Question M2 SSD Locked

[Titanion]

I have installed M2 SSDs before, but this was my first experience attempting to reformat a locked SSD. Picked it up used, installed it, and it was locked. After filling a few online guides that didn't work, I ended up using 3rd party software to delete the drive and format it. I will post details when I get home. I may has tweaked a few settings (being stupid) following directions that messed things up.

Anyway, on the path of attempting to unlock this SSD, and all I wanted to do was wipe it and use it, I messed up Windows 10. I now cannot I stall updates. In addition, when I attempt to manage storage from device manager, it stalls and I can no longer view or work with and of my hard drives. This remains true even after I removed the M2 SSD.

 

[rgd1101]

what did you do exactly to unlock this ssd?
could have just do a secure erase on the ssd

 

[SkyNetRising]

Picked it up used, installed it, and it was locked.

What model M.2 SSD ?
If it is locked because of exhausted write cycles, then the drive is done. Get a new drive.

 

[USAFRet]

Used and Locked.

It may well be that it is actually used up.
No more write cycles on the cells.

Make/model/price?

I'd be looking for a refund, rather than trying to "fix it".

 

[Titanion]

Micron M600 M2 256GB 12/25/2016.

$10 SSD picked up used.

Locked with an unknown history. It was secured with BitLocker.

Rather than asking here when I first encountered a problem, I started reading and trying things. Nothing seemed to work. I eventually used some AOMEI utility and was able to delete and reformat the drive.

 

[USAFRet]

OK then....

Locked with Bitlocker is completely different than 'locked' due to no more write cycles.

Completely unsure how this could have messed up the Win 10 install already in the system.

 

[Titanion]

My issue is now Windows 10 not updating and Disk Management not Connecting to Virtual Disk Service. The SSD is now erased and formatted, and as far as I know, working fine. I think Bitlocker was preventing me from doing a secure erase.

But could there be security settings that were present on Bitlocker that, after installing the SSD, have messed with security settings that prevent me from updating Windows and running Disk Management?

 

[USAFRet]

Bitlocker on that would not have prevented a secure erase.

Nothing on that used BL'd drive should have impacted the OS install on the original drive.

Unless you did something weird.

 

[Titanion]

VDS will not start, with several different approaches, currently set to Manual in Services, hangs on starting. ulib.dll will not work. SFC /Scannow does not work. Just noticed that that Regedit also will not load; I'm getting a bad image message. All HDDs are removed now except the SSD that the OS was installed on.

I have not tried booting in safe mode and attempting anything.

 

[rgd1101]

good thing is just $10. check the health?