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Samsung PM863a 960GB Enterprise SATA SSD — 99% Health, Tested & Wiped
MZ-7LM960N · SATA 6Gb/s · 2.5″ 7mm · power-loss protection · two available
Two of these are available and they are not identical, so both are documented separately below and both bench reports are in the photos. Whichever one ships, I read the full serial at pack-out and send it to you, so you can match it to its report.
What the bench run found
Every figure below is from this drive. I am not averaging across a batch or quoting a best case, and the full report for each drive is one of the photos — read it before you buy.
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| SMART overall | PASSED |
| Health remaining (attr 177) | 99% |
| Total host writes | 2.0 TB |
| Power-on hours | 2,486 |
| Power cycles | 58 |
| Reallocated sectors | 0 |
| Used reserved blocks | 0 |
| Program / erase failures | 0 |
| Uncorrectable errors | 0 |
| SATA CRC errors | 0 |
| Full-surface read | 0 bad blocks |
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| SMART overall | PASSED |
| Health remaining (attr 177) | 99% |
| Total host writes | 4.9 TB |
| Power-on hours | 2,420 |
| Power cycles | 44 |
| Reallocated sectors | 0 |
| Used reserved blocks | 0 |
| Program / erase failures | 0 |
| Uncorrectable errors | 0 |
| SATA CRC errors | 0 |
| Full-surface read | 0 bad blocks |
What was done to it
- Securely erased with ATA Security Erase Enhanced — the drive controller's own internal erase, not a software overwrite. It ships blank and there is nothing recoverable on it.
- Fake-capacity probe (f3probe): genuine 960 GB. Counterfeit and reflashed drives that lie about their size are a real problem in used flash. This one was checked rather than assumed.
- Full-surface read of every LBA: 0 bad blocks.
- No SMART extended self-test was run, so none is claimed. The full-surface read covers the same read path across the whole drive and is the stronger check. The report says so too.
Why a PM863a and not a consumer SSD
This is a data-centre drive, not a desktop one. It has power-loss protection — onboard capacitors that let in-flight writes finish if the power drops — which is the reason these turn up in NAS boxes, ZFS pools and virtualisation hosts where a consumer drive is a liability. It is a steady-state workhorse rather than a burst-speed drive: expect consistent write performance under sustained load instead of a fast first few seconds.
Specifications
| Model | Samsung PM863a, MZ-7LM960N (P/N MZ7LM960HMJP-00005) |
| Capacity | 960 GB |
| Interface | SATA III, 6 Gb/s |
| Form factor | 2.5 inch, 7 mm z-height |
| Firmware | GXT5204Q |
| Date code | 2017.11 |
| Class | Data-centre / enterprise SATA SSD with power-loss protection |
| NAND | Samsung 3D V-NAND, TLC |
What you get
- 1× 960 GB drive per unit purchased — one of the two documented above
- Bare drive only — no caddy, bracket, screws, SATA cable or software
- Ships in an anti-static bag inside a rigid box
Shipping
Free shipping — USPS Ground Advantage, from Texas, within 2 business days. Ships in an anti-static bag inside a rigid box, not a bubble mailer.
Returns
30-day returns, buyer pays return shipping. I photograph and log the full serial before the box is sealed and send it to you when it ships, and I check it again on arrival — so please send back the same drive.
Questions
Message me through eBay before you buy. Happy to send more photos or answer anything about the test results.
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