EMPs affect more than just magnetic media. If the EMP puts a high enough electric field across the flash cells, it can erase/write the SSD too.
Magnets won't affect SSDs. Flash memory is electric field based. Eric On Dec 1, 2011, at 12:16 PM, Jim March <1.jim.ma...@gmail.com> wrote: > I know one way to find out: take an SSD full of data out of it's > computer and put it between a couple of hard disk magnets... > > Jim > > On Thu, Dec 1, 2011 at 11:56 AM, der.hans <pl...@lufthans.com> wrote: >> moin moin, >> >> discussing things at work and EMPs came up. It was almost on topic :). >> >> Anyway, an EMP would knock out data on hard drives, would it not? >> >> A co-worker says SSD is not magnetic, so would not be affected by an EMP. >> Is that correct? >> >> ciao, >> >> der.hans >> -- >> # http://www.LuftHans.com/ http://www.LuftHans.com/Classes/ >> # "It is appallingly obvious that our technology exceeds our humanity." >> # -- Einstein >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
