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Wsinno
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Hello, This morning when I try to turn on my computer, it went straight to Bio and it claimed that it does not detect any bootable drive, I don't really know what happen because the system was working fine on the night before.

 

does it mean my ssd is dead? Because it is a 4-5 years old Kingston hyper x 3k 240gb ssd ( it's the only hard drive I use since mid 2011 )

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3 minutes ago, Wsinno said:

Hello, This morning when I try to turn on my computer, it went straight to Bio and it claimed that it does not detect any bootable drive, I don't really know what happen because the system was working fine on the night before.

 

does it mean my ssd is dead? Because it is a 4-5 years old Kingston hyper x 3k 240gb ssd ( it's the only hard drive I use since mid 2011 )

I wouldn't rule it out but there are things to try first. Coming from personal experience, I fixed my problem by simply changing the sata data connector for a new one. Other things you could try are switching the sata port on the motherboard, changing the power cable, simply restarting the PC fixed it for me every now and then.

 

If none of these worked. Then I'd say it's probably a dying SSD. Their life span is about 6 years from what I recall, but don't quote me on that. Best of luck! :)

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you might also try connecting to another pc that is working 

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3 minutes ago, Wsinno said:

Thank you for your reply, so say if my sad is actually dead, how do I transfer my current window 10 into a new drive? The current window 10 I have on my dead drive is the retail version ( not free upgrade or OEM ) that I brought from local store.

Just reuse the  retail key. Activation shouldn't be an issue.

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3 minutes ago, Ruhel said:

Just reuse the  retail key. Activation shouldn't be an issue.

i thinkhe means how does he reclaim he key, without going into windows

 

7 minutes ago, Wsinno said:

Thank you for your reply, so say if my sad is actually dead, how do I transfer my current window 10 into a new drive? The current window 10 I have on my dead drive is the retail version ( not free upgrade or OEM ) that I brought from local store.

Do you have your windowss purhcase card?

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