On 2024-01-09 at 09:38, Dan Ritter wrote: > The Wanderer wrote: > >> So... as the Subject asks, should I be worried? How do I interpret >> these results, and at what point do they start to reflect something >> to take action over? If there is not reason to be worried, what >> *do* these alerts indicate, and at what point *should* I start to >> be worried about them? >> >> I already *am* worried, to the point of having heartburn and >> difficulty sleeping over the possibility of data loss (there's >> enough on here that external backup would be somewhat difficult to >> arrange), but I'm not sure whether or not that is warranted. > > YES. Backup ASAP. > > 2TB and 4TB Samsung 870 EVO disks produced before November 2022 have > this as a known failure mode.
AARGH. I spent (what I'm now fairly sure was) *thousands* on these things, after comparing a fair few drive models in reviews, and this is the first I've heard that there was any issue. Thank you for pointing it out. I have now done a bit of specific looking regarding this model, and found a thread discussing it which started in January 2022 and *is still going today*. I have now ordered a high-capacity external hard drive to back up the data (delivery date is this coming Monday), and two Intel enterprise-class drives to start having a reserve on hand for the expected failure. I don't really have the funds right now to buy replacements for everything immediately, at least not without carrying a lot more of a credit-card balance than I want to, but I want to at least get started. >> Model Family: Samsung based SSDs >> Device Model: Samsung SSD 870 EVO 2TB >> Serial Number: S620NJ0R410888A > > These may or may not be under warranty, depending on when you > purchased them and from whom. Assume Samsung will take a long time, > no matter what. IIRC, I bought them via Newegg, in early-to-maybe-mid 2021. (The alternative would be Amazon, but in this case I don't think that's how it happened.) I would be surprised if there were warranty coverage at this point, but might look a bit deeper; even if there is coverage, however, it's not worth waiting (and risking data loss) for the process to complete. This is *not* a stress I need right now... -- The Wanderer The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man. -- George Bernard Shaw
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