Comment on Is using an ssd as a cache to speed up a harddrive still a thing?
klankin@piefed.ca 3 days agoDisk caches are usually implimented at the OS level, not bios
Comment on Is using an ssd as a cache to speed up a harddrive still a thing?
klankin@piefed.ca 3 days agoDisk caches are usually implimented at the OS level, not bios
Brkdncr@lemmy.world 3 days ago
dell.com/…/how-to-use-intel-smart-response-techno…
It’s a raid controller setting in the bios. Software raid driver may be needed.
klankin@piefed.ca 3 days ago
Yeah I’d consider that an unusual setup, most users probably aren’t using that combo of hardware (and possibly outdated software with its windows 7 screenshots in the link).
Also notably it only supports up to 64GB cache drives, so the OS/filesystem implimentation case would include OPs situation - regardless of the CPU/manufacturer theyre using.
Brkdncr@lemmy.world 3 days ago
It’s not that unusual and there are AMD options. That was just the Dell link. I used it on an asus board. I think any intel chip with a bios that supports raid will work. There’s an amd version but I’ve never used it.
It might make a resurgence but with smaller nvme+sata ssd if costs remain high. Stranger things are happening right now.