OCZ Vertex 3 Dead

[BigBear]

It was running fine in my laptop and used it in external enclosure now it's just dead..
VTX3-25SAT3-120G about 2 years old +-
Any Ideas ?

 

[SYNERGY]

Plug in PC internally, see if motherboard-BIOS picks it up?

 

[Pada]

I've had some HDD incompatibility issues when moving my HDD from external casing to internal.
So if it was last working as an internal drive, try it in another machine as an internal drive too. Same idea applies if you last used it externally.

 

[HavocXphere]

SSDs are prone to dying suddenly & catastrophically. Do what Synergy says...if that fail then you might be out of luck.

 

[SouthBit]

SSDs fail just as regularly as HDDs, if not even more so with certain controllers.

 

[NomNom]

Luckily for you it's still under warranty. Vertex 3 has a 3 year warranty last time I checked.

 

[DominionZA]

Luckily for you it's still under warranty. Vertex 3 has a 3 year warranty last time I checked.

What he said.
When my vertex 2 died - same way as your - I got it replaced with a Vertex 3. So you may be in for a free upgrade

 

[CataclysmZA]

SSDs fail just as regularly as HDDs, if not even more so with certain controllers.

Off-topic, I'm curious. What does Southbit do for SSD data recovery? When the tech was shown off to the public I remember something that was constantly touted and mentioned was the ability to fail into read-only mode, but I've never seen any SSD do that since they became available.

 

[sajunky]

I agree. What happen if:
- Single NAND chip failure - no access at all
- Controller failure - a/a
- Controller firmware corruption - a/a (it should be read-only)

Only few individuals are successful in SSD recovery.

 

[BigBear]

Tx. Guys it was working fine in the external enclosure for at least a month or longer.

Connected via SATA onboard BIOS just gives drive error, so she is dead..

Now to find drive invoice and check with esquire for replacement, hopefully...

 

[BigBear]

Have heard the chances of recovering any data is slim to none on a SSD...

 

[SouthBit]

When an SSD fails it is usually the controller which fails, which in terms of recovery means each NAND chip (flash memory) needs to be desoldered, read with a reader, and then the data dumps recompiled to turn the mash of data into usable data. Not that straight forward though, some controllers use encryption (Sandforce), even the desoldering and reading of the NANDS is tricky, then you need the know-how and tools to make sense of the data itself.

A lot of people seem to think now that they use an SSD that their data is safe - not the case at all.

 

[SouthBit]

Here's one of the tools available to recover from SSD drives. It's not the best in terms of supporting the widest array of controllers and devices, but it's one option. Pricing wise it's probably close to R100k

http://www.pc3000flash.com/eng/index.php

This link breaks down the recovery process into the basic steps:
http://www.pc3000flash.com/eng/drssd.php

 

[CataclysmZA]

When an SSD fails it is usually the controller which fails, which in terms of recovery means each NAND chip (flash memory) needs to be desoldered, read with a reader, and then the data dumps recompiled to turn the mash of data into usable data.

So...its just a much more complicated version of the exact same process involving rebuilding of hard drive platters onto one of your machines to extra the data? Great.

 

[SouthBit]

Nope, completely different Will explain the differences in a post a bit later when I have time.

So...its just a much more complicated version of the exact same process involving rebuilding of hard drive platters onto one of your machines to extra the data? Great.