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Re: SSD Failure?

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On 06/08/2026 in message <1152c3s$3vd4e$1@dont-email.me> Daniel James wrote:

>On 06/08/2026 15:36, Jeff Gaines wrote:
>>I used the same USB cradle for both tests deliberately to test it.
>
>Yes, you said that. It's a good test, but not an infallible one. Are the 
>two SSDs the same make/model? Even if they are it's not a guarantee that 
>the cradle supports both.
>
>Did you try the 4TB SSD again after verifying that the 2TB one worked? You 
>may just have not inserted it fully.
>
>I recall, now that I stop and think about it, that I have a USB cradle 
>that doesn't work with drives over 2TB (and another that does). I believe 
>it's a chipset limitation, from the days when SATA drives just weren't big 
>enough to need >2TB support.
>
>I've never heard of your "Orico" cradle ... so could it be one that 
>doesn't? I'd guess probably not if it's new enough to be USB3, but it's 
>worth checking.
>
>I've just looked at the prices of 4TB SATA SSDs ... I know the world of IT 
>has gone crazy but those prices are obscene. I hope you find yours does 
>work after all!

I followed up after you post and tested the drive connected in 3 ways, 5 
runs for each test, results from AS SSD Benchmark:

Crucial 4TB Test (MB/s)

SATA SSD cartridge

Read	68	170	232	191	313

Write	250	29	247	251	251

Orico USB 3 Cradle

Read	329	222	191	309	251

Write	397	390	388	392	389

Fitted in motherboard SATA Express

Read	237	201	340	269	220

Write	420	427	419	436	436

The cartridge is hard wire into the PC but connected to an extension card, 
looks as if it may be the only SATA 1 card I have!

The USB cradle is interesting and read faster than mounting the drive on 
the motherboard.

The motherboard figures are also interesting with slower read but faster 
write than USB.

It supports your suggestion it may not have been plugged in properly for 
the previous test but also raises questions about the plug in SATA card 
and the on board SATA compared to USB!

-- 
Jeff Gaines Dorset UK
You can't tell which way the train went by looking at the tracks

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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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