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My ssd broke and if I plug it in my computer gets stuck on the bios load up screen. Does this give any clues to what's wrong with it?

if I unplug it the computer boots up on the other OS drive

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  • David
    Lv 7
    4 weeks ago
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    No clues - the computer is simply trying to boot off the broken SSD hence the failure.

    Restart the computer immediately press the boot override key and boot off the working SSD. You can then download the toolkit from the broken SSD's manufacturers website to test the hard drive. However all SSD's have a life expectancy, and do fail. You may be able to get your data off or you may have to send it to data recovery specialists but they are not cheap.

  • 3 weeks ago

    just reload the windows

  • 4 weeks ago

    Take out the drive format on different computer then put back in reload windows

  • Lv 7
    4 weeks ago

    you say it "broke". what happened to it? not enough info.

    did you install Windows on it? did you try removing the other drive?

    why is there a second drive with OS on it? where did this SSD come from? have you been using it on this PC or is it from another PC?

    what were you trying to do? what is the full story here?

  • @ ∅, nevermind.

    @ spock, windows doesn't even read the drive

  • 4 weeks ago

    your SSD needs to be detected by a "hard drive" manager program.  The most frequent issue is that the boot code has been corrupted and needs to be rewritten -- which a good HD manager program can do.  try cnet.com/downloads and see if there is a freeware program that will do this.  -- grampa

  • ?
    Lv 7
    4 weeks ago

    SSD's do not break. If it died buy a new one.

  • 4 weeks ago

    Plug in the drive.  boot up and immediately, go into the bios and see if the drive is listed. If not, the drive is not being 'discovered.'  If the drive is there, then it is most likely the electronics that effectively sit between the bios and the drive itself.  

    You can test the viability of the drive by plugging it in as the 2nd drive and allow the machine to boot to the other OS.  then use that OS to see how accessible your SSD is and if you can save files from it.  I do think it may be 'on the outs.'

  • 4 weeks ago

    take it to a computer place and have them help you with it

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