I have 3 of these class of device (if I recall) 3 Crucial SSDs where I have only had issues with the one install of the device, and I'm not really sure *why* that might be causing problems, but I suspect that a good part of why it "just won't work" is because of the UEFI system on that machine, or something installed "inside" the UEFI which makes it confuse the heck out of the machine. I have intended to boot into and install Gentoo on it, to see if doing so is "doable" or if I should strip the machine, and hope I can get some useful components out of it. Perhaps the optical drive would work well, on this machine, though I don't really have a reason to switch this machine's optical drive out right now.
My suggestion is the drive *should* be under warranty, so get a replacement that way, and hit up some other manufacturer if you can afford to. I have heard people say that they have had drives running for 10 years, but I may have misheard. On 2017-02-12 14:40, Alan Grimes wrote: > Dear god, I think I have come in contact with one of the suckiest things > in the universe! > > I mean first there are supermassive black holes... OK... Then there's > Crucial MX300 SSDs, and in a distant third there's Justin Beiber. > > I mean the absolute suckyness of MX300 SSDs defy human comprehension. I > mean you could connect one of these: > http://www.zmescience.com/science/biggest-most-poweful-engine-world/ to > a suction pump and it couldn't possibly suck one quintillionth as much > as this SSD... > > I mean if the power goes out, and you want to do some vacuuming, just > put your MX300 behind the bag in your vacuum and it'll work better than > normal. > > Seriously, what could possibly suck harder than a SSD which dies stone > cold dead after only 20 days?!?!?! Thank god I had done nothing worse > than store my rusty old Velociraptor on a shelf, and by good fortune it > only took about two days to get it updated... I really hadn't intended > to ever use it again. =\ > > I'm not sure what lesson I should take away from this except that > Crucial does not have any business selling SSDs. =\ > > I'm not sure where to go from here. My 'raptor is very close to > exceeding it's reliable lifespan, by some standards it already has... > But now the QC of these SSDs has been shown to be outrageously bad. =( > > So does anyone have any evidence of a current generation SSD lasting > more than 20 days? > -- Jigme Datse Yli-Rasku jigme.da...@datsemultimedia.com (Preferred address for new messages) 250-505-6117 Jigme Datse Yli-Rasku PO Box 270 Rossland, BC V0G 1Y0 Canada ....................................................................... ... This message should be electronically signed, and if the sender ... ... has your public key, may also be encrypted. ... ... If you have any questions about this, please email, or call. ... ... ... ... Note, unknown calls likely will go to voicemail. ... ... Please leave a message if you get voicemail. ... .......................................................................
