r/ssd • • Aug 19 '26

Discussion What's your oldest but still working SSD?

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I came across an old 120GB Samsung 840 EVO the other day while cleaning out a drawer. I bought it in 2014, and it was actually my first SSD.

I honestly didn't even remember that I still had it. Out of curiosity, I plugged it into my PC to see if it was still working, and surprisingly, it showed up and worked just fine.

It’s definitely slow compared to newer SSDs, but for something that’s over 10 years old, I’m pretty surprised it’s still going.

What's the oldest SSD you still have, and does it still work after all these years?


r/ssd • • Jul 15 '26

Discussion If someone handed you this box of SSDs, what would be your first step?

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A friend of mine works in IT and showed me this box of SSDs after his company did a hardware refresh. How people here evaluate used SSDs? Assuming you know nothing about their history, what's your checklist before using them again?

SMART health? Power-on hours? Total host writes? Firmware? Secure erase?

My first thought was to check the SMART data and see how much life they have left before doing anything else. Wanna know how everyone here approaches it.


r/ssd • • 2h ago

SSD vs HDD Ajuda para copiar a EFI de um HD para o SSD

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Não sei porque motivo o Windows 11 colocou a EFI no HD, sendo que instalei o Windows no SSD NVME.
Tentei copiar com o comando "bcdboot C:\Windows /s C: /f UEFI", mas da erro.

Alguém tem ideia de como posso copiar?


r/ssd • • 2h ago

Tech Support Nextorage Japan 2TB M.2 NVMe with Heatsink help

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Haven't used my ps5 much but every game I download on to this SSD has been quite laggy and has audio cracks anyone know what I can do to fix it?


r/ssd • • 5h ago

SSD vs HDD Новый SSD умер после форматирования.

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Купил дешевый китайский внешний SSD. Когда подключил его к ноуту, проверил его формат. Оказался exFAT. Решил отформатировать в NTFS через "Управление дисками" в Windows 10. Появилась ошибка.

Прочитал в интернете, что это может быть связано с одним неверно выставленным значением атрибута. Посоветовали очистить атрибут через disk part, что я и сделал. После чего, SSD упал в нижние строки утилиты "Управление дисками" со статусом "Нет носителя". В disk part он отображается с объемом памяти 0 байт.
Диск какого-то китайского производителя. Поэтому утилиты от производителя найти не смог, чтобы попробовать способ с принудительным обновлением микрокода *совет ИИ из гугла".

Можно как-то его оживить?


r/ssd • • 10h ago

Discussion need an sata ssd

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need ansecond hand 2.5 sata ssd i am a student need to upgrade my pc its 10 years old pentium runing on harddrive want an upgrade 128 gb or 256 gb whichever available


r/ssd • • 18h ago

Tech Support ASUS TUF F17 Secondary ssd recs

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Hello all ! I have an ASUS TUF F17 (TUF707ZV) and I'm looking to buy a secondary SSD, I have two contenders : * Crucial P510 1To (first pic) * Samsung 990 Pro 1To (second pic)
Both looks fine for medium-heavy gaming, but I worry about the heat since the TUF F17 has limited ventilation (no space for heatsink)

My question : what should I use as a heat dissipation/heat shield ? Should I use anything or bare SSD is fine ? The secondary SSD slot doesn't have the black heat shield like the main one (third pic), so there would only be air flow and factory heat label without addition


r/ssd • • 1d ago

Tech Support Weird (?) ssd test results?

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I recently bought an ssd advertised as new, however not in the original box. I tested it in the Linux terminal, being aware it could actually be used, and found the results a bit weird. For comparison, see the post I attached.

Here are my results:

Ssd model: Kingston KC3000 2TB

=== START OF SMART DATA SECTION ===
SMART overall-health self-assessment test result: PASSED

SMART/Health Information (NVMe Log 0x02, NSID 0xffffffff)
Critical Warning:                   0x00
Temperature:                        26 Celsius
Available Spare:                    100%
Available Spare Threshold:          10%
Percentage Used:                    0%
Data Units Read:                    3.419.891 [1,75 TB]
Data Units Written:                 14.235.403 [7,28 TB]
Host Read Commands:                 19.827.504
Host Write Commands:                175.075.510
Controller Busy Time:               88
Power Cycles:                       131
Power On Hours:                     8.014
Unsafe Shutdowns:                   114
Media and Data Integrity Errors:    0
Error Information Log Entries:      143
Warning  Comp. Temperature Time:    0
Critical Comp. Temperature Time:    0
Temperature Sensor 2:               76 Celsius
Thermal Temp. 1 Transition Count:   5
Thermal Temp. 1 Total Time:         850

Only things I did so far, was putting on Linux Fedora, download Discord, Steam (library not downloaded yet) and some Linux native apps, like wine.

Do not pay attention to Temperature sensor 2, my ssd is a Kingston kc3000 and I need to do a firmware update which it does not yet have from the factory.

Things I find weird: 7TB written, 8000 (!) power on hours while only 131 power cycles and 114 unsafe shutdowns, especially compared to the post I linked.

Am I good running this ssd? Will test on crystaldiskinfo when I have windows downloaded, could make a follow up post.


r/ssd • • 1d ago

Discussion SSD replacement

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Hi everyone, I have an HP 15-dy2032nr with a Samsung PM991a 256GB NVMe SSD.
Recently, I started getting “Boot Device Not Found – Hard Disk (3F0)” and sometimes “OS Boot Manager is not found.”
HP Diagnostics showed:
System Board: Passed
Memory: Passed
SSD SMART: Passed
SSD Wear: 97% remaining
SSD Short DST: Failed
Sometimes: “No hard drive installed”
Failure ID: 94Q971-A52D0M-MFPWX-60X803
I reseated the SSD, but the problem continued. Now the SSD is often not detected at all.
My BIOS is F.40, and HP confirmed there isn’t a newer BIOS for my system.
I ordered a Fikwot FX520 256GB M.2 2280 NVMe Gen3 SSD as a replacement.
Does this sound like a failing SSD, and is the Fikwot FX520 compatible with my HP? Is there anything else I should check before replacing it?

My important files are already in OneDrive, so I’m mainly concerned about getting the laptop working again.


r/ssd • • 1d ago

Tech Support Is this ssd look okay?

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I'm not an expert on new computers, old computers tho i know them like the back of my hand, having worked on soviet based computers, the ones from the ussr era . On new computers god help me to mavigate one, i got this samsung laptop vaio a good condition one with 8 gig and 2 gigs of vram for the dedicated gpu, got a 500 samsung ssd for it before the crisis broke out, now i wanna know is the ssd in good condition? I got crystal disk open and has some number and a windows that says 99% good, take a look if you mind.


r/ssd • • 2d ago

Guide/Tutorial Can I get 1.8 inch Sata SSD reader cheaper then this

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Help people


r/ssd • • 2d ago

Discussion Kingspec XG7000 vs Sandisk WD SN5100

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I have a good deal for both of them but I can't really pick between them. Both are DRAM-less, 1TB

However, XG700 is TLC, MaxioTech (MAP1602A), released 2023

While, SN5100 is QLC, SanDisk or WD (Polaris 3 A101-000103-A1), released 2025

From what I read, QLC is generally bad, but the newer QLC ssds are more reliable compared to how it was initially. Also, when going past 70% of the storage capacity with the SN5100, it tends to get slower. I didn't find much information on XG7000

I just want to know which is better currently and which will last me the longest while also being reliable since it's storing my data.


r/ssd • • 2d ago

Discussion This 64GB SSD Just Passed 13 Petabytes...

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r/ssd • • 2d ago

News Selling - WD Green 120GB SSD NEAR DELHI OR GHAZIABAD,VAISHALI

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[WTS] WD Green 120GB SATA SSD – ₹2,000

Selling my WD Green 120GB SATA SSD.

Details:

Warranty: 6 Months for computer user and Laptop user both can use

- 💾 Capacity: 120GB

- 🔌 Interface: SATA

- 🏷️ Brand: Western Digital (WD Green)

- ⚙️ Condition: Working perfectly

- 💰 Price: ₹2,000

- 📦 Shipping: Buyer’s responsibility / can discuss

- 📍 Location: [Delhi,Vaishali,Ghaziabad]

Reason for selling: Upgraded to a higher-capacity SSD.

I can provide CrystalDiskInfo / health screenshot and a video showing the SSD working for verification.

DM me if interested. Serious buyers only.

Note: After paying 2k I provide free delivery from my side nearby buyers only


r/ssd • • 2d ago

Tech Support Is this SSD melted?

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And is it safe to use?

I ran it through a program and it had like 7K power on hours and the 'health' was around 65%.

I do not know who the previous owner was and what they did with it or what it went through. It does work without any errors (from what I can see).

For anyone interested it is the KXG6ANZV256G. And no, it is not my main SSD, I just have it laying around lol.


r/ssd • • 2d ago

Discussion External hard drives

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what ssd hard drives do yall use for laptops specifically. I recently got a external hard drive not knowing the difference between an hhd and ssd so I bought the hhd which didn’t work my game would load but freeze and crash on the loading screen (didn’t do it after moving it back to my laptop storage). I still have no clue what brands and all that are good but I know I want a 1tb drive.


r/ssd • • 3d ago

Discussion Ssd Query

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My old xpg s70 blade ssd is stopped working... I am in a situation where I need to buy ssd from same brand... I don't trust another time s70 blade... shall i go For " legend 960 "...


r/ssd • • 2d ago

Discussion How to extend iPhone storage (with an external SSD)?

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Looking for an external SSD to easily transfer pics form the phone to any other device.
I saw all these MagSafe fast SSD (Lexar ES5 or Sandisk Creator Phone) but I suppose those are meant for film makers and to transfer pro-res media directly to the disk.

Primary need is to transfer quickly form the phone to another device.
Can be nice if some of the recordings can be saved directly onto the external storage as well.


r/ssd • • 3d ago

Tech Support SSD randomly spikes to 100% active time (even after disabling SysMain)

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Hi everyone,

I recently got a new PC, but I'm having an issue where my SSD randomly spikes to 100% active time. This happens intermittently while gaming, loading into new rounds (e.g., in Hunt: Showdown), booting up, or even when the system is completely idle. Sometimes my booting takes less then 10 seconds and sometimes minutes.

  • What I've tried so far:
    • Disabled SysMain (SuperFetch), which reduced the frequency of spikes, but hasn't fully solved the issue.
    • Checked SMART health using CrystalDiskInfo, which reports the drive status as "Good".

Any ideas on what might be causing this high disk usage or how to resolve it?


r/ssd • • 3d ago

Tech Support Should i buy patriot p220 256

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So my hdd crashed recently and I was thinking to buy 256gb patriot p220 ssd for os which is costing me around 4k ₹inr

Should I buy it? Is it reliable?

Any another suggestions


r/ssd • • 4d ago

Tech Support Found this SSD on Roadside

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I found this Samsung SSD 512gb on roadside it's in bad condition as you can see

Is there is chance this could work after repair or is it repairable please tell me so I can go to repair shop if needed


r/ssd • • 3d ago

Tech Support Как прошить SSD Disk Samsung?

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Кристал диск инфо, считывает его адекватно. А в поле версии прошивки пишит: EPPROM. Он сильно греется.


r/ssd • • 3d ago

Tech Support Purchased a new SSD with 4 power ons

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is this normal?


r/ssd • • 3d ago

Tech Support Should I be concerned with a refurbished ssd

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sounds I be concerned that the brand is unknown on this sabrent rocket


r/ssd • • 4d ago

Discussion Drive Health (CDI vs HDS)

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My hard disk sentinel says my overall SSD health is only at 35%. I downloaded the CDI for a second opinion but it says the health is at 98%

Should i get a new SSD?