[SOLVED] SSD HDTune says B3 Failed, what should I do?

[Redsama]

This is my OS drive. Error Scan showed no bad sectors. This is drive going to die soon?

 

[jimmysmitty]

Have you tried using the Samsung Magician? It may be able to tell you what B3 is.

But any failure is typically a sign that you want to back up ASAP.

 

[Redsama]

Have you tried using the Samsung Magician? It may be able to tell you what B3 is.

But any failure is typically a sign that you want to back up ASAP.

Seems like it's "Used Reserved Block Count". Not sure what that is. The software says it's ok though. I'm gonna backup anyway but you think it's a false alarm or not severe? Also should I benchmark?

ID	Description	Threshold	Current Value	Worst Value	Raw Data	Status
5	Reallocated Sector Count	10	100	100	0	OK
9	Power-on Hours	0	94	94	26658	OK
12	Power-on Count	0	97	97	2403	OK
177	Wear Leveling Count	0	58	58	508	OK
179	Used Reserved Block Count (total)	10	100	1	0	OK
181	Program Fail Count (total)	10	100	100	0	OK
182	Erase Fail Count (total)	10	100	100	0	OK
183	Runtime Bad Count (total)	10	100	100	0	OK
187	Uncorrectable Error Count	0	100	100	0	OK
190	Airflow Temperature	0	71	54	29	OK
195	ECC Error Rate	0	200	200	0	OK
199	CRC Error Count	0	100	100	0	OK
235	POR Recovery Count	0	99	99	61	OK
241	Total LBAs Written	0	99	99	118312272357	OK

 

[jimmysmitty]

https://kb.acronis.com/content/9171

This parameter is considered informational by the most hardware vendors. Although degradation of this parameter can be an indicator of drive aging and/or potential electromechanical problems, it does not directly indicate imminent drive failure. Regular backup is recommended. Pay closer attention to other parameters and overall drive health.

Always backup but this seems to state its not something to be overly worried about.

I would go by what Samsungs software tells you. If anything you can contact their support and see what they say. I did some searching and found multiple Samsung SSDs coming up with the same information, even some very new, with HD Tune but not with Samsung Magician or Crystal Disk.

 

[Maxxify]

Given in hex, so B3 = 179 = used reserved blocks as stated by Redsama. Raw data is 0, current value is 100 (likely the default), threshold is 10, which means the "worst value" of 1 is triggering that program but in reality is likely harmless.