Disk 0 Not Initialized

[John Rivs]

Coming from this thread (http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/answers/id-3690583/suddenly-takes-long-time-boot.html), I found out something happened to my Samsung 850 Pro making POST take way longer than usual.

It all happened after a BSOD:

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  Stop code: IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
  What failed: ntoskrnl.exe

Diskpart

Disk Management:

When I choose GPT it says "The specified disk is not convertible because the size is less than the minimum size required for GPT disks." and when I choose MBR it says "The system cannot find the file specified."

The BSOD happened on Apr 18 at 17:43:52 and these are the drive's recent events.

These are events related to trying to initialize disk

Gparted in Ubuntu can't see the drive. BIOS can't see the drive. I've tried a different SATA cable on a different SATA port in the motherboard. SeaTools can't see any drive. Samsung's HUtil doesn't even boot. Disk Utility from macOS in a bootable USB drive can't see the SSD.

 

[rocktalkrock]

Have you looked at the 850 Pro using Samsung's Magician Software tool?

Causes of "PFN_LIST_CORRUPT" Blue Screen Errors

Incorrectly configured, old, or corrupted device drivers. (very common)
Corruption in Windows registry from a recent software change (install or uninstall).
Virus or malware infection that has corrupted Windows system files or Windows Operating System-related program files.
Driver conflict after installing new hardware.
Damaged or removed system files after you’ve installed software or drivers related to Windows Operating System.
Error 0x4E blue screen caused by a damaged hard disk.
PFN_LIST_CORRUPT STOP error due to memory (RAM) corruption.

 

[John Rivs]

Samsung Magician can't see the drive. The error appeared before PFN_LIST_CORRUPT. I don't think I've seen 0x4E so far. My system works fine overall, on my boot drive.

Those are a varied list of reasons.. any way to narrow it down?

 

[rocktalkrock]

Samsung Magician can't see the drive. The error appeared before PFN_LIST_CORRUPT. I don't think I've seen 0x4E so far. My system works fine overall, on my boot drive.

Those are a varied list of reasons.. any way to narrow it down?

If you can't reformat the drive and Samsung's own software can't even detect the drive, it seems like the drive is dead. You should contact Samsung Customer Support for help. The 850 Pro has a 10 year warranty, so they may offer to RMA the faulty drive.

 

[John Rivs]

I see.. the warranty seems to be 10 years, as you say, or 150 Terabytes written, which I don't think I've reached. I'm gonna try to get some support from them.

Also, I just remembered PFN_LIST_CORRUPT only happened when I pushed my memory to 3200MHz. Because I updated the BIOS to the latest version I tried that number. Unlike previous times, I was able to get into Windows. Before (back when I bought the parts), it wouldn't go past POST. But then I noticed some odd things like apps not loading properly and Chrome extensions crashing, so I'd say that particular BSOD has to do with pushing the memory to 3200MHz. I've got it back to 3066MHz, as usual.

I've got the feeling that's not simply a hardware failure. Really hoping the drive is just in some sort of corrupted state.

Thanks for your help in this thread and the other.

 

[mdd1963]

Do you have another computer you can install the drive into to check if both systems show no data/unitialized for that drive? (Concur getting with Samsung for possible RMA; 850 Pros have an excellent reliability record, but, any manufacturers' drive can and will occasionally fail...)

 

[John Rivs]

Do you have another computer you can install the drive into to check if both systems show no data/unitialized for that drive? (Concur getting with Samsung for possible RMA; 850 Pros have an excellent reliability record, but, any manufacturers' drive can and will occasionally fail...)

No, but I do have one of those external cases for hard drives, although I'm not sure it works for 2.5". Maybe I can launch Ubuntu or some other tool and connect the drive via USB, hoping that it gets recognized so I can zero it out. Anything that gets me closer to factory state.