I recently forced my laptop to shut down, and now my SSD has been really unreliable. I tried using another laptop to format it completely and reinstall Windows, but it's still lagging a lot and keeps getting detected and undetected during the installation process. Disk info apps say the drive's health is at 100%, but I'm struggling to install Windows properly. How can I determine if the SSD is definitely dead or if it just needs to be replaced?
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One thing you could try is installing Windows on that second laptop. If it has the same issues there, it's likely that the SSD is failing. Remember, the health stats from disk info applications can sometimes be misleading, so check the raw SMART readings for a more accurate picture. But keep in mind, even if the readings look fine, the drive's controller could still be the problem, leading to intermittent behavior.
Just a heads up—disk health only checks a limited number of parameters. It doesn't cover every possible failure mode. I'd suggest testing the drive in another computer entirely; if it fails there too, you can almost certainly conclude that the SSD is at fault.
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