I have an Intel X25-M 120GB solid state drive that I think was causing me to crash frequently. I chkdsk'd it and found some issues. Intel's solid-state drive toolbox's diagnostics said there were problems, so I bought a new drive, copied the contents over, and just got an RMA. However, after I performed a secure erase and then formatted the old Intel X25-M and ran the diagnostic scan again, there were no errors.
Is it possible to "save" an SSD just by secure erasing/formatting, or do you think this is a fluke/limitation of the Intel diagnostic tool and formatting just covered up the problem?
Is it possible to "save" an SSD just by secure erasing/formatting, or do you think this is a fluke/limitation of the Intel diagnostic tool and formatting just covered up the problem?