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You're really stressed right now.

You're really stressed right now.

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BunnyFucker
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12-11-2021, 07:36 PM
#1
I’m about to share a detailed account of what happened. About five weeks back, I went to sleep with my computer running, only to wake up finding it malfunctioning. After some checks, I discovered it wasn’t detecting my hard drives. This build includes four M.2 drives—three built-in and one connected via a PCI adapter. In the BIOS, only the PCI adapter appeared; the others vanished. I tried swapping a faulty one to a working M.2 slot, which confirmed the issue was with those slots. One drive kept showing up while another remained unresponsive. This caused significant worry about losing data and money.

I decided to test the problematic drives in a separate M.2 slot on my backup machine to confirm their status. Unfortunately, it didn’t display anything, adding to the frustration. I became even more upset and stopped trying for a week.

Later, about a week ago, I planned to run the bad drives on my backup PC to verify their condition. The process didn’t provide a visual monitor, which was another hurdle. I became frustrated again and stopped.

Feeling desperate, I bought a laptop—something I’d wanted for a long time. I chose an Acer Nitro 5 and got it out of stock (DOA). It wouldn’t power on, even when plugged in, so I returned it. Amazon reviews were one star, highlighting a recurring problem with the product failing to arrive. I returned it and ordered another laptop.

Yesterday, I finally revisited the backup setup. After moving its case, I accidentally pressed a switch on the motherboard. It didn’t make sense, but flipping it back resolved the issue. Now I can test the bad drive again—it appeared and allowed me to access the data.

I only tried one of the three faulty drives, suspecting they weren’t the problem. The only solution was updating my BIOS on the main computer. I completed that update this evening, but now it’s facing another challenge. With all the drives functioning, it boots normally, shows BIOS info, and guides me through the standard recovery steps. However, inserting the OS drive causes it to hide completely. The debug code reads E3.

I’m really stuck. It’s hard to grasp how everything could go wrong like this. If you’re interested in the details, here are the specs: Motherboard: Aorus Gaming 9 CPU: 7900X GPU: 1080Ti 64GB Corsair Vengeance RAM.
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BunnyFucker
12-11-2021, 07:36 PM #1

I’m about to share a detailed account of what happened. About five weeks back, I went to sleep with my computer running, only to wake up finding it malfunctioning. After some checks, I discovered it wasn’t detecting my hard drives. This build includes four M.2 drives—three built-in and one connected via a PCI adapter. In the BIOS, only the PCI adapter appeared; the others vanished. I tried swapping a faulty one to a working M.2 slot, which confirmed the issue was with those slots. One drive kept showing up while another remained unresponsive. This caused significant worry about losing data and money.

I decided to test the problematic drives in a separate M.2 slot on my backup machine to confirm their status. Unfortunately, it didn’t display anything, adding to the frustration. I became even more upset and stopped trying for a week.

Later, about a week ago, I planned to run the bad drives on my backup PC to verify their condition. The process didn’t provide a visual monitor, which was another hurdle. I became frustrated again and stopped.

Feeling desperate, I bought a laptop—something I’d wanted for a long time. I chose an Acer Nitro 5 and got it out of stock (DOA). It wouldn’t power on, even when plugged in, so I returned it. Amazon reviews were one star, highlighting a recurring problem with the product failing to arrive. I returned it and ordered another laptop.

Yesterday, I finally revisited the backup setup. After moving its case, I accidentally pressed a switch on the motherboard. It didn’t make sense, but flipping it back resolved the issue. Now I can test the bad drive again—it appeared and allowed me to access the data.

I only tried one of the three faulty drives, suspecting they weren’t the problem. The only solution was updating my BIOS on the main computer. I completed that update this evening, but now it’s facing another challenge. With all the drives functioning, it boots normally, shows BIOS info, and guides me through the standard recovery steps. However, inserting the OS drive causes it to hide completely. The debug code reads E3.

I’m really stuck. It’s hard to grasp how everything could go wrong like this. If you’re interested in the details, here are the specs: Motherboard: Aorus Gaming 9 CPU: 7900X GPU: 1080Ti 64GB Corsair Vengeance RAM.

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ChiefKeefVEVO
Member
107
12-11-2021, 07:36 PM
#2
This setup seems related to a motherboard concern. In the meantime, some options can help move these drives for testing on another system and enable file transfers if needed... https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08SBM...UTF8&psc=1 Updated March 30, 2022 by An0maly_76 More details
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ChiefKeefVEVO
12-11-2021, 07:36 PM #2

This setup seems related to a motherboard concern. In the meantime, some options can help move these drives for testing on another system and enable file transfers if needed... https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08SBM...UTF8&psc=1 Updated March 30, 2022 by An0maly_76 More details

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darkmatter5927
Member
167
12-11-2021, 07:36 PM
#3
I probably could have typed this long stuff better, but I got my backup computer up and going and the one drive that is not showing up on my main computer showed up on there. I know the drives work and the data is still there. By the way, that is a nifty little thing, that I didn't know existed.
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darkmatter5927
12-11-2021, 07:36 PM #3

I probably could have typed this long stuff better, but I got my backup computer up and going and the one drive that is not showing up on my main computer showed up on there. I know the drives work and the data is still there. By the way, that is a nifty little thing, that I didn't know existed.

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raz3d_
Junior Member
46
12-11-2021, 07:36 PM
#4
I would retrieve the Linux Mint ISO file and then burn it, marking it with Rufus on your Windows machine if needed. Connect the USB stick to a laptop and configure the BIOS to prioritize checking the USB drive. After starting the computer, verify whether the system recognizes the USB as a functional disk. This process is meant to confirm basic functionality without installing anything, just to observe the hardware status. If everything appears normal, the monitor should also be operating correctly.
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raz3d_
12-11-2021, 07:36 PM #4

I would retrieve the Linux Mint ISO file and then burn it, marking it with Rufus on your Windows machine if needed. Connect the USB stick to a laptop and configure the BIOS to prioritize checking the USB drive. After starting the computer, verify whether the system recognizes the USB as a functional disk. This process is meant to confirm basic functionality without installing anything, just to observe the hardware status. If everything appears normal, the monitor should also be operating correctly.