Dead SSD Advice Please

Marzipanogram · 3 Jul 2011 at 12:04

My OCZ 60GB OCZSSD2-2VTE60G has dead today.

It was working fine when turn my monitor off (I was downloading something at the time), but when I turned the monitor back on, my screen was blank.
I restarted the PC and noticed my "C" drive wasn't showing, my storage drive and DVD player (all connected via SATA) were fine.

I've swapped the SATA & power cables around, removed the battery from the MoBo and reset the CMOS and also tried the SSD drive in a caddy connected to my Laptop, but it seems to have stopped working.

I bought it from another site, 13 months ago, so I guess it's out of warranty.
Is there anyway of wiping the drive, if for some reason I can get a replacement ?
It seems unlikely that I'd be able to wipe it, if it doesn't work.
I don't want to send the drive somewhere, when there's a chance that my data might fall into the wrong hands.

Should I just smash it and buy another or try and get it replaced ?

Thank you

Justintime · 3 Jul 2011 at 12:26

I doubt anyone will be looking to get your data when you RMA it to OCZ. If its something really really sensitive or *cough* then i'd destroy it, however i think your fears are unfounded.

spleenharvester · 3 Jul 2011 at 12:37

Just a passing thought, I wonder if reflowing these works? They use the same chip packaging etc... not that I recommend it of course but

Justintime · 3 Jul 2011 at 12:42

Probably nothing to do with solder coming away or anything like that.

Philtor · 3 Jul 2011 at 12:58

RMA it with OCZ. They have a 3 year warranty on them.

Darkman · 3 Jul 2011 at 13:16

Check out the OCZ forums first at ocztechnologyforum. You can get more specific advice there, read the FAQs and download tools to get your drive working again.

It's worth a try anyway. Good luck.

Marzipanogram · 3 Jul 2011 at 13:24

Thank you all for you help and replying

Should I RMA it to the company I bought it from (in the UK) and let them send it to OCZ or just deal directly with OCZ in the Netherlands ?

Philtor · 3 Jul 2011 at 14:44

Try the company you bought it from first but they may refer you to OCZ as your now outside the first year. You'll have to post it to the Netherlands if the company won't process the RMA.

Marzipanogram · 3 Jul 2011 at 15:18

philtorrens said:
Try the company you bought it from first but they may refer you to OCZ as your now outside the first year. You'll have to post it to the Netherlands if the company won't process the RMA.

Thank you Sir, I'll do that