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  • Hardware

    How to tweak and optimize SSD for Ubuntu, Linux Mint

    I have been using Intel 520 SSD180GB on my Dell Inspiron 11z-1121 laptop for a while and get great speed. However, if you want to tweak and optimize your SSD for Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Debian or any linux distribution to make your SSD run even faster and live longer, here how I do my ubuntu ssd tweak. Note: this article will help both…

  • Hardware

    Intel 520 ssd 180gb in Dell 1121 with Ubuntu

    I have my intel 520 ssd 180GB a year ago and installed in Dell 11z-1121 laptop. Speed much faster computer to the original mechanical hard drive came with the laptop. I have done lots of ssd tweaks for xubuntu 12.04 installed on my Dell Inspiron 11z-1121 laptop. I didn’t really do any benchmark until now. For anyone who wonder what is the…

  • Tips – Tricks

    How to check SSD life left on linux

      To check ssd life left on a (solid-state drive) ssd, you will need to install the smartmontools package. It contains two utility programs (smartctl and smartd) to control and monitor storage systems using the Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology System (S.M.A.R.T.) built into most modern ATA and SCSI hard disks. For Ubuntu, Mint, or Debian based distributions # apt-get install…

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