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Re: SSD Failure?

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On 06/08/2026 10:34, Jeff Gaines wrote:
> I set up a 4 TB Crucial SSD using Mini Tool Partition Wizard this 
> morning. I've had the SSD for a while and I plugged it in via an Orico 
> cradle, USB3.
> 
> Mini Tool was slow to start and then stuck at 97% for a while before it 
> said it was finished.
> 
> Windows Tools Scanner (is it actually FDISK?) said no problems, I told 
> it to scan anyway, still no problems.
> 
> AS SSD Benchmark indicated 124 Mb/s read, 34 Mb/s write. I tried the 
> benchmark on a 2 TB SSD in the same cradle which returned close to 500 
> Mb/s for each.
> 
> I planned to use the 4 TB as a backup drive but I think I need to take 
> hammer to it.
> 
> Any thoughts?

Have you looked at the SMART data?

I wouldn't be too quick to rule out a problem with the USB cradle (or 
even a problem caused by poor seating of the drive within the cradle).

Try it with a proper SATA connection.

-- 
Cheers,
  Daniel.

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SSD Failure? "Jeff Gaines" <jgnewsid@outlook.com> - 2026-08-06 09:34 +0000
  Re: SSD Failure? Daniel James <daniel@me.invalid> - 2026-08-06 14:38 +0100
    Re: SSD Failure? "Jeff Gaines" <jgnewsid@outlook.com> - 2026-08-06 14:36 +0000
      Re: SSD Failure? Daniel James <daniel@me.invalid> - 2026-08-06 17:18 +0100
        Re: SSD Failure? SH <i.love@spam.com> - 2026-08-07 09:15 +0100
          Re: SSD Failure? Abandoned Trolley <that.bloke@microsoft.com> - 2026-08-07 09:55 +0100
          Re: SSD Failure? Ian <${send-direct-email-to-news1021-at-jusme-dot-com-if-you-must}@jusme.com> - 2026-08-07 09:24 +0000
            Re: SSD Failure? SH <i.love@spam.com> - 2026-08-07 10:38 +0100
        Re: SSD Failure? "Jeff Gaines" <jgnewsid@outlook.com> - 2026-08-07 14:55 +0000
  Re: SSD Failure? Raj Kundra <raj@kundracomputers.co.uk> - 2026-08-06 18:13 +0100
  Re: SSD Failure? "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2026-08-06 20:27 +0200
    Re: SSD Failure? "Jeff Gaines" <jgnewsid@outlook.com> - 2026-08-06 18:38 +0000

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