[dba-Tech] SSD Diagnoser

[Rocky Smolin]

What I was going for was a kind of early warning system that maybe the drive
should be replaced before it craps out.  Like changing you timing belt.  

r

-----Original Message-----
From: dba-Tech [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of
John Colby
Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2016 4:27 PM
To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] SSD Diagnoser

My take is that Rocky wanted to "see" the damage to the SSD caused by too
many writes in a given area.  I have never seen such a tool.


On 9/6/2016 12:23 PM, Jon Tydda wrote:
> Hi Rocky
>
> Most SSD manufacturers have their own software that will monitor the 
> SSDs and upgrade the firmware if available. Best thing to do is find 
> out the manufacturer and model, and go to their website and look for 
> it. You just have to be lucky with the makes & models - the one I have 
> in my laptop I can upgrade the firmware with the Windows tool. The one 
> in my desktop (which I bought 6 months after) I have to create a boot 
> CD and do it from that, and there's a warning that it might lose all 
> my data. So I haven't bothered with that one :-)
>
> If it's an SSD that came with the system, then HP (for example) will 
> usually carry the firmware updates for it, just like they do with BIOS 
> updates etc.
>
>
> Jon
>
> On 06.09.2016 15:51, Rocky Smolin wrote:
>> Dear List:
>>
>>
>>
>> I upgraded my comp to an SSD about a year ago.  I've hears that they 
>> don't
>> last forever and develop bad spots over time. I'm curious to know how 
>> this
>> one is doing and to have a tool to monitor it from time to tie.
>>
>>
>>
>> Any recommendations?
>>
>>
>>
>> MTIA
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Rocky Smolin
>>
>> Beach Access Software
>>
>> 760-683-5777
>>
>>  <http://www.bchacc.com> www.bchacc.com
>>
>>  <http://www.e-z-mrp.com> www.e-z-mrp.com
>>
>> Skype: rocky.smolin
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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