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 collectio
On Tue, May 14, 2013 at 15:01, Jan Stary wrote:
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>> 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.
Almost, but not entirely.
>
> On May 13 22:50:08, pa...@ecentryx.com wrote:
>> Scott McEachern wrote:
>>
On May 13 21:04:00, pa...@ecentryx.com wrote:
> I would like to reinstall a fresh system on an SSD that contains an
> existing installation. From my limited knowledge of SSDs, I wonder
> if the drive controller may "retain" data from the old filesystem,
> unaware that there is a new filesystem put
On Tue, May 14, 2013 at 7:50 AM, Clint Pachl wrote:
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> Would dd'ing to the drive all 1s then all 0s be effective?
>
Yes, and a complete waste of time. 'atactl drive secerase' will do the job
for you.
hdparm in linux has a similar command. But dd-ing twice is just idiotic. If
you must use dd, o
Scott McEachern wrote:
2) Do you mean there could still be data residing on unused parts of
the SSD? Yes, it can happen.
Yes, this is what I'm referring to. I was hoping there was some way to
instruct the drive controller that the entire drive space is "free"?
SSDs have their own way of wear-
On Mon, May 13, 2013 at 21:04, Clint Pachl wrote:
> I would like to reinstall a fresh system on an SSD that contains an
> existing installation. From my limited knowledge of SSDs, I wonder if
> the drive controller may "retain" data from the old filesystem, unaware
> that there is a new filesystem
On 05/14/13 00:04, Clint Pachl wrote:
I would like to reinstall a fresh system on an SSD that contains an
existing installation. From my limited knowledge of SSDs, I wonder if
the drive controller may "retain" data from the old filesystem,
unaware that there is a new filesystem put in place.
I would like to reinstall a fresh system on an SSD that contains an
existing installation. From my limited knowledge of SSDs, I wonder if
the drive controller may "retain" data from the old filesystem, unaware
that there is a new filesystem put in place.
Is this a concern? If so, how does one
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