I would be grateful for some advice on the following:
1.) I've had my desktop for three years. Originally I had Windows 7 but upgraded to Windows 10.
A few days ago it crashed a few times and once it booted to the bios but when I exited the bios it loaded Windows.
Since yesterday though it keeps booting to bios and I can't get it to load windows. It's definitely set to boot from my SSD drive.
I bought a new Cmos battery and swapped that out just in case. I also cleaned all the dust out (although it was already pretty clean) and removed the ram and graphics card and put them back in and checked that everything was secure in their slots but no change.
Can anyone give guidance on the likely cause?
After doing some reading it seems it could either be my motherboard or the SSD that is faulty. I have some files on the SSD that I want so if anything I'd rather it was the motherboard.
Will it possibly help if I reinstall windows over the current installation?
What is a suggested course of action? I have limited ability to tinker myself but I can do some things.
2.) If the SSD is faulty, can data be rescued from an SSD?
3.) Is it possible to somehow connect my SSD to my laptop via usb and get the data.
4. Can I install windows on one of my external hard drives and boot from that so that I can then see if I can access the SSD?
I have an Asus Maximus VI Impact motherboard.
Intel Core i7-4770S 3.1GHz
16 Gigs DDR3-1333 ram
Samsung SSD drive
1.) I've had my desktop for three years. Originally I had Windows 7 but upgraded to Windows 10.
A few days ago it crashed a few times and once it booted to the bios but when I exited the bios it loaded Windows.
Since yesterday though it keeps booting to bios and I can't get it to load windows. It's definitely set to boot from my SSD drive.
I bought a new Cmos battery and swapped that out just in case. I also cleaned all the dust out (although it was already pretty clean) and removed the ram and graphics card and put them back in and checked that everything was secure in their slots but no change.
Can anyone give guidance on the likely cause?
After doing some reading it seems it could either be my motherboard or the SSD that is faulty. I have some files on the SSD that I want so if anything I'd rather it was the motherboard.
Will it possibly help if I reinstall windows over the current installation?
What is a suggested course of action? I have limited ability to tinker myself but I can do some things.
2.) If the SSD is faulty, can data be rescued from an SSD?
3.) Is it possible to somehow connect my SSD to my laptop via usb and get the data.
4. Can I install windows on one of my external hard drives and boot from that so that I can then see if I can access the SSD?
I have an Asus Maximus VI Impact motherboard.
Intel Core i7-4770S 3.1GHz
16 Gigs DDR3-1333 ram
Samsung SSD drive