https://community.solidigm.com/t5/archive/my-ssd-is-dead/m-p/7094#M6956 <P>Any new SSD will have some "usage" as indicated by the SMART statistics, from the testing performed on it prior to shipment. I have several Intel 80GB SSDs, and none of them showed zero usage values in some of the SMART values. I can't recall the exact figures when they were new, but the numbers you mentioned do not seem excessive to me.</P><P></P><P>Who knows what a retailer will do when replacing a product, and can any manufacture control what they do?</P> Tue, 11 Jan 2011 19:46:29 GMT idata 2011-01-11T19:46:29Z https://community.solidigm.com/t5/archive/my-ssd-is-dead/m-p/7084#M6946 <P>Hiya</P><P></P><P>since latest months of 2009 i've runned on my desktop an INTEL SSD X25M-G2 80 Gb..until now...</P><P>Yesterday suddenly without any bad advise my Windows 7 prof 64 won't start anymore...</P><P>Booting from my secondary HD with Vista 32 i can see the SSD but it is empty and only 8 MB are recognized over 80 GB !!!! I've tried many ways and many recovery software but i cannot still see my 80 GB's...</P><P>SSD has worked regularly every day and optimized every week with toolbox....</P><P>Someone can help me ?</P><P>Thanks in advance and happy new 2011 to all !!</P> Fri, 31 Dec 2010 09:15:01 GMT https://community.solidigm.com/t5/archive/my-ssd-is-dead/m-p/7084#M6946 idata 2010-12-31T09:15:01Z https://community.solidigm.com/t5/archive/my-ssd-is-dead/m-p/7085#M6947 <P>I would try a secure erase and if that did not work I'd send it back for RMA. I'd put your chances of getting data back (before the secure erase) as zero.</P> Fri, 31 Dec 2010 10:26:55 GMT https://community.solidigm.com/t5/archive/my-ssd-is-dead/m-p/7085#M6947 idata 2010-12-31T10:26:55Z https://community.solidigm.com/t5/archive/my-ssd-is-dead/m-p/7086#M6948 <P>Thanks for answer !</P><P></P><P>No prob for data...can you tell me what is best software for secure erase and how to run it ?</P><P></P><P>Thanks again</P> Fri, 31 Dec 2010 10:33:55 GMT https://community.solidigm.com/t5/archive/my-ssd-is-dead/m-p/7086#M6948 idata 2010-12-31T10:33:55Z https://community.solidigm.com/t5/archive/my-ssd-is-dead/m-p/7087#M6949 <P>You need to run HDDERASE, which operates in DOS. If you don't have a floppy drive (who does nowadays) you will need to make a bootable disk. If you search this forum there is a thread that explains how to do this. A bit of help can also be found here: <A href="http://www.techblo.gg/?p=88" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">http://www.techblo.gg/?p=88</A> <A href="http://www.techblo.gg/?p=88" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">http://www.techblo.gg/?p=88</A></P><P></P><P>The Toolbox also runs a secure erase command. If you can plug the drive into another system you might find that easier to do.</P><P></P><P>From what you describe it sounds like a controller failure, but a secure erase if worth a shot. </P> Fri, 31 Dec 2010 11:33:09 GMT https://community.solidigm.com/t5/archive/my-ssd-is-dead/m-p/7087#M6949 idata 2010-12-31T11:33:09Z https://community.solidigm.com/t5/archive/my-ssd-is-dead/m-p/7088#M6950 <P>Many thanks REDUX..</P><P></P><P>now i try secure erase</P> Fri, 31 Dec 2010 13:21:58 GMT https://community.solidigm.com/t5/archive/my-ssd-is-dead/m-p/7088#M6950 idata 2010-12-31T13:21:58Z https://community.solidigm.com/t5/archive/my-ssd-is-dead/m-p/7089#M6951 <P>Given that you use the Intel SSD Toolbox, can you run either of the Diagnostic Scans that are available in the Toolbox?</P><P></P><P>That may be to late now if you've done the erase, but just a thought.</P> Tue, 04 Jan 2011 19:05:15 GMT https://community.solidigm.com/t5/archive/my-ssd-is-dead/m-p/7089#M6951 idata 2011-01-04T19:05:15Z https://community.solidigm.com/t5/archive/my-ssd-is-dead/m-p/7090#M6952 <P>Just returned (another one) from RMA...</P><P></P><P>My "old" 80 GB's is definitely dead....only 1 year of life....mah...</P> Tue, 11 Jan 2011 17:49:50 GMT https://community.solidigm.com/t5/archive/my-ssd-is-dead/m-p/7090#M6952 idata 2011-01-11T17:49:50Z https://community.solidigm.com/t5/archive/my-ssd-is-dead/m-p/7091#M6953 <P> Guest you need to get a IDENTITY, or get a life , all you useless post are waisting GB.</P> Tue, 11 Jan 2011 17:57:47 GMT https://community.solidigm.com/t5/archive/my-ssd-is-dead/m-p/7091#M6953 RGiff 2011-01-11T17:57:47Z https://community.solidigm.com/t5/archive/my-ssd-is-dead/m-p/7092#M6954 <P>Sorry..i was not logged...</P> Tue, 11 Jan 2011 18:16:17 GMT https://community.solidigm.com/t5/archive/my-ssd-is-dead/m-p/7092#M6954 idata 2011-01-11T18:16:17Z https://community.solidigm.com/t5/archive/my-ssd-is-dead/m-p/7093#M6955 <P>Please..</P><P></P><P>someone can tell me if is politics of INTEL through his resellers change the RMA items not working at all with "recycled" ones or is just a choiche of the reseller ?</P><P>My SSD shipped to seller in Germany (shipping charges to me..) was found as not working but in replace i have received a recycled one with (according to Crystaldiskinfo) 11 boots and 99.44 GB's written to disk....</P> Tue, 11 Jan 2011 18:29:02 GMT https://community.solidigm.com/t5/archive/my-ssd-is-dead/m-p/7093#M6955 idata 2011-01-11T18:29:02Z https://community.solidigm.com/t5/archive/my-ssd-is-dead/m-p/7094#M6956 <P>Any new SSD will have some "usage" as indicated by the SMART statistics, from the testing performed on it prior to shipment. I have several Intel 80GB SSDs, and none of them showed zero usage values in some of the SMART values. I can't recall the exact figures when they were new, but the numbers you mentioned do not seem excessive to me.</P><P></P><P>Who knows what a retailer will do when replacing a product, and can any manufacture control what they do?</P> Tue, 11 Jan 2011 19:46:29 GMT https://community.solidigm.com/t5/archive/my-ssd-is-dead/m-p/7094#M6956 idata 2011-01-11T19:46:29Z