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Tyger1048

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So I bought a SV300 Kingston 120GB SSD over the summer, so not too long ago. I put Windows on it and made it the drive I wanted to boot to, keeping windows on my 1TB HDD. However, after a few months it said there was a problem with Windows and so I formatted the SSD, reinstalled Windows on it, and had to set everything else up again. Then, a couple of months after that, it did the same thing again, and so I formatted the SSD and started again. And now, it has done it a third time (by now it could be a fourth time). This time it has only been a week or two from when I last formatted it. This time I think I have found the issue. When I boot to the HDD (as it still has Windows on it) the Windows folder is still there on the SSD, and all the folders are still accessible etc. The last time is formatted and reinstalled, I set it up so I was booting the Windows Boot Manager option, which just booted me to the SSD Windows, however just now this option has gone and unless I force it to boot to the SSD which just says I have a problem with Windows, it boots to the HDD. So I think that its just becoming unbootable, or boot partitions are getting lost/broken, so is there a way I can fix this issue, and if possible with having to format and start again (again).
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It might be a problem with your Kingston SSD. We've had a number of problems with that model SSD (purchased about 3 or 4 years ago) and we consider it a "dog". Now I believe Kingston has upgraded the model (maybe more than once) using more-or-less the same model #. I believe we still have two of them around which we use from time-to-time for non-critical data (never use it any more for installing an OS).

Anyway, check it out with Kingston's "Data Manager" program, assuming you haven't done so already. (Always check out the health of your boot and/or secondary drive when you run into problems of the sort you're experiencing).
http://www.kingston.com/us/support/technical/ssdmanager
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Hey there, @Tyger1048!

This definitely sounds frustrating. :( Unfortunately, though, I believe that it's not a good idea to keep the old Windows install onto the HDD. Clean installing Windows onto the SSD over and over again won't end your troubles unless you UNPLUG the secondary HDD from the system while installing Windows. This is how you prevent the so-called OS confusion which basically scatters the system files across all the drives connected at the time of the installation.
Once again you will need to clean install Windows, though, just make sure you keep the HDD disconnected until the OS is up and running from the SSD.
Don't forget to backup all important files somewhere off-site (e.g. external, cloud storage) before proceeding, though! This is how you will avoid any potential data loss. When you are able to boot without any issues into Windows, plug back the hard drive and re-format it through Disk Management to get rid of the old Windows install there. Here's a Windows Optimization Guide for SSDs & HDDs you might find useful.

If the SSD is still unable to boot properly, check the connects to it and try using a different SATA cable and another SATA III (6 Gb/s) port on your mobo.

Keep me posted if you have more questions. :)
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Tyger1048

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Thanks for the answer! But, I always have unplugged my HDD when reinstalling Windows on the SSD so I don't think the issue is there. When you say to reformat the HDD through disk management, will that delete everything on it? Because that is the last thing that I want to do, as it is currently my backup for everything (I know its silly but its what I have at the moment). I can't back it up currently as I do not have access to another HDD, but I should hopefully be getting one in a few months (but I'd like to get back up and running before that).
A friend recommended I used a different SATA Cable and port also, so I will be sure to do that anyway.
Any other suggestions for the current situation?
 
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It might be a problem with your Kingston SSD. We've had a number of problems with that model SSD (purchased about 3 or 4 years ago) and we consider it a "dog". Now I believe Kingston has upgraded the model (maybe more than once) using more-or-less the same model #. I believe we still have two of them around which we use from time-to-time for non-critical data (never use it any more for installing an OS).

Anyway, check it out with Kingston's "Data Manager" program, assuming you haven't done so already. (Always check out the health of your boot and/or secondary drive when you run into problems of the sort you're experiencing).
http://www.kingston.com/us/support/technical/ssdmanager
 
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Hey there again, @Tyger1048!

In addition to what @ArtPog mentioned, you might as well check if your friend has a spare HDD that you could use to backup the data. Indeed, reformatting always wipes out the drive, so be careful and make sure you find an alternative place to duplicate your files until you get a new HDD. Since it's not an OS confusion and your SSD is still experiencing issues while booting, you should definitely follow the advice above and test the SSD using its brand-specific utility.
Anyhow, let us know how the swapping of the SATA cables go. I really hope it fixes the issue.

Cheers,
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Tyger1048

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I downloaded the manager and ran a scan, and it said my SSD was perfectly fine. I'll format SSD and HDD once I have backed up my data and reinstall Windows and see if that works

 
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