Does your M.2 SSD need a cooler? How to make the right call

Do you need a cooler for your M.2 NVMe SSD? The short answer is yes, unless your SSD is operating within its defined ...
CCM

How to check SSD health: Windows 10, Windows 11

Most SSDs have their own software that can be used to monitor and manage SSD health. For example there is Samsung's Magician, and then the the Crucial Storage Executive for Crucial SSDs. These tools ...
XDA Developers on MSN

SMART data might make you misdiagnose a drive, sanity check these 6 parameters first

Before accepting that "Failed" SMART reading, check the read/write values of your drive on the report. If you've got a 512GB ...
Windows Report

How to Uninstall KB5063878 Update to Fix SSD Failures on Windows 11

In this guide, we'll walk you through each and every step to uninstall Windows 11 24H2 KB5063878 update causing SSD failures.
PC Gamer

Five things I always tell people before they buy their first SSD

SSDs Best PCIe 5.0 SSD for gaming in 2025: the only Gen 5 drives I will allow in my PC SSDs Best SSD for gaming in 2025: the speediest SSDs I personally recommend SSDs With this Crucial M.2 SSD at its ...