# The curious case of bad blocks on an SSD, and how I got rid of them

DevFeed: [The curious case of bad blocks on an SSD, and how I got rid of them](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/the-curious-case-of-bad-blocks-on-an-ssd-and-how-i-got-rid-of-them-27111.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://andrea.corbellini.name/2022/12/29/curious-ssd-badblocks/>)

Author: andreacorbellini

Published: 2022-12-29T04:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Andrea Corbellini](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/andrea-corbellini.md>)

Topics: [NVMe](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/nvme.md>), [Linux](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/linux.md>), [Kernel](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/kernel.md>)

Tags: [badblocks](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/badblocks.md>), [errors](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/errors.md>), [exceptions](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/exceptions.md>), [filesystem](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/filesystem.md>), [information-technology](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/information-technology.md>), [kernel](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/kernel.md>), [linux](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/linux.md>), [nvme](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/nvme.md>), [smart](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/smart.md>), [ssd](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ssd.md>), [storage](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/storage.md>), [ubuntu](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ubuntu.md>)

## AI overview

The author investigates an NVMe SSD that develops severe read errors, filesystem hangs, and resets after being moved from a coffee-damaged laptop. Kernel logs show repeated errors, while SMART data appears largely acceptable despite some warning signs. The supplied excerpt ends during the self-test investigation.

## Source excerpt

I recently inherited a laptop that was broken by pouring some hot coffee on it. When I dissected it, it was pretty clear that most of it was unrecoverable: the CPU was completely fried, and its thermal paste splashed everywhere on the motherboard. (I wish I took a picture of it that I could share.) There were however a few pieces that looked in ...