Micron 5200 SSD close or over to 7 years of use
10/23/2026
Notice to all AudioVAULT customer with server and workstation computers from 2018 to early 2020.
When systems with Micron 5x00 SSD drives get close or over 65,535 hours/2,730.625 days/7.481 years
of Power On hours the drives will slow down to a speed of 1 Mbps are reported by users, confirmed by some PC manufacturers and on user forums, effectively making Windows and all applications running perform poorly.
Micron 5200 and 5100 SSD slowdown at 65,535 power-on hours: affected M – Eton Technology Solutions
PowerEdge: Micron 5x00 Series solid state drive Performance Degradation after 65,535 POH | Dell US
While there may be a firmware upgrade for some models, it does not apply to all, so the recommendation from BE is that the Drives MUST be replaced to resolve the performance issue.
Using the Micron Storage Executive software or HD Sentinel to check the Power On hours counter.
Here two examples exceeding the critical threshold of 65,535 hours
If your AudioVAULT system has been impacted by this issue and you have more questions, please contact Studio Technical Support - mail: service@bdcast.com