- Windows 11s August update reportedly introduced an SSD Breaking Bug
- It has been suggested that SSDs using Phison -Controllers are more likely to be affected
- Phison has performed extensive testing but could not reproduce the error once and added that its customers have not reported the error either
The error recently occurred in Windows 11, which is reportedly breaking some SSDs is being investigated by Microsoft and its partners – and now we’ve heard back from one of the parties involved.
This is Phison, who manufactures SSD controllers used across a wide range of drives from different manufacturers, and is involved in this controversy because some reports suggest that SSDs using these controllers were more likely to be affected by the error.
Phison has now shared the results of its extensive tests relating to this case, which Neowin reports, issuing the following statement: “Phison dedicated over 4,500 cumulative test hours to the reported drives as potentially affected and conducted more than 2,200 test bikes. We were unable to reproduce the reported problem, and no partners or clients reported that question
So Phison feels it is clear what a whole lot of testing has shown nothing and no reports come to the company directly from its customers. Reports from individual consumers will of course go directly to the SSD manufacturer (not those responsible for the controller), but when Phison says “partners or customers”, it talks about these driving producers (and others too, without a doubt, Microsoft included).
What has not helped Phison’s case here is a false document that made the rounds online just after the error emerged in Windows 11’s August update. This is alleged to include a list of affected phison controllers, but was completely manufactured as the company quickly made it clear.
Analysis: Microsoft’s finds still need to come
Although Phison has performed extensive testing, this cannot be considered a final conclusion. Microsoft’s study of this SSD Breaking Bug in Windows 11 is still being performed, and until we see the result of it, there is still doubt about exactly what’s going on here.
Reports on SSD Errors still remain scattered. So it should be noted that this seems to be a rare problem. In any case, I hope Microsoft will make his findings known before rather than later, and cleaned up this case – as it only becomes more confusing with this latest rate of the saga.
Phison also clung to some advice with his best practice statement to “support high -performance storage devices” that underwent expanded workloads, such as changing large files – like long -term writing operations that seemed to trigger the Windows 11 error. Phison observes that a “proper cooling body or thermal cushion” will help in maintaining optimal temperatures and ensuring that the drive does not get too hot (or throttle as a result).
Note that it is not directly related to the error – which means Phison does not say you should not use a cooling plate to avoid getting out of the rails with this Windows 11 error. These are just general advice aimed at all advanced SSD owners and tell them that if they run intense workloads over long duration, it is recommended to use extra cooling.
Remember, if your SSD does not already have a cooling plate, it is a somewhat fiddly affair, especially for the less technical-savvy (although less likely to run a high-performance solid drive, admittedly).
