Questions tagged [ssd]
Acronym for "Solid-State Drive" or "Solid-State Disk". SSDs are hard-drives that use semiconductors or DRAM to store data, usually NAND flash memory, rather than spinning magnetic disks.
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Can I just replace this IC to other working SSD so I can restore data from my dead SSD [closed]
I need to recover data from my SSD. I'm just beginner engineering, so I still can't find datasheet about this SSD, and where is the problem from this SSD? I was wondering if I can just move this IC to ...
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Need help to identify an SSD Voltage regulator
I'm trying to get my data back from my dead SSD, I found a short on the voltage regulator that become very hot when putting the power but I can't identify the part and get the datasheet.
Here is a a ...
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Looking for name of 10-pin IC with code At7HA from Samsung NVME PM981
I'm new to this forum and english is not my native language so please don't be mad :)
I'm trying to repair my Samsung PM981 Nvme 256GB SSD. The At7HA IC broke so i want to buy replacement but i can't ...
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Is SSD wear-leveling affected by how much logical space you have left? [closed]
I've always been told that you should leave at least 20% of the SSD free because if you leave too little space in there, it's gonna wear off as it doesn't have a lot of space to work with. I do know ...
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Do extra PCIe lanes improve latency?
If you connect a NVME SSD to a PCIe x4 slot it will have a higher maximum bandwith than if you connect it to a 1x or 2x slot. So logically it will transfer large files faster.
But if you never need ...
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What is the typical NVME SSD abrubt shutdown reaction time for a CC.SHN event until power loss?
The NVME standard under "7.6.2 Shutdown" defines the procedure for an abrupt shutdown event:
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How to extend USB-C cable (USB 3)
It's look like this question is simple, but it's not at all.
See here what I did.
I have MacBook Air M1 base model, and I have lack of capacity, it's only 256, so I thought I need more space
So I ...
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Searching for a replacement part for an SSD repair
I broke my SSD after applying 28 V and I have to change the component by the red arrows in the picture. The component is marked "FNC1B" and it is QFN10 package. It should be a MOSFET or an ...
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SSD with Phison PS3111 controller repairing [closed]
I broke my SSD after applying 28 V and I am trying to repair it. But need a description of a component that is marked red in the image. I guess it is a fuse or something like that.
Could anybody ...
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Designing M.2 socket for SSD
I'm designing a card adaptor which converts from M.2 Key E type to M.2 Key M type (to insert an NVMe SSD into a port designed originally for Wifi cards).
I found some reference design for the M.2 KeyM ...
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Wiring M.2 E to M - switching differential lanes is normal?
I managed to run an M.2 SSD (Samsung PM991A) in a TypeE socket with an adapter designed by CRImier (thank you):
I wish to design my own board with similar functionality, and I can't understand one ...
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Second PCIe on KeyE M.2?
Based on this online resource, KeyE M.2 has
2x PCIe x1 / USB 2.0 / I2C / SDIO /
UART / PCM
Their pinout table shows these lanes (for E-key):
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M.2 SSD inserted into E slot
I managed to run an M.2 SSD (Samsung PM991A) in a TypeE socket with an adapter designed by CRImier (thank you):
This card can be fit into an E slot, and can host an SSD (M type).
My Linux is ...
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Some chips (probably DRAM) on NVMe SSD are lower than others, resulting heatsink having no contact with those chips after installation
I believe most of the NVMe SSD heatsinks' contact surface is just one flat piece, but not all the chips on the NVMe SSDs have the same height.
From my recent observation, there are air gaps between ...
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Faulty address line [closed]
how to find address line fault in microcontroller if microcontroller connected to external memory through address line? if given one line in address is faulty how to pinpoint the particular line ...
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