OT: SSD and EMP

[Eric Cope]

EMPs affect more than just magnetic media. If the EMP puts a high enough electric field across the flash cells, it can erase/write the SSD too. 

Magnets won't affect SSDs. Flash memory is electric field based. 

Eric

On Dec 1, 2011, at 12:16 PM, Jim March <1.jim.march at gmail.com> wrote:

> I know one way to find out: take an SSD full of data out of it's
> computer and put it between a couple of hard disk magnets...
> 
> Jim
> 
> On Thu, Dec 1, 2011 at 11:56 AM, der.hans <PLUGd at lufthans.com> wrote:
>> moin moin,
>> 
>> discussing things at work and EMPs came up. It was almost on topic :).
>> 
>> Anyway, an EMP would knock out data on hard drives, would it not?
>> 
>> A co-worker says SSD is not magnetic, so would not be affected by an EMP.
>> Is that correct?
>> 
>> ciao,
>> 
>> der.hans
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