Overclocking an SSD

[Rasterman]

Since SSDs are all solid state now, I wonder if anyone has tried cooling one with liquid nitrogen and overclocking it? Seems the problems would be changing the clock speed, and saturating the data bus?

 

[LOUISSSSS]

no.. u do it

 

[jimhsu]

Unlike with a hard drive, this is technically possible. It will probably require a custom reflash with a user-modified version of original firmware. No idea how to do it. It's your data though, so use at your own risk.

 

[Emulex]

first try using a degausser or VCR bulk eraser. that will align the bits and it will go faster.

 

[Old Hippie]

Originally posted by: jimhsu
Unlike with a hard drive, this is technically possible. It will probably require a custom reflash with a user-modified version of original firmware. No idea how to do it. It's your data though, so use at your own risk.

You cooled a mechanical HD with liquid nitrogen and overclocked it?

 

[jlee]

Originally posted by: Old Hippie

Originally posted by: jimhsu
Unlike with a hard drive, this is technically possible. It will probably require a custom reflash with a user-modified version of original firmware. No idea how to do it. It's your data though, so use at your own risk.

You cooled a mechanical HD with liquid nitrogen and overclocked it?

 

[Old Hippie]

Originally posted by: JLee

Originally posted by: Old Hippie

Originally posted by: jimhsu
Unlike with a hard drive, this is technically possible. It will probably require a custom reflash with a user-modified version of original firmware. No idea how to do it. It's your data though, so use at your own risk.

You cooled a mechanical HD with liquid nitrogen and overclocked it?

I'm screwing up soo many things....just come and arrest me now for impersonating a human being!

 

[jimhsu]

In the old days before PRML, I think you could actually overclock hard drives, after you do a low-level format and reconfigure the platters, rotation speed, etc. None of that is applicable today of course.