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![]() ![]() Using the ATA Secure Erase command does use a whole program-erase cycle for your SSD. The process resets every available block of space in a single operation, and the SSD is "clean." Instead, the command causes the SSD to apply a voltage spike to all available flash memory blocks in unison. Importantly, the ATA Secure Erase command does not write anything to the SSD, unlike a traditional secure wipe tool. The command resets all available blocks to the "erase" state (which is also the state the TRIM command uses for file deletion and block recycling purposes). The "ATA Secure Erase" command instructs the drive to flush all stored electrons, a process that forces the drive to "forget" all stored data. In basic terms, when you delete a file in your operating system, the TRIM command wipes the space and makes it available for use. The TRIM command marks the blocks of data the SSD is no longer using, ready for wiping internally. Solid-state drives use a specific command to keep on top of file deletion, known as TRIM. At least, not how they work on a magnetic hard drive. What that does mean, however, is that some common secure file deletion methods don't work as you would expect. Your SSD constantly moves data around to comply with wear leveling, ensuring all blocks wear at an even rate. Basically, your computer has no way of telling "where" that information was just copied to. In other words, SSDs do not use any physically indexable locations, and software cannot specifically target sectors on the disk. Changes made for wear leveling record to a separate file map. While the SSD uses a file system to communicate data storage locations to the host system, it also re-shuffles the data to ensure even wear across all memory blocks. Each write process causes the memory to degrade or "wear." ![]() I didn't see the BX500 either, but if it works, sweet!l But more than a little confused here.Instead of writing to a location on a physical disc, an SSD writes the data to a block. I'd be thrilled if I could use it with the MX500:Īny enlightenment. This is what it said in the user's guide for the Windows/Linux version of the MIcron Storage Executive. I'd rather use a GUI if I can, and that's what I have my eye on for a drive. Will this actually work with the MX500, because the User Guide didn't list the MX500 as one of the supported drives. Each shutdown resulted in an increase in that count. *The unexpected powerloss count of 26 was from having it in a Sabrent USB enclosure. Screenshots of Micron's SE on a BX500 running XFCE 19.3 If you use Crucial's iso for firmware, the newer UEFI mobos have to be run in Legacy mode (CSM) to boot to the iso (after burning it to a flash drive with Image Writer or Unetbootin etc) Micron's version works good with either of those, If you did decide on Crucial, I can provide a bit of help installing that software. For software you can use Micron's Storage Executive because there's a GUI version and a Command line version for Linux. If you want a Crucial the MX500 good and so is the BX500. But picking an SSD and updating is is driving me nuts. I hope I'm not "hijacking a post" If I am, sorry, I'll start a new topic or something. For video/display we have an Asus VS 197 at 1366X 768 pixels and integrated video and audio. I also have an external drive of 3 TB for my Windows data. Considering on upgrading to Windows 10 on the HDD I have now (Western Digital 2 TB) and getting an SSD for Linux MInt, hopefully also 2 TB) with Intel Core 2 Duo. Always afraid I"ll run out of storage space, so going for the Maximum storage my BIOS will allow-which is 2 TB.īTW, I have a HP Compaq 6000 Pro with 8 GB memory)(Planning on upgrading it to 16 GB-my hubby wants to make videos, so, Video editing software and a hard drive with Windows 7 Professional. Is there a "best SSD" for Linux, or doesn't it matter as far as Linux is concerned, whether Mint or any other distro? I have this thing about space. I'm a newbie to Linux as well as SSD drives and I have lots of questions about SSD as regards to LInux and MInt Does Mint do that automatically or do you have to set it up through terminal or are there tools in Linux i could do it with? How easy is it to update the firmware in Linux? And what about optimizing and maintenance like trim(I've heard of fstrim. I ask because I'm wobbling between Samsung (if I can find a good price at Amazon for 2 TB) and Crucial MX 500. Is this true or is there something for Linux? I don't know if this is an answer or not, but I thought that Crucial's (and Samsungs, and most SSD manufacturer's managing software for just for Windows and Mac. ![]()
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