ADATA Technology, a global provider of flash storage and memory products, is announcing the release of their own proprietary SSD Toolbox software for monitoring status and performance of ADATA solid state drives (SSDs). The ADATA SSD Toolbox enables users to easily and quickly configure, optimize, and monitor the overall health of their ADATA solid state drive. ADATA now joins a …
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Simple Secure Erase and MPCIe Added To Asus Maximus VI Motherboard Family
Although it’s really no surprise that ASUS has included a MPCIe/802.11ac Combo with their latest Maximus VI offerings, the fact that this M.2 adapter is only limited to a single PCIe lane is a bit disheartening. Not that it really matters to the typical consumer, as they probably won’t be able to get their hands on a compatible card for …
Read More »NAID: Are SSD Sanitization Routines Enough?
NAID, the National Association for Information Destruction, has formed a working group to tackle data destruction on solid state storage. NAID’s special team of industry personnel (they use the slightly more serious sounding term “task force”) will study the murky world of data security in the solid state age. Some studies we’ve seen show that traditional secure erasure combined with …
Read More »TCS Galatea Ultra-Rugged 100GB SLC SSD Review
This report covers the TeleCommunication Systems (TCS) Galatea line of ultra-rugged SLC SSDs. Adhering to the MIL-STD-810 military specifications governing a multitude of ultra-ruggedized requirements, this SSD is designed for ultimate reliability in the harshest of environments. Designed and tested with the most hostile environments imaginable in mind, these SSDs are surely amongst the toughest storage mediums available. INTRODUCTION This …
Read More »OCZ Releases SSD Toolbox For SandForce Equipped SSDs
OCZ has just released a Toolbox for their SandForce equipped drives and its available through the OCZ Technology Forums here. A big kudos also has to go out to the Forum Support Manager, RyderOCZ, for taking the time to put together a great thread which lays out the toolbox utilities with some great graphics. . In reading the thread, the Toolbox …
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