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SSD faulty?

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  • 14-10-2014 10:49pm
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    pissed
    Registered Users Posts: 1,771 ✭✭✭


    Hi, my SSD died on me during the week and I received my new one today from Amazon. It's a Crucial M500 120GB. I had my PC backed up with Acronis and just installed my backup image to the new drive. I am having a lot of issues. Programs become unresponsive, Task Manager wont work. Only solution is to hit the power button and reboot. I have checked and the drive is on the latest firmware.

    I have an old 500gb drive and installed the same image to that and all is working fine with no freezes etc.

    Should I return the drive to Amazon for replacement or any other suggestions?

    All help appreciated.


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    vibe666
    Registered Users Posts: 13,016 ✭✭✭✭vibe666


    its quite possible that you've got corrupted files in your acronis backup and you've just restored those damaged files to your shiny new SSD.

    try a fresh install of the OS and just restore your data and see how that goes.

    EDIT: also use the acronis boot tool to do a zero write on the SSD first, just to be sure. I had an SSD that used to play up from time to time and that was the only way to sort it out.


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    pissed
    Registered Users Posts: 1,771 ✭✭✭pissed


    Thanks for the reply. I also used my backup image for the 500gb drive I had spare and there are no issues with that. Would that not rule out a corrupt backup? I will try a fresh install of the OS and see how it goes.

    Fingers crossed, will let you know how it goes.


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    #4
    pissed
    Registered Users Posts: 1,771 ✭✭✭pissed


    Just an update in case others experience this. Turns out my M500 and Acronis dont see eye to eye. I found an article where another guy had the same problems, so I just uninstalled Acronis and all is fine.


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