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    How To Check Health of T410s (Intel SSD)

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by JimF, Jun 22, 2014.

  1. JimF

    JimF Notebook Guru

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    Can someone recommend a program for checking the health of my SSD?

    My system seems to be slowing down and I am wondering if it is due to the SSD.

    The original SSD was replaced by Lenovo in October 2012. Not sure if the SSD was brand new or a refurbished unit.

    Thanks :)
     
    JimF, Jun 22, 2014
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  2. PatchySan

    PatchySan Om Noms Kit Kat

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    CrystalDiskInfo can give information about the health status of your drive, how long you used it for and how much writes you put on it. Though be aware that if your SSD is near full capacity it can affect performance so consider taking some files to another drive if you can.
     
    PatchySan, Jun 22, 2014
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  3. MidnightSun

    MidnightSun Emodicon

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    Since it's an Intel SSD, you can also use Intel's SSD Toolbox to find the relevant information on the SSD health.
     
    MidnightSun, Jun 22, 2014
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  4. Tsunade_Hime

    Tsunade_Hime such bacon. wow

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    I've had trouble with Intel SSD Toolbox and OEM Intel SSDs. It doesn't recognized them as Intel SSDs at all.
     
    Tsunade_Hime, Jun 23, 2014
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  5. ajkula66

    ajkula66 Courage and Consequence

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    There are also different versions of the Intel Toolbox...sometimes a bit of finagling is required...:D

    Having said that, knowing exactly what Intel drive is in the machine and how it's partitioned would help a lot...
     
    ajkula66, Jun 23, 2014
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  6. JimF

    JimF Notebook Guru

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    Thanks for the suggestions. I ended up going with CrystalDiskInfo. When I downloaded the Intel Toolbox PDF instruction file, it said it was not for the XM-18. Which is what I have in my system.

    When I ran CrystalDiskInfo it said my SSD was at 100% health. So my concern for slowness must have been my imagination. :)
     
    JimF, Jun 23, 2014
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  7. jack53

    jack53 Dell XPS 9360 i7 Lover!

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    I've found that once a SSD gets around 75-80% full, things slow down... a lot.
    So I watch when the SSD gets near 50% I move more stuff over to the backup HD.
    If you get in the habit of doing it as you go, it will save time.
    Also, I defragged my very first SSD a couple years ago and ruined it. ;)
     
    jack53, Jun 23, 2014
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  8. Temetka

    Temetka Notebook Consultant

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    Ouch, that sucks.
     
    Temetka, Jun 23, 2014
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