Has my M.2 drive kicked the ghost ?

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brilab

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Got my pc from PCS back in 2019. This evening it froze on me & it wouldn’t even enter task manager.
I got a warning last year about an imminent Hdd failure. And now when it posts I get the message to backup & replace my hdd.
Press F1 to run setup.

I have attached a small screen shot to show the error message.

I’m I correct in think the M.2 is gone ?

Could I just replace with another from say Amazon or should I get one from PCS ?

Thanks for ur advice in advance

Brian
 

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brilab

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SpyderTracks said:
Can you post your full specs from the order page of your account?
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Is this what u mean ?

I know it’s out of warranty

I’m just asking if I’m correct in that I need to replace the m.2 ssd & should I buy it from PCS or from Amazon



Case
FRACTAL FOCUS G BLACK GAMING CASE (Window)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i5 Six Core Processor i5-9600K (3.7 GHz) 9 MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® PRIME Z390-P: ATX, LGA1151, USB 3.1, SATA 6GBs - RGB Ready
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 2400MHz (1 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
NONE, I ALREADY HAVE A GRAPHICS CARD
1st M.2 SSD Drive
128GB ADATA SX6000 LITE M.2 2280 (1800 MB/R, 1200 MB/W)
1st Storage Drive
1TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 64MB CACHE
Power Supply
CORSAIR 450W VS SERIES™ VS-450 POWER SUPPLY
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
PCS FrostFlow 100 V2 Series High Performance CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
NO RECOVERY MEDIA REQUIRED
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Microsoft® Edge
Cable Management
PCS 1.5M Zip Cable Tidy - Professional Cable Management
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
DPD PICKUP - COLLECT FROM YOUR LOCAL SHOP FROM 12 NOON
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 5 to 7 working days
Welcome Book
PCSpecialist Welcome Book - United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland
Logo Branding
PCSpecialist Logo
Price: £0.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/intel-z370-pc/tKr7R2dehN/
 
ubuysa

ubuysa

The BSOD Doctor
All I can tell you is that if I saw that message I'd be doing exactly what it says on the tin; back it up and replace that drive.

If you don't want to do that yet then download CrystalDiskInfo and post a screenshot of the drive's SMART data from there.
 
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brilab

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ubuysa said:
All I can tell you is that if I saw that message I'd be doing exactly what it says on the tin; back it up and replace that drive.

If you don't want to do that yet then download CrystalDiskInfo and post a screenshot of the drive's SMART data from there.
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I’m unable to do what you suggest as no matter what i do it always circles back to asking me what i attached in the screen shot.
F1 takes me to set-up. it never boots up into Windows, so can’t even get to download the crystaldiskinfo.

Can’t even back the data up. I’m thinking it’s a hardware failure. It’s lasted me 4yrs, so only a matter of when it fails.

Wish i could.
 
sck451

sck451

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I'd get a new M.2 drive and install Windows to it and boot from there. Get something halfway decent, say a 1TB drive from a reputable brand (Solidigm, Crucial, Samsung, Corsair, WD, Seagate, etc) and you'll be able to carry it forward into a future build.

You may then be able to see the data on the old drive, but I would not bank on it.
 
SpyderTracks

SpyderTracks

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Unfortunately with an SSD if you get any warning signs, they fail really quick, the fact you got warning signs at all is unusually, usually they're working one minute and stone Cold the next.

It's just the nature of SSD's, that's why never store data on an SSD, always on an HDD storage drive.

Plus side is they're cheap to replace and reinstalling windows takes no time these days.
 
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