Intel 530 SSD S.M.A.R.T issue

[MRahn]

Hello,

I have strange issue with my brand new 2.5" Intel 530 SSD 120GB. Every time I start it, in SMART Self-test log appears new test with status:

"Offline - Interrupted (host reset) - Remaining 10%".

If I run the test manually it completes with no errors. And that's really every time. Also SMART info says:

General SMART Values:

Offline data collection status: (0x05) Offline data collection activitwas aborted by an interrupting command from host.

Auto Offline Data Collection: Disabled.

I updated the SSD firmware to latest DC32. Device Model is: INTEL SSDSC2BW120A4. Also tested on different machines and still not found a solution.

Does somebody else has this problem and is there any fix for it?

[MRahn]

Hi ken-intel,

do you have some information if there will be firmware update for 530 series fixing it or it will be this way? Thanks in advance.

Have a nice day.

[KenF_Intel]

Hi vGuides,

I have not heard of any plans to change this behavior. It's not really viewed as a problem since it's operating as designed. It just needs to be communicated to the user community that a test that is "interrupted" does not mean that the test "failed".

Hopefully this thread will help other users who question this behavior. Thanks for bringing it to our attention.

[DEigh]

Keep in mind that will all the issues the 530 SSD has, or has had, this automated self-test, may be nothing more than a workaround to some bug in the drive/firmware design.

It would be nice to know _why_ the Intel 530 SSD does this automated self-test at boot or, more interestingly, coming out of sleep. It this latter behavior that makes me think that the self-test is a band-aid fix for some other problem.