I have a 2TB Samsung SSD that came pre-installed in my MSI gaming laptop, which I bought in December 2021. Unfortunately, it has gone into irreversible read-only mode, and I'm planning to clone it to a new drive to avoid reinstalling everything. I'm quite disappointed as it's a pricey laptop. Is this failure within a normal range for SSDs?
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It really depends on which specific Samsung SSD you have. There was a model that had faulty firmware, which needed an update to prevent early failures. Have you checked if your model had any issues?
Failures can happen based on how many write cycles the SSD has been through. In the past, we had SSDs fail very quickly under heavy testing. I'd recommend cloning your drive ASAP, maybe using something like Clonezilla to back it up before attempting anything else.
Be cautious of the recent Windows updates that have been known to brick SSDs! You might want to hold off on transferring large files until they've sorted it out.
What kind of usage do you give your laptop? If the SSD is still readable, that’s a positive sign. Have you run a health check using tools like CrystalDiskInfo?
Yes, I used CrystalDiskInfo and it showed bad health, saying it's already 99% dead. My usage was mainly gaming and some file sharing.
I've had my Samsung 750 Evo 120GB since 2016, and it's still going strong after heavy use. Not all SSDs fail easily!
Yeah, that happened to me with the Samsung 980 Pro 2TB. It’s frustrating!