I recently bought two used 250GB Crucial MX500 SSDs, and I'm seeing some really strange health reports. One SSD shows only 12% health left after just 16TB of writes, even though it should be rated for 100TBW. On the other hand, the second SSD has been powered on for nearly 7,000 hours, yet it shows zero writes and reports a whopping 250% health. I've run both short and long diagnostic tests using Crucial's software, and I've also updated the firmware, but nothing has changed. Has anyone else experienced odd SMART reporting like this? I enjoy these drives for their partial power loss protection features.
2 Answers
These discrepancies could indicate that you might have fake drives. I've come across a lot of counterfeit Crucial SSDs in the secondhand market. Check how the drives are listed in your device manager or tools like CrystalDiskInfo. The model number should look something like CT250MX500SSDn, where 'n' is a number. That could help clarify things.
It sounds like you got lucky. Those SSDs can act weird at times, but since you verified the firmware and ran diagnostic tests on them with Crucial's tools, they're likely genuine. Some models can report health statistics inaccurately, especially if they're older or used.
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