More Accessible SSD
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Hello everyone.
On my last startup of Windows 10, I found myself in my BIOS several times in a row. There is no trace of my SSD in it.
After checking, I realized that my SATA cable and the power supply for my SSD were disconnected (I still can't explain how this is possible, having a desktop PC that, as its name suggests, doesn't move...?)
I reconnected it, thinking that my little scare would end there and that everything would come back to normal, but now my hard drive is indeed recognized by my BIOS, but when I try to boot into Windows, it attempts an automatic repair and ends up telling me that it has failed. I have tried pretty much all the proposed solutions: safe mode, reinstalling from a restore point, but each time I end up back at the failed repair attempt.
The fact that my SSD got disconnected while powered on has probably caused a failure in it, I imagine?
I await your help and suggestions, thank you in advance.
1 answer
Hello,
To diagnose, and if you have data to recover, from a working PC, you can download the ISO file of Hiren's Boot CD PE (WinPE)
https://www.hirensbootcd.org/download/
(At the bottom > HBCD_PE_x64.iso)
And Rufus or Ventoy (With Ventoy you can put multiple ISOs, but you need to set Secure Boot On or Off according to the USFI BIOS settings)
https://rufus.ie/fr/
https://www.ventoy.net/en/download.html
Create a bootable USB drive using Rufus or Ventoy
If the PC is old, you need to create the drive in MBR mode
If it is recent (Windows 8 or higher), in GPT mode for EFI
Boot from it through the PC's Boot Menu
You can search on Google "[Brand Model] Boot Menu Key"
Use (In Hiren's Programs) in Hard Disk Tools > Diagnostics > CrystalDiskInfo and check if the disk is detected as Good.
Copy data if possible (Copy > Paste)
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From another PC, use MediaCreationTool to download a Windows 10 ISO file (For another PC). For Windows 11, if compatible, you can download it directly, to create a USB drive of 8 to 16GB or more for upgrading, repairing, or installing Windows
Windows 10
https://www.microsoft.com/fr-fr/software-download/windows10/
Windows 11
https://www.microsoft.com/fr-fr/software-download/windows11
When you have the Windows ISO file, you can create a Bootable USB drive with Rufus or Ventoy
Boot from it using the PC's Boot Menu key
You can search on Google "[Brand Model] Boot Menu Key"
Choose "Custom installation" (Not upgrade)
No need to format if there is space, if there are data, they will be found in a Windows.old folder (Which will automatically delete after 10 days)
Install on the same partition, or optionally, delete all system partitions and create a new one (Deletes the data).