What’s going on here? A week or so ago this showed up and haven’t been able to turn on my laptop since. Some hardware issue?

  • Dalraz@lemmy.ca
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    5 months ago

    One of the interesting side effects of running it in an ssd is it can speed it up, it doesn’t sound like it would be the case but it does.

    None the less its still a valid option to consider.

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      5 months ago

      running it in an ssd is it can speed it up

      Let me be absolutely clear: due to the finite write capabilities of solid-state technology, using SpinRite on an SSD is materially harmful to that SSD, and WILL shorten it’s operational lifespan by a non-trivial amount.

      This is why SSDs have wear-levelling technology: to limit the number of writes that any one data cell will receive. By using a program that conducts intensive read/write operations on sectors, you are wearing your SSD out at a much higher rate than normal, dramatically speeding up any failures in the future.