Possible ssd failure?

[Vorret]

Morning,

So everything was working fine and all of a sudden everytime I tried to open AMD Vison engine control my computer froze. Odd. So I tried to install new drivers, impossible, froze everytime.
Tried to uninstall with the driver tool, froze.
Tried to uninstall manually, I can delete everything but the ATI.ACE folder.
Tried in safe mode via command prompt, same thing.

I update my firmware just in case, still not working.

It is worth trying to format or my disk is dead? It's a Corsair F120 wich I though were reputable drives... had it for less than a year.

 

[mwroobel]

If you right click the folder, and choose properties - security do you have full control (or can you take full control) of the folder? It is possible you have some kind of corruption but before you do a complete blowout of your system, see if the windows tools can fix the problem.
Open the "Computer" window from your desktop
Right-click on the drive in question
Select the "Tools" tab
In the Error-checking area, click <Check Now>.

 

[Vorret]

Thanks, I decided to format anyway, can't hurt to do it once in a while anyway

I have bigger problems now though... I reinstalled windows and kept getting this "Bootmgr not found" when booting, reinstalled Windows, same results, I tried repairing and it didn't fix it either but it did boot if I used the CD-Drive to boot and didn't press anything when asked to "Press a button to boot from CD".

So I installed my stuff, worked fine for a couples days and yeserday I was browsing the web, computer froze and now nothing is booting, it stays on the first screen where you see the motherboard info for a good 30-45 seconds and then I get a "unable to find device" error.

I tried to boot from CD again and it can't find my Windows install on my SSD, well it doesn't even see my SSD anymore so I guess it's dead but what I don't get is the 30-45 seconds at the bios load screen, could there be a problem with the motherboard as well?

Help!

 

[wkearney99]

First step in debugging is making sure the controller and devices are connected and working properly. This is usually best done by either moving the drive to a different connector or controller, or using a different drive. This, after making sure everything is still connected properly. Nail down which part of the hardware is failing, it could be the drive OR the controller/motherboard,

Have you followed the testing steps listed on Corsair's website? Always a good plan to start at the vendor's support pages first.