My X25M (160GB, gen 1) just died...

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My machine suddenly froze up. I did a force power off then back on,

and it wouldn't boot from the SSD. I'm using OS X -- it just

shows a blinking folder with a ?.

I've only had the drive for ~9 months.

I pulled the SSD and installed it in a Linux box, ran smartctl, and

the drive claimed it had no errors in its log. No reallocated

sectors. (What else should I look at?).

I ran "parted" (prints partition tables) and it printed a warning that

the drive has a GPT table but not a "valid fake msdos partition

table" (?).

I use smartctl to run the self tests, and strangely they all quickly

claimed to be "Completed without error" yet list 30% under

"Remaining".

So then I tried to use "dd" to do a raw copy of all bytes on the

disk. This failed at around 97GB, and added 17 errors to the smart

log. I ran this again and it failed at the same spot, adding

another 12 errors in the smart log.

Next I'll try the Intel SSD Toolkit... looks like it just came back.

Has anyone else experienced their Intel SSDs fail...? Any suggestions

what to try/do next?

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RIP.

I mean RMA.

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Yeah RMA is looking like the next step...

I used Intel's SSD toolkit to do a full diagnostic, and the read scan says "Failed" and "Contact your reseller or local Intel representative for assistance".

Sigh. I wonder how often these drives fail. I thought they were supposed to be more reliable than spinning magnets....

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OK I called Intel support, explained what happened, including SSD Toolbox failing the full diagnostic read test, and they gave me an RMA code. I'll put it in the mail today... I'll post back once the fixed drive is back... has anyone else experienced a failed Intel X25 SSD?

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has anyone else experienced a failed Intel X25 SSD?

Yes, my 80GB X25 failed after a month. Intel support were useless so I got a refund instead of an RMA