The old kingston V100 SSD was dead, and it got replaced by Kingston with a newer model (V300 120G: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00A1ZTZOG/ref=s9_simh_gw_p147_d0_i1?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=03K5AFTB19R54QQ17YVW&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=1688200382&pf_rd_i=507846).

For some reason I misunderstood the warranty policy and bought a new SSD before knowing I could have my broken SSD replaced. So the replaced part is available for sale.