Anatomy of a OCZ SSD smoked drive.

[josh1980]

You've looked at all 3 SSDs, and despite the fact that they look different, you can tell by looking that all 3 of them were blown by a problem with the PSU?

That well will never run dry will it? Just because it looks different doesnt mean a damn thing. If it's non functional that's all you should be concerned with. Read my post about why the voltmeter, ammeter, and ohmmeter were invented. It's because the "look" of the hardware has no bearing on it's ability to function. And how the hell do you verify NAND memory or a chip with millions of transistors on it? Those things are microscopic. Not to mention they are inside a plastic shell and not observable without an electron microscope.

The whole theory that the PSU blew the SSDs isn't based on the fact that one smoked. It's the fact that 3 previously known working drives suddenly all failed simultaneously with a common thread- a brand new PSU. The chances of 3 SSDs randomly failing all at the same time from random coincidence is incredibly small. It's MUCH MUCH more likely that something else is the cause. Since the OP had a brand spankin' new PSU, that's quite possibly the cause. SS definitely won't go dropping cash that's more than 5x the cost of their PSU just to replace some components. They'd be out of business.

This thread is hilarious. I got the popcorn. Who wants to watch the fanboys! Go Go Go!