Why does my Vertex say "Testing Only"?

[wrangler]

At the top of the drive is a white sticker that says Testing Only.

????

I googled why does my vertex say testing only but got nothing...

???

 

[Blue Fox]

Sounds like an engineering sample. Did you buy it from a normal retailer?

 

[nitrobass24]

Sounds like an engineering sample. Did you buy it from a normal retail?

Yea where did you get it?

 

[wrangler]

Full retail from ZZF.

I signed up over at OCZ and one of the mods is e-mailing somebody.

I'll let you guys know what happens.

OH.....it did have version 1.10. Took the upgrade to 1.3 then 1.4 no problems and installed Win 7. Haven't benched it yet though. Seems fast.

 

[Godzra]

Can you get any S.M.A.R.T data off of it?

You can find utilities that will read the total hours on for most drives, as well as other usefull data.

 

[PHiZ]

Maybe you got one from the switchover to the new flash. It wouldn't be unreasonable to be concerned that it might have been subject to heavy testing (and accompanying wear.)

 

[wrangler]

I've sent Eric Ryder pics of the drive front and back showing the sticker and the serial.

So far, their only response is to remove the sticker, use the drive as normal and warranty is unaffected.

I guess it is possible that there might be an additional response after someone at OCZ inspects the pics.

For now, the drive seems to be working fine. It came with 1.10. Took 1.3 then 1.4 and is operating normally. Going to use it for a few days and see what happens.