A data storage device includes a plurality of holding capacitors configured to provide
backup power for a non-
volatile memory, a controller, and a write cache. The controller is configured to detect one or more failed holding capacitors of the plurality of holding capacitors; and in response to detecting the one or more failed holding capacitors: performing one or more
silence operations, and determining a count of the one or more failed holding capacitors. Based on the count of the one or more failed holding capacitors, the controller is configured to reallocate a
write buffer of the write cache for use in one or more subsequent write operations.