SSD/Motherboard/Sata 3.0 failing

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Alright, so for about a year now, I will periodically get the message that no boot device has been found when restarting/turning on my system. Sometimes it is fixed by ctrl+alt+dlt restarting a few times and/or entering the bios boot menu. More recently, I have had to disconnect/reconnect the SSD from the mobo and it will start up fine. Also more recently, my PC will freeze up, requiring a reboot, and when I do I get said message. Due to the aforementioned quick fix, the problem has to be with the SSD or mobo. I have already elimated the posibility of already bad sata cable. Which one do you think is more likely? I have no problem replacing the drive, but I really don't want to pay top $ for another Asus p9x79 le or better replacement right now.
 
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The first thing I would do is power down and disconnect the power cable. The remove and re-install all cards, ram sticks cable connectors, etc. Every one of them. Then blow everything out with compressed air and generally just clean everything.

Then re-install and reconnect everything and try it again. It amazes me how many times this gets a buggy system up and running again.

If that doesn't correct the problem I would suspect the SSD depending on its age. You said you've had the problem for a year so I'm guessing it is older than that. How much older might be an indication. We think of them as "solid state" but even the chips and circuit boards expand when heated and contract when cooled so there is some physical stress there even if they don't have moving parts.
 
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I really doubt this is the answer, but I had a similar problem with a serial drive I had for a couple years. I found that the cable was getting loose where it attached to the HD. Not having much experience with serial drives at that point, I tried taping it to the HD. Lame, no?

Later, I realized I was using the WRONG cable! I had been using the straight connection that is used for the front panel, not the cable whose connection is perpendicular to the cable (kind of like a snake about to attack, if that makes sense). That one fits much more snugly and won't loosen. Worth checking into.
 
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At some point I may try that. It's good to keep your PC clean!
I blow it out at the very least once a month, sometimes after disconnecting all sata/ power cables, ram, and gpu (the easy stuff,) but I haven't disconnected and cleaned everything since I built it in December of 2012. I have only upgraded the gpu since then.



You should always use the perpendicular end for the drive, and the straight end for the mobo, but thanks for the comment.
 
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