Dented SSD Should I be concerned?

[Fading Phoenix]

So I've been piecing together two new rigs for myself and my gf. My ssd arrived with a good sized dent on the underside. I haven't installed it yet to test it, thinking I'll just see how it goes installing windows on it once I put everything together (hopefully tonight) and then check it out after that. I'm hoping that the general opinion will be that I don't have anything to worry about. I posted some pictures of the dent and one of the ssd removed from the casing, it doesn't seem like there was any actual damage done.

 

[silent-circuit]

Just bash it back flat.Get a couple towels or something and a hammer, take the bottom of the casing off, put it between the towels and bang on it. If there's no physical damage to the board you'll be fine.

 

[Rav3n]

You should easily be able to bend that back by hand. Looks like no damage done.

 

[Nenu]

Send it back, do not use it.
If it ever develops a fault, warranty will be refused due to damage.
And if it develops a fault it might be a consequence of that damage.

One of the most painful and time consuming problems is loss of data, especially the OS drive.
Why set yourself up for a hard time.

 

[silent-circuit]

I'd normally agree, but he already opened it -- and presumably broke a warranty sticker or two in the process.

 

[Fading Phoenix]

No warranty stickers needed to be broken to open it up, was very surprised about that (hurrah for Mushkin). I wouldn't have opened it otherwise. Data loss isn't a big concern for me (backups backups backups) but the thought of warranty issues did concern me. I was already thinking I can flatten it out again and you'd never be able to tell the difference though.

 

[silent-circuit]

Mushkin has solid RMA support as I understand. If I were you I'd just try it first.

 

[Fading Phoenix]

Currently installing Windows. I can immediately tell you I don't miss the sound of a hard drive.

 

[silent-circuit]

But the soothing click-click!

 

[chenw]

One of the most painful and time consuming problems is loss of data, especially the OS drive.
Why set yourself up for a hard time.

This is why I no longer put documents etc folder on the same physical drive as OS drive, if at all possible. Convenience (no need to recover data if the OS breaks, since it was never on it) and safety.

Also, your last rhetorical question I assume has no pun intended?

To the OP: I'd definitely try to return it if at all possible, you have no idea what damage it took, and the damage may eventually work against you later down the line, assuming you care about that sort of thing.

 

[Fading Phoenix]

Well, I kept meaning to come back to this thread, but got busy and was distracted in my off time trying to sort out some issues with the gf's build (apparently her old Seasonic S12II-620 was NOT enough for an r9 Nano). I've decided to keep the ssd, it might be a bit of a gamble, but I'm feeling pretty secure about it and it's been working perfectly fine so far.