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Fix a Windows boot loop with AHCI

Dave Farquhar — Tue, 31 Jan 2017 12:00:33 +0000

My wife’s computer was stuck in a Windows boot loop. We’d get the Windows 7 boot screen, and it would display a single pixel of the Windows 7 logo, then reboot itself endlessly. Booting in safe mode made it fail

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SSD native command queuing (NCQ)

Dave Farquhar — Fri, 11 Nov 2016 12:00:23 +0000

What is SSD native command queuing (NCQ)? Think of it as a technology to make SSDs more efficient. Really expensive, high performance hard drives had NCQ for years. But it works even better in SSDs. Computers usually don’t just send

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When will SSDs be cheaper than hard drives?

Dave Farquhar — Thu, 03 Dec 2015 11:00:35 +0000

When will SSDs be cheaper than hard drives? Based on history, it's possible to make an educated guess, and I think the time is coming relatively soon.

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Is TRIM better than Native Command Queuing?

Dave Farquhar — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 13:06:10 +0000

Another question from the big bag ‘o search queries: When you’re shopping for an SSD, is TRIM better than Native Command Queuing? It’s an interesting question, and my first inclination is to say no, because TRIM and NCQ solve two

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