These devices can often be repaired if they're still functional.
These devices can often be repaired if they're still functional.
Recently my boot SSD wouldn't start into Windows; it would freeze on the BIOS splash screen and block access even when multiple drives were connected. When I removed the faulty SSD and used an old hard drive with Ubuntu, it functioned properly for more than a week. I assumed the drive was dead, so I bought a new 970 Evo Plus about three days ago, which worked well too. I’m still wondering if I can recover the data or salvage the drives—thank you in advance for your help.
The issue appears to be with Windows OS, not the drive. Is this a genuine release?
Checked if the storage devices are truly non-functional. Once confirmed the system could start Ubuntu, reconnected the drive and attempted to operate it within Ubuntu. It might have been inactive due to corrupted files on the disk. If you did connect it, ensured the hard drive was still set as the primary boot option instead of the SSDs.
These drives came from questionable sources. There are fake Samsung SSDs available online, and if you didn’t purchase them from a trustworthy seller, there’s a chance they’re counterfeit. You also attempted Linux on another drive, but not on any of these SSDs.
That issue arose when both the "dead" SSDs and the Linux drive were connected together; the system would freeze on the BIOS flash screen. Removing the dead SSDs resolved the problem.
I've been using the first SSD for about three years, and both of them came new. The 970 also arrived brand new. The issue arose when I connected the dead SSDs together with the Linux drive; I couldn't access the boot menu—it just froze on the BIOS screen, making it impossible to format or install a new operating system.
I'm assuming from NewEgg, and not third party sellers? It can get sketchy really quick if you get out into the "marketplace." Allowing third party sellers is such a double edged sword.... It sounds like you have something else going on. SSDs shouldn't die that quick.The odds of two dying that quick are pretty low.