Q: Loner T - Need help w/OCZ SSD
This is a Trion 1TB SSD brand new sealed in the box. Just received it a few days ago. I partitioned it into two volumes. I've managed to get the Sierra seed on the first volume without any problem, but I have tried putting El Capitan on the first volume, too, without a problem. But the second partition is always a failure. I have attempted any number of copies and clones, but at some point in the copy/clone it fails with either a copy failure or a copy failure with input/output errors.
I have done First Aid, erased the volume, tried again but without any success. The only success I have had getting something properly cloned was not to partition the SSD until after I had managed a clone of Sierra. Then I created a new partition but without any success getting a clone on it. I even tried writing zeros to the volume using Drive Genius. It succeeded, but then when I tried cloning it failed again. I have tried this using the Restore option of Disk Utility, using CCC, SuperDuper!, and Get Backup. They all get just so far before the problem arises.
I'm a bit puzzled with this because I have never had any problems using OCZ SSDs, but I have never tried the Trion model. I'm very experienced with HDDs and SSDs, so I think I know what I'm doing. I have done this dozens of times on countless HDDs and SSDs. Never ran into such a problem. I'm wondering if this particular one has a bad memory chip or a defective controller. Although if that were the case, then how did writing zeros manage to succeed?
I would certainly appreciate your expertise.
iMac, OS X El Capitan (10.11.6), External SSDs
Posted on Jul 23, 2016 11:04 AM