When I ran CrystalDiskInfo on my SSD, I got a message saying it's Bad 99%, what does it mean?

[Jadax4444]

 

[Chrispy_]

It probably means that something in your system is incorrectly reporting SMART data, or CrystalDiskInfo isn't reading it right. Assuming this is your OS drive, you'd struggle to get into windows without crashing if it was as bad as that says it is, so it's almost certainly fine.

Probably safe to ignore, because you take backups of stuff that matters to you, right? If you don't, you should - regardless of how healthy you think your drive may be. I have no sympathy for idiots who ignore mutliple decades of repeated, strong warnings from pretty much every site/expert/advisor/guide/noodle sauce packet to always backup your data. Those same idiots then blame the drive manufacturers for losing their data. Backup data you care about; All drives can die unexpectedly.

 

[INSTG8R]

I mean outside of that warning none of the other data looks suspicious(well 168 unsafe shutdowns is odd)

 

[Aquinus]

I mean outside of that warning none of the other data looks suspicious(well 168 unsafe shutdowns is odd)

What about `01: Critical Warning` having a value of `1` and not `0`? It's really vague. Maybe Biostar describes what this flag means for their SSD. Also 168 in hex is `360` in base 10.

 

[Jadax4444]

I mean outside of that warning none of the other data looks suspicious(well 168 unsafe shutdowns is odd)

I live in a country where the power goes out frequently, so before i got a UPS, my PC used to shut down improperly multiple times.

 

[jsfitz54]

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Try running the PATCHED CDI version 8.9.0a : https://crystalmark.info/en/download/

Do a backup if you can.

 

[Aquinus]

Do a backup if you can.

PSA: Maintaining a backup is always sound advice regardless of the state of your drives.

 

[Jadax4444]

It probably means that something in your system is incorrectly reporting SMART data, or CrystalDiskInfo isn't reading it right. Assuming this is your OS drive, you'd struggle to get into windows without crashing if it was as bad as that says it is, so it's almost certainly fine.

Probably safe to ignore, because you take backups of stuff that matters to you, right? If you don't, you should - regardless of how healthy you think your drive may be. I have no sympathy for idiots who ignore mutliple decades of repeated, strong warnings from pretty much every site/expert/advisor/guide/noodle sauce packet to always backup your data. Those same idiots then blame the drive manufacturers for losing their data. Backup data you care about; All drives can die unexpectedly.

I work normally on my PC, but sometimes (usually when I idle) I get a blue screen of death with the error "WHEA Uncorrectable Error"... Could this be related to my situation? Also yes, I do have backups.

 

[Aquinus]

I get a blue screen of death with the error "WHEA Uncorrectable Error"... Could this be related to my situation?

It tells me that your system is likely unstable for one reason or another. It could be related, then again, it might not. Do you overclock? Speaking of which, you should fill in your system specs.

 

[jsfitz54]

I work normally on my PC, but sometimes (usually when I idle) I get a blue screen of death with the error "WHEA Uncorrectable Error"... Could this be related to my situation? Also yes, I do have backups.

Try running from CMD as Administrator: dism.exe /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth

 

[Jadax4444]

It tells me that your system is likely unstable for one reason or another. It could be related, then again, it might not. Do you overclock? Speaking of which, you should fill in your system specs.

I don't overclock, and i just filled my system specs

Try running from CMD as Administrator: dism.exe /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth

I tried, but the status is still BAD at 99%

 

[jsfitz54]

I don't overclock, and i just filled my system specs

I tried, but the status is still BAD at 99%

Did you update CrystalDiskInfo?

 

[Jadax4444]

Did you update CrystalDiskInfo?

yes

 

[jsfitz54]

yes

Biostar website is thin, can't find a Firmware update, is that true? Are you on the newest? Can you contact Biostar?

Does Biostar have their own Utility to manage the SSD and what does that report?

 

[Bill_Bright]

Never, as in NEVER EVER put all your faith, or panic over a bad report from one program - especially a 3rd party program.

What do Hard Disk Sentinel and the status program from your SSD's maker say?

 

[jsfitz54]

@Bill_Bright

Your horns are showing:

 

[Jadax4444]

I recently clean booted my PC, and my SSD was updated to the latest version. As to if Biostar has it's own utility to manage my SSD, I've looked around and it doesn't seem to exist... I'll look some more but if I can't find it, what should I do?

 

[jsfitz54]

I recently clean booted my PC, and my SSD was updated to the latest version. As to if Biostar has it's own utility to manage my SSD, I've looked around and it doesn't seem to exist... I'll look some more but if I can't find it, what should I do?

As Bill said, try a different utility. If if still reports bad, contact Biostar.

What version Windows? did you see this:

Windows 10 20H2: ChkDsk damages file system on SSDs with Update KB4592438 installed

[German]In Windows 10 20H2 with installed cumulative update KB4592438, chkdsk causes massive issues. It destroys the file system during a disk check on SSDs, so Windows 10 can’t start after a reboot.

borncity.com

 

[Jadax4444]

As Bill said, try a different utility. If if still reports bad, contact Biostar.

Okay, thank you so much for the advice!

 

[jsfitz54]

Okay, thank you so much for the advice!

see post #18 EDIT

 

[Jadax4444]

see post #18 EDIT

Oh... I hope that it's not the case with me

 

[jsfitz54]

Oh... I hope that it's not the case with me

If that's the case, it appears that the only good way out is a clean format of the SSD to factory condition then a reinstall. (instead of some sort of backup / repair)

 

[Jadax4444]

If that's the case, it appears that the only good way out is a clean format of the SSD to factory condition then a reinstall. (instead of some sort of backup / repair)

I read online that a clean format shortens the SSD's lifespan, is it true? Can a quick format do the trick?

 

[Bill_Bright]

That bug did not damage or hurt the drive - it only affected the data. But it should be pointed out, there was a work-around to recover the data, but more importantly, the bug has been fixed. So if you keep Windows current, it will not affect you.

And to that, it only affected a small handful (like 10 or so!) of SSDs where chkdsk /f was run on them. If you have not run chkdsk /f in the last month prior to the fix patch, no worries.

I read online that a clean format shortens the SSD's lifespan, is it true?

Yes it is true - the wear and tear on the SSD is about the same as driving your car to the grocery store shortens its life due to the wear and tear.

If you format it 100 times a day, then you may need to worry. A couple times over the life of the SSD is extremely insignificant.

 

[jsfitz54]

I read online that a clean format shortens the SSD's lifespan, is it true? Can a quick format do the trick?

How many times do you want to do it? They are very durable so it doesn't concern me.
If the drive is already bad it may kill it completely but then you know the drive is bad ---> then Warranty Claim.