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    GPT-formatted SSD being shown as 'bad' by crystaldisk

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by LeiEn, Apr 27, 2020.

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    Anybody know if there's an issue with CrystalDisk being able to read GPT-formatted SSDs? Recently added a 1TB WD blue NVME drive and it appears that it's either 'bad' or perhaps that CrystalDisk simply can't read/apply values. Doesn't show anything in the status window except firmware, serial, and drive letter.

    Drive itself seems to be functioning fine, though I've only had it for a week and dropped a few larger files into it to test write speeds.

    My other (older) WD ssd is MBR formatted non-NVME, so just trying to discern if the issue is with the drive or the software. Not much experience with nvme drives so any help info is appreciated.
     
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    Nevermind - apparently my CD version was just way out of date. Latest version reads nvme just fine.
     
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