Do I need to allow space for over provisioning in an Crucial m500 SSD
I’m looking at buying a 1TB Crucial M500 SSD to use in my mid 2012 non retina MacBook Pro.
When I format the drive do I need to allow an in partitioned portion as an over provision or will the drives firmware take care of this and only let me use the correct amount of space in the first place ?
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I’m looking at buying a 1TB Crucial M500 SSD to use in my mid 2012 non retina MacBook Pro.
When I format the drive do I need to allow an in partitioned portion as an over provision or will the drives firmware take care of this and only let me use the correct amount of space in the first place ?
ssd
asked Feb 23 at 11:54
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I’m looking at buying a 1TB Crucial M500 SSD to use in my mid 2012 non retina MacBook Pro.
When I format the drive do I need to allow an in partitioned portion as an over provision or will the drives firmware take care of this and only let me use the correct amount of space in the first place ?
ssd
asked Feb 23 at 11:54
samsam
1,515143872
I’m looking at buying a 1TB Crucial M500 SSD to use in my mid 2012 non retina MacBook Pro.
When I format the drive do I need to allow an in partitioned portion as an over provision or will the drives firmware take care of this and only let me use the correct amount of space in the first place ?
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The M500 already has 32 GB of factory set (Level 2) for over-provisioning.
That much over-provisioning was because it was a new NAND architecture and Crucial
wanted to ensure that the drive was stable.
As the device is already keeping 32 GB and allowing you to only touch 480 GB,
to ensure drive reliability, you can use everything that it lets you.
answered Feb 23 at 12:26
harrymcharrymc
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Thanks , it’s actually a 1TB drive so presumably it will let me use 960gb. If I run the drive near full capacity will I notice a slow down or with the pre set over capacity will it be alright
– sam
Feb 23 at 18:21
I believe that 32 GB should be enough for the firmware to maintain the disk, but nobody has ever come up with any useful numbers for over-provisioning.
– harrymc
Feb 23 at 19:13
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The M500 already has 32 GB of factory set (Level 2) for over-provisioning.
That much over-provisioning was because it was a new NAND architecture and Crucial
wanted to ensure that the drive was stable.
As the device is already keeping 32 GB and allowing you to only touch 480 GB,
to ensure drive reliability, you can use everything that it lets you.
answered Feb 23 at 12:26
harrymcharrymc
263k14271580
Thanks , it’s actually a 1TB drive so presumably it will let me use 960gb. If I run the drive near full capacity will I notice a slow down or with the pre set over capacity will it be alright
– sam
Feb 23 at 18:21
I believe that 32 GB should be enough for the firmware to maintain the disk, but nobody has ever come up with any useful numbers for over-provisioning.
– harrymc
Feb 23 at 19:13
add a comment |
The M500 already has 32 GB of factory set (Level 2) for over-provisioning.
That much over-provisioning was because it was a new NAND architecture and Crucial
wanted to ensure that the drive was stable.
As the device is already keeping 32 GB and allowing you to only touch 480 GB,
to ensure drive reliability, you can use everything that it lets you.
answered Feb 23 at 12:26
harrymcharrymc
263k14271580
Thanks , it’s actually a 1TB drive so presumably it will let me use 960gb. If I run the drive near full capacity will I notice a slow down or with the pre set over capacity will it be alright
– sam
Feb 23 at 18:21
I believe that 32 GB should be enough for the firmware to maintain the disk, but nobody has ever come up with any useful numbers for over-provisioning.
– harrymc
Feb 23 at 19:13
add a comment |
The M500 already has 32 GB of factory set (Level 2) for over-provisioning.
That much over-provisioning was because it was a new NAND architecture and Crucial
wanted to ensure that the drive was stable.
As the device is already keeping 32 GB and allowing you to only touch 480 GB,
to ensure drive reliability, you can use everything that it lets you.
answered Feb 23 at 12:26
harrymcharrymc
263k14271580
The M500 already has 32 GB of factory set (Level 2) for over-provisioning.
That much over-provisioning was because it was a new NAND architecture and Crucial
wanted to ensure that the drive was stable.
As the device is already keeping 32 GB and allowing you to only touch 480 GB,
to ensure drive reliability, you can use everything that it lets you.
answered Feb 23 at 12:26
harrymcharrymc
263k14271580
answered Feb 23 at 12:26
harrymcharrymc
263k14271580
answered Feb 23 at 12:26
harrymcharrymc
263k14271580
answered Feb 23 at 12:26
harrymcharrymc
263k14271580
263k14271580
Thanks , it’s actually a 1TB drive so presumably it will let me use 960gb. If I run the drive near full capacity will I notice a slow down or with the pre set over capacity will it be alright
– sam
Feb 23 at 18:21
I believe that 32 GB should be enough for the firmware to maintain the disk, but nobody has ever come up with any useful numbers for over-provisioning.
– harrymc
Feb 23 at 19:13
add a comment |
Thanks , it’s actually a 1TB drive so presumably it will let me use 960gb. If I run the drive near full capacity will I notice a slow down or with the pre set over capacity will it be alright
– sam
Feb 23 at 18:21
I believe that 32 GB should be enough for the firmware to maintain the disk, but nobody has ever come up with any useful numbers for over-provisioning.
– harrymc
Feb 23 at 19:13
Thanks , it’s actually a 1TB drive so presumably it will let me use 960gb. If I run the drive near full capacity will I notice a slow down or with the pre set over capacity will it be alright
– sam
Feb 23 at 18:21
Thanks , it’s actually a 1TB drive so presumably it will let me use 960gb. If I run the drive near full capacity will I notice a slow down or with the pre set over capacity will it be alright
– sam
Feb 23 at 18:21
I believe that 32 GB should be enough for the firmware to maintain the disk, but nobody has ever come up with any useful numbers for over-provisioning.
– harrymc
Feb 23 at 19:13
I believe that 32 GB should be enough for the firmware to maintain the disk, but nobody has ever come up with any useful numbers for over-provisioning.
– harrymc
Feb 23 at 19:13
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