Is my SSD dead?

gerico · 9 Jul 2014 at 00:32

I'm running a Corsair F120 and I've just got my new build up and running. It had a install of windows from the previous machine so i reformatted it and installed a fresh version. But after that I just got weird restarts and the odd blue screen that flash up so quick i couldnt see the error.

So i reformatted (again).

I booted from disk and once the welcome screen appears i hit SHIFT + f10 and typed "diskpart"

then "list disk" - i then saw my SSD so i typed:

"select disk 0" then "clean"

I then reinstalled windows on the SSD and when it gets to the windows completing install part, where it restarts and it should then prepare for first use, it blue screens and then restarts - but again its too quick for me to see the errors.

Any ideas? I'm totally lost as to why that didnt work. Also the SATA mode is set to AHCI already. And i also noticed after it tried to reboot itselfa few times it then says there wa a problem, do you want to run windows as normal or in safe mode and if i choose normal I then get to the "setup is preparing for first use" - but again after a few minutes it blue screens and restarts. Back to square one. Driving me slightly mad now.

Is it possibly fubar? Ive noticed its visible in the bios but sometimes it does seem to vanish which again, i cant explain but might point towards something?

wazza300 · 9 Jul 2014 at 00:38

what motherboard?

RJC · 9 Jul 2014 at 07:15

What are the rest of the system specs, you could have a faulty memory module.

Try running men test to rule out any other issues:

Bootable ISO so you don't need a operating system installed.

http://www.memtest.org/#downiso

gerico · 9 Jul 2014 at 07:26

wazza300 said:
what motherboard?

i7 4790K (Devils Canyon)
Gigabyte z97x SOC Force
8GB Corsair Dominator DDR3
2x Saphhire 290s

RJC said:
What are the rest of the system specs, you could have a faulty memory module.

Try running men test to rule out any other issues:

Bootable ISO so you don't need a operating system installed.

http://www.memtest.org/#downiso

Thanks, will give this a go tonight and let you know the results. There is also a sys fan header at the bottom of the mobo not working, although i figured it might just need a bios update to sort that, not sure if its related.

wazza300 · 9 Jul 2014 at 12:38

GA-Z97X-SOC Force - F7a https://www.mediafire.com/?row57n6hajwvao0

latest beta bios might help,flash using qflash

gerico · 9 Jul 2014 at 13:19

Best put this on a usb then?

wazza300 · 9 Jul 2014 at 13:21

yh,its safer to flash with qflash and usb

gerico · 9 Jul 2014 at 13:32

Ok cheers,

Will try this and let you know

mightymouse · 9 Jul 2014 at 13:51

Doesnt sound like its the SSD so you are gonna have to go through the painstaking task of testing each component.

Cheers

gerico · 9 Jul 2014 at 14:09

I hope to hell this isnt my mobo... Fingers crossed for bios update.

alexhaslam · 9 Jul 2014 at 14:34

I had a similar issue, flashed bios... no issues since. (very weird)

gerico · 9 Jul 2014 at 14:43

Well i hope that does it for me too, alex! Ill give it a go the moment i get home from work, ill be crossing everything

gerico · 9 Jul 2014 at 19:25

Good news,after bios update windows now boots. Although the fan in sys fan header 4 still not working, any ideas?

wazza300 · 9 Jul 2014 at 20:06

is it a four or three pin header?

gerico · 9 Jul 2014 at 20:16

wazza300 said:
is it a four or three pin header?

Its a 4