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Old 06-19-2018, 12:52 PM
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Hey All,

Still running WIN7/SP1/latest updates on a 5 year old Dell XPS8500. All has been well until early this year when a couple of times I got unceremoniously got kicked out of WINDOWS and when I tried to reboot, my SSD (boot drive) was not recognized by the BIOS.

I'm a retired computer professional so I did what I had to do to get things sorted out. Happened again a few weeks ago. Took the whole case apart, vacuumed inside, made sure everything was set and connected properly. Was OK for a few weeks, and then last night - "BSOD" 2x, which in the 5 years I've had this computer I've only seen maybe 2 other times when trying to load funky drivers.

The common element - the room was hot and humid and I'd been doing a lot of browser work. Air Con is on today and all is fine.

Would this be a sign of impending SSD death - a drive that stops working when it (presumably) "overheats"? I cleaned up the drive and it's nowhere near an 80% use rate. Ran Malware Bytes and my AntiVirus - all OK. Checked the SSD for bad sectors - none found.

The computer is set up in the same spot it's been for 5 years; same house, same room, same weather - so this is a recent phenomenon.

When I had the case apart I didn't notice any fans not working (CPU, Power supply).

Wondering if this is a sign from the universe that it's time to move on to a new computer with WIN10 PRO - as I'm starting to run into software updates that are only WIN 10 compatible.

Thanks for any offered advice,
Danny V.
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Old 06-19-2018, 01:26 PM
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Just bought an HP Z420 (PT approved) with 3.5 GHz hex core, 32GB men, 3TB hard drive...and it included Win10 Pro...for $699. Was a refurb, but on'eim, or, as they say in the Kuiper Belt, WTF...
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Old 06-19-2018, 01:29 PM
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Run chkdsk. Run a temp monitor test. Also, run a free pgm called Speccy that tells you all sorts of geekish info about your system.
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As a retired computer professional, I'm sure you're aware of the need to backup your system....But I'll say it anyway if not for your sake, for others......
Make an image of your system drive before it's too late.
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As a retired computer professional, I'm sure you're aware of the need to backup your system....But I'll say it anyway if not for your sake, for others......

Make an image of your system drive before it's too late.


Do you have any particular programs u use? I have CCC and I want to be sure that is “good enough”


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Old 06-19-2018, 08:58 PM
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I use Acronis True Image but I think others use CCC.
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Hey All,

Still running WIN7/SP1/latest updates on a 5 year old Dell XPS8500. All has been well until early this year when a couple of times I got unceremoniously got kicked out of WINDOWS and when I tried to reboot, my SSD (boot drive) was not recognized by the BIOS.

I'm a retired computer professional so I did what I had to do to get things sorted out. Happened again a few weeks ago. Took the whole case apart, vacuumed inside, made sure everything was set and connected properly. Was OK for a few weeks, and then last night - "BSOD" 2x, which in the 5 years I've had this computer I've only seen maybe 2 other times when trying to load funky drivers.

The common element - the room was hot and humid and I'd been doing a lot of browser work. Air Con is on today and all is fine.

Would this be a sign of impending SSD death - a drive that stops working when it (presumably) "overheats"? I cleaned up the drive and it's nowhere near an 80% use rate. Ran Malware Bytes and my AntiVirus - all OK. Checked the SSD for bad sectors - none found.

The computer is set up in the same spot it's been for 5 years; same house, same room, same weather - so this is a recent phenomenon.

When I had the case apart I didn't notice any fans not working (CPU, Power supply).

Wondering if this is a sign from the universe that it's time to move on to a new computer with WIN10 PRO - as I'm starting to run into software updates that are only WIN 10 compatible.

Thanks for any offered advice,
Danny V.
Does the drive work or not? If not toss it, install a new drive and recover from a backup.

BSOD... what exact BSOD? That's telling you lots, why not look?

What exact drive?

How old is the drive?

SSDs don't have bad sectors that a operating system can see.

If it's a Samsung drive, fire up Magician and look at the drive usage stats and drive temp.

80% use rate? "use" huh? Measured exactly how?

SSDs will throttle or shut down on over temp. Details are all up to the drive...
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Thanks for all the replies.

Of course I made an image backup when I started having issues.

The drive is a CRUCIAL CT480M50 mSATA (on the motherboard) SSD. I don't think they sell them anymore and couldn't find any firmware updates.

The 80% usage is in reference to some pundits saying you should never have an SSD drive more that 80% full. I'm at 60%.

There are a lot of variables at play here - but the heat in the room seems to be the constant factor.

I guess the real question is - replace the SSD with a SAMSUNG 850/860 mSata, load WN10 PRO, reload all my software, and see if I can get another two years year out of it,
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just go for a new DELL XPS 15 laptop with WIN 10 PRO and Thunderbolt 3, USB-C ports.

I'll figure it out.

Thanks again.

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I guess the real question is - replace the SSD with a SAMSUNG 850/860 mSata, load WN10 PRO, reload all my software, and see if I can get another two years year out of it,
or
just go for a new DELL XPS 15 laptop with WIN 10 PRO and Thunderbolt 3, USB-C ports.
If your current system has been stable, reliable and sufficient for your needs then the easiest, cheapest, fastest solution is to just replace the drive and reinstate image from backup. Little time and no need to "load WN10 PRO" or "reload all my software".

Upgrading a system is never a bad thing, unless what one upgrades to creates more problems than the last system. So "just go for a new DELL XPS 15 laptop" may or may not be a good alternative. You'll need to know before you buy....what you're buying into.

Ultimately though if "the heat in the room" is the cause of your problems, that'll need to be sorted out first.
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