Is Write Protect necessary to SSD drive or memory card?
Write Protect, including hardware and software write protect, is any physical mechanism that prevents modification or erasure of valuable data on a drive. HW write protect also called Physical Write Protect Switch , it comes with a Hardware Button/ Switch, e.g.: While SW write protect is through software command to execute. Why Write Protect is so important? Because Write Protect can protect your drive files from corruption, infection, unauthorized changes and accidental deletion on any computer. Once the data is written to the NAND and your drive becomes read-only model, so it will effectively prevent any tampering or other malicious use of your device. For example, some embedded system application (such as Gaming, Automotive, Industrial Automation, ATM…) use SSD as the OS drive, they will request the SSD drive supporting Write Protect, because the system data of these applications are not allowed to be modified. Renice's 2.5" SATA SSD, Msata SSD, ...