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100 sats \ 3 replies \ @unschooled OP 29 Jul \ parent \ on: Bitcoin node suspected hardware/disk issue bitcoin
Lexar NS100 if memory serves. i can confirm this later.
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0 sats \ 2 replies \ @unschooled OP 29 Jul
Yep, this is the one. I ran a few stress tests and it seemed to be ok. would you recommend another brand?
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312 sats \ 1 reply \ @Filiprogrammer 12h
A year ago I cheaped out when buying this exact 2TB SSD. At the time of buying I unfortunatelly did not pay attention to the fact that it does not have DRAM cache. This causes it to slow down to a crawl during high write pressure. Also it only took me a few months for the first I/O errors to start appearing with this SSD. Next time you buy an SSD for a Bitcoin node you should make sure that it has DRAM cache. When it comes to SSD brands, Crucial and Samsung are usually good.
Coming back to your problem, you might want to run a SMART test on your SSD and see if it reports any errors. Also check your logs for any file system errors. It could theoretically also be a RAM issue. So might make sense to run a memtest.
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120 sats \ 0 replies \ @optimism 11h
I second Crucial. Samsung - I'm currently testing a 990 EVO Plus, but that's M2, since 3 months. So far so good. This only cost me ~$50 per TB, so it wasn't crazy expensive either.
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