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    From Jeff Gaines@21:1/5 to sem738$ph0$1@dont-email.me on Sat Aug 7 15:00:50 2021
    On 07/08/2021 in message <sem738$ph0$1@dont-email.me> GB wrote:

    On 07/08/2021 15:44, Jeff Gaines wrote:

    I've just had my first SSD fail, a WD Blue dated 2018, so bad that the >>image I took with Acronis screwed up the SSD I planned to use as a >>replacement :-(

    The replacement has allowed me to install 8.1 after cleaning it off with >>diskpart and it seems to be running OK, first clean install for ages, >>forgotten how to do it!

    Roll on Mac Mini M1....



    A lot of Apple stuff has everything soldered to the motherboard. On the
    M1, is the SSD replaceable, even?

    No, if it breaks you send the butler to the Apple Bar to replace it :-)

    --
    Jeff Gaines Wiltshire UK
    Though no-one can go back and make a new start, everyone can start from
    now and make a new ending.

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  • From GB@21:1/5 to Jeff Gaines on Sat Aug 7 15:58:49 2021
    On 07/08/2021 15:44, Jeff Gaines wrote:

    I've just had my first SSD fail, a WD Blue dated 2018, so bad that the
    image I took with Acronis screwed up the SSD I planned to use as a replacement :-(

    The replacement has allowed me to install 8.1 after cleaning it off with diskpart and it seems to be running OK, first clean install for ages, forgotten how to do it!

    Roll on Mac Mini M1....



    A lot of Apple stuff has everything soldered to the motherboard. On the
    M1, is the SSD replaceable, even?

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  • From Jeff Gaines@21:1/5 to All on Sat Aug 7 14:44:46 2021
    I've just had my first SSD fail, a WD Blue dated 2018, so bad that the
    image I took with Acronis screwed up the SSD I planned to use as a
    replacement :-(

    The replacement has allowed me to install 8.1 after cleaning it off with diskpart and it seems to be running OK, first clean install for ages,
    forgotten how to do it!

    Roll on Mac Mini M1....

    --
    Jeff Gaines Wiltshire UK
    Remember, the Flat Earth Society has members all around the globe.

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  • From Dan@21:1/5 to All on Sun Aug 8 10:00:31 2021
    On 7 Aug 2021 14:44:46 GMT, "Jeff Gaines" <jgaines_newsid@yahoo.co.uk>
    wrote:


    I've just had my first SSD fail, a WD Blue dated 2018, so bad that the
    image I took with Acronis screwed up the SSD I planned to use as a >replacement :-(

    The replacement has allowed me to install 8.1 after cleaning it off with >diskpart and it seems to be running OK, first clean install for ages, >forgotten how to do it!

    Roll on Mac Mini M1....


    No warning from any software that you used to test it before failure?

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  • From Jeff Gaines@21:1/5 to All on Sun Aug 8 09:47:39 2021
    On 08/08/2021 in message <287vggh1dlt16b1eq2bnhdofp19vpi7ne0@4ax.com> Dan wrote:

    On 7 Aug 2021 14:44:46 GMT, "Jeff Gaines" <jgaines_newsid@yahoo.co.uk>
    wrote:


    I've just had my first SSD fail, a WD Blue dated 2018, so bad that the >>image I took with Acronis screwed up the SSD I planned to use as a >>replacement :-(

    The replacement has allowed me to install 8.1 after cleaning it off with >>diskpart and it seems to be running OK, first clean install for ages, >>forgotten how to do it!

    Roll on Mac Mini M1....


    No warning from any software that you used to test it before failure?

    Warning signs, yes.

    It was on a Windows PC that I was going to use as a stopgap while I make
    the transition to (or is it from) the dark side. The PC has been out of
    use for a while and it seemed a bit sluggish so I ran AS SSD Benchmark on
    the SSD and its performance was dire. I then ran chkdsk /f on next reboot
    and reran the test and it was back up to about 500 Mb/s seq read which is
    about right, but on the basis that data is more important than a groat or
    two I imaged it - and it was slow. The image went on to the new SSD but it wouldn't boot and nor would the old one when I swapped back so I
    reinstalled on to the replacement SSD.

    The 500 GB is still under warranty and I am running WD DLGDIAG on it, WD
    says the program is deprecated and replaced by its Dashboard but I
    couldn't find a test on that and it says the SSD is OK. We shall see.

    --
    Jeff Gaines Wiltshire UK
    All things being equal, fat people use more soap

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  • From Dan@21:1/5 to All on Sun Aug 8 11:44:34 2021
    On 8 Aug 2021 09:47:39 GMT, "Jeff Gaines" <jgaines_newsid@yahoo.co.uk>
    wrote:

    On 08/08/2021 in message <287vggh1dlt16b1eq2bnhdofp19vpi7ne0@4ax.com> Dan >wrote:

    On 7 Aug 2021 14:44:46 GMT, "Jeff Gaines" <jgaines_newsid@yahoo.co.uk> >>wrote:


    I've just had my first SSD fail, a WD Blue dated 2018, so bad that the >>>image I took with Acronis screwed up the SSD I planned to use as a >>>replacement :-(

    The replacement has allowed me to install 8.1 after cleaning it off with >>>diskpart and it seems to be running OK, first clean install for ages, >>>forgotten how to do it!

    Roll on Mac Mini M1....


    No warning from any software that you used to test it before failure?

    Warning signs, yes.

    It was on a Windows PC that I was going to use as a stopgap while I make
    the transition to (or is it from) the dark side. The PC has been out of
    use for a while and it seemed a bit sluggish so I ran AS SSD Benchmark on
    the SSD and its performance was dire. I then ran chkdsk /f on next reboot
    and reran the test and it was back up to about 500 Mb/s seq read which is >about right, but on the basis that data is more important than a groat or
    two I imaged it - and it was slow. The image went on to the new SSD but it >wouldn't boot and nor would the old one when I swapped back so I
    reinstalled on to the replacement SSD.

    The 500 GB is still under warranty and I am running WD DLGDIAG on it, WD
    says the program is deprecated and replaced by its Dashboard but I
    couldn't find a test on that and it says the SSD is OK. We shall see.


    OK. I have a Samsung enterprise SSD in my desktop.
    Samsung 960GB SSD 845DC EVO SATA 6Gbps Solid State Drive (MZ-7GE960EW) CrystalDiskInfoPortable says "generic vendor specific" 99.
    I thnk it means that 99% life.
    Just put into my Dell XPS l502X:
    Micron 5200 Pro 1.9TB SSD 2.5" SATA III.
    CrystalDiskInfoPortable says 100% life.

    I am worried that how long each will last.

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  • From Jeff Gaines@21:1/5 to Gaines on Sun Aug 8 10:52:34 2021
    On 08/08/2021 in message <xn0n1e08i1tot8000@news.individual.net> Jeff
    Gaines wrote:

    The 500 GB is still under warranty and I am running WD DLGDIAG on it, WD
    says the program is deprecated and replaced by its Dashboard but I
    couldn't find a test on that and it says the SSD is OK. We shall see.

    It passed the test, although I think the group has expressed some
    scepticism about manufacturers' tests in the past.

    --
    Jeff Gaines Wiltshire UK
    640k ought to be enough for anyone.
    (Bill Gates, 1981)

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  • From Dan@21:1/5 to All on Sun Aug 8 12:29:03 2021
    On 8 Aug 2021 10:52:34 GMT, "Jeff Gaines" <jgaines_newsid@yahoo.co.uk>
    wrote:

    On 08/08/2021 in message <xn0n1e08i1tot8000@news.individual.net> Jeff
    Gaines wrote:

    The 500 GB is still under warranty and I am running WD DLGDIAG on it, WD >>says the program is deprecated and replaced by its Dashboard but I
    couldn't find a test on that and it says the SSD is OK. We shall see.

    It passed the test, although I think the group has expressed some
    scepticism about manufacturers' tests in the past.

    Agree, I had a Seagate 1TB hard drive fail. WD DLGDIAG said it was
    fine, but Seagate Seatools for Windows said it was on its last legs.
    As did CrystalDiskInfoPortable due to it reporting
    HD S.M.A.R.T. information. CHKdsk said that it could not finish
    because there were no more spare allocation units.

    Luckily I got all the files transferred to another drive before it
    stopped working.

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