Help with SSD errors - Retired Block Count

[yariashigaru]

Recently I noticed my SSD acting slower than usual. I decided to run a benchmark to compare the speeds to other people online. What I found here was surprising.

Apparently my ssd has 73 retired blocks (I honestly don't know what those are). The threshold is 3 so I know it can't be good. Can anyone enlighten me on what actions I should take? I see a Kingston v300 ssd that's 40$ which I might consider to replace this if it's absolutely necessary.

 

[Boogieman_WD]

Hey there, yariashigaru.

It means that there are memory blocks on that SSD, which are no longer used. If you're accumulating them fast and this is a somewhat new drive, perhaps the SSD is faulty. Basically I'd recommend that you backup any important data which you might have on that drive, contact the manufacturer's customer support and ask if you can RMA it (if it's still under warranty). If not - I'd suggest that you get a new one.
Do you have TRIM enabled right now? If you don't know what it is, you can find out more about it here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trim_%28computing%29. In a few words - this is basically an OS feature which allows your SSD to work at its optimum performance throughout its entire life.

Please let me know how everything goes.
Boogieman_WD

 

[yariashigaru]

Hey there, yariashigaru.

It means that there are memory blocks on that SSD, which are no longer used. If you're accumulating them fast and this is a somewhat new drive, perhaps the SSD is faulty. Basically I'd recommend that you backup any important data which you might have on that drive, contact the manufacturer's customer support and ask if you can RMA it (if it's still under warranty). If not - I'd suggest that you get a new one.
Do you have TRIM enabled right now? If you don't know what it is, you can find out more about it here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trim_%28computing%29. In a few words - this is basically an OS feature which allows your SSD to work at its optimum performance throughout its entire life.


Please let me know how everything goes.
Boogieman_WD

Thank you for the reply boogieman. I will look into enabling trim tonight when I get to my pc. I will also back up my important data to my alternate HDD. Thanks for the help,

 

[Boogieman_WD]

As you're apparently not aware of TRIM, here's how to check if it's enabled:

1. Open CMD (Command Prompt) as administrator.
2. type in fsutil behavior query DisableDeleteNotify and press "enter". You'll get as a result either 1 or [b0[/b]. 0 means that it's enabled. If it's 1, it means that is not and move to step 3.
3. type in fsutil behavior set DisableDeleteNotify 0 and press "enter"
You're done and you have TRIM enabled.

Take a look at this article on SSD management, you might find it useful (the tips are relevant for newer version of Windows as well): https://www.maketecheasier.com/12-things-you-must-do-when-running-a-solid-state-drive-in-windows-7/

Cheers!