Subj : bad news for hdd?
To   : August Abolins
From : Stas Mishchenkov
Date : Tue Jan 03 2023 09:41:06

Hi August!

01 янв 23 10:10, August Abolins -> Stas Mishchenkov:

 SM>> But I recommend you do a backup.

 AA> At the moment, I don't have enough external memory/storage to
 AA> do that.  :/

Usually it is enough to save the configuration files.

 SM>> I recommend you using the SSD as the system drive and the
 SM>> HDD as the data drive. This configuration will be more
 SM>> long-lived and reliable.

 AA> The T60

Waw! https://arsenal-info.ru/images/img-3_6/tanki-tank-t-60-tth-video-foto.jpg

 AA>  affords operating a 2nd'ary drive in lieu of the DVD drive.  But at
 AA> this point, I am enamoured to reduce heat generation, associated fan
 AA> noise, and any hdd noise and just migrate to SSD   ..and I want to
 AA> retain use of the DVDRW drive for certain occassions.

Yes. For a laptop, it is better to replace the HDD with an SSD.

 AA> A direct SSD migration seems simpler to achieve.

 AA> The HDD+SSD project sounds more time consuming.

For a desktop computer, this is a reasonable solution. For a laptop - only if there is an M2 slot, or you don't need DVD anymore.

 SM>> PS: Keep in mind that XP does not know how to properly work with SSD. You
 SM>> need to use at least Win7.

 AA> What is "proper"?  Are you referring to TRIM and what is also
 AA> referred to as Garbage Collection?

They say TRIM significantly prolongs the life of the SSD.

 AA> XP doesn't entertain extra background disk activity like the
 AA> later OSes do. It is my understanding that with properly
 AA> adjusted (aligned) partitions, the SSD should have very few
 AA> issues operating without TRIM.

I won't argue.

Have nice nights.
       Stas Mishchenkov.

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