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How can anything from Crucial be "Recommended"?
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"Performance looks, comparable with the heatsink's, and..." Did you leave something out?
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Oct 13, 2016 16:20
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Bob NewSCART posted:I was just eyeing a Samsung 850 evo that's a daily on eBay for 89.99. Those are one of the more highly recommended drives correct? Yep, the most recommended one here.
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Nov 22, 2016 23:34
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SlayVus posted:Does anyone know if there is a company that makes SATA power connectors meant for 3.5 to 2x2.5 drive bays? I'm trying to find ones that basically put the connectors right next to each other and have a 90* downward turn. I don't anyone knows of such thing and I'll probably have to make my own. You could see if Molex has something like that.
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Nov 23, 2016 14:34
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Combat Pretzel posted:Chrome is frequently writing a lot of tiny updates to the loving cookie database, even when it's idling. Chrome://Settings, click on Advanced, then scroll down to System. Uncheck "Continue running background apps when Google Chrome is closed"
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Dec 6, 2016 14:36
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OhFunny posted:You're suppose to leave 10-20% of the space on a SSD free right? Right, for SSDs
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Jan 5, 2017 17:27
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How important is the amount of system RAM with an SSD? At work I like to bump people up to 8GB if they're at 4 or 6, plus clone them to an SSD. My boss doesn't like to upgrade the RAM in the 6GB systems, he says that when you get low on RAM and start swapping to disk, it's a non-issue when it's an SSD.
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Apr 28, 2017 20:29
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The worst offenders are people who don't close things, so there's a dozen tabs open in Chrome or IE, plus Outlook and several instances of Word, Excel, and of course our CRM. I've seen 6GB systems with Task Manager reporting over 80% memory usage, which is good enough for me to upgrade their RAM.
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Apr 28, 2017 21:30
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Bob Morales posted:SSD's make 4GB tolerable but I myself find my Windows of at work hitting the limit on 8GB Yes, they are leftovers of the old IT regime, 4GB systems with 2GB upgrades added.
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Apr 28, 2017 23:20
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Samsung migration tool, or Macrium Reflect Free. Is he getting an SSD the same size as his current OS drive?
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Jul 7, 2017 00:49
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Bob Morales posted:Some dude on [h] selling 23TB worth of SSD's What is the consensus on the MX300? As bad as other Crucial models? Any 5,000 hour bugs?
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Aug 30, 2017 02:25
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wargames posted:how good are WD blue ssd compared to the great samsung 850 evo? I believe they're the same (literally) as the SanDisk X400, which (per the OP) is the silver medal to the 850 EVO's gold.
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Oct 1, 2017 21:33
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Cross-posting from the Hardware questions Megathread:Wilford Cutlery posted:What should I use to test a Lite-On SSD?
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Oct 14, 2017 05:22
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Crap, I was just downtown to turn on a server that doesn't have DRAC. I forgot to go upstairs and and try that on the laptop, which has been running memtest86 since Friday.
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Oct 15, 2017 20:35
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39 error-free passes of memtest86 later, tried BlueScreenView but the C:\Windows\Minidump folder doesn't exist. Looking thru the System logs, I see Event ID 161 (volmgr), Dump file creation failed due to error during dump creation.
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Oct 16, 2017 00:25
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Star War Sex Parrot posted:He’s reset and reimaged Windows 10 already. Thanks, glad someone's reading. From Googling the "Dump file creation failed" message it seems there are similar experiences out there, seems like a driver incompatibility introduced with the Creators Update. This is a standard issue company laptop but it's the only one with this problem. I have a spare 250GB Samsung 850 Evo that I'll try in it. If it still happens, gotta be another driver I guess.
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Oct 16, 2017 05:31
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No, that was a certain older Crucial model. No mass death reports from any Samsungs that I've heard. Also if the drive is the 2.5" SATA variety it needs the firmware update, if it's the m.2/mSATA version then it doesn't apply.
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Nov 29, 2017 02:42
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My bad, I thought they were one and the same.
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Nov 29, 2017 04:23
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I'm thinking either you got a lemon of a drive, or a bad cable.
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Dec 2, 2017 07:47
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Probably the BIOS
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Dec 31, 2017 05:14
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I know Intel made 180GB SSDs, do they still? Are there any SSDs in between the 120/128GB and the 240/250/256GB capacities?
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Feb 27, 2018 17:33
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Atomizer posted:Is there some detailed database of SSDs that lists specs? I'm mainly looking for an easy way to determine if a given SSD has DRAM or not, and I usually have to search for that info on a drive-by-drive basis. Often reviews and product listings don't mention DRAM status or list the controller, even if it's a drive that does have DRAM; a good example is the HP S700 Pro which does have DRAM (as opposed to the non-Pro version) but as you can see HP's listing is lacking in details. I'm not looking for SSD recommendations, I'm just trying to find an easy way to determine DRAM status in particular when deals on cheap SSDs show up. You might try checking storagereview.com, either their articles or forums might have this info.
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Jun 6, 2018 19:26
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I remember in Windows 7 it was wise to run the Windows Experience Index so the OS would 'know' it's on an SSD and turn off background defragging. If XP has anything similar (can't remember anymore) then that would be worthwhile.
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Oct 9, 2018 22:45
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SSDs do their own low-level maintenance. Defragging them just adds unnecessary wear.
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Oct 14, 2018 06:42
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I replaced my SATA cables with straightened out wire hanger and my performance is a little warmer.
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Oct 18, 2018 02:27
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Fry's has a 240GB SanDisk Plus for $48. Worthwhile? Helping a friend upgrade her DJing laptop, need something reliable: https://www.frys.com/product/9158128?nearbyStoreName=false&site=satlanding110318
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Nov 3, 2018 16:55
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Thanks, the Samsung would normally be my go-to. I hadn't checked its pricing lately, but it's moot as I took a look at the laptop and advised her to retire it.
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Nov 4, 2018 16:38
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I thought the msata version was unaffected?
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Nov 7, 2018 10:52
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Geemer posted:So, what happens when we get to 5 bit deep cells? Those would be Quint Level Cells, which shortens to QLC too. Switch to Roman numbers. VLC drives, baby!
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Jan 23, 2019 21:48
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Jan 24, 2019 00:21
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Enjoy being the guinea pig! Follow up with a trip report, and maybe give us video of XP's performance on an SSD. EDIT: Does the old 40GB drive stay on 24/7? If so, you'll want to clone while it's running, in case you shut it down and it doesn't spin back up.
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Feb 25, 2019 20:47
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I would seriously making imaging the PC the first step, before even shutting it down. Get that image backed up first before anything else, at this point a shutdown runs the risk of catastrophic loss.
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Feb 25, 2019 22:52
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I once worked customer support for a video card maker, and one of the guys got a call from a university needing Windows 95 drivers for the old video card in the PC that was hooked up to a multi-million dollar electron microscope.
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Feb 26, 2019 18:35
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What brand are they? If one or both are Samsungs, then Samsung Magician should find something. I'm sure the other makers have similar utilities.
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Jun 1, 2019 19:48
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Lutha Mahtin posted:Sounds like the time I took the bus to the learnhall. I had a term paper due but my parents' computer printer was out of ink. So, I decided to take the bus to the learnhall, which is what they called school at the time. I put a floppy disk in my trapper keeper, which was the style at the time. Now, to ride the bus you had to pay twofer. Twofer flinchin' they'd say. Anyway, the important thing was that I had a floppy in my trapper keeper, which was the style at the time. They didn't have caddies then, because of the 90s. The only case you could get was a big plastic thing in neon colors that held all your folders and 
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Jun 30, 2019 00:08
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With Windows 7 you run the Windows Experience Index and it will detect your SSD and turn off background defragging.
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Oct 6, 2019 01:20
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Cloning an HDD to an SSD will induce roughly the same wear as installing an OS and restoring your data and apps to an SSD.
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Dec 29, 2019 04:04
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Klyith posted:If you're just looking for a 1TB drive on any form factor the Crucial MX500 or WD Blue are even cheaper than the 860 Evo (and basically identical in all important respects). That way you don't need to dedicate a m.2 slot to a sata drive if you don't need to. Would either of these be a good choice for a NAS? Plugged in by USB into my router, needs to be 750GB or greater, and 2.5" SATA. Whatever can deal with being up 24/7.
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Jan 6, 2020 05:52
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Decided I'm going to get one and a diskless NAS, I didn't realize my router is only USB 2.0 so I'm switching to Ethernet.
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Yeah, you pay to ship to them and they pay to ship to you is pretty standard practice.
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