Paul Webster wrote: > If you are running pCP as a player only then simply cutting the power > should not cause a problem because pCP runs everything in memory and > only writes out to storage when you ask it to (e.g. making a > configuration change). > However, it is unlikely that you would be using SSD in that > configuration ... so presumably your question is about a pCP running > LMS. > In that case - simply cutting the power is generally not a good idea > because LMS does write things out to storage more frequently as part of > its normal operation. > > I don't know if your SSD requires formal dismounting to keep it safe > even when apparently idle. For example, it might be doing its own > internal housekeeping when you pull the plug. I read ( > https://superuser.com/questions/1155059/is-it-okay-if-i-just-turn-off-power-if-i-have-a-ssd > ) that some SSD have capacitors to help them close down gracefully.
Forgive me, I didn't mean SSD but SD card (micro memory card). ------------------------------------------------------------------------ squeezetux's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=68286 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=109270 _______________________________________________ unix mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/unix
