Hello,
I have just experienced a failure of my computer's o/s hard drive (Samsung 840 Pro SSD 128GB); I am not certain whether it is a hardware issue (the SSD drive itself) or a software issue (Windows 7/64).
My system seemed fine Thursday night on shutdown; when I did a cold start the next morning however, I got a blue screen immediately after the Windows welcome screen appeared, which disallowed the login screen to load. My system repeatedly tried to restart unsuccessfully.
My first thought was to do a parrallel reinstallation of Windows 7 (allowing me to retrieve data in the "windows.old" folder and repair any possible Win 7 problems). After numerous attempts, I was unable to re-install Windows and I received the following error: 0x80070057.
To look further into possible hardware issues, I replaced the boot SSD with a smaller capacity (64GB) SSD which already had Windows 7 loaded. I next plugged the old boot SSD in as a secondary internal drive, in hopes of accessing and retrieving the small amount of important data I foolishly stored on it.
My system has been running fine on the replacement SSD - my video card, power supply, etc. all seem to be working properly. I've been running the replacement SSD since Saturday morning without a hitch.
When I attempted to access the old boot SSD (was drive "C" - now "D"), I received a Windows error stating the drive was not accessible due to improper file structure. I went as far as to see whether Windows would format the SSD, but it was unable.
Would it seem that the 128GB SSD (original boot drive) has failed irreparably (hardware failure)?
If the drive may be salvageable, what steps must I take to access and restore the drive?
If this SSD has indeed failed, is there any way by which I may access the drive in hopes of
retrieving a small amount of important data?
Thank you in advance!
Steve
I have just experienced a failure of my computer's o/s hard drive (Samsung 840 Pro SSD 128GB); I am not certain whether it is a hardware issue (the SSD drive itself) or a software issue (Windows 7/64).
My system seemed fine Thursday night on shutdown; when I did a cold start the next morning however, I got a blue screen immediately after the Windows welcome screen appeared, which disallowed the login screen to load. My system repeatedly tried to restart unsuccessfully.
My first thought was to do a parrallel reinstallation of Windows 7 (allowing me to retrieve data in the "windows.old" folder and repair any possible Win 7 problems). After numerous attempts, I was unable to re-install Windows and I received the following error: 0x80070057.
To look further into possible hardware issues, I replaced the boot SSD with a smaller capacity (64GB) SSD which already had Windows 7 loaded. I next plugged the old boot SSD in as a secondary internal drive, in hopes of accessing and retrieving the small amount of important data I foolishly stored on it.
My system has been running fine on the replacement SSD - my video card, power supply, etc. all seem to be working properly. I've been running the replacement SSD since Saturday morning without a hitch.
When I attempted to access the old boot SSD (was drive "C" - now "D"), I received a Windows error stating the drive was not accessible due to improper file structure. I went as far as to see whether Windows would format the SSD, but it was unable.
Would it seem that the 128GB SSD (original boot drive) has failed irreparably (hardware failure)?
If the drive may be salvageable, what steps must I take to access and restore the drive?
If this SSD has indeed failed, is there any way by which I may access the drive in hopes of
retrieving a small amount of important data?
Thank you in advance!
Steve
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