I have an SSD drive that I have determined to be the source of many random BSODs and hangups, as detailed in What is causing this ntoskrnl.exe BSOD?. Apparently the drive fails in some way, but both S.M.A.R.T. And Chkdsk report the drive as being just fine. I've since installed a new drive, but it would be a shame to just throw the old ssd away if it can be salvaged. What avenues - if any - are available to diagnose and repair the problem when the aforementioned tools fail to find any?
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Did you try a secure wipe yet? – Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams May 07 '18 at 07:26
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I've formatted the drive, but that's it. How would a secure wipe resolve these hardware errors? – Bas May 07 '18 at 07:28
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Check if it’s under warranty - if so then you might be able to get a repair/replacement if you can prove it’s faulty. – James P May 07 '18 at 07:43
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The problem may be in many areas:
the drivers (chipset usually)
the RAM
the SSD cable (although this can also cause SMART events)
If you want to make sure the disk is fine, get HDTune and perform a full read test. If it's all green, it's fine and you'll have to investigate the other issues
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