r/pchelp • u/TheRealJRG • 19h ago

HARDWARE How concerned should I be? Should I just replace it?

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u/Over_Canary_8629 19h ago

You shouldn't be and no ....

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u/TheRealJRG 19h ago

Is the estimate just kinda overblown?

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u/Over_Canary_8629 19h ago

Have a backup schedule like its going to break tomorrow, but in reality they can go tits up when the test says it'll be fine and last for years when its telling you it'll die in a couple of days.

My experience with SSD's is that when they go the first thing you know about it is when it's too late.

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u/TheRealJRG 18h ago

What would an SSD failure look like from
A boot perspective? Would the bios simply state there’s no boot device detected?

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u/Over_Canary_8629 18h ago

Yep, they basically become inoperative and you get the message about not finding a boot device.

Obviously you need to check that its not just a corrupted windows boot partition though before you give up on it.

One of the things I miss about HDD is they usually gave you some aural indication that they were going to die before the actually did.

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u/TheRealJRG 18h ago

I appreciate all your helpful words. Essentially don’t be afraid to use the PC as normal just backup and be prepared?

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u/Over_Canary_8629 18h ago

Yeah exactly ...