Question Weird SSD problems...

[JaydenDev]

Basically, at a random point of time when I reboot my machine it won't boot. It'll get stuck at the "ASUS" BIOS logo. And then when I unplug, reboot, and plug the SSD back in, it boots just fine. No errors during use! Another thing, when I try to boot off a USB drive with the SSD plugged in it also freezes.

The only indicator lights that flash is a red light once during boot, and I've heard that's normal.

My motherboard is an ASUS P8B75-M

 

[Bob.B]

Basically, at a random point of time when I reboot my machine it won't boot. It'll get stuck at the "ASUS" BIOS logo. And then when I unplug, reboot, and plug the SSD back in, it boots just fine. No errors during use! Another thing, when I try to boot off a USB drive with the SSD plugged in it also freezes.

The only indicator lights that flash is a red light once during boot, and I've heard that's normal.

My motherboard is an ASUS P8B75-M

Post a screenshot from crystal disk info for all disk.

 

[JaydenDev]

Post a screenshot from crystal disk info for all disk.

https://ibb.co/0s45v9Y

 

[Bob.B]

https://ibb.co/0s45v9Y

Nothing shows bad.

Is there some reason you did not use the sata 3 port for the ssd?

 

[JaydenDev]

Nothing shows bad.

Is there some reason you did not use the sata 3 port for the ssd?

I do believe this is a motherboard from 2012 paired with an SSD purchased in 2020. So it's highly likely there's a bottleneck.

I'm pretty much lost with whats wrong with my system. Now when a USB drive is plugged in it just does a reboot loop.

Here's the entire PC's specs in case needed:

CPU: Intel Core i5 2400
GPU: Nvidia GTX 1050ti (4gb VRAM, ASUS card)
RAM: 3gb 4x (12gb) 1333 MHz
SSD: Sandisk SDSSDH3512G (512 GB Capacity)
Motherboard: ASUS P8B75-M
BIOS Revision: Latest
Operating System/System Software: Windows 10 Professional (19044.2006) 22H1 (I think)

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When using a different drive and plugging in a USB drive, it still gets stuck on the logo. Only one test of the known working drive has been done, so I have yet to determine whether it is the cable or the drive.

 

[JaydenDev]

Yay! Looks like instead of every 5 reboots or so it stops working after EVERY reboot and I have to replug the SSD EVERY REBOOT.

Also my GPU is acting funny

 

[Bob.B]

Yay! Looks like instead of every 5 reboots or so it stops working after EVERY reboot and I have to replug the SSD EVERY REBOOT.

Also my GPU is acting funny

Connect to the sata 3 port on the mobo.....test.

 

[JaydenDev]

Connect to the sata 3 port on the mobo.....test.

I don't have a Sata 3 port its an old MB. That won't solve the issue anyway

 

[Bob.B]

I don't have a Sata 3 port its an old MB. That won't solve the issue anyway

You do have a sata 3 port on the mobo.

Try it.

 

[JaydenDev]

You do have a sata 3 port on the mobo.

Try it.

I heavily question how that will fix the issue.

Also the only ports are a Sata 3G port, and a Sata 6G port. The Sata 3G being present, and the Sata 6G being just a mountain point for a header.

Update: Sata 3G is Sata 2, I don't have Sata 3 with this board.

 

[Bob.B]

I heavily question how that will fix the issue.

Also the only ports are a Sata 3G port, and a Sata 6G port. The Sata 3G being present, and the Sata 6G being just a mountain point for a header.

Update: Sata 3G is Sata 2, I don't have Sata 3 with this board.

This says it's a gray port on the mobo.

https://www.comx.co.za/P8B75-M-specifications-61700.htm

It's just a test to get it out of the mix.

 

[JaydenDev]

This says it's a gray port on the mobo.

https://www.comx.co.za/P8B75-M-specifications-61700.htm

It's just a test to get it out of the mix.

The chip set supports Sata 3, the motherboard does too. It just doesn't have a Sata 3 port, it's merely a mounting spot.

 

[JaydenDev]

It appears that the system works fine even after rebooting as long as I don't boot off the SSD. Unplugging the Sata change but not the power cable didn't fix the issue even temporarily. So it has to be something related to power.

 

[Bob.B]

It appears that the system works fine even after rebooting as long as I don't boot off the SSD. Unplugging the Sata change but not the power cable didn't fix the issue even temporarily. So it has to be something related to power.

Could be a power issue.

Just to get it out of the mix.

Try a different sata port on the mobo.

Try a different sata cable.

 

[JaydenDev]

Could be a power issue.

Just to get it out of the mix.

Try a different sata port on the mobo.

Try a different sata cable.

I've done both several times already

 

[Bob.B]

I've done both several times already

OK.....do you have another source for power?

 

[JaydenDev]

OK.....do you have another source for power?

I've tried several cables. But it might be an issue with the port on the SSD itself. What should I look for there.

 

[Bob.B]

I've tried several cables. But it might be an issue with the port on the SSD itself. What should I look for there.

You said something about you tried a different drive and still had the problem.

What do you mean you tried several different cables?
What cables?

 

[JaydenDev]

You said something about you tried a different drive and still had the problem.

What do you mean you tried several different cables?
What cables?

I tried a different drive and the USB drive didn't work, I did no further testing if it.

 

[Bob.B]

I tried a different drive and the USB drive didn't work, I did no further testing if it.

Just to get it out of the mix take this other drive and the ssd to a working machine and see if they function.

 

[mamasan2000]

Are you sure it is the SSD? When I get similar issues, it is always some USB-device. Doesn't have to be storage. BIOS just struggles identifying the USB device so a boot takes forever. Try unplugging USB-devices until it goes away. It could be USB-device, it could be a USB-port as well. I know I have one faulty USB-port. Linux told me (in the boot-up logs). So I don't use that port.
Just last week I had a MicroSD-card that was so damaged, no partitioning program would work on it. I tried in Linux, in Windows. And it would take forever to boot my machine. I used a USB-toMicroSD-adapter. So that explains it.

 

[JaydenDev]

after hours of tinkering and doing things, it no longer freezes after a reboot. But one issue still exists.

If ANY USB drive is plugged into the device, and a reboot is done. It will freeze at the bios logo, and whenever a USB drive is unplugged and I reboot again.. it works