SKU CSSD-F120GB3A-NB
Force Series™ 3 Notebook Upgrade Kit 120GB SATA 3 6Gb/s SSD

128,98 € EUR

Force Series&trade, 3 Notebook Upgrade KitGet the amazing solid-state storage performance of the Force Series™ 3 SSD in a convenient kit that has everything you need to swap out your notebook&rsquo,s mechanical hard drive.

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Laptop PCs and SSDs: a perfect match.

In addition to being great productivity tools, notebook PCs do two things well — take abuse, and run down their batteries. A solid-state drive can give you the confidence that your data is safe if your computer takes a spill, and since they have no moving parts, their power consumption is lower than typical hard drives. You'll go longer without recharging.

The easy upgrade path

If you want to upgrade your laptop PC's performance and reliability with minimal hassle, the Force Series 3 Notebook Upgrade Kit is for you.

The kit's SSD uses the universal SATA interface and is compatible with the vast majority of notebooks that have removable hard drives. This includes not only notebooks designed to work with drives that are 9mm in height, but also the newer, slimmer notebooks that require the new 7mm standard.

The included USB-to-SATA cable connects to your notebook's USB 2 or USB 3 port. Insert the included disc into your optical drive, run the software (it's compatible with both Windows and Mac OS X), and it will copy the entire contents of your hard drive to your new SSD. You won't need to reinstall your operating system or applications.

Remove your old hard drive and snap in the Force Series 3 SSD and restart. On most notebooks, the only tool you'll need is a screwdriver. You're done!

Solid-state drives: One of the best notebook PC performance investments you can make.

You'll be amazed at the improvement over traditional hard drive access times the first time you restart your notebook, and for virtually everything you do with it. System startup, application load times, data transfers, and even shutdown times are all faster.

Your system will be more responsive, and you'll be more productive.

Add up all the time you spend all day waiting for your computer — starting up, launching applications, saving large files and documents — and it can be significant. Using a PC can be a lot more enjoyable when it's not always making you wait.

INHALT UND TECHNISCHE DATEN



  • Package Contents

  • Force Series 3 solid state drive
  • Migration Software on CD USB-to-SATA adapter cable
  • Quick Start guide

  • Compatibility

  • SATA 2 or SATA 3
  • Windows XP, Vista, 7
  • Mac OS X

Technische Daten

  • SSD Shock: 1500 G
  • IOPS: 85k IOPS (4k aligned)
  • SSD Interface: SATA 6Gb/s
  • Power Consumption active: 2.0W Max
  • Power Consumption Inactive: 0.5W Max
  • SSD Sequential Read Write: Up to 550 MB/s read — 510 MB/s write
  • Form Factor: 2.5 inch
SSD Unformatted Capacity
120 GB
SSD Smart Support
Yes
German Weight
80g
IOPS
85k IOPS (4k aligned)
SSD Interface
SATA 6Gb/s
Power Consumption active
2.0W Max
Power Consumption Inactive
0.5W Max
SSD Sequential Read Write
Up to 550 MB/s read — 510 MB/s write
Form Factor
2.5 inch
NAND Technology
MLC
Voltage
5V ±5%
SSD Shock
1500 G
MEHR LADEN

Corsair SSDs with Zero Overprovisioning Space

Much has been written about overprovisioning and its implementation on SSDs. In short, overprovisioning, or OP, is a portion of storage space on an SSD that is reserved for use only by the SSD controller. The three most common uses for this space are wear leveling, the replacement of bad blocks, and read-modify-writes. Overprovisioning serves to help increase both the longevity and performance of SSDs and it is a very common practice among SSD manufacturers.

However, some users would like to be able to buy their SSDs without the built in overprovisioning and make the decision to OP, or not to OP for themselves. They prefer the flexibility of deciding for themselves when to OP and how much space to use based on their specific needs. Corsair has announced and is now offering SSDs without this overprovisioned space.



Corsair SSDs with overprovisioning space typically have used 7% of the total SSD storage capacity. This means that users now have a choice with these new drives to use them with or without overprovisioning. Users can manually overprovision the drives if they wish or, they can leave them at their full capacity with no overprovisioning and enjoy the extra space.

For users of 256GB SSDs, this means they can have an extra 16GB of storage capacity on their drive over the equivalent 240GB overprovisioned SSD. Of course, RAID users will benefit even more as the number of drives is increased.

In reading some of that aforementioned information about overprovisioning, I've found a great deal of very useful information over at Anandtech. Here's a diagram from one of Anand's SSD articles highlighting how overprovisioning works.

Corsair SSDs with Zero Overprovisioning Space



Our initial offerings in the non-OP drive arena are in the Force Series GS and the Neutron Series with more to come. For more information on our SSD lineup, please visit our Corsair website SSD page.

To OP, or not to OP. That is the question. Whether tis nobler to the PC performance...

 

Corsair SSD Toolbox

Corsair proudly brings you the Corsair SSD Toolbox. This helpful utility provides users with several powerful and useful tools for use with Corsair SSDs. Let's take a look. Download the Corsair SSD Toolbox HERE. 

The Corsair SSD Toolbox will run on:

  • XP SP3 (32-bit)...(64-bit version not supported)
  • Vista 32-bit w/ latest SP (all functions)
  • Vista 64-bit w/ latest SP (all functions)
  • Win 7 32-bit w/ latest SP (all functions)
  • Win 7 64-bit w/ latest SP (all functions)
  • Win 8 32-bit (TRIM is not supported, all others functions are)
  • Win 8 64-bit (TRIM is not supported, all others functions are)

We have provided a detailed help file which can be accessed by clicking on the question mark symbol shown here circled in red on the upper left side of the screen.

Corsair SSD Toolbox

This help file gives detailed information on each function of the SSD toolbox. Clicking the question mark will open the help file in a browser.


Your main screen at launch shows the drive information of single drives attached to the system. Other drives will appear in the drive information window but core functionality is restricted to authorized Corsair SSDs. RAID volumes will not be seen as single drives as the tool cannot address them individually. The "i" symbol will show you the toolbox version number and license agreement. The circular arrows will refresh the tool.

Corsair SSD Toolbox

Individual drive information is shown in the center of the main window. When your SSD controller is in AHCI mode, you can update your SSD firmware from this page using the button circled in red below. The firmware update requires AHCI mode. AMD/nVidia chipset systems may require different storage drivers for proper operation. USB connected SSD drives must use SAT-capable cables/enclosures that support ATA/SAT-pass-through.

Corsair SSD Toolbox


After you select firmware update the tool will scan your drive and check for firmware updates. If there is an update available, the dialogue will prompt you to update the firmware or cancel the operation.

Note: Firmware updates can only be executed when the SSD controller is in AHCI mode. Firmware updating via this toolbox is enabled for The Corsair Series Force 3, Force Series GT, Force Series GS, Neutron Series, and Neutron Series GTX SSDs. Earlier and EOL Corsair drives with firmware updates can be updated manually using the tools supplied on our website.


The next screen will prompt you to backup your data before updating your firmware. The updates are intended to be non-destructive but we strongly encourage users to back up any critical data before performance a firmware update. If you wish to continue, press Apply.

Corsair SSD Toolbox

Once your drive is updated, close the toolbox window using the close button.

Corsair SSD Toolbox


Note: Corsair recommends that users update their OS drive as attached storage when possible. Some systems will require the SSD to be disconnected briefly before the new firmware version will appear in the Drive Information window.

Additional functions can be activated with the column of buttons down the left side of the toolbox. Corsair is now producing SSDs that do not have factory overprovisioning. For users that desire to manually overprovision their drives, we have provided a function for this. Overprovisioning your drive can contribute to maintaining better performance and adding longevity to your SSD.

Corsair SSD Toolbox

Users desiring to monitor the S.M.A.R.T status on their drives can do so using the S.M.A.R.T. button. Find more details on Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology here.

Corsair SSD Toolbox

We have a disk cloning feature under development. At the time of this article, this feature is not complete but it is expected along very soon. For now as you can see, it's under construction. This feature will allow users to easily clone to and from their Corsair SSDs.


Users have asked for a feature to allow them to manually send a TRIM command to their drives and to also schedule a TRIM operation so that they can optimize their SSD's performance.



Corsair SSD Toolbox

SSD users also occasionally have need to perform a secure erase operation. The tool allows for this in one easy step.


The Corsair SSD Toolbox is extremely useful and versatile. We're confident that our customers will find it very useful and see it as an added value to a superb Corsair SSD.