I have a system dual booting Linux and Windows 10. After about 10-15 minutes of using Windows 10 the system hangs (no BSOD, just a completely unresponsive desktop.) After a soft reboot, the main SSD (/dev/sda) is missing from BIOS, and the system can't be booted. After a hard reboot (turn off the system completely and restart) the drive is visible in BIOS again and bootable.
If I boot to Linux, I don't have any problem. I can use the system for hours without issue. This makes it look to me like a Windows problem, not hardware.
The Windows and Linux system partitions are both on the main drive (i.e. the one that's the problem.)
To be sure I did replace the SATA cable and tried to plug the drive into a different SATA port, but it had no effect.
If I boot to Linux, I don't have any problem. I can use the system for hours without issue. This makes it look to me like a Windows problem, not hardware.
The Windows and Linux system partitions are both on the main drive (i.e. the one that's the problem.)
To be sure I did replace the SATA cable and tried to plug the drive into a different SATA port, but it had no effect.
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