Discussion I bought a new SSD, and it showed me 1 bad sector after a month of use

[Jimmy_2000]

I bought a new SSD Western digital blue SA510 1tb and it's not the main drive that has windows on it, only a third drive so I can put some games on it and as you can see in the photo I don't use it that much, it works fine and the maximum temperature never went past 36 degrees, suddenly from a couple of days ago when I booted the pc, HDsentinel showed that the health has declined from 100% to 99% and a message said that the SSD has 1 bad sector, while Diskgenius tells me that no bad sectors are found. What should I do, I'm worried that this bad sector can spread with time and the SSD is still in the warranty, so what should I do and thanks. Also, I've a question why in Diskgenius the number of excellent sectors is lower than the good sectors by a great number?

HDsentinel:

https://imgur.com/a/PWADHMU

View: https://imgur.com/a/PWADHMU

Diskgenius:

https://imgur.com/a/hKeepam

View: https://imgur.com/a/hKeepam

 

[Rokinamerica]

When you first get it, you will have a lot more writes on it (installing updates, programs, etc.) so it could prompt the estimate of the remaining life to drop. However, these software estimates are exactly that, estimates. Monitor it for a while and see if it normalizes or continues to drop, and as always, keep anything important backed up (in several places).

 

[fzabkar]

Can you show us the SMART attributes?

 

[Jimmy_2000]

Can you show us the SMART attributes?

https://imgur.com/a/uSHvYpy

View: https://imgur.com/a/uSHvYpy

 

[Jimmy_2000]

When you first get it, you will have a lot more writes on it (installing updates, programs, etc.) so it could prompt the estimate of the remaining life to drop. However, these software estimates are exactly that, estimates. Monitor it for a while and see if it normalizes or continues to drop, and as always, keep anything important backed up (in several places).

Do you expect that this bad sector will spread?

 

[Rokinamerica]

While I do not think it will spread, there is always a chance it is a defective drive. Backups will help if you need to RMA the drive. While I have not had many drives just die on me since the 90's, I have had some. With proper backups, it just becomes an annoyance when you have to replace the defective drive and restore from backup, but only an annoyance.

 

[Jimmy_2000]

While I do not think it will spread, there is always a chance it is a defective drive. Backups will help if you need to RMA the drive. While I have not had many drives just die on me since the 90's, I have had some. With proper backups, it just becomes an annoyance when you have to replace the defective drive and restore from backup, but only an annoyance.

thanks, I've posted the SMART screen of the SSD in a reply in the above comment, check it

 

[fzabkar]

1 reassigned bad block, 1 grown bad block.

This represents one block which has gone bad in normal use. Keep an eye on these attributes.

Be aware that many users have reported problems with the SA510.

https://www.google.com/search?q=sa510+problems+site:community.wd.com

 

[Jimmy_2000]

1 reassigned bad block, 1 grown bad block.

This represents one block which has gone bad in normal use. Keep an eye on these attributes.

Be aware that many users have reported problems with the SA510.

https://www.google.com/search?q=sa510+problems+site:community.wd.com

OMG, I wish I knew this before, I shouldn't have bought it then!!!

 

[Bob.B]

OMG, I wish I knew this before, I shouldn't have bought it then!!!

Not a problem yet keep using the ssd and monitor the bad block count.

If it grows then it's a problem.

 

[Jimmy_2000]

Not a problem yet keep using the ssd and monitor the bad block count.

If it grows then it's a problem.

Thanks!