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I was playing some games when I hit a sudden bsod(I didn't catch the code) and when I restarted my computer I found that my secondary SSD (the one the games were installed on) was no longer showing in the pc. It's a Crucial SSD connected to the mobo via sata cable(as opposed to m.2). Can't...

Hi, My PC has an ASRock X570 Taichi motherboard with an AMD Ryzen 7 3700X CPU. It's been running brilliantly for years but a few days ago I let it do a Windows update (I didn't check what it was) and shut it down. Since then it's not been able to start, with a "Windows operating system not...

I wanted to power up my PC yesterday and noticed that the password screen froze. Once I restarted it, the BIOS screen informed me that the G Drive (SSD) needed to be repaired, but about 4-5 minutes later, Windows 11 (latest version) started. I did notice that the file system felt quite a bit...

Just recently got a 4TB SN850X and decided to test it with CrystalDiskMark and found something a little bit peculiar. My sequential write speeds are consistently faster than my sequential read speeds. I've never had a drive of any kind behave like this. Is this normal or a sign of something not...

I want to breathe some life into my old laptop that has an HDD. What would be a good budget SSD that will actually make a difference in start-up times and maybe responsiveness? So far I've come across the Kingston A400 in 240gb, which seems solid, and is a good price for £24. Is that a decent...

So i bought this ASUS Vivobook 16 something non-OLED (RTX 2050, i5-12500h) to replace my trusty old Thinkpad that had a faulty fan, and while doing some light gaming usage (geometry dash and web html games) I felt some lag spikes. Looking at Task Manager, when the lag comes back, the SSD usage...

I am trying to keep both my SATA SSD and HDD while I install a extra m2 SSD, would it be possible? Just wanted to make sure!

I just built a new system and I’m having a hard time with my M.2 storage drive, Samsung 990 Pro, not showing up in my Boot Options and Boot Sequence/Priority on my Motherboard. System specs are as follows: Windows 11 Home AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Gigabyte x870E Aorus Elite Wifi7 Gigabyte Windforce...

Hi there I've reached my PC and Google knowledge with finding the best way to increase my sons ssd storage and need your help He has the Asrock b450m r4.0 motherboard currently with a 256gb SSD and 1tb HDD. His ssd is always full and after running wiztree app there's lots there were not sure...

Hi. Laptop Model: Lenovo Z575 This is an old (2012) laptop on which I'm doing a few jobs for sis-in-law, and I feel a swap to an SSD will help its sluggish performance quite a bit. The existing HDD is a 500GB Seagate, and the new SSD is a 250GB Samsung 840 EVO. I'll probably use Macrium as I...

Hi! So, I play DCS, and for those of you who know how big that game is, where a single map can use up to 150gb of storage, two 512gb drives are not gonna cut it. I already have an DRAM-less SSD and i use it as a boot drive, it honestly is pretty fast and I haven't had any problem with it, now, I...

[Moderator note: No technical questions or issues. Moving discussion from Storage to Opinions and Experiences.] After 8 years of service, my trusty (but slow) 256GB sata ssd (which was my main ssd and later my server's boot drive) will finally be replaced. Its power-on hours equal to 5 years...

Hello all. I run a small project studio where do a lot of video and audio production work (recording bands with external audio interfaces, shooting higher bitrate video with pro camcorders and rendering footage in new edits, ect). I do a lot of this on the go where I meet clients and partners...

I just upgraded my CPU today and all of a sudden my secondary SATA III SSD doesn't show up. However, it does show up in the BIOS. Things I've done already: Updated MOBO to the latest BIOS Reset CMOS "deep" Updated the CPU's chipset driver Enabled UEFI and TPM in BIOS The SSD in question...

Hey Everyone, I have 3 SATA SSDs in my system right now for 1-2 years now, the ssd running just fine, but after i play some game my gpu driver crash and it affect my ssd write speed, after i shut down my computer and i boot it up the loading takes 10-15 minutes usually it takes only a few...

Looking to upgrade my NVME SSD and was wondering does it matter in which slot I put the new one? When I look at motherboard spec it says it has 3X PCIe 4.0 M.2 Slots and only difference it mentions is that the first slot is with built in Thermal Guard, considering the Samsung 990 pro I'm...

Hello, I usually can read peoples posts and figure out what my problem is and today that could not be replicated. As the title says I have a 860 evo ssd and it is a m.2. I took it out of my older motherboard and put it in a newer motherboard hence the asus tuf b560m mentioned in the title. It...

A week or so ago, I noticed that my PC kept restarting randomly for some reason. After waiting a bit, it went away, and I assumed all was fine. Now it happened again, and this time, when it attempted to restart, it failed and made a lot of clicking sounds every time it tried to. I tried...

Hi Guys, I purchased a new build and everything worked fine until i restarted the PC, when restarting i will go straight to the BIOS and the SSD I boot from is no where to be found, however, when i shutdown the PC and turn it back on all boots exactly as it should. I have tried reseating the...

As said in the title, the boot si already a cointoss as to if it will work, but if it does boot, everything seems fine, until stress is applied onto anything the ssd (The biggest offender is steam updating games) task manager says 50% of the ssd is being used, while the actual speed of it is...

My drives are performing well from what I can tell, and I thought they were good to go at 100% health, but today I updated HD Sentinel and came up with these results. I checked on Crystal Disk info to make sure it was not some bug, and no, it's showing the right number. is this normal? the one...

We just built a new pc but when we go to install Windows to the boot drive, there is nothing showing in the list of available drives. We are running the following components: Motherboard: Asrock B450 Pro 4 GPU: GeForce RTX 2070 Super CPU: Ryzen 5 3900x PSU: Corsair RM750X SSD: SK hynix Platinum...

Hi everyone! First time posting on this forum. I'm planning to upgrade my old 1TB HDD, which I've been using since 2017. It's gotten old and is getting really slow. My option is the "Nvme Pcie 4.0 M.2 Snv2s/1000g Kingston," and my motherboard is an MSI Z270 Gaming M3 (a 2016 motherboard, if I'm...

Hi all I exchanged my 2nd m2 ssd into a bigger si ze but now its not recognized anymore by win11 and also in the bios it says n/a Its exactly the same PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 just more capacity. any ideas?

It came from my dead 2014 MBP. What form factor or whatever is this? The connector on it does not look like all my other M.2 drives. What kind of USB enclosure do I need to connect this to my new Mac?

I am thinking of upgrading my SSD but I don't know the compatability. What is its max capacity? What is its PCIE generation/version; is it gen 3 or gen 4? Thanks.

Hello I recently updated the firmware of my XPG Gammix S50 Lite NVMe SSD using the official ADATA tool. During the update process, I encountered a blue screen error (BSOD), and I had to manually turn off the computer. After restarting, the SSD is no longer detected in the BIOS or Windows. I...

Hello so i need help deciding on what storage i should choose. I don't know is m.2 is better for gaming than a normal ssd. either this, https://www.overclockers.co.uk/wd-black-sn770-2tb-ssd-m.2-2280-nvme-pcie-4.0-solid-state-drive-wds200t3x0-hd-58g-wd.html or this...

I have a system from around 2007 with a Radeon Xpress 200 chipset. I want to find out what the fastest storage is that it can use. It has PCIe 1.0 and SATA II. Currently, I have a SATA III SSD in it, but the slot is limited to 300 MB/s instead of 600 MB/s which the SSD is capable of. According...

I have a Gigabyte B760 DS3H AX mobo. It has 2 M.2 connectors for SSDs: 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 22110/2280 PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2A_CPU) 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2280 PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2P_SB) I have a 1 GB SSD in the first connector...

SORRY FOR THE LONG TEXT Hello, for the past 4 days I've been trying to get my new 970 evo plus 1tb nvme drive to work properly on my pc, my configuration is: CPU: i5-10400F, RAM Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB Dual Channel CL32, Motherboard Gigabyte H510M K V2(rev 1.0), GPU RTX 2060, I have had for...

Hello, I'm about to begin my first PC build, but can't seem to find a definitive answer for this. I've got 2 Samsung 990 pro ssds, 1tb which I plan to put the OS on along with smaller files, and 4tb which I plan to use for gaming/storage. I have a Gigabyte B650 Aorus elite V2 motherboard. There...

I am using MSI B550 gaming plus motherboard. The problem is the M.2 slot 1 doesn't detect SSD when tested with Ryzen 5600, 5600x and 5700x processor. But the M.2 slot 2 is working fine with these processors. But when I tested with Ryzen 5600G processor both the M.2 slots are working fine. M.2...

Placed an order with Amazon, and they elected to put electronics in a box with magnets for shipping. Only proposed separation was a bit of wadded paper. When I previously ordered less intense magnets from overseas, they wrapped them in about 8cm of foam (aside from the magnet packaging...

Hi everyone! I am looking to revive a gaming pc that never really worked. I am looking to be able to run Windows 11 and run games like Hell Divers 2 and Hell let loose. These are the specs I currently have below and I believe one of the problems is that I never got an SSD? Or more of a CPU...

Desktop PC HP Prodesk 600 G5 SFF So I want to add a second SSD to this system correctly, however, the Sata cable that's currently installed(L12241-001) only allows for one SSD and power cable for CD-ROM...

Hi everyone, I recently found a Samsung 860 EVO 500GB SATA M.2 SSD listed on Flipkart (e-commerce platform), and the product description indicates it was manufactured in January 2018. I’m considering buying it to upgrade my laptop for running Windows 10. My current setup includes: Laptop...

Hello there, Long time reader / user, first time poster. Apologies in advance as I have tried to read threads that are similar to my issue but I am out of my depth and don’t really understand. I will be discussing three storage devices in my systems,: m.2 which I refer to as m2 My...

I have an X79 motherboard from AliExpress and a SATA m.2 SSD The default configuration is for NVME m.2 and I am not sure how to change these connector clips on the motherboard so that the SATA m.2 can work. Images are attached here: View: https://imgur.com/a/kBDF6d0 If it's hard to see...