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Read Unknown, Not Initialized SSD

Anonymous
2024-02-29T17:07:18+00:00

Hello I Want To Ask,

Is There A Way To Read An Unknown, Not Initialized SSD?

I Have Tried On The Disk Management To Initialized The SSD To Any MBR & GPT, But It Didn't Work, It Will Say "Fatal Error Hardware".

I Have Tried To With The CHKDSK Command, But It Didn't Work Eather.

I Even Search On The Internet On This Problem, But None Of It Work. Even With 3th Party Apps.

My SSD Is MSata From My Laptop, Recently My Laptop Is Unable To Boot Up To Windows, I Have Tried With The PE USB And Go To The Disk Management But It Didn't Show Up.

So I Tried To But A New SSD To Replace It. But Some Of My Data Is Still In This SSD MSata, So I Buy A Converter From A MSata To Sata. So I Could Connect It To My Enclousuer.

But It Makes Me Thinking, Why My SSD Like That?

I Mean Last Time I Check With The Crystal Disk Info It Says My SSD Health Is 85% With Status Very Good.

Or All I Know About SSD Is You Can Still Read It But Cannot Write It.

Is There Any Solution.

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Recovery and backup

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-03-02T05:44:09+00:00

    Hi

    Welcome to Microsoft community.

    It seems like you're dealing with a potentially failing SSD, which can be a complex issue. Here are a few steps you could try:

    1. Different Computer or Cable: It might be an issue with the cable or the port you're using. Try connecting the SSD to a different computer or using a different cable.
    2. Use Diskpart: Diskpart is a command-line utility that can sometimes fix disk problems that Disk Management can't. Here's how to use it:
    • Open the Command Prompt as an administrator.
    • Type  diskpart  and press Enter.
    • Type  list disk  and press Enter. You'll see a list of the disks connected to your computer.
    • Type  select disk X  (replace X with the number of your SSD) and press Enter.
    • Type  clean  and press Enter.
    • Type  convert gpt  or  convert mbr  (choose the one you didn't try in Disk Management) and press Enter.
    • Exit Diskpart and try initializing the SSD in Disk Management again.
    1. Data Recovery Software: If you can't initialize the SSD but you need to recover data from it, you might need to use data recovery software. These tools can sometimes read the disk even if Windows can't.
    2. Professional Help: If none of the above solutions work, the SSD might be physically damaged or experiencing a serious failure. In this case, you may need to seek professional help. Many data recovery services can help.

    SSDs can fail for a variety of reasons and it's always important to keep regular backups of your important data.

    Please feel free to let me know if you have any further updates, thanks.

    Best regards

    Derrick Qian | Microsoft Community Support Specialist

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