Damaged Fusion Drives
Hello all, I'm coming to the communities with the sad news that my iMac a few days ago started acting up, upon running a few 'repair disk permissions' tasks, I learnt that there was something unusual as it started showing messages like these:
Open error 5: "Input/output error" on…
and
Open error 1: "Operation not permitted" on…
Around the same time many apps would quit unexpectedly, I was unable to log out, and basically all I did would take an awful long time. Looking up the errors on the internet I learn that they likely had to do with a drive that had gone defective. As I had DIYed a fusion drive myself, I was unable to know which one was going south, so I de-fused them and I've now reinstalled Mavericks on the SSD.
I would appreciate if anyone has a comment to make as to whether you've experienced the same errors as I have and how did you solve them. I also would like to know if there is a utility out there (free, preferently) to put both drives to the test, to be able to confirm if there's something wrong with any or both of them. What surprises me though is this...
My 2010 iMac qualified for a HDD replacement, so the new one has been in for roughly just 6 months. On the other hand, the Crucial-branded SSD has similarly been installed for only 8-9 months. The fact that any or both of them are becoming un-reliable is more than disappointing, really sadenning.
All/any help you provide will be much appreciated.
Jorge...
iMac, OS X Mountain Lion, 27in iMac . 2.8GHz i5 . 14GB RAM