I encountered some issues with my SSD after playing Helldivers 2 last night. My game froze, and I had to force quit it through the task manager. Once I tried to relaunch the game, Steam went into a boot loop and nothing on my game drive was accessible—it was marked as **not writable**. A restart fixed everything temporarily, and I could play again, but I'm concerned since I've never had a game crash lead to problems like this before.
I ran **chkdsk /r** on my game drive and it found no issues. However, I discovered numerous **Disk 51 warnings** in the Event Viewer, which suggest that the drive might be failing. I've checked my drivers and cables, and everything appears up to date and intact since my last hardware upgrade. I've been using this **1TB Samsung 870 Evo** for about 6 years, so I'm starting to worry it might be on its way out.
I'd love to hear any thoughts on whether I'm overreacting and what steps I should take next. For reference, my system specs are: Gigabyte B650 Gaming X AX motherboard, 32GB 6000mts Crucial RAM, Ryzen 9 7800X3D, Gigabyte 9070 XT, and 500GB Samsung 860 Evo for Windows.
3 Answers
That Disk 51 error usually means the system requested something from the drive, but it didn't respond appropriately. Honestly, your SSD's probably showing signs of failure. I'd recommend backing up any important files right away. If it were me, I'd look into getting a new drive soon, especially if you rely on that for gaming.
You should definitely check the health of your drive using CrystalDiskInfo. It'll give you a better idea of its condition and if there are any immediate problems you should know about.
Is it risky to keep using the SSD to see if the issues happen again? Or should I consider this a red flag and replace it, even if the health status seems fine?
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