SSD dying?

shaf · 21 Dec 2010 at 08:34

Hi,

I've had a OCZ vertex for about two years. Recently windows decides to run chkdsk on it on boot and I lose files.

Some apps suddenly stop working (missing dlls).

Yesterday, I got a flashing cursor and the system would not boot.

Any ideas?

DragonQ · 21 Dec 2010 at 09:43

Yep, could well be damaged NAND or controller. Only thing you could try really is a secure erase (or whatever the equivalent is for Vertex drives) and a firmware flash. Also it's worth an ask on OCZ's official forums.

shaf · 21 Dec 2010 at 11:15

Any ideas on which SSD I should replace it with?

Is OCZ Vertex 2 a good choice or is there a better price/performance option?

gareth170 · 21 Dec 2010 at 11:35

i thought OCZ gives 3 years warranty on they ssd's. maybe u can rma it?

shaf · 23 Dec 2010 at 11:35

Put a post on OCZ and now waiting for a 'fix' to be sent out to me.

There seems to be many posts on there regarding file corruption.

Phil3 · 23 Dec 2010 at 15:55

Please update us after they get back to you. I am considering getting an OCZ SSD my self, so would like to know how you got on with their customer service and RMA procedure.

shaf · 26 Dec 2010 at 14:09

My Vertex is to be RMA-ed.

The response from OCZ was good and they sent me a 'destructive flash' to try but it did not work. They subsequently sent me RMA instructions.

As this was a boot drive and I needed a working PC, I went and bought a Crucial C300 64GB as a replacement.