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Computer BSODs, reboots, doesn't recognize hard drive

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Limp Gawd
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A few days ago I started getting BSODs. My computer would restart, and won't see the OS drive (a 128GB m4) in BIOS (thus not being able to boot into Windows). If I disconnect the drive and re-connect it, I can boot into Windows until it BSODs again.

So I set that drive aside and installed Windows on a 64GB m4. Everything was fine for about a day until I started getting similar BSODs, but this time it actually tells me Windows failed to load as if it realizes Windows 7 is installed (however I still don't see the drive in BIOS). Reconnecting the drive again temporarily solves the issue. Fixes everything for about an hour.

What I've tried:

* Different SATA cables
* Different SATA controllers (both Marvell and Intel)
* Used a different power connector
* Checked motherboard (P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3) BIOS (already up to date)

Checked for crash dump files, doesn't appear any were made. Only thing I managed to catch witnessing the BSODs as they happened was "STOP 0x000000F4"

Trying to update the firmware on one of the m4s now. Seems to me there's a slim chance they're the culprit, though?
 
It's most likely due to the old firmware. It was updated a few months ago to fix an issue where drives would give a BSOD after something like 600 hours of use. Flashing the firmware like you are doing should fix it.
 
Skillz said:
It's most likely due to the old firmware. It was updated a few months ago to fix an issue where drives would give a BSOD after something like 600 hours of use. Flashing the firmware like you are doing should fix it.
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Well, my drives are both well over 5000 hours.

Also just came home after having updated the firmware to find my computer was off. Hit the power button, keyboard lights came on, nothing happened. Eventually hit reset and it restarted like normal.

I hate computers sometimes. Guess I'll see what happens now.
 
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