Jan Stary wrote:
If so, how does one "reset" a used SSD for
>optimal operation with a fresh install?
Just treat it as any other disk - which it is.
This is wrong, unfortunately. From the OS perspective, sure, sort of.
But there is more to the story.
There is overprovising, garbage collection, entire page write
restrictions/design, TRIM, wear leveling, non-linear aspects, write
amplification concerns, etc.
Anyway, Ted and Christer nailed it with the ATA Secure Erase command.
That's exactly what I was looking for. It's a hardware level reset that
reconstitutes the over provisioned areas, unsets core storage (not a 1
or 0), and reinitializes wear leveling, etc.
Thanks,
Clint
