I recently experienced a blue screen of death on my PC and now it won't boot into Windows 10 at all. Every time I start it up, it goes directly to the BIOS screen. When I disconnect the SSD, the BIOS loads quickly, but with the SSD connected, it takes longer as if it's trying to boot from it but failing. Currently, I'm running Linux Lite from a Live USB. Can anyone help me figure out what's going wrong?
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It sounds like your SSD might be dead. The reason it takes longer to get to the BIOS with the SSD connected is that the system is trying to read the drive but can't find a bootable partition. In this case, replacing the SSD and reinstalling the OS could be the way to go.
Thanks for the tip! But I'm curious — how can an SSD die without any physical damage? Can a BSOD really cause an SSD to fail?
Have you tried checking for dump files related to the BSOD? They can give you important info about what went wrong. If you can get into Windows or Safe Mode, check the Minidump folder (C:WindowsMinidump) for any crash logs. Upload them to a file-sharing site and we can take a closer look.
Yeah, sounds like it. Sadly, it could just be RIP for that storage device.