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    Plextor M5S, anyone else unlucky?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by eawtan, Jun 6, 2013.

  1. eawtan

    eawtan Notebook Enthusiast

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    After using for OS testing (installs), my Plextor M5S shows:
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    Anyone else encounter similiar behaviour ?
     
    eawtan, Jun 6, 2013
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    kefan777 Notebook Consultant

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    and what's the problem? I don't see any.
     
    kefan777, Jun 6, 2013
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    eawtan Notebook Enthusiast

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    increase in various errors (SMART IDs - 05, bb , c4). Decrease in the spare area (SMART ID - e8) .
     
    eawtan, Jun 6, 2013
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    Marksman30k Notebook Deity

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    bad drive, I got 1 Uncorrectable ECC error and re-allocation after about 2000hrs of use and 2TB of NAND writes to a 256gb drive.
     
    Marksman30k, Jun 6, 2013
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