AimLXJ Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 Date purchased: January 2, 2011 Date died: November 24, 2012 Place of purchase: Amazon Model: OCZ Vertex 2 120GB Firmware: 1.34 Noticeable things that occur before it died, note that it has been happening for ~1 week until it died: -Some programs took a while to startup but the most noticeable one is BitDefender 2013 -Explorer.exe hangs for about 10-30 seconds when accessing folders -Invisible icons at startup but after ~30 seconds they reappear -Shortcuts were unable to locate programs but after ~30 seconds it finds it Leaving my SSD disconnected for ~2 hours in hoping that will reset the whole thing and get it out of panic mode. Will report back after 2 hours.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hum Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 I've read a lot of warnings about OCZ ssd's -- R.I.P. TPreston 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detection Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 You sure its not just Windows that has died ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AimLXJ Posted November 24, 2012 Author Share Posted November 24, 2012 I've read a lot of warnings about OCZ ssd's -- R.I.P. No kidding, I even took care of it by preventing lots of writes (according to the SSD life tool the health was at 100%) and unfortunately no backups of the SSD were made. You sure its not just Windows that has died ? Can Windows cause it to go into panic mode? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragon2611 Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 Might be worth checking the warranty period on them, I think it might be more than a year. As long as you can find a copy of the receipt/order confirmation they seem to be pretty good at sorting an RMA. The Repair/Replacement centre for Europe is in the Netherlands, Had a vertex 2E die in a machine we used at work took 2 days after shipping the faulty one to receive a replacement. Seems they shipped the replacement on the same day they received the faulty one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detection Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 Can Windows cause it to go into panic mode? If something gets corrupted / malware infection / possibly even bad RAM, could cause Windows to start doing a whole range of weird stuff I'd try reinstalling before giving up on the SSD, not saying that is definitely the problem but before blaming hardware I would always test software first Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AimLXJ Posted November 24, 2012 Author Share Posted November 24, 2012 If something gets corrupted / malware infection / possibly even bad RAM, could cause Windows to start doing a whole range of weird stuff I'd try reinstalling before giving up on the SSD, not saying that is definitely the problem but before blaming hardware I would always test software first Um, panic mode? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detection Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 Um, panic mode? Ah sorry, missed that in your OP, I haven't owned an SSD yet so never knew they had a panic mode Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 Contact OCZ and start the RMA process. The warranty on this series is 3 years afaik. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AimLXJ Posted November 24, 2012 Author Share Posted November 24, 2012 Contact OCZ and start the RMA process. The warranty on this series is 3 years afaik. Will do, I'm hoping that the next replacement won't have this issue or else I'll have to purchase a different brand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MS Bob 11 Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 Unfortunate you didn't make backups. Long term reliability of some SSDs is a gamble. Can folks tell me which SSDs they have had good long-term experience with? How is people's Intel X25-M G2 doing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xendrome Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 Leaving my SSD disconnected for ~2 hours in hoping that will reset the whole thing and get it out of panic mode. Will report back after 2 hours.. Not sure what that is going to accomplish? Get a Crucial M4 TBH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TruckWEB Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 Well, I also have a Vertex 2 64Gb inside my Windows Desktop, no problem at the moment.... No problem with the Crucial M4 256Gb inside my Mac mini. The problem with SSD is that when they fail, they fail QUICK.... No warning... They go from working fine to corrupting data and die.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 Will do, I'm hoping that the next replacement won't have this issue or else I'll have to purchase a different brand. I know that there has been people with issues with this series, but IMO I'd say you were just unlucky. I've got 2 Vertex 2E 60gb's in separate systems which I've had since 2010 that are working fine to this day (knock on wood haha). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AimLXJ Posted November 24, 2012 Author Share Posted November 24, 2012 Not sure what that is going to accomplish? Get a Crucial M4 TBH I was told to do that :p and yea, planning on the Crucial if the SSD going to give me more problems Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hjf288 Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 My intel x25-m g2 has been running since 2009 and wear indicator is still in 90s Pam14160 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrp04 Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 Avoid OCZs, you hear nothing but bad things about them. Also if it's in a desktop and you have a large enough HDD, I recommend to regularly make a system image onto the HDD. I have my computer set to automatically backup (differential) the whole SSD onto my 3TB HDD every morning at 5AM. neo1911 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xendrome Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 I was told to do that :p and yea, planning on the Crucial if the SSD going to give me more problems I don't believe the SSD knows any different from being off for 1 minute or 2 hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaP Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 Unfortunate you didn't make backups. Long term reliability of some SSDs is a gamble. Can folks tell me which SSDs they have had good long-term experience with? How is people's Intel X25-M G2 doing? I bought a Vertex 2 two years ago and it's still working. Cross fingers. SSD or HDD one should always make a backup to an external HDD. While HDD last for a longer period of time let's be honest often after 3-4 years they start making lot of noise while seeking. My 250GB WD Caviar is really noisy and has been for a good 2 years. Personally i would try to re-install Windows. A slow installation can be caused by a lot of things other than the SSD or HDD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f0rk_b0mb Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 snip My Vertex 2 died not too long ago. I RMA'd it with OCZ and they gave me a brand spankin' new one. There is a 5 year warranty on it, so you are fine. Go here and create an RMA ticket.: http://www.ocztechno...pport/warranty/ They will send you a series of emails on where and how to mail it. The first one will be a conformation that they have your RMA, the second will be approval, and the 3rd will be shipping info. I got the 3rd email two days after it died so just be patient. Hope this helps! :) BTW: OCZ's support is awesome. They put my new drive on overnight shipping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AimLXJ Posted November 24, 2012 Author Share Posted November 24, 2012 My Vertex 2 died not too long ago. I RMA'd it with OCZ and they gave me a brand spankin' new one. There is a 5 year warranty on it, so you are fine. Go here and create an RMA ticket.: http://www.ocztechno...pport/warranty/ They will send you a series of emails on where and how to mail it. The first one will be a conformation that they have your RMA, the second will be approval, and the 3rd will be shipping info. I got the 3rd email two days after it died so just be patient. Hope this helps! :) BTW: OCZ's support is awesome. They put my new drive on overnight shipping. How long did the process take from shipping to receiving? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jub Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 Can folks tell me which SSDs they have had good long-term experience with? How is people's Intel X25-M G2 doing? Mine's been spinning for - I think - about two and a half years now. I also have an OCZ Vertex 4. Lovely device, I say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xendrome Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 Mine's been spinning for - I think - about two and a half years now. I also have an OCZ Vertex 4. Lovely device, I say. Spinning? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaP Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 Spinning? Well technically since the earth is spinning the computer is spinning and the disk is spinning too. Kane 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wydmex Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 Experienced the same symptoms with my Vertex 3 a few months back. A secure wipe using the OCZ Bootable Linux Tools was enough to bring the drive back to full working order, but of course I lost everything. It took a few evenings to rebuild and re-install everything that I needed but eventually I was back up and running. In my case I didn't loose too much as the drive was solely hosting the OS and programs. Data is stored on a regular HDD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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