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"Drive maintenance features-
For Windows 7 users and some distributions of Linux, the OCZ Vertex 3 supports ATA TRIM to keep the NAND clean. The Vertex 3 also has "DuraClass". The new technologies involved in DuraClass should keep the OCZ Vertex 3 operating at peak performance levels under normal usage patterns.TRIM commands are acted upon on SandForce based SSD processors in a totally different way to normal SSD controllers. To keep write amplification low, when you delete data from the SSD these blocks are then marked as discarded by TRIM in the normal way, but the NAND blocks are only actually cleaned by DuraClass as and when they are required, and this will normally only take place when NAND is gathered into the RAISE area of the NAND array. I should stress that under normal operation of the SSD, this is transparent to the user, and you will never be aware of this taking place at all. However, if you hammer the drives with benchmarks, for example, you may notice the drive being throttled and slowing down slightly. At least this was the case with the Vertex 2, I will find out in due course if this is still the case with Vertex 3.The OCZ Vertex 3 can also be “secure erased”, which will return all NAND on the SSD to its factory default clean state. You can do this via the DOS application “HDDErase” or as I prefer by using a Linux “live” distribution called Parted Magic".
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