Question M.2 Dies after BSOD

[Dontletmedrown]

Hi guys
CPU: AMD RYZEN 5 5600X
MOBO: Msi MAG B550 tomahawk
RAM: 2 x 8GB Kingston Fury 3200 RAM
STORAGE: Samsung 860 evo 500gb ssd
Backup Samsung 1TB HDD
GPU: RTX 3060 12GB LHR
PSU: Corsair cx600M
Stock coolers

Issue in question: Crucial P3 plus 1tb m.2


Been doing alot of game dev/animation stuff recently. Upgraded mobo, cpu, gpu, ram and storage just before Christmas to current specs, watching some videos last night to pass time, and got a BSOD. "UNEXPECTED_STORE_EXCEPTION"

And since then the m.2 drive isn't detectable in bios as a boot drive. Don't have access to a windows recovery key (USB pen that that was on has since been damaged)
Not sure if the m.2 drive has gone or not.
Tried the m.2 drive in both slots, both not discoverable.

 

[Lutfij]

Welcome to the forums, newcomer!

PSU: Corsair cx600M
That PSU shouldn't be in your build. In fact, try and source(borrow, not buy) a reliably built higher wattage PSU and see if the issue persists.

What BIOS version do you have on your motherboard?

 

[Dontletmedrown]

Yeah the psu is a bit older and underpowered than I'd like, but it seemed to be running fine.
Not sure if I'll be able to get a loan of one but I'll give it a try.

Bios version: E7C91AMS. AA0

 

[Pextaxmx]

was the 860 EVO brand new when you upgraded last winter? Because 860 EVO has been replaced with 870 EVO for a while. Or is there chance your drive is actually 870 EVO? if so, 870 EVO is prone to fail early.

 

[MWink64]

was the 860 EVO brand new when you upgraded last winter? Because 860 EVO has been replaced with 870 EVO for a while. Or is there chance your drive is actually 870 EVO? if so, 870 EVO is prone to fail early.

I don't think the 870 EVO has a M.2 variant. It would have to be an 860 EVO or something else.

 

[Dontletmedrown]

Sorry I should've elaborated, the m.2 drive is a crucial p3 plus 1TB.
The Samsung evo is a normal sata ssd, and is mainly game dev/animation storage so if I can avoid formatting that to use as a boot drive, it'd be great
The issue I'm having is the m.2 drive (the crucial p3) that's not being picked up in bios

 

[Dontletmedrown]

Also, when I upgraded over winter, everything was brand new (don't trust second hand ssd's. Learned my lesson with that last year when I lost a sizeable amount of college work due to the drive at the time packing in)

 

[dwd999]

Also, when I upgraded over winter, everything was brand new (don't trust second hand ssd's. Learned my lesson with that last year when I lost a sizeable amount of college work due to the drive at the time packing in)

It sounds like you're smart enough to think outside of the windows box. If you have a working usb you could (1) download the windows installer, mount it on the usb and boot that to see if it offers you any repair options; or (2) download a linux distro, mount it on the usb and boot that to see if that can access the m.2. These would be the best ways of determining if the m.2 is still functional and if any thing on it can be saved.

 

[CelicaGT]

If it is not seen in BIOS it has almost certainly failed. There are few options for you at this point. Replace the drive or claim warranty if applicable, hopefully the issue was simply a bad drive and nothing beyond that. On a positive note storage prices are at an insane low right now.

 

[Dontletmedrown]

Yeah, my plan of action is to get a windows drive, get it to boot from that, check updates and stuff (from further research I've found some updates or drivers can cause a drive to be undetectable? Not sure how but worth a shot)
If that's a no-go RMA the drive and get a new one sent out, cos a life of 6 months isn't what I expected.
Another user also suggested a new PSU, which I might look into (at present, draw max under load is 400/500W), but the PSU is rather old (if say bordering on 6/7 years now)