I've been running a WD Blue 480GB SSD in my laptop for about 490 hours, and I've just checked on SMART data which shows that the available reserve space is in a "prefailure" state. This has me worried since it's pretty new and was set up with Debian Sid smoothly until now. Meanwhile, my older Intel SSD that I've had since SSDs first came out is still functioning perfectly. What's going on with my WD drive? Is this a common issue, and what steps should I take to address it?
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Could it be a generic 'prefailure' warning? Sometimes those can be misleading. Have you checked with tools like GSmartControl? It seems to confirm issues with reserved space which is concerning.
I've never had any issues with WD, Samsung, or Sandisk drives failing on me. But I have experienced failures with brands like Toshiba and Kingston. I recommend checking if there's a Linux version of CrystalDisk available. My WD HDD is actually still running strong after 30k hours, although it's pretty slow now.
That's interesting! I've had luck with WD too, but my drive went into prefailure mode after just 490 hours. Kind of disappointing.
Generally, WD drives aren't known for early failures. They have good reliability, but anything can happen. I suggest filing a warranty claim to see if they can offer a replacement.
I've had some WD Blue drives fail on me, but the WD Black series usually holds up quite well. Might want to consider that next time.
Yeah, Gnome Disk Partitioner pointed out that the disk might fail soon. That’s when I really started to worry.