Recent content by HelpMeFFS

Yeah, have to conclude that all I've done has really only lead me to the sad conclusion that the SDD is faulty. DOA :-( Tried to even install Windows on it from their install boot dvd but that also, whilst being able to see the disk, couldn't install on it. Hardly a surprise but worth a go ...

But yeah, I think the conclusion I'm coming to is that I've done a lot and all its done is prove that the SSD itself is just faulty :-( Tried to install windows on it and the windows installer couldn't deal with it despite seeing that it existed. Its a kaput SSD :-( DOA :-(

Well that utility is doing something as when I run it on my existing 64GB SSD it seems to be doing some sort of test. after a few seconds: https://ibb.co/rFCBrXf

EaseUs Partition Master (the free part) has a surface test and I left it running on the drive overnight (for comparison it surface tests the 64GB Samsung 830 I have in just a couple of minutes !) and after running for over 12hours had only got to 0.63% of the disk.........so something ain't...

Yeah, I don't really want a root kit or virus plonked on my machine for the sake of $11. If they took the money but said "If it can't solve your problem uninstall it and we'll give you a refund" I'd go for it !!!!

Thanks for the suggestions. The saga continues ! Turns out Parted Magic is $11 - fine if it works but I don't know if it will ! Easus Partition Manager (EPM) is a bit sneaky. It lets you go through a bunch of analysis with no mention of a cost and then if you want to make an actual change...

Have just tried Samsung Magician Secure Erase, booting from the usb flash drive it creates into a basic linux to format the disk, but when formatting attempts to begin I get an error and it does not proceed :-( The utility can see the SSD fine. The error is "Error 25 Selected drive is...

Odd that it insists I create a bootable USB stick first, I don't want to erase my boot drive ! Will try shortly but expect a fail :-(

If the SSD was DOA surely Windows wouldn't see it in Device Manager or Disk Management or in DOS DISKPART ?

Image: https://ibb.co/cQj37Yx Samsung Over Provisioning suggests initialising the disk....! (I would if I could !)

Image: https://ibb.co/sWf2mjD Samsung Magician attempt at Diagnostic Scan.

Image: https://ibb.co/djMS525 Drive Information from Samsung Magician Is the 860 EVO.

Thanks. Have downloaded and am trying to get to grips with it. When I try to do a Diagnostic Scan on it, it fails pretty quickly and says "The selected Samsung Drive is Locked. Diagnostic Scan is not supported on this drive"........Curious ?!

Unless is a Windows problem on both PCs.

can select the disk in DISKPART and clean it but creating a partition doesn't work and neither does trying to convert it to either option (gpt or mbr) :-( create partition primary DiskPart has encountered an error: The request could not be performed because of an I/O device error.