Hello, before explaining my issue, here is my current system config:
Asus Strix Z270-E
Intel Core i5 7600K
16GB DDR4 GSkill Trident-Z
EVGA 750W PSU
Samsung 970 EVO Plus 500GB (Windows 10 Drive)
Samsung 960 EVO 250GB (Storage for Ableton Live Samples/VST)
Both NVME drives are set to PCI-E Gen 3, X4 Speed in Bios.
So, before upgrading my system drive from 960 EVO to a 970 Evo Plus last week, I never experienced any issue at all.
I did a fresh W10 install, with only the 970 Connected, and after installing all the drivers (including NVME Samsung drivers) I reconnected all my other drives.
-1TB Sata HDD (Storage)
-128GB Sata SSD (Debian)
-250GB Sata SSD (Storage)
Reformatted the 960 and as soon as I started copying over some files from 1TB HDD to 960, I've experienced Blue Screens or unresponsive Windows (Can move mouse and some window, but everything else was froozen, CTRL-ALT-DEL not working, hard reset required)
I've tried resetting my bios to defaults, as I have some light OC, but the issue persisted.
Somehow I managed to copy all my files and the system seems to be stable.
But today the issue started again.
I was using Ableton Live, and while browsing trough Samples, opening VST's and so on (on the 960), I experienced the same complete freeze as before.
Couldn't do anything, only hard reset.
I tried again the file copy test, because I was thinking Ableton was the culprit, but it frooze again while copying files from 960 to 1TB HDD.
I don't know what is really going on, because even if the new 970 is defective, the issue happens when accessing the 960!
All the drivers are installed and updated, In Samsung Magician everything is on the latest update.
But there is something strange, I cannot do a Benchmark/ Diagnostic test on the 960 because in Samsung Magician it says Volume Not Found, even if it is there and accessible in Windows.
Asus Strix Z270-E
Intel Core i5 7600K
16GB DDR4 GSkill Trident-Z
EVGA 750W PSU
Samsung 970 EVO Plus 500GB (Windows 10 Drive)
Samsung 960 EVO 250GB (Storage for Ableton Live Samples/VST)
Both NVME drives are set to PCI-E Gen 3, X4 Speed in Bios.
So, before upgrading my system drive from 960 EVO to a 970 Evo Plus last week, I never experienced any issue at all.
I did a fresh W10 install, with only the 970 Connected, and after installing all the drivers (including NVME Samsung drivers) I reconnected all my other drives.
-1TB Sata HDD (Storage)
-128GB Sata SSD (Debian)
-250GB Sata SSD (Storage)
Reformatted the 960 and as soon as I started copying over some files from 1TB HDD to 960, I've experienced Blue Screens or unresponsive Windows (Can move mouse and some window, but everything else was froozen, CTRL-ALT-DEL not working, hard reset required)
I've tried resetting my bios to defaults, as I have some light OC, but the issue persisted.
Somehow I managed to copy all my files and the system seems to be stable.
But today the issue started again.
I was using Ableton Live, and while browsing trough Samples, opening VST's and so on (on the 960), I experienced the same complete freeze as before.
Couldn't do anything, only hard reset.
I tried again the file copy test, because I was thinking Ableton was the culprit, but it frooze again while copying files from 960 to 1TB HDD.
I don't know what is really going on, because even if the new 970 is defective, the issue happens when accessing the 960!
All the drivers are installed and updated, In Samsung Magician everything is on the latest update.
But there is something strange, I cannot do a Benchmark/ Diagnostic test on the 960 because in Samsung Magician it says Volume Not Found, even if it is there and accessible in Windows.
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