[SOLVED] Is that disk dying? How to read nvme SMART?

[houek]

Hi guys, look at test of Corsair Force MP500 120GB. Write speed is terrible low, other parameters also looks bad.

I think I already accepted that my drive is dying, but I would like to know why. What can me a reason of that big differences between read and write? Or maybe is it some bad configuration somewhere?

 

[kanewolf]

Hi guys, look at test of Corsair Force MP500 120GB. Write speed is terrible low, other parameters also looks bad.

I think I already accepted that my drive is dying, but I would like to know why. What can me a reason of that big differences between read and write? Or maybe is it some bad configuration somewhere?

You should check it with the Corsair tools https://www.corsair.com/us/en/blog/the-corsair-ssd-toolbox
Generic tools like Crystal Disk Info can get it wrong. Double check with the manufacturer's toolkit.

 

[houek]

@kanewolf


Also I've cheked firmware and it was latest verision.

 

[kanewolf]

@kanewolf


Also I've cheked firmware and it was latest verision.

Interesting. It shows the drive status as "FAILED" but no failed values listed.
I think you have to prepare for an unpredictable failure time frame. Might be in 5 min might be in 2 months. You should do appropriate backups and purchase a replacement. Then, on your schedule, replace it.

I would also contact Corsair support. This seems very odd.

 

[fzabkar]

I can't see the reason for the SMART failure, but I do notice the strange temperature sensors.

There is no temp sensor #0, but sensor #1 is reporting 382K, which is 109C. That's super hot. Yet the "composite temp" is only 325K (= 52C). This composite value is supposed to be a weighted average of some kind, so I'm wondering what it actually means.

 

[mdd1963]

120 GB is too darn small anyway for an OS drive these days...(for Windows, anyway; they are fine for Linux, TrueNAS, etc..)

Make the jump to at LEAST 500 GB, and get on with business! (Battelfield 1, CYberpunk, etc!)