self-test

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  1. bzakhatrin

    Question SSD failing after 4 years?

    I have an HP Envy 17" laptop purchased in November 2016, so it's out of warranty. It has a built-in SSD (identified as SAMSUNG MZNLN512HMJP-000H1 in diagnostics) as its sole storage. Last month I began getting SMART warnings that the drive is "close to failure", with recommendations to run the...
    • bzakhatrin
    • Thread
    • 2016 laptops HP Envy hp envy 17t laptop Samsung self-test SMART SMART error ssd
    • Replies: 22
    • Forum: Storage
  2. L

    Question Can a series of SMART selftests be made to span the entire ssd if each selftest is periodically aborted?

    I've been using "nearly nonstop" extended selftests to try to mitigate a bug in the firmware of the Crucial MX500 ssd that causes excessive write amplification: Before I began running the selftests, the Write Amplification Factor (WAF) averaged about 40 during a period of many weeks. With...
    • Lucretia19
    • Thread
    • bogus Bug Crucial current pending sectors firmware bug MX500 self test self-test selftest ssd waf write amplification
    • Replies: 23
    • Forum: Storage
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