Question NVMe SSD data recovery with a hitch ?

[Quadrajet]

I had a Intel 13th gen platform I've been using for 2 years. Did a BIOS update for recent intel microcode update. System became highly unstable in the following couple of hours.

Eventually failed to boot or post and get into BIOS(maybe as codes showed normal as if it had finished but it turned off right after so I think the display just didn't have time to wake up and display anything approx 3-4 seconds). I ended up ordering a new Motherboard and CPU. I put the old memory into the the new AM5 Setup with my Samsung 9100 pro which has been in use for a few months now.

System setup and all working fine. I decided to add a HD in to see if I could backup the data on the drive to the SSD and I got into windows and started but it crashed(powered off self protect((again just making an assumption based on my experience with electronics and circuit breakers)) With the new board I have to power cycle the the motherboard the old fashioned way to reset what I'm assuming is a circuit breaker but in doing so it'll try and boot again and just like the last system, fail to make it to BIOS.

My other system would continuously cycle off(loud click), then power back on and try and boot again over and over. I discovered I could leave it off overnight and a cold boot would maybe get me to OS. maybe at least post and try to launch.. ie windows logo.

This brings me to my question but I thought the context may be pertinent. I know I can access the drive and the files are there. However anytime there is a lot of disk activity it's shut down. Is there anyway to force the HD to run slower as to maybe not heat up the drive as it seems to be affected by heat. Hardware solutions etc? Not concerned with speed. It can take days or weeks if need be. Nothing is life changing if I lose the data. I would just like to try and recover it, if possible.

P.S. I had all 4 drives in my Old system. 4TB 9100 Pro in the GenV slot splitting lanes with Video Card. 1TB 990 Pro and a 2 TB 980 Pro which ran off the chipset. Finally I had a 4TB SSD for backup purposes(large file storage).I'm going to assume since both NVME drives(the 1 and 2TB Samsung) on the chipset failed at the same time the motherboard was the cause. Not sure if it was CPU related or not but it has no apparent damage to the socket or CPU

Old System was Asus Z690-E Gaming Wifi
Intel 13600K
32G of Corsair DDR5
RTX4090
Seasonic 1200W with native 12pin connector for Video Card.
System was not overclocked and all limits were enforced in BIOS and were for a long time now since the Intel Fiasco.

New System Uses Same PSU, Memory, 4TB Samsung 9100 Pro, 4TB SSD(Sata), RTX 4090 and all other Periphials. Essentially the only thing the New system has is the new 9800X3D and Motherboard.

 

[Aeacus]

Full system specs, including PSU make and model (or part number) is? Also, how old the PSU is, and was the PSU bought new or used/refurbished?

but I thought the context may be pertinent.

This solid wall of text makes it very difficult to read all that and follow what you said. 😒 Didn't read most of it. If you add proper spacing with chapters, then i can read the rest.

I know I can access the drive and the files are there.

If you can access HDD, copy/paste the stuff over, before HDD gives up the ghost for good. IF it is HDD issue to begin with (which i doubt).

Is there anyway to force the HD to run slower as to maybe not heat up the drive as it seems to be affected by heat.

HDDs operate at fixed speeds. Either 5400 RPM or 7200 RPM. There is no adjustable RPM that you can choose based on your feel.

Also, platter spinning doesn't create that much heat. What creates heat, is the read/write arm moving and reading/writing data.
E.g take your 9100 Pro. Look it's temps from Samsung Magician. Then benchmark the drive (either via Samsung Magician or CrystalDiskMark) and look how the temp jumps up. There are no moving pars on NVMe SSD, yet the temp goes up when data is written to it.

 

[Quadrajet]

Full system specs, including PSU make and model (or part number) is? Also, how old the PSU is, and was the PSU bought new or used/refurbished?


This solid wall of text makes it very difficult to read all that and follow what you said. 😒 Didn't read most of it. If you add proper spacing with chapters, then i can read the rest.


If you can access HDD, copy/paste the stuff over, before HDD gives up the ghost for good. IF it is HDD issue to begin with (which i doubt).


HDDs operate at fixed speeds. Either 5400 RPM or 7200 RPM. There is no adjustable RPM that you can choose based on your feel.

Also, platter spinning doesn't create that much heat. What creates heat, is the read/write arm moving and reading/writing data.
E.g take your 9100 Pro. Look it's temps from Samsung Magician. Then benchmark the drive (either via Samsung Magician or CrystalDiskMark) and look how the temp jumps up. There are no moving pars on NVMe SSD, yet the temp goes up when data is written to it.

If you didn't read then I'm not sure how you could help.

HD will not allow Old system to boot . Install NVME drive into another computer that is stable and instantly causes the problem old system was having. Refer to comment above.

access drive copy paste. Hmm Why didn't I think of that. Read

HD was used loosely as solid state drives don't have spinning platters. Hmm.. Maybe read?

 

[Aeacus]

If you didn't read then I'm not sure how you could help.

Well, if you don't add proper spacing, then there's little incentive for me to read that wall of text. It is hurting my eyes and my eyes are far important to me than your data recovery issue.

You've now added some more info, but the initial text is still one blob of text. Courtesy goes a long way.

HD will not allow Old system to boot

HD? as in High Definition? Or HDD as in Hard Disk Drive?

Install NVME drive into another computer that is stable and instantly causes the problem old system was having.

Clearly something got cooked in the Intel system. As with AMD system, switching the NVMe over as data drive, should not make AMD system unstable. Since NVMe drive would act as a data drive. Now, if you switch over the OS drive and try to boot from it, then that's a bad idea and this is not how proper data recovery is made. You need to install new, clean OS to your AMD system, not port the old OS and drive over.

 

[Quadrajet]

Well, if you don't add proper spacing, then there's little incentive for me to read that wall of text. It is hurting my eyes and my eyes are far important to me than your data recovery issue.

You've now added some more info, but the initial text is still one blob of text. Courtesy goes a long way.


HD? as in High Definition? Or HDD as in Hard Disk Drive?


Clearly something got cooked in the Intel system. As with AMD system, switching the NVMe over as data drive, should not make AMD system unstable. Since NVMe drive would act as a data drive. Now, if you switch over the OS drive and try to boot from it, then that's a bad idea and this is not how proper data recovery is made. You need to install new, clean OS to your AMD system, not port the old OS and drive over.

You know what I do when I get to content I don't like for whatever reason. I close it and move on. I see absolutely no reason to make this information a work of art. It takes a whole 20 seconds to read that.

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[Wolfshadw]

To all. Be civil or be gone.

@Quadrajet - While there is no specific rule about punctuation or spacing, proper use is preferred. Walls of text are indeed difficult to read. Additionally, name-calling is a definite no-no here.

@Aeacus - Quadrajet has a point. If the format of the provided information is difficult for you, then just leave the thread and move on.

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