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- <title>Intel SSD 520 Series 180 GB with Lenovo firmware still lock up from sustained writes</title>
- <link>http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Intel_SSD_520_Series_180_GB_with_Lenovo_firmware_still_lock_up_from_sustained_writes.html</link>
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- <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jul 2013 13:30:00 +0200</pubDate>
- <description><p>A few days ago, I wrote about
-<a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/The_Thinkpad_is_dead__long_live_the_Thinkpad_X230_.html">the
-problems I experienced with my new X230 and its SSD disk</a>, which
-was dying during installation because it is unable to cope with
-sustained write. My supplier is in contact with
-<a href="http://www.lenovo.com/">Lenovo</a>, and they wanted to send a
-replacement disk to try to fix the problem. They decided to send an
-identical model, so my hopes for a permanent fix was slim.</p>
-
-<p>Anyway, today I got the replacement disk and tried to install
-Debian Edu Wheezy with encrypted disk on it. The new disk have the
-same firmware version as the original. This time my hope raised
-slightly as the installation progressed, as the original disk used to
-die after 4-7% of the disk was written to, while this time it kept
-going past 10%, 20%, 40% and even past 50%. But around 60%, the disk
-died again and I was back on square one. I still do not have a new
-laptop with a disk I can trust. I can not live with a disk that might
-lock up when I download a new
-<a href="http://www.skolelinux.org/">Debian Edu / Skolelinux</a> ISO or
-other large files. I look forward to hearing from my supplier with
-the next proposal from Lenovo.</p>
-
-<p>The original disk is marked Intel SSD 520 Series 180 GB,
-11S0C38722Z1ZNME35X1TR, ISN: CVCV321407HB180EGN, SA: G57560302, FW:
-LF1i, 29MAY2013, PBA: G39779-300, LBA 351,651,888, LI P/N: 0C38722,
-Pb-free 2LI, LC P/N: 16-200366, WWN: 55CD2E40002756C4, Model:
-SSDSC2BW180A3L 2.5" 6Gb/s SATA SSD 180G 5V 1A, ASM P/N 0C38732, FRU
-P/N 45N8295, P0C38732.</p>
-
-<p>The replacement disk is marked Intel SSD 520 Series 180 GB,
-11S0C38722Z1ZNDE34N0L0, ISN: CVCV315306RK180EGN, SA: G57560-302, FW:
-LF1i, 22APR2013, PBA: G39779-300, LBA 351,651,888, LI P/N: 0C38722,
-Pb-free 2LI, LC P/N: 16-200366, WWN: 55CD2E40000AB69E, Model:
-SSDSC2BW180A3L 2.5" 6Gb/s SATA SSD 180G 5V 1A, ASM P/N 0C38732, FRU
-P/N 45N8295, P0C38732.</p>
-
-<p>The only difference is in the first number (serial number?), ISN,
-SA, date and WNPP values. Mentioning all the details here in case
-someone is able to use the information to find a way to identify the
-failing disk among working ones (if any such working disk actually
-exist).</p>
-</description>
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