Samsung 32GB(impending failure flash cache RAID 0) / Hitachi 750 GB HD

zbook · 15 Sep 2022

Windows 21H1 (OS Build 19043.2006)

This computer is a HP mobile workstation that came with a 750 GB HD and 32 GB flash cache in RAID 0.

There is impending failure of the 32 GB flash cache by:
a) Reboot after Windows upgrade > HP BIOS message
b) HD Sentinel

If the computer is in RAID 0 and the flash cache fails are there methods to use only the HD with a long boot ?

Or are there no options once the flash cache fails?
Will the RAID 0 have to be recreated to be able to boot the HD?

The computer has Intel Rapid Storage Technology (IRST).
Launched using: C:\programfiles\Intel\Intel(R) RapidStorageTechnology
(Date modified 04/19/2017)

The flash cache life span has been greater than six years.

If the flash cache is turned off should the computer be able to boot only the HD?
If it fails to boot the HD what are the troubleshooting steps?

The BIOS is legacy and the HD is MBR.

Msinfo32 > storage only displays information about the HD > no information on the flash cache

Code:

Description	Disk drive
Manufacturer	(Standard disk drives)
Model	Hitachi HTS727575A9E364
Bytes/Sector	512
Media Loaded	Yes
Media Type	Fixed hard disk
Partitions	4
SCSI Bus	0
SCSI Logical Unit	0
SCSI Port	0
SCSI Target ID	1
Sectors/Track	63
Size	698.64 GB (750,153,761,280 bytes)
Total Cylinders	91,201
Total Sectors	1,465,144,065
Total Tracks	23,256,255
Tracks/Cylinder	255
Partition	Disk #0, Partition #0
Partition Size	499.00 MB (523,239,424 bytes)
Partition Starting Offset	1,048,576 bytes
Partition	Disk #0, Partition #1
Partition Size	689.16 GB (739,976,937,472 bytes)
Partition Starting Offset	524,288,000 bytes
Partition	Disk #0, Partition #2
Partition Size	2.01 GB (2,155,872,256 bytes)
Partition Starting Offset	740,501,225,472 bytes
Partition	Disk #0, Partition #3
Partition Size	6.98 GB (7,495,221,248 bytes)
Partition Starting Offset	742,657,097,728 bytes

Speccy: storage

Code:

Storage
		Hard drives
				Hitachi HTS727575A9E364
					Manufacturer	Hitachi
					Product Family	Travelstar
					Series Prefix	Standard
					Model Capacity For This Specific Drive	750GB
					Interface	RAID
					Capacity	698 GB
					Real size	750,154,059,264 bytes
					RAID Type	Software RAID
						S.M.A.R.T
							S.M.A.R.T not supported
						Partition 0
							Partition ID	Disk #0, Partition #0
							Disk Letter	K:
							File System	NTFS
							Volume Serial Number	78E28550
							Size	498 MB
							Used Space	36.3 MB (7%)
							Free Space	462 MB (93%)
						Partition 1
							Partition ID	Disk #0, Partition #1
							Disk Letter	C:
							File System	NTFS
							Volume Serial Number	42EEA0C9
							Size	689 GB
							Used Space	234 GB (34%)
							Free Space	454 GB (66%)
						Partition 2
							Partition ID	Disk #0, Partition #2
							Disk Letter	D:
							File System	FAT32
							Volume Serial Number	8AA8A563
							Size	2 GB
							Used Space	93 MB (4%)
							Free Space	1.91 GB (96%)
						Partition 3
							Partition ID	Disk #0, Partition #3
							File System	NTFS
							Volume Serial Number	06F2B9AD
							Size	6.98 GB
							Used Space	1.02 GB (14%)
							Free Space	5.96 GB (86%)

HD Sentinel for the 32 GB flash cache:

Code:

  -- Physical Disk Information - Disk: #1: SAMSUNG MZMPF032HCFV-000H1 --

    Hard Disk Summary
   -------------------
    Hard Disk Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 1
    Interface  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel RAID #0/0 [11/0 (1)]
    Disk Controller  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel Chipset SATA RAID Controller (RAID) [VEN: 8086, DEV: 282A] Version: 14.8.16.1063, 4-10-2017
    Disk Location  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Bus Number 0, Target Id 1, LUN 0
    Hard Disk Model ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : SAMSUNG MZMPF032HCFV-000H1
    Firmware Revision  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : FXM42H2Q
    Hard Disk Serial Number  . . . . . . . . . . . . : S19YNYADC01932
    SSD Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Samsung PM830 / PM841 / SM84x
    Total Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 30533 MB
    Logical Drive(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : C: [Windows] D: [HP_TOOLS] K: [System Reserved] 
    Current Temperature  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 56 °C (Overheat)
    Maximum Temperature (Ever Measured)  . . . . . . : 71 °C, 9/4/2022 3:50:24 PM
    Minimum Temperature (Ever Measured)  . . . . . . : 21 °C, 5/14/2021 5:21:01 PM
    Maximum Temperature (During Entire Lifespan) . . : 75 °C
    Power On Time  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 957 days, 6 hours
    Estimated Remaining Lifetime . . . . . . . . . . : 0 days
    Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : -------------------- 0 % (Failure Predicted)
    Performance  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : #################### 100 % (Excellent)

    Failure Predicted - Attribute: 173 Wear Leveling Count
    59 errors reported during write to the device.
    Replace SSD immediately.
    The TRIM feature of the SSD is supported and enabled for optimal performance.
      It is recommended to backup immediately to prevent data loss.

    ATA Information
   -----------------
    Hard Disk Cylinders  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 62037
    Hard Disk Heads  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 16
    Hard Disk Sectors  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 63
    ATA Revision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : ACS-2, ATA8-ACS version 4c
    Transport Version  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : SATA Rev 3.1
    Total Sectors  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 62533296
    Bytes Per Sector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 512
    Multiple Sectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 16
    Error Correction Bytes . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 0
    Unformatted Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 30534 MB
    Maximum PIO Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 4
    Maximum Multiword DMA Mode . . . . . . . . . . . : 2
    Highest Possible Transfer Rate . . . . . . . . . : S-ATA Gen3 Signaling Speed (6 Gps)
    Negotiated Transfer Rate . . . . . . . . . . . . : S-ATA Gen3 Signaling Speed (6 Gps)
    Minimum Multiword DMA Transfer Time  . . . . . . : 120 ns
    Recommended Multiword DMA Transfer Time  . . . . : 120 ns
    Minimum PIO Transfer Time Without IORDY  . . . . : 120 ns
    Minimum PIO Transfer Time With IORDY . . . . . . : 120 ns
    ATA Control Byte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Valid
    ATA Checksum Value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Valid

    Acoustic Management Configuration
   -----------------------------------
    Acoustic Management  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Not supported
    Acoustic Management  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Disabled
    Current Acoustic Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Default (00h)
    Recommended Acoustic Level . . . . . . . . . . . : Default (00h)

    ATA Features
   --------------
    Read Ahead Buffer  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Supported, Enabled
    DMA  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Supported
    Ultra DMA  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Supported
    S.M.A.R.T. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Supported
    Power Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Supported
    Write Cache  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Supported
    Host Protected Area  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Not supported
    HPA Security Extensions  . . . . . . . . . . . . : Not supported
    Advanced Power Management  . . . . . . . . . . . : Not supported
    Extended Power Management  . . . . . . . . . . . : Not supported
    Power Up In Standby  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Not supported
    48-Bit LBA Addressing  . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Supported
    Device Configuration Overlay . . . . . . . . . . : Not supported
    IORDY Support  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Supported
    Read/Write DMA Queue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Not supported
    NOP Command  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Supported
    Trusted Computing  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Not supported
    64-Bit World Wide ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 5002538500000000
    Streaming  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Not supported
    Media Card Pass Through  . . . . . . . . . . . . : Not supported
    General Purpose Logging  . . . . . . . . . . . . : Supported
    Error Logging  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Supported
    CFA Feature Set  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Not supported
    CFast Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Not supported
    Long Physical Sectors (1)  . . . . . . . . . . . : Not supported
    Long Logical Sectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Not supported
    Write-Read-Verify  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Not supported
    NV Cache Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Not supported
    NV Cache Power Mode  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Not supported
    NV Cache Size  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Not supported
    Free-fall Control  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Not supported
    Free-fall Control Sensitivity  . . . . . . . . . : Not supported
    Service Interrupt  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Not supported
    IDLE IMMEDIATE Command With UNLOAD Feature . . . : Not supported
    Zoned Capabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Not supported
    SCT Command Transport  . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Supported
    SCT Error Recovery Control . . . . . . . . . . . : Supported
    Nominal Media Rotation Rate  . . . . . . . . . . : Non-rotating Media (SSD)

    SSD Features
   --------------
    Data Set Management  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Supported
    TRIM Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Supported
    Deterministic Read After TRIM  . . . . . . . . . : Not supported
    Read Zeroes After TRIM . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Not supported
    Operating System TRIM Function . . . . . . . . . : Supported, Enabled

    S.M.A.R.T. Details
   --------------------
    Off-line Data Collection Status  . . . . . . . . : Successfully Completed
    Self Test Execution Status . . . . . . . . . . . : Test Failed By Unknown Element
    Total Time To Complete Off-line Data Collection  : 0 seconds
    Execute Off-line Immediate . . . . . . . . . . . : Supported
    Abort/restart Off-line By Host . . . . . . . . . : Not supported
    Off-line Read Scanning . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Not supported
    Short Self-test  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Supported
    Extended Self-test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Supported
    Conveyance Self-test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Not supported
    Selective Self-Test  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Supported
    Save Data Before/After Power Saving Mode . . . . : Supported
    Enable/Disable Attribute Autosave  . . . . . . . : Supported
    Error Logging Capability . . . . . . . . . . . . : Supported
    Short Self-test Estimated Time . . . . . . . . . : 2 minutes
    Extended Self-test Estimated Time  . . . . . . . : 10 minutes
    Last Short Self-test Result  . . . . . . . . . . : Test Failed By Unknown Element
    Last Short Self-test Date  . . . . . . . . . . . : 8/23/2022 8:15:07 PM
    Last Short Self-test Duration  . . . . . . . . . : 1 minutes
    Last Extended Self-test Result . . . . . . . . . : Never Started
    Last Extended Self-test Date . . . . . . . . . . : Never Started

    Security Mode
   ---------------
    Security Mode  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Supported
    Security Erase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Supported
    Security Erase Time  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 2 minutes
    Security Enhanced Erase Feature  . . . . . . . . : Supported
    Security Enhanced Erase Time . . . . . . . . . . : 2 minutes
    Security Enabled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : No
    Security Locked  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : No
    Security Frozen  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
    Security Counter Expired . . . . . . . . . . . . : No
    Security Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : High
    Device Encrypts All User Data  . . . . . . . . . : No
    Sanitize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Not supported
    Overwrite  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Not supported
    Crypto Scramble  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Not supported
    Block Erase  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Not supported
    Sanitize Antifreeze Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . : Not supported
    ACS-3 Commands Allowed By Sanitize . . . . . . . : No

    Serial ATA Features
   ---------------------
    S-ATA Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
    S-ATA I Signaling Speed (1.5 Gps)  . . . . . . . : Supported
    S-ATA II Signaling Speed (3 Gps) . . . . . . . . : Supported
    S-ATA Gen3 Signaling Speed (6 Gps) . . . . . . . : Supported
    Receipt Of Power Management Requests From Host . : Not supported
    PHY Event Counters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Supported
    Non-Zero Buffer Offsets In DMA Setup FIS . . . . : Not supported
    DMA Setup Auto-Activate Optimization . . . . . . : Supported, Enabled
    Device Initiating Interface Power Management . . : Supported, Enabled
    In-Order Data Delivery . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Not supported
    Asynchronous Notification  . . . . . . . . . . . : Supported, Disabled
    Software Settings Preservation . . . . . . . . . : Supported, Enabled
    Native Command Queuing (NCQ) . . . . . . . . . . : Supported
    Queue Length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 32
    NCQ Streaming  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Not supported
    NCQ Autosense  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Not supported
    Automatic Partial To Slumber Translations  . . . : Not supported
    Rebuild Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Not supported
    Hybrid Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Not supported
    Device Sleep (DevSleep)  . . . . . . . . . . . . : Supported, Disabled
    DevSleep To ReducedPwrState  . . . . . . . . . . : Supported

    Disk Information
   ------------------
    Disk Information
    Form Factor  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : mSATA
    Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 32 GB (32 x 1,000,000,000 bytes)
    Disk Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Serial-ATA/600
    Device Type  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : ?

    S.M.A.R.T.
   ------------
No.  Attribute                Thre.. Value  Worst  Data                Status                   Flags                                                  
1    Raw Read Error Rate      2      200    200    000000000000        OK                       Self Preserving, Error-Rate, Performance, Statistica.. 
5    Reallocated Sectors Co.. 10     100    100    000000000000        OK                       Self Preserving, Event Count, Statistical, Critical    
9    Power On Time Count      0      95     95     0000000059BE        OK (Always passing)      Self Preserving, Event Count, Statistical              
12   Drive Power Cycle Count  0      99     99     000000000372        OK (Always passing)      Self Preserving, Event Count, Statistical              
170  Unused Reserved Block .. 10     100    100    0000000002E2        OK                       Event Count, Statistical, Critical                     
171  Program Fail Count (Ch.. 10     100    100    000000000000        OK                       Self Preserving, Event Count, Statistical              
172  Erase Fail Count (Chip)  10     100    100    000000000000        OK                       Self Preserving, Event Count, Statistical              
173  Wear Leveling Count      5      1      1      000000000FA1        Pre-Failure: Data loss.. Event Count, Statistical, Critical                     
174  Unexpected Power Loss .. 0      99     99     000000000112        OK (Always passing)      Self Preserving, Event Count, Statistical              
183  Runtime Bad Block (Tot.. 1      99     99     00000000003B        OK                       Self Preserving, Event Count, Statistical              
184  Error Detection          97     100    100    000000000000        OK                       Self Preserving, Event Count, Statistical, Critical    
187  Uncorrectable Error Co.. 0      100    100    000000000000        OK (Always passing)      Self Preserving, Event Count, Statistical              
188  Command Timeout          0      100    100    000000000000        OK (Always passing)      Self Preserving, Event Count, Statistical              
190  Temperature              0      44     25     000000000038        OK (Always passing)      Self Preserving, Statistical                           
196  Reallocation Event Count 0      253    253    000000000000        OK (Always passing)      Statistical                                            
198  Off-Line Uncorrectable.. 0      100    100    000000000000        OK (Always passing)      Self Preserving, Event Count                           
199  Ultra ATA CRC Error Co.. 0      100    100    000000000000        OK (Always passing)      Self Preserving, Event Count, Error-Rate, Performanc.. 

    Transfer Rate Information
   ---------------------------
    Total Data Read  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 23 MB,  14,899,349 MB since installation  (12/7/2020)
    Total Data Write . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 31 MB,  16,819,409 MB since installation
    Average Reads Per Day  . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 23,028.36 MB
    Average Writes Per Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 25,996.00 MB
    Current Transfer Rate  . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 0 KB/s
    Maximum Transfer Rate  . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 5867 KB/s
    Current Read Rate  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 0 KB/s
    Current Write Rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 0 KB/s
    Current Disk Activity  . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 0 %

TV2 · 16 Sep 2022

I don't know how to answer your particular question - I've never played with one of these type machines.

To be clear, this is a laptop, and it has a Samsung mSATA 32GB module on the motherboard, and a 2.5" spinner 750GB.
You believe the 32GB is being used as cache for the system.
Disk Management shows everything we would expect on one 750GB volume.
You believe there is a RAID 0 array because HD Sentinel posts it.
HD Sentinel shows the mSATA is near failure.

My understanding always was that in a RAID 0 array, the total volume would always be twice the size of the smallest disk. That's why they suggest disks of the same size. So if the mSATA was in RAID 0 with the 750 then there should only be a volume of 64GB. (Note: I've never played with RAID, don't know all that much about it).
That raises the possibility that there is no RAID array, HD Sentinel is just reading it that way.
I wonder if there is another way to test for RAID.

The easy, obvious solution to the failing drive problem is just to replace the mSATA. You already know that.
But how do we do the setup to use one for cache? That I don't know. Do you just switch them out and are good to go?

I wonder if you can test it. For instance, if you pulled the mSATA and tried to startup, would it boot? Maybe disable it in Device Manager? However, I would want a backup plan in case it wouldn't boot, even after you put the mSATA back in. (File backups, images, etc, etc).

You might look to see if you can find any information about how this configuration works, maybe from HP.
I'll take a look when I have some time. I'm curious.
Sorry I can't be of more help.

zbook · 17 Sep 2022

When the computer was under warranty HP had provided some help with the RAID 0.

Years ago 750 GB SSDs were expensive and HP offered factory installed flash cache on their business models to boot a HD closer to the boot speed of a SSD.

The notebook/laptop or mobile workstation computer came with a 32 GB flash cache.
The flash cache cannot be used as storage (manually saving files) and the form factor / location is very small preventing replacement with a larger size SSD.

The Crucial scanner results were posted and I'd not seen any findings of the flash cache or options for replacement.

HD Sentinel and Crystaldiskinfo were able to identify and report SMART results on both the flash cache and HD.

Neither HD Tune nor Sea Tools for Windows software were able to identify the flash cache for testing purposes.

Disk management, device manger, nor file explorer had ever displayed the flash cache.

The onboard HP UEFI hardware diagnostics for storage displayed pass for the available tests.
I'm unsure whether the flash cache was tested as the HP component tests for drives took 9 hours and did not name the Samsung drive.

If there is or isn't a flash cache replacement it may be better to replace the HD with a SSD.
There are two HD bays and one has the 750 GB HD.
The other is empty.

It's been a very long time since I've modified the Intel Rapid Storage Technology (IRST) software.
I remember that acceleration can be turned off which turns off RAID.
If correct this allows booting the HD as though there is no flash cache.

The links posted with the images of the IRST software displayed that the acceleration is on using the RAID 0.
It's been a very long time since I've made any changes to the software settings.

The HP warranty support is not available and I'm no longer familiar with troubleshooting steps if the RAID 0 is turned off and the HD fails to boot.
For example how the RAID 0 could be restarted if the IRST software cannot be reopened?
What can be done with starting or stopping RAID 0 in Windows Recovery Environment (RE)?
Or how to boot the computer if the RAID 0 on the flash cache fails.

Bree · 17 Sep 2022

zbook said:

This computer is a HP mobile workstation that came with a 750 GB HD and 32 GB flash cache in RAID 0.
There is impending failure of the 32 GB flash cache...

Should be replacable. Google finds plenty....

SAMSUNG MZMPF032HCFV-000H1 - Google Search

TV2 · 17 Sep 2022

Curious if you've popped the top on that notebook to look and see if you can see the mSATA module - just to see how easy it is to get to it / replace it.

You could certainly replace the spinner with an SSD but that does not seem to address the immediate problem: impending failure of the 32GB cache module.

If HP diagnostics show the cache module as good, then should you consider the reading from HD Sentinel a fluke? After all, it is probably "hard wired" on the motherboard as a cache and not a disk drive, as you've observed. Couldn't that throw off a disk management program? I can't say for sure, but it seems possible.

zbook · 17 Sep 2022

The HP UEFI hardware diagnostics displayed pass but I was unable to confirm that the flash cache was tested during the 9 hour test.

Crystaldiskinfo, HD Sentinel reported impending failure based on SMART data results / interpretation.

After a Windows upgrade a reboot was required and during the reboot the BIOS window reported impending failure based on SMART.

Somehow the HP UEFI hardware diagnostics does not see or does not use the SMART results of the flash cache or somehow it was not tested during the 9 hours of tests?

The flash cache appeared to be $35 for 32 GB.
A new SSD using Crucial appears to be $80.74 for 500 GB?
Or $72.99 for 1 TB?

HP - Compaq HP ZBook 17 Mobile Workstation | Memory RAM & SSD Upgrades | Crucial.com

$72.99

Code:

Crucial BX500 1TB 3D NAND SATA 2.5-inch SSD

    CT1000BX500SSD1
    Configuration ID: CT15758187

1TB 2.5-inch internal SSD • SATA 6.0Gb/s • 540 MB/s Read, 500 MB/s Write

$80.74

Code:

Crucial MX500 1TB 3D NAND SATA 2.5-inch 7mm (with 9.5mm adapter) Internal SSD

    CT1000MX500SSD1
    Configuration ID: CT11485214

1TB 2.5-inch internal SSD • SATA 6.0Gb/s • 560 MB/s Read 510 MB/s Write

The HD is old.

So it appears it may be best to replace the HD / flash cache RAID 0 with a SSD?

Place a SSD into a HD bay without an adapter?
Tape it to the bay?
Or should an adapter be used?

Which of the above is a better option for a 1 TB SSD?

Are there better options than the Crucial options?
Warranty /shipping/service, etc?

If it were hassle free I'd turn off IRST acceleration and use only the HD for the time being.
At a later time I'd consider purchasing a SSD to replace the RAID 0 HD/flash cache combo.

TV2 · 18 Sep 2022

It might be helpful if we had the model number of this workstation, or a link to the HP product spec page. There might be some info there that would help figure this out.

The Crucial page you linked to is only telling us what upgrades they offer for memory and storage drives for the model. Keep in mind that if they don't make a replacement part you need they won't list it.

I don't think (emphasis on 'think') that you want or need a 2.5" SSD to solve the title problem. I don't know if you could set it up as cache. Even if you could, the failing module would still be in the system, ready to blink out - what happens then?

In post #1 you show HD Sentinel reports that lists the 32GB Hard Disk Model ID as SAMSUNG MZMPF032HCFV-000H1.
That Samsung model is a mSATA module. Looking up the model on the web shows that it looks like this:
Attention Required! | Cloudflare

mSATA is a Mini-SATA card. These seem to be old tech and you might find it difficult to find one new. More info:
Serial ATA - Wikipedia

From everything you've posted and the things I've read I believe you need to replace that mSATA module with a known good one. I'm not saying that's easy. You will definitely want to be sure that specs match (not necessarily storage capacity).
A quick search shows some good possibilities and a wild price differential. I did not dig deep enough to determine why. See here:
Amazon.com
Amazon.com
https://www.digikey.com/en/products/...SABEgK--_D_BwE

But I do believe that is the direction you want to be focusing on.

zbook · 18 Sep 2022

https://support.hp.com/us-en/drivers...19?sku=D5D93AV

These are additional links:

https://support.hp.com/us-en/product...19?sku=D5D93AV

https://support.hp.com/us-en/product...9/product-info

https://support.hp.com/us-en/product...387519/manuals

http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c04119260.pdf

http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c03916100.pdf

http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c03902098.pdf

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Intel Smart Response Technology (select models only)
Intel® Smart Response Technology (SRT) is an Intel® Rapid Storage Technology (RST) caching feature that 
significantly enhances computer system performance. 

SRT allows computers with an SSD mSATA module to be used as cache memory between the system memory 
and hard disk drive.

This provides the advantage of having a hard disk drive (or a RAID volume) for maximum storage
capacity while simultaneously delivering SSD enhanced system performance experience.

If you add or upgrade a hard drive and intend to set a RAID volume, you must temporarily disable
SRT, set the RAID volume, and then enable SRT. 

To temporarily disable SRT:
1. From the Start screen, type Intel, and then select Intel Rapid Storage Technology.
2. In the Status link under Performance, click the Disable link.
3. Wait for the Acceleration Mode to complete.
4. Click the Enable link.

IMPORTANT: You must temporarily disable SRT when changing RAID modes. 
Make the change and then re-enable SRT. 
Failure to temporarily disable this feature will prevent you from creating or changing RAID volumes.
NOTE: HP does not support SRT with self-encrypting drives (SEDs).

The 750 GB HD passed the HP UEFI hardware diagnostics.
It had had some chkdsk runs with finding bad sectors.
HD Sentinel reported that bad sectors were moved to a spare area.
Within a year or two it's likely that this HD will fail.
Purchasing a flash cache now and a HD later is likely to have lower performance than using only a SSD.

If it's possible I'd like to continue using the computer and move to HD only.
If there is a very slow boot then this may speed up the need for a SSD.
Until the RAID is turned off I'm unsure how to troubleshoot a failed RAID 0.
If that requires a reestablishment of RAID 0 before the HD can be used again then the flash cache must be purchased?
If that does not require the reestablishment of RAID 0 then I'll use only the HD.
If the RAID 0 can be turned off now I'll do that if that assures the use of the HD.

TV2 · 18 Sep 2022

Oh, I see where you are going now.
Yes, your plan to ditch the cache and just go SSD is sound.
With one caveat: If the hard disk controller in the workstation is SATA 2 - 3Gb/s - then you may be less than pleased with the speed of the PC. I don't see this controller spec anywhere. But I did see that the mSATA is running at SATA 3 - 6Gb/s.
Probably a good thing to check first.

The CODE section you posted tells a lot. It says that if you wanted to install 2 hard drives in the workstation and create a RAID with them then you must disable the Smart Reponse Technology (SRT) before doing so, then after you've created the RAID you can re-enable SRT.
This tells me that you could disable the SRT now and just boot from the HDD - to test or make changes. Or disable when you might install a SSD. It would seem to be entirely switchable - on and off - without concern about the no-boot scenario.
It also indicates to me that the mSATA is in RAID 0 by itself, since it says you would have trouble creating an actual RAID array with SRT turned on.

zbook · 19 Sep 2022

Where are the disk controller specs usually found?

Which third party software typically has this information?

Will it display speeds only for the installed drive or the possible range for any drive?

This was displayed in the HD Sentinel results:

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  -- Physical Disk Information - Disk: #0: Hitachi HTS727575A9E364 --

    Hard Disk Summary
   -------------------
    Hard Disk Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 0
    Interface  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel RAID #0/0 [11/0 (0)]
    Disk Controller  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel Chipset SATA RAID Controller (RAID) [VEN: 8086, DEV: 282A] Version: 14.8.16.1063, 4-10-2017
    Disk Location  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Bus Number 0, Target Id 1, LUN 0
    Hard Disk Model ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hitachi HTS727575A9E364
    Firmware Revision  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : JF4OA0E0
    Hard Disk Serial Number  . . . . . . . . . . . . : J3340084K1LYTA
    Total Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 715404 MB
    Power State  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Active
    Logical Drive(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : C: [Windows] D: [HP_TOOLS] K: [System Reserved] 
    Current Temperature  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 42 °C
    Maximum Temperature (Ever Measured)  . . . . . . : 52 °C, 6/15/2021 5:39:08 PM
    Minimum Temperature (Ever Measured)  . . . . . . : 19 °C, 2/20/2021 10:29:03 AM
    Maximum Temperature (During Entire Lifespan) . . : 53 °C
    Power On Time  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 958 days, 14 hours
    Estimated Remaining Lifetime . . . . . . . . . . : 291 days
    Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : ###########--------- 58 % (Fair)
    Performance  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : #################### 100 % (Excellent)

Code:

  -- Physical Disk Information - Disk: #1: SAMSUNG MZMPF032HCFV-000H1 --

    Hard Disk Summary
   -------------------
    Hard Disk Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 1
    Interface  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel RAID #0/0 [11/0 (1)]
    Disk Controller  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel Chipset SATA RAID Controller (RAID) [VEN: 8086, DEV: 282A] Version: 14.8.16.1063, 4-10-2017
    Disk Location  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Bus Number 0, Target Id 1, LUN 0
    Hard Disk Model ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : SAMSUNG MZMPF032HCFV-000H1
    Firmware Revision  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : FXM42H2Q
    Hard Disk Serial Number  . . . . . . . . . . . . : S19YNYADC01932
    SSD Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Samsung PM830 / PM841 / SM84x
    Total Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 30533 MB
    Power State  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Active
    Logical Drive(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : C: [Windows] D: [HP_TOOLS] K: [System Reserved] 
    Current Temperature  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 62 °C (Overheat)
    Maximum Temperature (Ever Measured)  . . . . . . : 71 °C, 9/4/2022 3:50:24 PM
    Minimum Temperature (Ever Measured)  . . . . . . : 21 °C, 5/14/2021 5:21:01 PM
    Maximum Temperature (During Entire Lifespan) . . : 75 °C
    Power On Time  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 962 days, 3 hours
    Estimated Remaining Lifetime . . . . . . . . . . : 0 days
    Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : -------------------- 0 % (Failure Predicted)
    Performance  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : #################### 100 % (Excellent)

    Failure Predicted - Attribute: 173 Wear Leveling Count
    59 errors reported during write to the device.
    Replace SSD immediately.
    The TRIM feature of the SSD is supported and enabled for optimal performance.
      It is recommended to backup immediately to prevent data loss.

Edit:
This is from HWinfo64:

Code:

RAID Array #0 -------------------------------------------------------------

 [RAID Set #0]
  RAID Type:                              RAID0 (Stripe)
  Stripe Size:                            64 KBytes
  Drive Count:                            1
  RAID Volume Size:                       698.63 GBytes
  RAID Status:                            OK

Hitachi HTS727575A9E364 [0:0] ---------------------------------------------

 [General Information]
  Drive Controller:                       Serial ATA 3Gb/s @ 3Gb/s
  Host Controller:                        Intel 82801HBM ICH8-M - SATA RAID 0/1 Controller [B2]
  Drive Address:                          RAID Set #0, Disk #0
  Drive Model:                            Hitachi HTS727575A9E364
  Drive Firmware Revision:                JF4OA0E0
  Drive Serial Number:                    J3340084K1LYTA
  World Wide Name:                        5000CCA68CEB20F
  Drive Capacity:                         715,404 MBytes (750 GB)
  Drive Capacity [MB]:                    715404
  Media Rotation Rate:                    7200 RPM
  Nominal Form Factor:                    2.5"
  ATA Major Version Supported:            ATA/ATAPI-5, ATA/ATAPI-6, ATA/ATAPI-7, ATA8-ACS
  ATA Minor Version Supported:            ATA8-ACS version 6
  ATA Transport Version Supported:        SATA 2.6
 [Drive Geometry]
  Number of Cylinders:                    16383
  Number of Heads:                        16
  Sectors Per Track:                      63
  Number Of ECC Bytes:                    4
  Number of Sectors:                      16514064
  Total 48-bit LBA Sectors:               1465149168
  Logical Sector Size:                    512 Bytes
  Cache Buffer Size:                      16384 KBytes
  Controller Type:                        Dual Ported, Multiple Sector Buffer, Read Cache
 [Transfer Modes]
  Sectors Per Interrupt:                  Total: 16, Active: 16
  Max. PIO Transfer Mode:                 4
  Multiword DMA Mode:                     Total: 2, Active: -
  Singleword DMA Mode:                    Total: -, Active: -
  Ultra-DMA Mode:                         Total: 5 (ATA-100), Active: 5 (ATA-100)
  Max. Multiword DMA Transfer Rate:       16.7 MBytes/s
  Max. PIO with IORDY Transfer Rate:      16.7 MBytes/s
  Max. PIO w/o IORDY Transfer Rate:       16.7 MBytes/s
  Native Command Queuing:                 Supported, Max. Depth: 32
  TRIM Command:                           Not Supported
 [Device flags]
  Fixed Drive:                            Present
  Removable Drive:                        Not Present
  Magnetic Storage:                       Present
  LBA Mode:                               Supported
  DMA Mode:                               Supported
  IORDY:                                  Supported
  IORDY Disableable:                      Supported
 [Features]
  Write Cache:                            Present, Active
  S.M.A.R.T. Feature:                     Present, Active
  Security Feature:                       Present, Inactive
  Removable Media Feature:                Not Present, Disabled
  Power Management:                       Present, Active
  Advanced Power Management:              Present, Active
  Packet Interface:                       Not Present, Disabled
  Look-Ahead Buffer:                      Present, Active
  Host Protected Area:                    Not Present, Disabled
  Power-Up In Standby:                    Not Supported, Inactive
  Automatic Acoustic Management:          Not Supported, Inactive
  48-bit LBA:                             Supported, Active
  Host-Initiated Link Power Management (HIPM): Not Supported
  Device-Initiated Link Power Management (DIPM): Supported, Enabled
  In-Order Data Delivery:                 Not Supported
  Hardware Feature Control:               Not Supported
  Software Settings Preservation:         Supported, Enabled
  NCQ Autosense:                          Not Supported
  Link Power State Device Sleep:          Not Supported
  Hybrid Information Feature:             Not Supported
  Rebuild Assist:                         Not Supported
  Power Disable:                          Not Supported
  All Write Cache Non-Volatile:           Not Supported
  Extended Number of User Addressable Sectors: Not Supported
  CFast Specification:                    Not Supported
  NCQ Priority Information:               Not Supported
  Host Automatic Partial to Slumber Transitions: Not Supported
  Device Automatic Partial to Slumber Transitions: Not Supported
  NCQ Streaming:                          Not Supported
  NCQ Queue Management Command:           Not Supported
  DevSleep to Reduced Power State:        Not Supported
  Out Of Band Management Interface:       Not Supported
  Extended Power Conditions Feature:      Not Supported
  Sense Data Reporting Feature:           Not Supported
  Free-Fall Control Feature:              Not Supported
  Write-Read-Verify Feature:              Not Supported
 [Security]
  Security Feature:                       Supported
  Security Status:                        Disabled
  Security Locked:                        Disabled
  Security Frozen:                        Enabled
  Enhanced Security Erase:                Supported
  Sanitize Feature:                       Not Supported
  Sanitize Device - Crypto Scramble:      Not Supported
  Sanitize Device - Overwrite:            Not Supported
  Sanitize Device - Block Erase:          Not Supported
  Sanitize Device - Antifreeze Lock:      Not Supported
  Device Encrypts All User Data:          Not Supported
  Trusted Computing:                      Not Supported
 [Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology (S.M.A.R.T.)]
  [01] Raw Read Error Rate:               100/62, Worst: 94
  [02] Throughput Performance:            100/40, Worst: 100
  [03] Spin Up Time:                      195/33, Worst: 100 (Data = 1,19)
  [04] Start/Stop Count:                  100/Always OK, Worst: 100 (Data = 875,0)
  [05] Reallocated Sector Count:          100/5, Worst: 100 (Data = 40,5,0)
  [07] Seek Error Rate:                   100/67, Worst: 100
  [08] Seek Time Performance:             100/40, Worst: 100
  [09] Power-on Hours/Cycle Count:        48/Always OK, Worst: 48 (23016 hours / 2.63 years)
  [0A] Spin Retry Count:                  100/60, Worst: 100
  [0C] Power Cycle Count:                 100/Always OK, Worst: 100 (Data = 874,0)
  [B7] SATA Interface Downshift / Runtime Bad Block: 100/Always OK, Worst: 100
  [B8] End to End Error Detection Count:  100/97, Worst: 100
  [BB] Reported Uncorrectable Errors:     100/Always OK, Worst: 100 (Data = 2097168,656)
  [BC] Command Timeout Count:             100/Always OK, Worst: 100 (Data = 917504,0)
  [BE] Airflow Temperature / Exceed Count: 57/45, Worst: 47 (43.0 °C)
  [BF] G-Sense Error Rate:                96/Always OK, Worst: 96 (Data = 1096,0)
  [C0] Power-Off Retract Count:           100/Always OK, Worst: 100 (Data = 7536755,0)
  [C1] Load/Unload Cycle Count:           1/Always OK, Worst: 1 (Data = 3054983,0)
  [C4] Reallocation Event Count:          100/Always OK, Worst: 100 (Data = 5,0)
  [C5] Current Pending Sector Count:      100/Always OK, Worst: 100
  [C6] Off-Line Uncorrectable Sector Count: 100/Always OK, Worst: 100
  [C7] UltraDMA/SATA CRC Error Rate:      100/Always OK, Worst: 100
  [DF] Load/Unload Retry Count:           100/Always OK, Worst: 100

RAID Array #1 -------------------------------------------------------------

 [RAID Set #1]
  RAID Type:                              RAID0 (Stripe)
  Stripe Size:                            128 KBytes
  Drive Count:                            1
  RAID Volume Size:                       29.82 GBytes
  RAID Status:                            OK

SAMSUNG MZMPF032HCFV-000H1 [1:4] ------------------------------------------

 [General Information]
  Drive Controller:                       Serial ATA 6Gb/s @ 6Gb/s
  Host Controller:                        Intel 82801HBM ICH8-M - SATA RAID 0/1 Controller [B2]
  Drive Address:                          RAID Set #1, Disk #4
  Drive Model:                            SAMSUNG MZMPF032HCFV-000H1
  Drive Firmware Revision:                FXM42H2Q
  Drive Serial Number:                    S19YNYADC01932
  World Wide Name:                        5002538500
  Drive Capacity:                         30,533 MBytes (32 GB)
  Drive Capacity [MB]:                    30533
  Media Rotation Rate:                    SSD Drive (Non-rotating)
  ATA Major Version Supported:            ATA/ATAPI-5, ATA/ATAPI-6, ATA/ATAPI-7, ATA8-ACS, ACS-2
  ATA Minor Version Supported:            ATA8-ACS version 4c
  ATA Transport Version Supported:        SATA 3.1
 [Drive Geometry]
  Number of Cylinders:                    16383
  Number of Heads:                        16
  Sectors Per Track:                      63
  Number of Sectors:                      16514064
  Total 32-bit LBA Sectors:               62533296
  Total 48-bit LBA Sectors:               62533296
  Logical Sector Size:                    512 Bytes
  Cache Buffer Size:                      N/A
 [Transfer Modes]
  Sectors Per Interrupt:                  Total: 16, Active: 16
  Max. PIO Transfer Mode:                 4
  Multiword DMA Mode:                     Total: 2, Active: -
  Singleword DMA Mode:                    Total: -, Active: -
  Ultra-DMA Mode:                         Total: 6 (ATA-133), Active: 6 (ATA-133)
  Max. Multiword DMA Transfer Rate:       16.7 MBytes/s
  Max. PIO with IORDY Transfer Rate:      16.7 MBytes/s
  Max. PIO w/o IORDY Transfer Rate:       16.7 MBytes/s
  Native Command Queuing:                 Supported, Max. Depth: 32
  TRIM Command:                           Supported (Indeterminate Read After TRIM)
 [Device flags]
  Fixed Drive:                            Present
  Removable Drive:                        Not Present
  Magnetic Storage:                       Present
  LBA Mode:                               Supported
  DMA Mode:                               Supported
  IORDY:                                  Supported
  IORDY Disableable:                      Supported
 [Features]
  Write Cache:                            Present, Active
  S.M.A.R.T. Feature:                     Present, Active
  Security Feature:                       Present, Inactive
  Removable Media Feature:                Not Present, Disabled
  Power Management:                       Present, Active
  Advanced Power Management:              Not Present, Inactive
  Packet Interface:                       Not Present, Disabled
  Look-Ahead Buffer:                      Present, Active
  Host Protected Area:                    Not Present, Disabled
  Power-Up In Standby:                    Not Supported, Inactive
  Automatic Acoustic Management:          Not Supported, Inactive
  48-bit LBA:                             Supported, Active
  Host-Initiated Link Power Management (HIPM): Not Supported
  Device-Initiated Link Power Management (DIPM): Supported, Enabled
  In-Order Data Delivery:                 Not Supported
  Hardware Feature Control:               Supported, Disabled
  Software Settings Preservation:         Supported, Enabled
  NCQ Autosense:                          Not Supported
  Link Power State Device Sleep:          Supported, Disabled
  Hybrid Information Feature:             Not Supported
  Rebuild Assist:                         Not Supported
  Power Disable:                          Not Supported
  All Write Cache Non-Volatile:           Not Supported
  Extended Number of User Addressable Sectors: Not Supported
  CFast Specification:                    Not Supported
  NCQ Priority Information:               Not Supported
  Host Automatic Partial to Slumber Transitions: Not Supported
  Device Automatic Partial to Slumber Transitions: Not Supported
  NCQ Streaming:                          Not Supported
  NCQ Queue Management Command:           Not Supported
  DevSleep to Reduced Power State:        Supported
  Out Of Band Management Interface:       Not Supported
  Extended Power Conditions Feature:      Not Supported
  Sense Data Reporting Feature:           Not Supported
  Free-Fall Control Feature:              Not Supported
  Write-Read-Verify Feature:              Not Supported
 [Security]
  Security Feature:                       Supported
  Security Status:                        Disabled
  Security Locked:                        Disabled
  Security Frozen:                        Enabled
  Enhanced Security Erase:                Supported
  Sanitize Feature:                       Not Supported
  Sanitize Device - Crypto Scramble:      Not Supported
  Sanitize Device - Overwrite:            Not Supported
  Sanitize Device - Block Erase:          Not Supported
  Sanitize Device - Antifreeze Lock:      Not Supported
  Device Encrypts All User Data:          Not Supported
  Trusted Computing:                      Not Supported
 [Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology (S.M.A.R.T.)]
  [01] Raw Read Error Rate:               200/2, Worst: 200
  [05] Reallocated Sector Count:          100/10, Worst: 100
  [09] Power-on Hours/Cycle Count:        95/Always OK, Worst: 95 (23091 hours / 2.64 years)
  [0C] Power Cycle Count:                 99/Always OK, Worst: 99 (Data = 882,0)
  [AA] Available Reserved Space/Block Count: 100/10, Worst: 100 (Data = 738,0)
  [AB] Program Fail Count (Total):        100/10, Worst: 100
  [AC] Erase Fail Count (Total):          100/10, Worst: 100
  [AD] Wear Leveling Count/Erase Count:   1/5, Worst: 1 (Data = 4033,0)
  [AE] Unexpected Power Loss Count:       99/Always OK, Worst: 99 (Data = 274,0)
  [B7] Runtime Bad Block (Total):         99/1, Worst: 99 (Data = 59,0)
  [B8] End-to-End Data Errors Corrected:  100/97, Worst: 100
  [BB] Uncorrectable Error Count:         100/Always OK, Worst: 100
  [BC] Command Timeout Count:             100/Always OK, Worst: 100
  [BE] Airflow Temperature:               33/Always OK, Worst: 25 (67.0 °C)
  [C4] Reallocation Event Count:          253/Always OK, Worst: 253
  [C6] Off-Line Uncorrectable Sector Count: 100/Always OK, Worst: 100
  [C7] SATA CRC Error Count:              100/Always OK, Worst: 100