My one was the same, fully sealed, but only have had 70-77% left. So definitely used.Just got mine, looks new in the box, the anti static bag is not opened
My one was the same, fully sealed, but only have had 70-77% left. So definitely used.Just got mine, looks new in the box, the anti static bag is not opened
Thank you for this - persuaded me to to buy another one or at least to ask what the PBW rating is. I was more lucky than you - mine is 96.66% remaining. At 77% even though that's still years it is not A grade IMHOMy one was the same, fully sealed, but only have had 70-77% left. So definitely used.
I'm going to guess that they sold out of Grade A units, and when they realized they had a hot deal, they raised the price and started substituting Grade B units.Thank you for this - persuaded me to to buy another one or at least to ask what the PBW rating is. I was more lucky than you - mine is 96.66% remaining. At 77% even though that's still years it is not A grade IMHO
Possibly, or perhaps they chucked them all in a pile and its luck of the draw. Bit disappointing, particularly with the change in price.I'm going to guess that they sold out of Grade A units, and when they realized they had a hot deal, they raised the price and started substituting Grade B units.
Dear Customer,
The SSD's listed in the auction are used and refurbished by Ultratec. The parts are sold in "A" grade physical condition. We do not check wear levels unless requested to do so by the customer.
The drives are used so should be expected to show signs of wear.
You are welcome to return these drives but the you would need to cover the cost of return due to the parts not being faulty
Kind Regards
Ultratec Team
ACTIVE INFO:
Power write governing activated, performance may be limited. If
this condition persists, switch to a higher powered PCIe slot
or attach external power cable.
Interesting that they apply their grade rating to the physical appearance of:I did, got a reply back:
Sorry I do not. Is that as an output of an fio-status -a command?Bummer
Also do any of you guys have this error
it makes no sense since I have a 75W portCode:ACTIVE INFO: Power write governing activated, performance may be limited. If this condition persists, switch to a higher powered PCIe slot or attach external power cable.
External Power: NOT connected
PCIe Bus voltage: avg 11.67V
PCIe Bus current: avg 0.92A
PCIe Bus power: avg 10.78W
PCIe Power limit threshold: 24.75W
PCIe slot available power: 75.00W
The card has no way of knowing what the slot can support if your motherboard doesn't present that information properly.Bummer
Also do any of you guys have this error
it makes no sense since I have a 75W portCode:ACTIVE INFO: Power write governing activated, performance may be limited. If this condition persists, switch to a higher powered PCIe slot or attach external power cable.
External Power: NOT connected
PCIe Bus voltage: avg 11.67V
PCIe Bus current: avg 0.92A
PCIe Bus power: avg 10.78W
PCIe Power limit threshold: 24.75W
PCIe slot available power: 75.00W
Sounds like a scam. I'm definitely going to complain if it turns out mine is like that. Sounds like the seller should be selling used clothes based on these criteria, not anything related to storage.Interesting that they apply their grade rating to the physical appearance of:
A: A PCIE card
B: A storage device
Dodgy imho
I have same issue on both my cards. There's little connector on the board to attach additional power (for whatever reason). Seller is saying this is the first time someone reporting it and they've sold 60+ of them. And they've no idea where to get that cable.Bummer
Also do any of you guys have this error
it makes no sense since I have a 75W portCode:ACTIVE INFO: Power write governing activated, performance may be limited. If this condition persists, switch to a higher powered PCIe slot or attach external power cable.
External Power: NOT connected
PCIe Bus voltage: avg 11.67V
PCIe Bus current: avg 0.92A
PCIe Bus power: avg 10.78W
PCIe Power limit threshold: 24.75W
PCIe slot available power: 75.00W
If you are sure your motherboard provides 75W to the PCIe slots you can force it to pull the power from the slot. Most desktop/workstation boards should provide 75W to the slot. I've used these cards in 5 motherboards and it all of them had to be forced.I have same issue on both my cards. There's little connector on the board to attach additional power (for whatever reason). Seller is saying this is the first time someone reporting it and they've sold 60+ of them. And they've no idea where to get that cable.
fio-config -p FIO_EXTERNAL_POWER_OVERRIDE [card1serialnumber]:75000,[card2serialnumber]:75000