deleting files fails to create usable space then that is an indication that TRIM is either not implemented or not supported
Rpeters17:35, 5 September 2012 (EST)
