29 Jun
2018
29 Jun
'18
3:29 a.m.
I couldn't send the video but yes it is an ssd. Very odd.Very odd
From: Sean Cody sean@tinfoilhat.ca To: Frank H alteahandle-muug@yahoo.ca; Continuation of Round Table discussion roundtable@muug.ca Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2018 11:12 PM Subject: Re: [RndTbl] Hard drive failure - turned out to be an SSD
That isn't an SSD. SSD's don't have moving parts to make sound. My guess that it is an SSHD (a regular hard drive with a small amount of solid state flash acting as a buffer/cache).
By that sound... it's hooped. You could try the freeze trick but my luck with that is 1 in 10.
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Sean
> On Jun 21, 2018, at 8:13 PM, Frank H alteahandle-muug@yahoo.ca wrote:
>
> Hey guys,
>
> When my friend game me his failed hd it is an SSD.
>
> System sees it but can't open
>
> See attached video for the sound it is making.
>
> Hope 16GB isn't too big.
>
> I know odds are low but just have to ask if anyone has any ideas.
>
> Freezing SSDs is not a thing correct? Sure sounds like moving parts to me. Never troubleshot an SSD before.
>
> Thanks,
> Frank
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