#Ssd health check overclock.net pro
#Ssd health check overclock.net professional

2) I had the SSD go dark to the BIOS like three times with the oddest 'fix' ever. I ended up having to manually unpack those packages with 7zip prior to installation, since the double whammy of back-to-back intense operations overheated it about 50% through the installation process. 1) Internally it will not throttle itself, so any massive installation packages (specifically DimPro installs) would blue screen it from the internal heat load. Not sure if this will be much use but I noticed two things with my old Patriot Wildfire (240GB). Heat will definitely play a factor (I saw this with intense read/write operations), and the memory cells will degrade over time as well, especially if the 'write' area is a small percentage of the drive.

#Ssd health check overclock.net pro

Wondering if this is a sign from the universe that it's time to move on to a new computer with WIN10 PRO - as I'm starting to run into software updates that are only WIN 10 compatible. When I had the case apart I didn't notice any fans not working (CPU, Power supply). The computer is set up in the same spot it's been for 5 years same house, same room, same weather - so this is a recent phenomenon. Checked the SSD for bad sectors - none found. Ran Malware Bytes and my AntiVirus - all OK. Would this be a sign of impending SSD death - a drive that stops working when it (presumably) 'overheats'? I cleaned up the drive and it's nowhere near an 80% use rate. The common element - the room was hot and humid and I'd been doing a lot of browser work.

Was OK for a few weeks, and then last night - 'BSOD' 2x, which in the 5 years I've had this computer I've only seen maybe 2 other times when trying to load funky drivers. Took the whole case apart, vacuumed inside, made sure everything was set and connected properly.

#Ssd health check overclock.net professional

I'm a retired computer professional so I did what I had to do to get things sorted out.

All has been well until early this year when a couple of times I got unceremoniously got kicked out of WINDOWS and when I tried to reboot, my SSD (boot drive) was not recognized by the BIOS. Hey All, Still running WIN7/SP1/latest updates on a 5 year old Dell XPS8500.