SSD drive dead?

[user332255]

Hi,
this issue is not purely Proxmox related:
I try to initialize a SSD, however I get this error

Task viewer: Disk sda - Initialize Disk with GPT

Error reading device /dev/sda at 0 length 512.
Error reading device /dev/sda at 0 length 4096.
Warning! Read error 5; strange behavior now likely!
Warning! Read error 5; strange behavior now likely!
Creating new GPT entries in memory.
Unable to save backup partition table! Perhaps the 'e' option on the experts'
menu will resolve this problem.
Warning! An error was reported when writing the partition table! This error
MIGHT be harmless, or the disk might be damaged! Checking it is advisable.
TASK ERROR: command '/sbin/sgdisk /dev/sda -U R' failed: exit code 4

then I tried

fsck –y/dev/sda

fdisk: cannot open /dev/sda: Input/output error

then I tried to change SATA ports, no change.
then I tried via external USB enclosure, which was not possible (timeout trying to connect)

SMART seems ok, though:

smartctl -a /dev/sda

smartctl 7.3 2022-02-28 r5338 [x86_64-linux-6.8.8-2-pve] (local build)
Copyright (C) 2002-22, Bruce Allen, Christian Franke, www.smartmontools.org

=== START OF INFORMATION SECTION ===
Model Family: Samsung based SSDs
Device Model: SAMSUNG MZ7LM3T8HMLP-00005
Serial Number: S2TYNX0J303548
LU WWN Device Id: 5 002538 c4055bf39
Firmware Version: GXT5204Q
User Capacity: 3,840,755,982,336 bytes [3.84 TB]
Sector Size: 512 bytes logical/physical
Rotation Rate: Solid State Device
Form Factor: 2.5 inches
TRIM Command: Available, deterministic, zeroed
Device is: In smartctl database 7.3/5319
ATA Version is: ACS-2, ATA8-ACS T13/1699-D revision 4c
SATA Version is: SATA 3.1, 6.0 Gb/s (current: 6.0 Gb/s)
Local Time is: Wed Jul 17 17:44:28 2024 CEST
SMART support is: Available - device has SMART capability.
SMART support is: Enabled

=== START OF READ SMART DATA SECTION ===
SMART overall-health self-assessment test result: PASSED

General SMART Values:
Offline data collection status: (0x02) Offline data collection activity
was completed without error.
Auto Offline Data Collection: Disabled.
Self-test execution status: ( 0) The previous self-test routine completed
without error or no self-test has ever
been run.
Total time to complete Offline
data collection: (12000) seconds.
Offline data collection
capabilities: (0x53) SMART execute Offline immediate.
Auto Offline data collection on/off support.
Suspend Offline collection upon new
command.
No Offline surface scan supported.
Self-test supported.
No Conveyance Self-test supported.
Selective Self-test supported.
SMART capabilities: (0x0003) Saves SMART data before entering
power-saving mode.
Supports SMART auto save timer.
Error logging capability: (0x01) Error logging supported.
General Purpose Logging supported.
Short self-test routine
recommended polling time: ( 2) minutes.
Extended self-test routine
recommended polling time: ( 200) minutes.
SCT capabilities: (0x003d) SCT Status supported.
SCT Error Recovery Control supported.
SCT Feature Control supported.
SCT Data Table supported.

SMART Attributes Data Structure revision number: 1
Vendor Specific SMART Attributes with Thresholds:
ID# ATTRIBUTE_NAME FLAG VALUE WORST THRESH TYPE UPDATED WHEN_FAILED RAW_VALUE
5 Reallocated_Sector_Ct 0x0033 100 100 010 Pre-fail Always - 0
9 Power_On_Hours 0x0032 090 090 000 Old_age Always - 49143
12 Power_Cycle_Count 0x0032 099 099 000 Old_age Always - 32
177 Wear_Leveling_Count 0x0013 098 098 005 Pre-fail Always - 88
179 Used_Rsvd_Blk_Cnt_Tot 0x0013 100 100 010 Pre-fail Always - 0
180 Unused_Rsvd_Blk_Cnt_Tot 0x0013 100 100 010 Pre-fail Always - 13108
181 Program_Fail_Cnt_Total 0x0032 100 100 010 Old_age Always - 0
182 Erase_Fail_Count_Total 0x0032 100 100 010 Old_age Always - 0
183 Runtime_Bad_Block 0x0013 100 100 010 Pre-fail Always - 0
184 End-to-End_Error 0x0033 100 100 097 Pre-fail Always - 0
187 Uncorrectable_Error_Cnt 0x0032 100 100 000 Old_age Always - 0
190 Airflow_Temperature_Cel 0x0032 062 053 000 Old_age Always - 38
194 Temperature_Celsius 0x0022 062 053 000 Old_age Always - 38 (Min/Max 19/47)
195 ECC_Error_Rate 0x001a 200 200 000 Old_age Always - 0
197 Current_Pending_Sector 0x0032 100 100 000 Old_age Always - 0
199 CRC_Error_Count 0x003e 100 100 000 Old_age Always - 0
202 Exception_Mode_Status 0x0033 100 100 010 Pre-fail Always - 0
235 POR_Recovery_Count 0x0012 099 099 000 Old_age Always - 21
241 Total_LBAs_Written 0x0032 099 099 000 Old_age Always - 604821354872
242 Total_LBAs_Read 0x0032 099 099 000 Old_age Always - 1248643253324
243 SATA_Downshift_Ct 0x0032 100 100 000 Old_age Always - 0
244 Thermal_Throttle_St 0x0032 100 100 000 Old_age Always - 0
245 Timed_Workld_Media_Wear 0x0032 100 100 000 Old_age Always - 65535
246 Timed_Workld_RdWr_Ratio 0x0032 100 100 000 Old_age Always - 65535
247 Timed_Workld_Timer 0x0032 100 100 000 Old_age Always - 65535
251 NAND_Writes 0x0032 100 100 000 Old_age Always - 757705627392

SMART Error Log Version: 1
No Errors Logged

SMART Self-test log structure revision number 1
Num Test_Description Status Remaining LifeTime(hours) LBA_of_first_error
# 1 Short offline Completed without error 00% 49143 -
# 2 Extended offline Aborted by host 70% 49142 -
# 3 Short offline Completed without error 00% 49142 -

SMART Selective self-test log data structure revision number 1
SPAN MIN_LBA MAX_LBA CURRENT_TEST_STATUS
1 0 0 Not_testing
2 0 0 Not_testing
3 0 0 Not_testing
4 0 0 Not_testing
5 0 0 Not_testing
255 0 65535 Read_scanning was completed without error
Selective self-test flags (0x0):
After scanning selected spans, do NOT read-scan remainder of disk.
If Selective self-test is pending on power-up, resume after 0 minute delay.

Is there any other tool / repair possible? I would be happy, if there is still a chance to get this drive to work properly.
Fortunately there is no relevant data on the drive.

 

[TErxleben]

I would never build a relationship of trust with this part.
Tried it with a different operating system or other Hardware?

 

[user332255]

Tried it with a different operating system or other Hardware?

yes, but I had the same problem. I even tried to install a new FW, but the process never proceeded due to connection problems.

I never experienced such a strange behaviour, especially with a drive that has good SMART values.

 

[gfngfn256]

SMART data is usually pretty useless/unintelligible/incorrect - but based on:

9 Power_On_Hours 0x0032 090 090 000 Old_age Always - 49143

let's assume that means 49143 Power On Hours

12 Power_Cycle_Count 0x0032 099 099 000 Old_age Always - 32

let's assume that means 32 power cycles

So its been sitting in a server for 5.61 years - time for it to be declared e-waste!

 

[JensF]

 241 Total_LBAs_Written 0x0032 099 099 000 Old_age Always - 604821354872

and 512 Bytes sector size is not even 282 TB written. The TBW for this model is 5466 TB. Should be far away from being wasted...

 

[user332255]

The TBW for this model is 5466 TB

That's why I bought this SSD second hand. The seller said he just checked SMART status, which was / is still ok

 

[gfngfn256]

That's why I bought this SSD second hand

Well now you know why somebody else got rid of it.