Category: Technical

Testing M.2 Power Loss Notification

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Posted: 19th November 2021

Which Enterprise grade drive outperforms the rest, in our Power Vs Performance tests?

[video width="1640" height="850" mp4="https://quarch.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/pVSp-1-1.mp4" loop="true" autoplay="true"][/video] We wanted to do a comparison with several drives we had in our labs to see what the differences were between them. Our tests reveal which enterprise-grade drive outperforms the rest. All Enterprise grade...

Posted: 27th May 2021

My PCIe cable is not what it claims!

Bad cables can really mess up your lab, and cause chaos in a data centre. If you plug in a cable and nothing happens at all, you will ‘probably’ notice that it did not link up. Some other...

Posted: 25th February 2021

Why your SSD died – Exploring the PMIC

What is a PMIC SSDs can seem very robust in comparison to spinning drives, but surviving a drop is not the only risk to your data. An SSD is a complex device and there a whole host of failure points...

Posted: 15th January 2021

How to make a Power Module sing: Creating custom waveforms with a Quarch PPM

Creating custom waveform patterns with the HD PPM I find the HD PPM an amazing tool for a couple of reasons: The injection fixtures, and its programmability. There are interposers for all the major storage interfaces and computer buses out...

Posted: 27th November 2020

Where’s My Sleep State? Measuring NVMe SSD Low Power

Where's My Sleep State? Measuring NVMe SSD Low Power Laptop manufacturers are in competition to provide a combination of the best performance and the best battery life, and as part of this requirement, the manufacturers must select consumer SSDs...

Posted: 12th November 2020

PCIe hot-plugging – A total pain. Or is it?

Hot-swapping PCIe Gen 4 Devices on a consumer-grade setup At Quarch, we hot-swap drives hundreds (sometimes thousands) of times during the development of a new product. This is to ensure our application notes are tested properly and the host...

Posted: 2nd November 2020

PCIe 5.0: What you need to know and how you can test Gen5 devices

We’ve been working on a lot of exciting new things this year, including a set of test fixtures for PCIe Generation 5 storage devices. PCIe Gen5 aims to support the mainstream increase of data-heavy technologies such as cloud computing, 5G...

Posted: 4th August 2020

From the lab to the living room: How automation helped us make progress during lockdown

While working on the firmware for our latest Cable Tester product, COVID-19 forced me (and almost everyone else at Quarch) out of the office and into home working. Testing every possible fault combination we need to detect is...

Posted: 22nd June 2020

Breaker Module Versions – How to choose?

Breaker Modules form the core elements of our testing solutions for hot-swap, signal breaking and fault injection. Made to suit a range of storage form factors, including PCIe Gen4, they sit between the host system and the storage device you’re...

Posted: 11th May 2020

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