Samsung 860 EVO SSD reading excessive CRC errors.
Hey everyone reading this, i’ve come with a new question now;
After recently salvaging a 2012 Macbook Pro, I stuck a Samsung 860 EVO SDD (250 GB version) into it’s caddy, and installed El Capitan on it.
No issues, performance was seamless and quick, it was great. I later discovered a program called DriveDx, and ran the analysis on my SSD to see it’s overall health and to see if there were any failing factors. Yep, there were. UDMA CRC errors, and over 9,250 of them were stockpiling my little V-NAND SSD.
After extensive internet researching, I narrowed it down to two possible problems; the HDD cable had gone bad, or the Samsung SSD is incompatible with the Mid 2012 Macbook Pros for some reason (Some people say it’s the controller on the Pro, others say it’s because Samsung drives are picky…).
Anybody have some advice as to what I should probably do?
At the moment, I’m lost on whether I should go out and buy another branded SSD and reinstall El Capitan, or buy another HDD cable on Amazon.
Just to verify I have tried the same cable with the HDD in its place, although there were CRC errors on it, none increased when I checked DriveDx after restarting.
I’ve already placed tape on both sides of the cable + the unibody chassis to prevent any further scathing of the cable, if it's even there.
Is this a good question?