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SSD crashes after couple of months

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September 11, 2013 5:37:06 AM

Hi All
For the past 6 months or so i have been using a SSD for my OS (Win 7 64bit). I have 2 other hard drives set to Raid1 as my storage documents, music etc.
The problem i have found is that after a few weeks or couple of months, the OS starts to "act up" Icons start disapearing, Duplicate folders appear, random freezing, images dont load. i could go on as the problems are so random.
So far i have reinstalled the OS 4 times and it works like a charm for a couple of months and then i get back to this state. i never had this issue before using a SSD for my OS drive
Obviously i have Anti Virus and i dont defrag the SSD.
I was first using a Kingston 128GB SSD now i have a samsung 840 series 250GB and both are doing the same thing.
Not sure if it is the SSD or something else. i have a Asus P9X79 WS mobo.
Is there something i should be doing to 'maintain' the SSD. i know it shouldnt be defragged, but is there anything else i can do to keep it happy?
At this rate i am going to go back to a hard drive..

any advice much appreciated

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a b G Storage
September 11, 2013 5:41:48 AM

Have you read the manual? my Samsung recommends some "overprovisioning" of about 10% of the drive.. to allow the drive to do its own maintenance/Garbage collection tasks etc..
You done that? and all the other things mentioned in the manual?

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September 11, 2013 5:45:59 AM

yoji said:
Have you read the manual? my Samsung recommends some "overprovisioning" of about 10% of the drive.. to allow the drive to do its own maintenance/Garbage collection tasks etc..
You done that? and all the other things mentioned in the manual?

Cheers


To be honest No.!!
Guess i better start reading
many thanks
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a b G Storage
September 11, 2013 6:21:25 AM

Can't see any way an ssd could cause your issues - it's just storage. Is your OS a legit copy? Try regularly running malwarebytes and ccleaner. Might try a different virus scanner as well.
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a c 211 G Storage
September 11, 2013 6:29:58 AM

Definitely not an SSD issue.
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a c 952 G Storage
September 11, 2013 6:33:03 AM

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I was first using a Kingston 128GB SSD now i have a samsung 840 series 250GB and both are doing the same thing.


Then it is not an SSD issue.
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