I have a Kingston SA2000M81000G SSD that keeps disappearing from my system. Last month, it happened once where the drive usage spiked to 100% in the task manager, and then it vanished entirely. The only way I could get it back was by rebooting my PC. Unfortunately, it has happened three times this week, and just today, I encountered a blue screen upon rebooting. The drive isn't where the OS is installed; it serves purely for storage. Crystaldisk reports that the drive is at 99% health, and the Kingston SSD manager indicates it's healthy too. I'm confused about what might be causing this issue. Is this drive failing despite the health checks showing it's okay? Also, here's a dump file for further analysis: https://files.catbox.moe/bh6yx8.rar
3 Answers
Definitely backup your files now! It's good that you already did that. It seems like the drive is on its way out, even with those health checks saying it's okay. I’d recommend planning on getting a replacement soon.
Sounds like you might have a controller failure on your SSD. I've experienced something similar with a new drive that didn't show up in Windows and was reported as 0.0GB in the BIOS. If you can, make sure to backup your data as soon as possible!
Random disappearances like that are usually bad news. When things randomly work and then fail, it's often a sign that the drive is failing. Keep using it with caution and don't forget to back up anything important!
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