Ssd troubles help

Grimmster441

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Hi,
I have a ssd that, well im not sure if its bad or not. Heres what happens, i have the ssd set as my os drive all it holds is my os and other small programs, now what happens is when booting up games that are stored on my hdd they freeze and stop responding. It kept getting worse to the point to were i can not even shut down the computer or bring up task manager.

This all started when my computer decided it wanted to try to install windows 10, im not sure what happened but it locked me out when i was playing a game and it tried to install or download and just froze. I system restored and it worked but then the symptoms of it freezing started happening. At first it only happened when opening up my games, then slowly got worse started freezing in game and then letting me play again, finally to the point that was explained above.

Ive formated my ssd and it worked well for about 2 weeks then started happening again. I was just wondering if anyone has heard or even had a problem like this, and if so is there a way to fix it?
 
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Hey there again, @Grimmster441!

The operating system is tied to the motherboard of the computer, meaning that you won't be able to boot into the OS on this SSD from another working PC. That's why I recommend you to plug it as a secondary drive. The system (if it already has a boot drive) will be able to recognize its primary go-to drive and still detect yours as a data drive. If the SSD is working properly, it should show up as another Local drive on the other PC.

Either way, back up all your important data from it before you proceed tampering with the storage.

Let me know how it goes.
SuperSoph_WD
Hey there, @Grimmster441!

I'd strongly recommend you check your SSD's health and SMART attributes using a specific diagnostic utility. I'd also advise you to backup all your important data before you proceed with the troubleshooting to avoid any potential data loss in the process. Afterwards, check the status of your SSD using its brand-specific utility. If you don't have it installed already, go to the SSD manufacturer's official website. The tool should help you determine if the firmware is up-to-date and also if the SSD is properly configured in your system.

I'm not sure if you have tried this already, but the issues with performance of the solid-state drive could also be coming from a failed connectivity to it. My recommendation is to swap the SATA cable you are using to connect the SSD to the mobo and also try out a different SATA III (6Gb/s) port. If you have access to another PC, you could also attempt to plug the drive there and check how it will behave.

Hope this helps. Keep me posted. :)
SuperSoph_WD
 
I have not tried to use the diagnosis tools, ill have to try it. As for plugging it in to a new computer i can do that but would i set that as my primary drive along with installing windows on it again, because like i said it has my os on it and idk if it will give the same problems if i just plug it in.

 
Hey there again, @Grimmster441!

The operating system is tied to the motherboard of the computer, meaning that you won't be able to boot into the OS on this SSD from another working PC. That's why I recommend you to plug it as a secondary drive. The system (if it already has a boot drive) will be able to recognize its primary go-to drive and still detect yours as a data drive. If the SSD is working properly, it should show up as another Local drive on the other PC.

Either way, back up all your important data from it before you proceed tampering with the storage.

Let me know how it goes.
SuperSoph_WD
 
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