After installing my first solid state drive (SSD) in a computer that was running Linux, I have begun to explore how to take care of them. Solid state drives are different than traditional magnetic drives in the way that they operate, and they require different care from the software side in order to function optimally. …
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I love using Samsung SSDs (SATA or NVMe) and have them in most of my builds. But for some reason, Samsung does not publish a way to update the SSD firmware on Linux and their ISO boot tool is completely broken. Let’s fix that! Trying to update a Samsung 980 Pro 1TB In my case …
With the new cryptocurrency, Chia, raising eyebrows, more and more people are trying to get in on the action. However, people are already coming up with ways to plot for Chia and are running into issues with their SSDs. Today we are going to look at cheaper SSDs for Chia plotting.
In an earlier post, I shared a design for a Chia plotter/farmer based around the Intel NUC NUC10i7FNH tiny computer. Checkout the Intel NUC Performance from our amazon affiliate link. Today I built that machine, and it’s running its first plot as I type this. Here’s a quick rundown of what was involved in the process. …
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