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Formatting a SSD in Asus bios gives me these options, which do I use? Will just be used for gaming and general use.
Formatting a SSD 512b or 4kb?
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Just format it in windows and then it’ll be whatever windows thinks will suit it best.
Like Donnie said just let Windows format it.
If you want to be nerdy about it, and who doesn't, 512B (upper-case B because lower-case would be bits not bytes) is a legacy cluster size while 4kB (again bytes not bits
) is a more modern cluster size. I say modern but drives started transitioning to what's called Advanced Format just over a decade ago.
I hope I've got my upper and lower case B's, my bits and bytes, correct because if not I've just made myself look stupid.
If you want to be nerdy about it, and who doesn't, 512B (upper-case B because lower-case would be bits not bytes) is a legacy cluster size while 4kB (again bytes not bits
) is a more modern cluster size. I say modern but drives started transitioning to what's called Advanced Format just over a decade ago.I hope I've got my upper and lower case B's, my bits and bytes, correct because if not I've just made myself look stupid.
Bytes are bigger than bits (8 bits to the byte) and B is bigger than b is a reasonably easy way to remember it. Although, arguably, it should be KB rather than kB where K is 2^10 (i.e 1024) and k is 1000.Like Donnie said just let Windows format it.
If you want to be nerdy about it, and who doesn't, 512B (upper-case B because lower-case would be bits not bytes) is a legacy cluster size while 4kB (again bytes not bits
I hope I've got my upper and lower case B's, my bits and bytes, correct because if not I've just made myself look stupid.