Its under warranty, get it replaced.
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Totempole
Executive Member
Not true. That's the data retention period. Not to say the flash drive will stop functioning, just that the data might go corrupt and the drive would need to be reformatted.
I can check the bios...drive actually comes up in windows, only under device manager i think it's a ZFS drive.
I also tried secure erase with gparted it was running for 6 hours and didn't do anything.
...not sure the guy works in IT, or has a clue.
Jet-Fighter7700
Honorary Master
Yeah, we can see that as you're making completely inane and unfounded statements here. Possible the OP is simply even skipping right over them.
Sideshow Bob
Honorary Master
Google says 10 years and I don't have to read anything any further to see what those 10 years mean. I just have to state with complete confidence that it is true.
Look at linux hdparm secure erase,.
ata.wiki.kernel.org
ATA Secure Erase - ata Wiki
I see a warning about not trying to do it through a USB interface.Look at linux hdparm secure erase,.
ATA Secure Erase - ata Wiki
It will require a bit of effort from me, not to do it via the USB interface...but maybe i'll attempt it
Not_original
Expert Member
Would really like to see how Evetech rolls these days. Think it like this, you are now taking one for the team, maybe you break even, maybe you lose. Keep us posted
what was the issues in the past?
I had to submit an online form, and i am going to drop it off tomorrow....
grok
Honorary Master
I remember some thread on here where a guy restored his (non-working) SSD using some software, can't seem to find it now but a proper search of the archives might be useful..
Evetech accused of breaking the Consumer Protection Act
South African technology classifieds forum Carbonite recently banned Evetech from its website after a series of complaints.
mybroadband.co.za
They offered store credit for less than purchase value of the faulty items
Sometimes they straight up refuse warranty.
If you do take it in please report back I would also be interested to see if they are still up to the same old tricks these days.
shadow_man
Executive Member
My bet is it's the E3000 - 1TB.
The driver support is really bad for that chipset.
I've got a thread here with the same issue.
Couldn't get it to work in Linux - but I eventually got it to work in Windows (10).
I had to boot to a live Linux ISO --> delete all partitions --> reboot and install Windows.
iirc I also had to look at Secure Boot in the BIOS and legacy / UEFI support.
mybroadband.co.za
The driver support is really bad for that chipset.
I've got a thread here with the same issue.
Couldn't get it to work in Linux - but I eventually got it to work in Windows (10).
I had to boot to a live Linux ISO --> delete all partitions --> reboot and install Windows.
iirc I also had to look at Secure Boot in the BIOS and legacy / UEFI support.
Hikvision SSDs
@SouthBit https://www.southbit.co.za/contact/ Hi @CataclysmZA Thx for the info, but I am having the opposite issue, I cannot remove my data lol. I have worked in the data recovery space and already tried several options (albeit all software based) to try and nuke the data before returning it...
mybroadband.co.za
The E100 but thanks for the heads up. was considering the E3000 for a linux machineMy bet is it's the E3000 - 1TB.
The driver support is really bad for that chipset.
I've got a thread here with the same issue.
Couldn't get it to work in Linux - but I eventually got it to work in Windows (10).
Hikvision SSDs
@SouthBit https://www.southbit.co.za/contact/ Hi @CataclysmZA Thx for the info, but I am having the opposite issue, I cannot remove my data lol. I have worked in the data recovery space and already tried several options (albeit all software based) to try and nuke the data before returning it...
shadow_man
Executive Member
I think chipset support will catch up in the next while and it will work, for now it's just in a drawer (much like yours) until I can use it (or I use it in a Windows machine).
In theory you might find a working distro based off feedback here (but it's a pain):
Search results for 'HS-SSD-E100'
A database of all the hardware that works under linux
linux-hardware.org