Did I kill my SSD?

[Kuarinofu]

I used A-Data XPG SX6000 for some time. Then I decided to get something faster, so I switched SSD's and wanted to use this ADATA one as an external SSD. I bought Transcend M.2 SSD Enclosure Kit and tried to use it, but it didn't work (never showed up anywhere). It wasn't long until I realized that I've put PCIe M.2 SSD into M.2 enclosure that supports SATA interface only.

 

Now here's a thing, after some time, I upgraded my work PC with a mobo that has two M.2 slots, so I wanted to re-use this ADATA SSD at work. When I put it in, I was first unable to format it under windows installation (from USB drive). Then it appeared in Windows and was working. I copied some files onto it but started experiencing heavy BSOD's (mostly CRITICAL_PROCESS_DIED). The system was fresh, so I did not know specifically what caused it. After a couple of such BSOD's and reboots the drive started disappearing after BSOD reboot and re-appearing after a normal one. So I figured either the drive or the slot was the issue. I had a Maiwo KT016 M.2 PCIe 3.0 x 4 Adapter Card, and when I used it I had no more doubts - the SSD wasn't working properly, couldn't be formatted in Windows, ADATA's SSD Toolkit was unable to get a proper reading from it and could not identify it at all as an ADATA product (so either slot failure or other incompatibility was out of the way).

 

So, did I just kill my own SSD by plugging it in with SATA M.2 enclosure? Is this possible? If so, can I still try to restore it? And what tools should I use?

[APasz]

The m.2 slot has notches that designate whether it supports Sata and/or PCIe (and/or SMBus).

If you were able to install the SSD without force or damage, then the only possibility is there was a electrical fault in the enclosure.

Of there is something else wrong with your system but you've said you've checked.

 

That seems like the most likely cause from what you've said.

Unlikely repair is possible if the card was shocked.

[Kuarinofu]

The system works just fine without the SSD. And the SSD itself has no visible damage, I always try to use minimal force when installing something. It's also weird that after I understood that the M.2 enclosure was incompatible, I removed the ADATA one and tried to use my SATA M.2 with it and it worked just fine, no problems whatsoever.