How to fix an ssd

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NDDU Julius BSIT

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I have a broken 240gb kingston ssd that my friend owns. He said he will let me have it for $20 if i ever get it working again. Problem is i dont know where to start on how to fix it. It can be detected througb the BIOS though but when I try to reboot using another HDD with Windows 10 on it with the SSD connected, i just get stuck at the loading screen and the hard drive activity indicator stops blinking. Rebooting without the SSD works fine
 
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stlcardinalsguy1997
I had this issue with a Samsung 850 EVO a few months back and got it back working again but I had to completely erase it. It is possible that since the drive is recognized in BIOS that it may have some corruption leading to the Windows lock-up. I would try PartedMagic or another Linux based or command line interface program that boots from USB to bypass Windows. Then try to secure erase the drive. A good tutorial for secure erase with Parted Magic is here: CNET secure erase an ssd drive with PMagic

Good luck!!
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USAFRet

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Broken is broken.
Doesn't sound like you can do much with it.
 
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Use either the SATA hot plug (if available), or a USB dock, and connect the SSD only after the rest of the system is actually running.
This is only to hopefully have a look and see whats going on, not to "fix it".
 
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I had this issue with a Samsung 850 EVO a few months back and got it back working again but I had to completely erase it. It is possible that since the drive is recognized in BIOS that it may have some corruption leading to the Windows lock-up. I would try PartedMagic or another Linux based or command line interface program that boots from USB to bypass Windows. Then try to secure erase the drive. A good tutorial for secure erase with Parted Magic is here: CNET secure erase an ssd drive with PMagic

Good luck!!
 
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NDDU Julius BSIT

NDDU Julius BSIT

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Oh no. I did not read the link you put before i even started googling for solutions.
I am now using DBAN and it is currently in the process. What will happen to the SSD though?
Its just a year old by this time with the warranty gone (he forgot about trying to RMA it for warranty even before approaching to sell to me the SSD)
 
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