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> And the SSD was bricked. I was able to unbrick it again with the long-powerup-without-data-cable trick...

What's the long-powerup-without-data-cable trick, if that's not a stupid question? Sounds like a useful thing to know!

Check this out, I hadn't heard about it either but am testing it on a ssd now.

https://dfarq.homeip.net/fix-dead-ssd/

Great article, thanks!

I was wondering the same as I have an SSD I used as an external usb drive that has stopped working. I've never heard of a drive getting bricked much less there being a way to resolve it. I was assuming a permanent hardware failure of some kind.

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