I had been under the impression that when SSD drives die, write operations start failing but existing data is still readable. Is this wrong?
Poll: Have you had a SSD fail?
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Re: Poll: Have you had a SSD fail?
#12Yes, due to firmware bugs.
I've had an OCZ Vertex for a couple of years now (I got it a few months after they came out), and it's been fantastic ever since. I've also got two Intel 60GB SSDs in RAID0 in my laptop, which have worked flawlessly since day 1. However, I purchased an OCZ Vertex 2 for my parents a few months ago as they were building a new computer. About 2 months went by, then one day -- boom -- computer won't boot anymore. I go ov…
make sure to update your firmware regularly
Easier said than done with the Vertex 2 if you've got a Mac. The firmware updater is a Windows only program. At least it was when I was installing my Vertex 2.
Re: Poll: Have you had a SSD fail?
#13Yes, due to firmware bugs.
I've had an OCZ Vertex for a couple of years now (I got it a few months after they came out), and it's been fantastic ever since. I've also got two Intel 60GB SSDs in RAID0 in my laptop, which have worked flawlessly since day 1. However, I purchased an OCZ Vertex 2 for my parents a few months ago as they were building a new computer. About 2 months went by, then one day -- boom -- computer won't boot anymore. I go ov…
I have had an OCZ 120GB Vertex 2 for about a month now, and today updated the firmware to 1.33, in the release notes it says reduces the chance of data loss due to power interuption.
I would also advise making regular backups, checking SMART and for firmware updates regularly.
The previous drive I had was a Kingston 64GB and it still works after a year.
Re: Poll: Have you had a SSD fail?
#14I had been under the impression that when SSD drives die, write operations start failing but existing data is still readable. Is this wrong?
Some SSDs react to some failures this way. But not all SSDs, nor all types of failures.
Re: Poll: Have you had a SSD fail?
#15No : Intel X25-M G2 160GB running Windows 7 since 2009-10-28.
Re: Poll: Have you had a SSD fail?
#16Just had a failure last week on my OWC drive. Replacing it wasn't too bad (had to wait a week) but made me realize that with so much stuff in the cloud, the failure of laptop drives doesn't really bug me or slow me down.
Re: Poll: Have you had a SSD fail?
#17I had been under the impression that when SSD drives die, write operations start failing but existing data is still readable. Is this wrong?
If the failure is not being able to write the block, then all blocks are still readable you just can't write any more. Any other failure not so much. Also note the read may fail at the OS level if it can't modify the last access time.
Re: Poll: Have you had a SSD fail?
#18I'm using a RAID0 of two Intel 160 GB multi-level cells. One I bought in the middle of 2009, one at the end of 2009. Both are under constant use (that raid is the only drive in my development machine) and they run fine so far. At home I'm running two 256GB multi-level SSDs also from Intel, also in a RAID0. I bought them last December after having one Corsair SSD in a previous RAID0 attempt constantly losing some data…
This is off topic, but isn't Dropbox essentially a backup service? Also, having your important files in git isn't really helpful unless you git repo is remotely stored and backup up.
For your sake I hope it is.
Re: Poll: Have you had a SSD fail?
#19Have had mine for just over 3 months, no problems whatsoever.
Re: Poll: Have you had a SSD fail?
#20I had an 80GB X25-MG2 fail within the first week of use (by "fail" I mean a nearly complete irrecoverable loss of data--most probably related to a faulty controller rather than flash chips) . The replacement I got had been chugging along perfectly for a couple of years. I've never had any problems with a Vertex 2 120 drive that I also have.
Both drives had a pretty high read/write usage ratio, though. And most of the rewriting taking place was small in volume. I ordered a Vertex 3 drive last week, and I intend to sync its contents with a magnetic drive in the same system a few times a day, just like I have been doing with the other two drives. So all in all, besides the first Intel drive being a fluke, my experience was quite positive.