SATA 520 byte blocksize Samsung SSD drive - in a normal PC?

[Margott247]

Hello, I got my hands on a Samsung SS160512 Sata 3 SSD (3.5"), and i'm trying to use it in a desktop computer. From what I found, it is using a 520 byte blocksize - and can not be reformatted for 512b (according to this old ebay listing on a similar ssd - https://www.ebay.com/itm/Samsung-3-5-SSD-200-MZ-3S92000-0C3-SATA-3Gb-s-520-EMC-/133568443286)

 

Can I somehow get this ssd to work on a GA-B75M-D2V B75 motherboard?

 

Thanks!

[WhitetailAni]

According to this:
https://forums.servethehome.com/index.php?threads/how-to-reformat-hdd-ssd-to-512b-sector-size.4968/page-8

Make yourself a live Linux USB and/or install some form of Linux, then run these commands:

sudo chmod 777 /dev/sg1
sg_format --format --size=512 --six -v /dev/sg1

I assume you'll have to change sg1 to the mount point of the SSD, not sure. My experience with /dev mount points is /dev/disk1s2s... and so on; never seen sg as a mount point (if that's what the correct terminology is).

[Margott247]

7 minutes ago, FakeKGB said:

According to this:
https://forums.servethehome.com/index.php?threads/how-to-reformat-hdd-ssd-to-512b-sector-size.4968/page-8

Make yourself a live Linux USB and/or install some form of Linux, then run these commands:

sudo chmod 777 /dev/sg1
sg_format --format --size=512 --six -v /dev/sg1

I assume you'll have to change sg1 to the mount point of the SSD, not sure. My experience with /dev mount points is /dev/disk1s2s... and so on; never seen sg as a mount point (if that's what the correct terminology is).

Okay, thank you will give it a try