M4 SSD 5200 hour timebomb

[Luke]

Picked up from a post ThePirateHulk made in GD:

Looks like the M4's are starting to cause problems after 5200 hours of use

http://forums.crucial.com/t5/Solid-State-Drives-SSD/0x00000f4-error-on-M4-64GB/td-p/76392/page/12

Reading through that thread there seems to be a massive issue with drives that reach 5200 hours suddenly borking. Just checked mine and it is at 2500 hours so hopefully there will be a firmware fix available before I reach that point, but anyone who is nearing that run time might want to consider not running 24/7 for the time being.

It seems to be affecting the 64gb, 128gb and possibly the 256gb drives.

 

[tidusjar]

This is not good. Please hope it can be fixed with a firmware update.

 

[TaKeN]

Damn. This doesn't look good I've got the 128GB Version.

 

[edgedemon]

As someone who has just ordered 2, this is not good, though on the bright side, crucial have plenty of time to fix it...

 

[Castiel]

I've just ordered one also....being delivered today.

 

[panyan]

how interesting, the most reliable ssd has now revealed its flaw - i wonder how long it will take to patch

 

[Luke]

I can't see this not being resolved via firmware update though.

 

[Baplad]

Currently at 1200 hours use, so should hopefully be a fix out before I manage to reach 5000 :E

 

[Jokester]

Damn, I had been sitting here smugly patting my M4s whilst watching all the other SSD issues on the forum.

My HTPC server has one it and has been running 24/7 for over a year now I think so'll need to back that up pronto.

 

[FBi7]

Wow, that's not good.

I was looking at getting an M4 within the next couple of weeks. Might hold back a bit now.

 

[panyan]

My HTPC server has one it and has been running 24/7 for over a year now I think so'll need to back that up pronto.

are you sure?

24 hours * 365 days in a year = over 8000 hours

this issue is at 5200 hours

 

[Jokester]

are you sure?

24 hours * 365 days in a year = over 8000 hours

this issue is at 5200 hours

Phew!

You're right, they're actually Intel drives in there anyway sitting at 5000 hours, I remember changing them over when I got my Zacate board when they came out last year.

My main PC drives though are sitting at 1400hours.

 

[Castiel]

are you sure?

24 hours * 365 days in a year = over 8000 hours

this issue is at 5200 hours

You are looking at around 7 months of 24/7 use.

 

[inSilica]

This is not very encouraging. May have to jump ship to the recently released Corsair Performance Pro's. I hope it's fixable via firmware.... These types of events are very damaging to SSD rep

 

[Orcvader]

Ergh... And here I was, laughing at other SSD's failure rates. *Scavages for a spare HDD just incase*

Any word from Crucial yet? Will they replace these SSDs with a fixed one if a firmwire update can't fix it? I think I'm on around ~1500 hours at the moment...

 

[Essexraptor]

After sitting through umpteen "anti OCZ" rants it's a smug moment when the mighty M4 suddenly takes a hit

Which one (brand) will be next?

 

[Luke]

So far all the RMA replacements that have been provided have been refurbished driver. Not promising if they will just fail again at 5200 hours again...

 

[FreeStream]

*strokes X25-M's*

Being a year or two behind the latest tech means it's generally working properly by the time I buy it.

Thanks guys for doing the beta testing for me

 

[steve45]

A little concerning, i have the 128 as well.
i've put in 785hrs in 3 months, but thats quite a lot for me, as i have been off work on leave for most of that, my normal computer usage will normally be roughly half of that, so by the time 5200 comes round i reckon it'll be time for an upgrade anyway, but hopefully, crucial will get to the bottom for this issue fast.

 

[kerrgreg]

oh dear...