Abstract: A method of manufacturing an information processing apparatus includes storing, in a first storage area of a solid-state drive (SSD) of the information processing apparatus, an installation program which when executed causes the information processing apparatus to install preload data, executing the installation program to install the preload data at least partially in a second storage area of the SSD, and after executing the installation program, moving portions of the preload data stored in the second storage area to the first storage area of the SSD. The first storage area is configured to store single bit cells in which one bit of data is stored in one memory cell, and the second storage is configured to store multi-bit cells in which multiple bits of data are stored in one memory cell.

Abstract: Thermal throttling of a storage device may be provided independent of the host computing device according to the disclosed exemplary embodiments. The storage device may be connectable to more than one type and/or make of host computing devices whose thermal safety requirements may differ. Threshold temperature values for safely operating the storage device may be stored in the host computing device. A controller in the storage device may receive the threshold temperature value(s) from the host computing device and may throttle operating performance of the storage device based on a sensed operating temperature of the storage device compared relative to the stored threshold temperature value associated with the host computing device.