Anatomy of a OCZ SSD smoked drive.

[[XC] Oj101]

Let me give you some advice here...Do you know why people use voltmeters, ammeters, and ohmmeters? Because you can't look at a circuit to prove its functional. Just because you don't see any visual damage means absolutely nothing. What does mean they are damaged is when you plug them into another computer and they don't work.

And you are 100% sure the NAND chips are fine huh? How have you proven this? Visual inspection? Visually inspecting microscoping circuit paths and components? Inside a chip? Let me know how well that works for you.

I hope OCZ is listening to this as well

FUGGER's post is exactly why I never go into details when sending something back. If you sound as if you know what you're doing they're going to screw you over.

[Tony]

I hope OCZ is listening to this as well

FUGGER's post is exactly why I never go into details when sending something back. If you sound as if you know what you're doing they're going to screw you over.

and you think we are that stupid we don't check what has happened to the product and often refuse RMA...LOL oh man.


Computurd...you should have have sent that psu to a 3rd party for test with the attached cables that were connected to the ssd drives, then published the report.

OCZ would have helped you based off this report, we even would have offered to rewire that sata line if it was wired crossed between 12V and 5V if that was what killed the SSD...Drives on the same line that work fine for 12 months but then die on 1st boot on a new psu suddenly go faulty...i doubt it.

To late now...we will never know what killed those drives.We forwarded the report to PCPC who feel like I/Eric do here, the truth has still not come out.

[yngndrw]

Computurd...you should have have sent that psu to a 3rd party for test with the attached cables that were connected to the ssd drives, then published the report.

So in order for the customer to get anything replaced, they must spend their own money on independent testing ?

[Tony]

So in order for the customer to get anything replaced, they must spend their own money on independent testing ?

nope only in special cases like this....and you know that already.

lets look at the facts in this case

ssd work fine for 12months or more

new psu is bought and drives connected

1st boot = pop 3 drives dead, all 3 on the same sata power lead

all 3 look to have blown psu circuitry

and now its OCZ's fault....

I think not


I'm done with this now, computurd you can email me if you want, I know Ryder has tried to help you, i will do what i can BUT i doubt you will get 3 new drives if anything at all.

A suggestion to the forum...go vent at Silverstone to come thru and do the decent thing....but they already refused didn't they

[johnw]

all 3 look to have blown psu circuitry

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?

[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!

[johnw]

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.

That is why OCZ should test them to determine what exactly caused each of them to fail.

It is really disturbing that someone who works with components related to nuclear power has trouble following that logic.

[yngndrw]

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

Who the do you think you are ?

How can this thread be possibly related to fanboys ?

[johnw]

and you think we are that stupid we don't check what has happened to the product and often refuse RMA...LOL oh man.

Checking what happened to the product is what they want you to do!