[TriEmbed] Laptop crash

[Kevin McClaning]

Paul -

This exact thing happened to my Dell laptop. One day the BIOS simply 
would not recognize the SSD. Getting a new SSD fixed the problem. Alas, 
the data was not with us any longer.

K

On 10/10/21 11:57 PM, The MacDougals via TriEmbed wrote:
>
> I ordered one of these: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07T8JGX7T 
> <https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07T8JGX7T>
>
> as my SSD is 2280 M.2 B
>
> I will report back on what I find out.
>
> ---> Paul
>
> *From:* Scott Hall <scottghall1 at gmail.com>
> *Sent:* Sunday, October 10, 2021 10:10 PM
> *To:* paulmacd at acm.org
> *Cc:* triembed at triembed.org
> *Subject:* Re: [TriEmbed] Laptop crash
>
> Paul,
>
> You might try an adapter to check it in another computer.  I use an 
> external SATA-to-USB cable when doing things like checking drives on 
> my Linux PC.  You can get one of these adapters from Amazon for $6.35 
> + $2 ship to adapt the Dell form factor to SATA: 
> https://smile.amazon.com/Adapter-2-5in-Converter-Solid-Drives/dp/B098JNTMYL/ 
> <https://smile.amazon.com/Adapter-2-5in-Converter-Solid-Drives/dp/B098JNTMYL/>
>
> - sgh
>
> On 10/10/21 18:05, The MacDougals via TriEmbed wrote:
>
>     My laptop crashed.  It says no hard drive detected.  This is a
>     Dell Inspiron 7370 laptop with an internal SSD.
>
>     Sata M.2 256GB.  Here is a listing on Ebay for a used one:
>
>     https://www.ebay.com/itm/333979414069
>     <https://www.ebay.com/itm/333979414069>
>
>     Does anyone have one of these (or compatible form factor) that I
>     could try putting into my machine to try
>
>     to determine if it is the drive or the motherboard that has
>     failed?  Any other ideas?
>
>     ---> Paul
>
> -- 
> Scott G. Hall
> Raleigh, NC, USA
> ScottGHall1 at GMail.Com  <mailto:ScottGHall1 at GMail.Com>
> /Never say "How stupid can that person be?" Some people take that as a 
> challenge!/
>
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