Computer won't post with SSD connected

gilljoy

gilljoy

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Hi all,

I'm having a rather strange issue at the moment, my pc does not seem to complete post with my SSD plugged in.

The computer just hangs on this screen
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I can view the SSD fine when I boot using a linux live cd and then plug the ssd in.

Does anyone have an recommendations of what to do to check if the ssd has stopped working / check the condition of the drive? I'd ideally have to do this via a boot disk of some description.

Sorry I forgot to mention the SSD type its a Crucial M4 64gb.

The system has been working fine with the SSD since I got it but It wouldn't boot up today
 
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Sorry I forgot to mention,

the system has been working fine for over a year or so with the SSD installed but it just wouldn't boot today for some reason. I've not modified any firmware on the ssd or updated my bios.

Funnily enough the SSD is recognised when the motherboard is set to IDE mode instead of SATA and it correctly recognises the drive but I still cant boot
 
:(

It posts now and trys to boot windows ( it wont because windows was previously configured to boot via ahci)

Strange I want to double check everything before buying a new SSD
 
Cleared Cmos didn't work.
Then I updated the drive to the latest bios, didn't work.

The drive was correctly upgraded to the latest firmware by the manufacturers tool but the pc still hangs at post :(
 
so I've done the following so far:
  • Updated the motherboard bios
  • updated the SSD bios to latest version
  • Tried different cables
  • cleared CMOS

so just out of curiosity I plugged the SSD into my brothers laptop and low and behold it boots to windows fine.

Sounds like its the motherboard?
 
wazza300 said:
you deffo removed battery for 30 mins to clear cmos? and not by the clr scmos button or shorting the pins? sometimes battery removal is best
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yup took it out for 30 mins and its still happening.

I'll go up and take it out for an hour or so and see if that helps
 
can't even get into safe mode as it doesn't get past the achi startup screen :(

I've re-installed windows to my HDD and plugged the SSD in once windows had booted up and this is what SSDLife shows

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wazza300 said:
I've no idea what's up,is it a gigabyte motherboard? I've known some boards take overnight to fully clear the cmos with battery left out,sounds bizarre but I've seen it fix the issue,could try that tonight,other than that Idk what's causing it
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Yes sorry I should have said its a gigabyte ga-x58-usb3.

I'll do that tonight and see what happens tomorrow morning
 
Cmos battery removed now time to wait and see if it fixes it.

Could you link me to the beta bios? Or are they just the ones that are hosted on Gigabytes site?
 
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