[ale] OT: failed SSD and Windows

[Calvin Harrigan]

Don't waste your time.  Spend a few bucks more and get something new and 
recognizable. The listed on ebay is used...  :/

https://www.microcenter.com/product/511699/crucial-bx500-240gb-ssd-micron-3d-nand-sata-iii-6gb-s-25-internal-solid-state-drive

On 2/8/2022 17:07, Boris Borisov via Ale wrote:
> I haven't seen that brand before :)
>
> Link from eBay
>
> https://www.ebay.com/itm/194260368529
>
> Installed 6-6-21. Failed 2-8-22.
>
> On Tue, Feb 8, 2022, 16:26 Joey Kelly via Ale <ale at ale.org> wrote:
>
>     On Tuesday, February 8, 2022 9:35:33 AM CST Jim Kinney via Ale wrote:
>     > I never reuse a drive that starts showing errors. Recipe for
>     disaster. Drive
>     > replacement is easier than drive replacement plus data recovery.
>
>     Right. if you want to use in on a lab machine that you don't care
>     about, do
>     that, else destroy it and throw it in the trash.
>
>     I was going to ask what brand SSD you have. Intel's are
>     write-limited and
>     simply stop working at some point, while others are failure-prone
>     (Corsair,
>     I'm still glaring at you from a decade ago).
>
>     --Joey
>
>
>     > On February 8, 2022 9:55:55 AM EST, Boris Borisov via Ale
>     <ale at ale.org>
>     wrote:
>     > >Hard drive have failed on machine that works 24-7. Would you try to
>     > >reformat SSD or simply install new one.
>     > >
>     > >Considering the limited write cycles for SSD is likely damage
>     beyond
>     > >repair?
>
>
>     -- 
>     Joey Kelly
>     Minister of the Gospel and Linux Consultant
>     http://joeykelly.net
>     504-239-6550
>
>
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