ssd

Forum discussion tagged with ssd.
  1. Qeem

    Question Laptop blue screen upon installing Windows 11 on new Samsung 980 SSD ?

    Hi, Laptop model: Asus FX505DT Link to my laptop: https://www.asus.com/uk/laptops/for-gaming/tuf-gaming/asus-tuf-gaming-fx505dd-dt-du/techspec/ I recently bought a Samsung 980 Pro M.2 SSD...
  2. B

    Question ssd died real quick after BSOD only 8 months use i want to know reason behind this

    apparently i had wifi adapter that got electricity problems from room that i talked about in old thread and i thought i would push until i buy new one because it would only freeze pc from time to time and if i plug it off problems go off instantly it was like this for month or so now i regret it...
  3. S

    Question Tried moving SSD from old PC to new one, now it won't boot in either of them ?

    I tried to move an SSD from an old Dell desktop to a newly purchased one, just to see if it could possibly boot off it. Unfortunately the new computer was not able to recognize the drive as a bootable device, even trying different SATA ports and removing the M2 drive it came with. After...
  4. D

    Question Attempting to move an SSD between old rig and new rig.

    My father has a PC that he built back in 2004. At that time it was quite the rig, but now it's obviously like watching a turtle walk whenever it tries doing something. Normally in this situation, a fresh install on the new PC of windows 10 or 11 would do most people fine, but that won't work...
  5. Okto

    [SOLVED] S.M.A.R.T Status Bad, Backup and Replace - SSD

    Few hours ago, i found my two years old unused ssd and decided to use it for a faster system, i unplug my old hdd and plugs in my newly found ssd to the pm sata slot, with a bootable usb on the back of my pc and reinstalled windows in my ssd. after reinstalling, i then turn off the pc, and plugs...
  6. E

    Question Do I need to do anything before attaching my old Sata SSD and HDD to my new system ?

    Hi, i just fresh installed windows 11 on my new m.2 ssd and windows named it drive "C" as usual.. but i already had an old sata ssd and it also was drive C and it has my old os windows 10 and i also had a 1 TB hdd which hd 3 partitions- D,E,F. now since installed that new m.2 SSD into my system...
  7. ZA_Master

    Question SSD not letting write data more than 13%-15% of its 1TB capacity

    Hey people, I bought this SSD online worth half the price (it was a discounted offer, so I thought it was maybe legit, foolish of me of course) It has 1 TB capacity, but it doesn't let me download or copy data onto it if it's filled up more than 120 GB and causes my PC to freeze if I further try...
  8. Kitsuru

    Question Periodical BSODs - - - "Memory_Management" & "Unexpected_Store_Exception" ?

    Hi! This is my second post here now, so I'll jump straight into it: I have this lovely PC here: https://postimg.cc/gallery/0zcwPBn And it's been working fine since I bought it some months ago, except for an issue I had before with my display but we fixed that already. Now, and this has been...
  9. abanil

    Question Can I install 2 SSDs in parallel on my GALAX A320M Mother Board?

    I have a desktop built on GALAX A320M motherboard and KINGSTON SA400S37240G SSD is already installed. Unfortunately while setting up the desktop I opted for a 240 GB SSD and now see that it is not enough for my usage. I want to install another SSD along with the existing one on the same...
  10. conticreative

    Question I have a ASUS AM4 TUF Gaming X570-Plus - can I dual boot Win11 from either of the PCIe SSDs drives?

    Can I dual boot windows 11 on my rig? These are the specs of the rig I built in 2019 and I am about to reconfigure: I just bought a 2TB WD Black Gen 4 PCIE SSD and a couple of 8TB hard drives. My main reason for that is to do a clean install of Windows 11, since the Microsoft update to Win 11...
  11. alligator023

    Question Help! My M.2 SSD isn't an option in BIOS for boot priority!

    Hey there! I have: Teamgroup MP33 1TB M.2 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME (SSD) AMD Ryzen 7 7700X (CPU) MSI Pro B650-P Wifi (Mobo) In BIOS, the M.2 is not an option for booting! Is there a step I missed? This is my first PC so I wouldn't be surprised if that's the case. Let me know if there's any info that...
  12. universalrule

    Question Disconnection issue with portable SSD ?

    I bought a Crucial X9 Pro 4TB Portable SSD for backup on Black Friday last year, and it's had disconnection issue since the first time I used it. I usually backup once a month, and every time I use it, it disconnects at least once. Once it happens, I have to unplug the drive and plug it back in...
  13. jacopotamburini3

    Question Can I use the HP P400 SAS controller on my desktop PC ?

    Hello. I have a question about the HP P400 SAS controller, this one: https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=c00677275&docLocale=en_US I have an HP Z240 SFF Desktop PC with a Xeon E3-1220 v5 CPU, and a dedicated GPU. I have a SAS SSD laying around, and I was wondering if by...
  14. D

    Question How to read specific informations about disk from RAW values ?

    Hello. I have one question. In CrystalDiskInfo program on my portable SSD Crucial X8 4TB are given various parameters of this disk (I mean about S.M.A.R.T.), but not in percentage (%) only in RAW values. Can someone simply explain me how to properly read and interpret these various RAW values to...
  15. zeneticroom

    Question SSD usages 100 % then BSOD while playing any game

    Hello Everyone. Everything started with a BSOD while playing a game on Windows 10 ( CRITICAL_PROCESS_DIED though every time i see new errors or same). After restarting , it showing no bootable device found then i checked the BIOS and found out my SSD is not showing up in BIOS. I never faced...
  16. BeastHotDogGUY

    Question 990 Pro not running at max speeds

    Why is my 990 Pro only running at 1.3gbps? I thought it was supposed to run a 7.5gbps
  17. D

    Question 2nd SSD not showing up anywhere ?

    Hello. I just put a new SSD in and it doesn't show anywhere, not even in BIOS. I know that it's working because i took it out from a working PC. I have Gigabyte B760 gaming x ax motherboard.I have already installed NVMe SSD with Windows 11 and it's working.The new SSD i got is Sata SSD (B+M)...
  18. R

    Question My boot SSD has become unallocated ?

    I need help with my boot SSD suddenly becoming unallocated. I didn't do anything before. 3 hours ago I booted my PC and it ran well, after that I turned it off. After a few hours I turned it on again but the BIOS doesn't detect my boot drive. So I checked it with my other PC and it appears that...
  19. C

    Question Cannot Access D: Drive, Showing 100% Usage in Task Manager

    Hello all, I have a C and D drive, both are M.2 SSD's. I have Windows installed on the C drive and originally intended to use the D drive as game storage. This has been an issue for quite some time. I cannot access the D drive at all in file explorer. If I click on it, file explorer becomes...
  20. Fireflew

    Question MSI Board M.2 Port Confusion

    Hi, Just in the process of building a new PC and have a quick question regarding where to put my M.2 drives. I have two Samsung 990 Pro 2TB drives and I want to install them on a MSI MPG Z790 Carbon WIFI board. There are five M.2 slots on the board with the following specs: M.2_1 Source...
  21. S

    Question Disk usage and Steam Write errors ?

    Working with a brand new Samsung Evo 870, and this pc has had this issue across multiple storage devices. When downloading a game through steam, and ONLY through steam, it will go well for about 15% of the download. After about that much, (It's never a consistent amount) the disk usage steadily...
  22. bedouinbro

    Question SSD suggestions ?

    So recently I bought a Samsung 870 EVO 250 gb sata ssd, turns out that it's a fake one! also, the Samsung Magician software doesn't detect it, which makes it a counterfeit product. the model number matches, but the serial numbers aren't matching also the benchmark appears to be inaccurate...
  23. S

    Question Need Help Choosing M.2 SSD for i3-8100 Desktop

    I've got an i3-8100 desktop with a Gigabyte H310-S2P motherboard, and I just found out it has an M.2 SSD slot. I've never used one before and need advice on which type of SSD to get. Can anyone suggest a compatible M.2 SSD type or generation? Also, any tips on what to tell the seller when buying...
  24. S

    Question Help Needed: Making Old Laptop Faster for Chrome (ACER V5 - 471p-6605)

    Hello enthusiasts, My old Acer V5-471P-6605 laptop is running really slow these days. It's got an Intel Core i3 processor, 4GB RAM, and a 500GB hard drive. I mainly use it for browsing with Chrome, but even with just 6-8 tabs open, it's struggling. I'm looking for some advice on how to speed it...
  25. D

    Question Replace a 4TB SSD in a NAS Enclosure with a 2TB SSD ?

    hello guys i have a DS220j NAS Enclosure with a single 4TB SSD inside of it. I'm not using even half of it on this NAS and i need local storage more to be honest, so i would like to replace the 4TB SSD inside this NAS with an empty 2TB SSD that i have. I would like to know how to do it, thanks.
  26. D

    Question SSD Not Detected in Bios

    I have this SSD (Samsung 870 EVO) for a couple of years. Suddenly last night it stopped working. In the Bios it doesn't show up. I have the Asus Gryphon Z87. In the SATA Configuration, it shows up as Empty. If I boot to Windows I can see the drive and it's drive letter, but cannot open it. So...
  27. Malus227

    Question I've installed a new SSD, but, it doesn't seem to be working.

    I got a new SSD to replace my old one. I put it into my laptop, ran the cloning thing that I was told to do, removed my old SSD and... It's not working? My laptop is recognising that it's there, if I check MSI Dragon Centre I can see it, if I look in my devices I can see it. It's on the BIOS...
  28. MatthewJamess

    Question Questions about transferring notebook drives

    I’m giving a family member my old notebook, to replace hers, and I have 2 questions: - First, I want to do a full format on my machine’s m.2 ssd. Can I do it on the notebook itself? Or should I transfer it to my PC in order to run a format on disk manager? Do I risk anything with my notebook’s...
  29. A

    Question Best budget NVMe ssd m.2?

    Hello, what is currently the best budget NVMe ssd m.2? I have a PCIe 3.0 mainboard. Thank you.
  30. Gundwane

    Question SSD causing BSODs and crashes?

    Hi everyone. I'm having some trouble with some crashes, and I think it might be the SSD, but I do not have much experience dealing with SSDs errors so... better ask the ones who knows. Everything started with a BSOD while playing a game on Windows (I think it was a CRITICAL_PROCESS_DIED error)...
  31. lost4cause

    Question Switching from HDD to SSD and files aren't showing up

    I just installed Win 10 Pro on a 2TB SSD (C: ), plus added a new 3TB SATA HDD. I installed Steam and Epic Games to the new 3TB (D: ) While trying to move my steam library from the old HD (E: ) that's almost full to D: I couldn't access any of the files that used to be in my steam library...
  32. A

    Question Samsung 990 pro and gigabyte b450m ds3h v2?

    Hello, Is it true that samsung 990 pro with heatsink or without works good in a gigabyte b450m ds3h v2?
  33. A

    Question Samsung evo 970 plus 2tb compatible with this list?

    Hello community, I wanted to know if the samsung evo 970 plus 2tb is compatible and works good with the gigabyte b450m ds3h v2 with ryzen 5 3600 and rx 6600. In the gigabyte website it stands: 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 SATA and PCIe x4/x2* SSD support) *...
  34. tanday

    Question RAM & SSD problems ?

    i got this prebuilt PC at the end of last year. I tried to replace my old ram sticks and ssd to this new pc hoping for higher performance but it seems the ram is broken so i took it out and replace with new ram and with the ssd at first it was ok using it but after a while pc shows some error so...
  35. Trying to by 4070

    Question NVME ssd running extremely slow at only 100Kb/s ?

    YES, you heard that right, this is a WD black nvme ssd, with a speed up to around 7000mbs(image is in the link). It is currently running at 1mbs, never reached over 500mbs, the read speed is usually even lower. SSD itself is fine, pretty sure, bought it a week ago. Can someone help... I updated...
  36. C

    Question Upgrading SSD in Asus Vivobook s510un

    As in title i want to upgrade SSD storage in my Asus Vivobook s510un. I have ssd connected to M2 2280 port which operates in SATA III. I read i documentation that my slots are: 2x DDR4 SO-DIMM slots 1x M.2 2280 PCIe 3.0x2 1x M.2 2280 SATA3 1x STD 2.5” SATA HDD I assume that bold ones refer to...
  37. S

    Question New NVMe SSD is detected in BIOS and Device Manager, but not Disk Management ?

    My WD BLACK SN850X 4TB NVMe SSD is detected in both the BIOS and Device Manager, but not in Disk Management. It also does not show up in Storage Spaces. Here are my specs: CPU - Intel i9-13900K MOBO - MSI Z790I Edge Wifi SSD - Sabrent Rocket Q4 2TB (in slot "M2_1") RAM - Corsair Dominator...
  38. Dalamix

    Question Encountering severe issues with Kingston NV2, getting weird warning in Event Viewer ?

    I've been playing a lot of ARK: Survival Evolved recently and am now encountering issues with the my Kingston NV2 where I have it installed. I find that when playing games like TEKKEN 8 or BeamNG.drive, they load perfectly fine and work flawlessly, but when trying to play ARK, it may take a...
  39. M

    Question External, expandable, multi-drive enclosure to connect to one PC ?

    To sum it up, I'm a pc gamer whose barely scratched the surface of actually understanding the tech and I'm trying to find a way to expand my pc's storage capability externally in a way that essentially future proofs it and ends the cycle of deleting games to make room for others in todays...
  40. bildeng

    Question Does faster NVMe m.2 SSD help load and boot times?

    Comparing a Solidigm P44 Pro verses a Solidigm P41 Plus. The Pro is definitely faster. TLC instead of QLC, has dram for cache, benchmarks notably faster. It's also considerably more expensive. With your Linux or whatever OS and a game installed on Pro instead of Plus, might I be able to...