[NCC] [MRRC] Solid State Drives

[James M. Galm]

SSDs use flash memory for non-cached storage. They draw virtually no current between access sessions, i.e. they go to sleep when all cache levels are emptied.

Try a different battery.

73,

Jim, W8WTS.



Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID
On Feb 23, 2018 9:56 AM, Jim Stahl via MRRC <mrrc at contesting.com> wrote:
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> Do solid state hard drives consume power when not it use? I have a Lenovo laptop with an SSD that I acquired a year or so ago, that I use only for mobile/portable contest logging. If I leave it sit for a month or so, I find the battery significantly drained when I turn it on. Is this normal? 
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> Meanwhile, I try to remember to put in on charge every few weeks. 
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> 73  -  Jim   K8MR 
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