Had installed a SSD in my iMac G4, but now more and more often the computer won't start and instead goes to a black screen with the message disk2s3: i/o error repeated over the screen. I do a fresh install of Tiger and then, after maybe a month or two I get the same error. Does the SSD wear out over time, or is it the lack of TRIM in OSX that does this? I suppose Leopard doesn't improve anything?
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iMac G4 and SSD error
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No, just the reformatting or wiping out that Tiger does. Should I do a complete reformat through Disk Utilities? I'm thinking it's not possible since the OS is running on it. The SSD is only one or two years old.
Ok. I also remember reading somewhere that journalised filesystem is bad for SSDs. Should I choose Unix filesystem instead of HFS+? Not sure about Leopard, but on my Tiger disc I can just choose from those two, there's no non-journalised option (neither in Lion I think)...
Ok. I reinstalled again now. I assume the third right-most button, "Delete", in Disk Utilities formats completely? Took only a couple of seconds but maybe that's how quick it goes? The left is named "Delete empty space" which makes me think that's quick format? I formatted non-journalised but I think Tiger installation reformatted it journalised.