$80 FS: DELL INTEL DC S3500 300GB 2.5'' SSD SSDSC2BB300G4T

[Sable]

Can't find writes and reads in any of the software, smartmontools, intel toolbox etc.

 

[Jax_the_Gnome]

Dell drives don't have usage stats as far as I am aware.

 

[T_Minus]

@Sable yeah if they're not there then @Jax_the_Gnome is right, likely an OEM SSD (Dell, HP, Etc) you would need one of their controllers to see the Writes and likely other data. (I missed the 'DELL' name in title, my bad or I would have mentioned it earlier.)

 

[techtoys]

bought 4 @ $68/each

 

[Boddy]

bought 4 @ $68/each

Is that from OP? (otherwise which seller)? Thanks

 

[Boddy]

Are these 6Gb/s or 3 Gb/s drives?

 

[techtoys]

Is that from OP? (otherwise which seller)? Thanks

OP - MET-SERVER-PARTS

 

[Boddy]

After 'googling' model shown in OP from MET SERVER PARTS: ssdsc2bb300g4t, it seems that these are 3 Gb/s drives

 

[DudeInMyrtleBeach]

Here's a link to the same Dell '3GB' S3500 - with dell 3.5" caddies/adapters.

Seller just accepted $65 ea for 4 of them. First offer I made, and they accepted in less than 2 minutes.

You might want to try a lower offer...

 

[Geran]

How do these compare to the something like the Samsung 850 EVO?

 

[AVD2359]

After 'googling' model shown in OP from MET SERVER PARTS: ssdsc2bb300g4t, it seems that these are 3 Gb/s drives

Yes. theITmart_ak (from MET) told me this is a limitation in the Dell firmware.

 

[jfoor]

How do these compare to the something like the Samsung 850 EVO?

I would also be interested in this comparison.

 

[T_Minus]

Comparison for what though?

You'll find on the forum here most are talking about using them in servers where steady-state and enterprise configured garbage collection is much more valuable than short bursts at higher performance.

You can't even compare how power loss protection wroks between the two because the evo does not even have it... so if you want PLP then the EVO is already out.

I'd urge reading up on the STH Main site about enterprise drives, and then the forum there's a TON of topics from 2015 and 2016 talking about PLP, steady state, and misleading performance #s of consumer drives that don't hold up in enterprise / multi-use environments.

 

[Geran]

Comparison for what though?

You'll find on the forum here most are talking about using them in servers where steady-state and enterprise configured garbage collection is much more valuable than short bursts at higher performance.

You can't even compare how power loss protection wroks between the two because the evo does not even have it... so if you want PLP then the EVO is already out.

I'd urge reading up on the STH Main site about enterprise drives, and then the forum there's a TON of topics from 2015 and 2016 talking about PLP, steady state, and misleading performance #s of consumer drives that don't hold up in enterprise / multi-use environments.

That's exactly what I wanted to know. Thank you

 

[DudeInMyrtleBeach]

Yes. theITmart_ak (from MET) told me this is a limitation in the Dell firmware.

It is indeed a limitation in the Dell firmware. Dell crippled the drives. They can be happily uncrippled back to 6gb/s using the Intel SSD Data Center toolkit. Even after the firmware mod, the drive will report SATA 2.6 compliance -- which is an Intel confirmed bug in the way the drive reports its own capabilities. The drive conforms to SATA 3.0 and will run at 6gb/s.

 

[StevenDTX]

It is indeed a limitation in the Dell firmware. Dell crippled the drives. They can be happily uncrippled back to 6gb/s using the Intel SSD Data Center toolkit. Even after the firmware mod, the drive will report SATA 2.6 compliance -- which is an Intel confirmed bug in the way the drive reports its own capabilities. The drive conforms to SATA 3.0 and will run at 6gb/s.

Where do you get the Intel firmware?

- Intel SSD DC S3500 Series BTWLxxxxx2N300PGN -

Bootloader : Property not found
DevicePath : \\\\.\\PHYSICALDRIVE3
DeviceStatus : Healthy
Firmware : D201DL13
FirmwareUpdateAvailable : Please contact your Intel representative about firmware update for this drive.
Index : 0
ModelNumber : INTEL SSDSC2BB300G4T
ProductFamily : Intel SSD DC S3500 Series
SerialNumber : BTWLxxxxx2N300PGN

 

[DudeInMyrtleBeach]

Here's a link to the SS Data Center Tool. After installing, throw this at it:

isdct set -intelssd 0 physpeed=6 and then reboot

The '0' is the drive number.

That'll set the speed to 6gb/s.

 

[StevenDTX]

Here's a link to the SS Data Center Tool. After installing, throw this at it:

isdct set -intelssd 0 physpeed=6

That'll set the speed to 6gb/s.

Thanks!

SataGen1 : True
SataGen2 : True
SataGen3 : True
SataNegotiatedSpeed : 6.0 Gbs
SectorSize : 512
SecurityEnabled : False
SecurityFrozen : True

 

[DudeInMyrtleBeach]

I can't take credit for finding this, lol.

I was pulling out what hair that I have left, when I found this post here on STH a while ago.

 

[vabch22]

Here's a link to the SS Data Center Tool. After installing, throw this at it:

isdct set -intelssd 0 physpeed=6 and then reboot

The '0' is the drive number.

That'll set the speed to 6gb/s.

This is great, thank you! Saved me from having to Google.