Question Kingston SSD Manager

[parky41]

Hi, So as of late ive noticed issues with downloading games to my SSD and thought it was just my internet so I thought tonight to try download to my HDD and low and behold its downloading fine all be it a bit slow, So I then downloaded kingstons SSD manager to check my SSD's health and upon first loading as seen in the screenshot below it seems like no issues at all.

https://imgur.com/K2vNH9e

View: https://imgur.com/K2vNH9e


But after looking more into it, I see this :

https://imgur.com/hKk9XZk

View: https://imgur.com/hKk9XZk


So in this case which is the right indicator for the wear im more inclined to believe its the "3" since the issues with downloading games to it.

Looking for any help or suggestions at what to do next / what SSD to get next if I need to

 

[Lutfij]

Please list the specs to your build like so:
CPU:
CPU cooler:
Motherboard:
Ram:
SSD/HDD:
GPU:
PSU:
Chassis:
OS:
Monitor:
include the age of the PSU apart from it's make and model. BIOS version for your motherboard? Can you also see if the SSD is pending any firmware updates?

 

[parky41]

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2600 6 core 3.40GHz
CPU cooler: bequiet Dark Rock Pro 4
Motherboard: x470 Gaming Plus Max (ms-7B79) -BIOS version 3.0
Ram: DDR4 32gb
SSD/HDD: SSD -Kingston A400 SATA / HDD - HITACHI HUA721010KLA330 / HDD - Seagate ST1000DM010-2EP102
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Super
PSU: unsure, will have to check in the morning
Chassis: Fractal Design Meshify 2
OS: Windows 10
Monitor: MSI MAG241c

 

[dwd999]

Looking for any help or suggestions at what to do next / what SSD to get next if I need to

Clearly based on the temperature reading its overheating and most likely throttling. So a heat sink or better ventilation would most likely help.

 

[USAFRet]

Clearly based on the temperature reading its overheating and most likely throttling. So a heat sink or better ventilation would most likely help.

That shows 32C.
That is not overheating at all.

 

[dwd999]

That shows 32C.
That is not overheating at all.

Looking at the uploaded image the Current Temp says 69 which I interpret as the internal temp inside of the ssd case and the 32 Environment I interpret as the inside the computer case or mounting temp.

 

[USAFRet]

Looking at the uploaded image the Current Temp says 69 which I interpret as the internal temp inside of the ssd case and the 32 Environment I interpret as the inside the computer case or mounting temp.

Ah yes, you are correct.

 

[USAFRet]

What might be an issue here is the drive or partition being "A".
Windows does treat the A and B drive letters differently than C and all the others.

This is a legacy leftover from when DOS was new.

 

[parky41]

Clearly based on the temperature reading its overheating and most likely throttling. So a heat sink or better ventilation would most likely help.

Currently 5 fans and 1 cpu fan, cleaned all the dust and its still showing 71 so is a heat sink the only way ?

 

[parky41]

What might be an issue here is the drive or partition being "A".
Windows does treat the A and B drive letters differently than C and all the others.

This is a legacy leftover from when DOS was new.

What should I do about this ?

 

[USAFRet]

What should I do about this ?

Don't use drive letters A and B.

This may be problematic if you have things that depend on that A drive letter.

 

[dwd999]

Currently 5 fans and 1 cpu fan, cleaned all the dust and its still showing 71 so is a heat sink the only way ?

How is this ssd mounted; is it one of those mountings where its flat against some part of the case or is it in some sort of tray-like situation where there's a lot of air flow around it? Are you able to touch it and feel if there's a hot spot? The last resort would be to open the ssd case and see if its possible to place a thermal pad between the controller and the outer shell (if there's not one there already) to transfer heat from the controller to the outer shell. (The last time I used an ssd with a form factor like that I used to just let it hand by its cables in the open air part of my case to ensure maximum air flow around it).

 

[Emirr]

Hi, So as of late ive noticed issues with downloading games to my SSD and thought it was just my internet so I thought tonight to try download to my HDD and low and behold its downloading fine all be it a bit slow, So I then downloaded kingstons SSD manager to check my SSD's health and upon first loading as seen in the screenshot below it seems like no issues at all.

https://imgur.com/K2vNH9e

View: https://imgur.com/K2vNH9e


But after looking more into it, I see this :

https://imgur.com/hKk9XZk

View: https://imgur.com/hKk9XZk


So in this case which is the right indicator for the wear im more inclined to believe its the "3" since the issues with downloading games to it.

Looking for any help or suggestions at what to do next / what SSD to get next if I need to

Hi, I need help for A400 SSDs update. Kingstons SSD manager says no firmware update available but according to your screenshot my firmware has to be SBFKB1D1 or something but it is 03200000. I couldn't update my firmware any way. AHCI is open. Also, my ssd has low write speed problem. I think if I could update firmware maybe it can be fix.

 

[USAFRet]

Hi, I need help for A400 SSDs update. Kingstons SSD manager says no firmware update available but according to your screenshot my firmware has to be SBFKB1D1 or something but it is 03200000. I couldn't update my firmware any way. AHCI is open. Also, my ssd has low write speed problem. I think if I could update firmware maybe it can be fix.

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