Solved Win 11 went from crashing when attempting an update, to not booting at all and refusing to reimage my drives.


suatcini54 said:
Did you try to boot into Safe Mode to see if your PC runs well in that Mode ?
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That would have been a smart thing to try. I'm not always very smart though.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    i5 11400
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte B560 DS3H AC-Y1
    Memory
    64gb Corsair Vengeance Pro
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia 3070ti
    Screen Resolution
    1080p
    Hard Drives
    (2x) WD sn850x
    PSU
    Modular Corsair 1100w Gold
    Antivirus
    ESET/Aura
When possible,

a) test the drive

b) If the drive passes the Long generic test then clean install Windows 11 and upgrade the BIOS
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4800MQ CPU @ 2.70GHz
    Motherboard
    Product : 190A Version : KBC Version 94.56
    Memory
    16 GB Total: Manufacturer : Samsung MemoryType : DDR3 FormFactor : SODIMM Capacity : 8GB Speed : 1600
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA Quadro K3100M; Intel(R) HD Graphics 4600
    Sound Card
    IDT High Definition Audio CODEC; PNP Device ID HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_111D&DEV_76E0
    Hard Drives
    Model Hitachi HTS727575A9E364
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Defender
    Other Info
    Mobile Workstation
Apologies for the delay in reporting back. As briefly mentioned, I'm spread a little thin these days.

So, swapping the drive into my partners PC allowed it to be formatted, but still windows hits me with the same issue; although, thinking back, I realize I only ran Diskpart and didn't also make sure to run chkdsk at that moment, so maybe there's a correlation there.

Additionally, while the drive was in my partners PC, I ran the Seagate bootable, but it failed to recognize a connected drive. I will be putting the drive in my main PC this evening, assuming I have a free moment tonight, and will report as to whether Seagate can find the drive while connected to my PC later.

Also, I haven't tested the new NVMe with Seagate nor have I installed it in my partners PC to see if it will take the OS. I'm hoping to test this tonight as well.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    i5 11400
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte B560 DS3H AC-Y1
    Memory
    64gb Corsair Vengeance Pro
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia 3070ti
    Screen Resolution
    1080p
    Hard Drives
    (2x) WD sn850x
    PSU
    Modular Corsair 1100w Gold
    Antivirus
    ESET/Aura
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4800MQ CPU @ 2.70GHz
    Motherboard
    Product : 190A Version : KBC Version 94.56
    Memory
    16 GB Total: Manufacturer : Samsung MemoryType : DDR3 FormFactor : SODIMM Capacity : 8GB Speed : 1600
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA Quadro K3100M; Intel(R) HD Graphics 4600
    Sound Card
    IDT High Definition Audio CODEC; PNP Device ID HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_111D&DEV_76E0
    Hard Drives
    Model Hitachi HTS727575A9E364
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Defender
    Other Info
    Mobile Workstation
If there is no windows, would the windows tool even do anything?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    i5 11400
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte B560 DS3H AC-Y1
    Memory
    64gb Corsair Vengeance Pro
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia 3070ti
    Screen Resolution
    1080p
    Hard Drives
    (2x) WD sn850x
    PSU
    Modular Corsair 1100w Gold
    Antivirus
    ESET/Aura
The partners PC does not have an OS?

The only Sea Tools bootable is applicable.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4800MQ CPU @ 2.70GHz
    Motherboard
    Product : 190A Version : KBC Version 94.56
    Memory
    16 GB Total: Manufacturer : Samsung MemoryType : DDR3 FormFactor : SODIMM Capacity : 8GB Speed : 1600
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA Quadro K3100M; Intel(R) HD Graphics 4600
    Sound Card
    IDT High Definition Audio CODEC; PNP Device ID HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_111D&DEV_76E0
    Hard Drives
    Model Hitachi HTS727575A9E364
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Defender
    Other Info
    Mobile Workstation
Her drive does, but there is only one spot for the NVMe on her mobo. Mine has a spot for a secondary and I have one plugged in there, I just dont want to try and flash windows to it as I'd lose the data I'm trying to save.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    i5 11400
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte B560 DS3H AC-Y1
    Memory
    64gb Corsair Vengeance Pro
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia 3070ti
    Screen Resolution
    1080p
    Hard Drives
    (2x) WD sn850x
    PSU
    Modular Corsair 1100w Gold
    Antivirus
    ESET/Aura
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4800MQ CPU @ 2.70GHz
    Motherboard
    Product : 190A Version : KBC Version 94.56
    Memory
    16 GB Total: Manufacturer : Samsung MemoryType : DDR3 FormFactor : SODIMM Capacity : 8GB Speed : 1600
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA Quadro K3100M; Intel(R) HD Graphics 4600
    Sound Card
    IDT High Definition Audio CODEC; PNP Device ID HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_111D&DEV_76E0
    Hard Drives
    Model Hitachi HTS727575A9E364
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Defender
    Other Info
    Mobile Workstation
Well, now my PC won't boot to the Seagate usb. Recognizes it, but trying to boot it sends me back to BIOS. Gonna format the usb, redo making it bootable, and try again.

When it rains, it truly pours.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    i5 11400
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte B560 DS3H AC-Y1
    Memory
    64gb Corsair Vengeance Pro
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia 3070ti
    Screen Resolution
    1080p
    Hard Drives
    (2x) WD sn850x
    PSU
    Modular Corsair 1100w Gold
    Antivirus
    ESET/Aura
And now my partners PC won't boot to windows either. Cool.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    i5 11400
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte B560 DS3H AC-Y1
    Memory
    64gb Corsair Vengeance Pro
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia 3070ti
    Screen Resolution
    1080p
    Hard Drives
    (2x) WD sn850x
    PSU
    Modular Corsair 1100w Gold
    Antivirus
    ESET/Aura
And windows repair is now telling me the drive is shot and that it can't be fixed. To be clear, this was a drive that was working in a separate PC, but having plugged the SSD from the originally affected system seems to have spread the problem to my partners PC.

So I've now bricked two computers.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    i5 11400
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte B560 DS3H AC-Y1
    Memory
    64gb Corsair Vengeance Pro
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia 3070ti
    Screen Resolution
    1080p
    Hard Drives
    (2x) WD sn850x
    PSU
    Modular Corsair 1100w Gold
    Antivirus
    ESET/Aura
Diskpart isn't listing any drives on her PC. Off to see what it shows on mine 🙃

Edit: diskpart lists drives on my PC. I must have missed something when hooking her drive back up, though I can't imagine what.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    i5 11400
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte B560 DS3H AC-Y1
    Memory
    64gb Corsair Vengeance Pro
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia 3070ti
    Screen Resolution
    1080p
    Hard Drives
    (2x) WD sn850x
    PSU
    Modular Corsair 1100w Gold
    Antivirus
    ESET/Aura
Crisis averted. I removed her SSD and, when reinstalling, I pushed that thing so hard it left a solid line in my finger. Her OS booted though.

As for mine, I have diskpart 50% through a long format of my main drive. Hopefully, chkdsk will quit its moaning after this and do its damn job.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    i5 11400
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte B560 DS3H AC-Y1
    Memory
    64gb Corsair Vengeance Pro
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia 3070ti
    Screen Resolution
    1080p
    Hard Drives
    (2x) WD sn850x
    PSU
    Modular Corsair 1100w Gold
    Antivirus
    ESET/Aura
OhOhlsen said:
Running chkdsk with /f shows
"The type of file system is NTFS.
Cannot lock current drive.
Windows cannot run disk checking on this volume because it is write protected"
Click to expand...

How come chkdsk is in use?

Had the Long generic reported fail or pass?

Please take pictures > post images or share links.
 

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System One

  • OS
    Windows 10
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4800MQ CPU @ 2.70GHz
    Motherboard
    Product : 190A Version : KBC Version 94.56
    Memory
    16 GB Total: Manufacturer : Samsung MemoryType : DDR3 FormFactor : SODIMM Capacity : 8GB Speed : 1600
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA Quadro K3100M; Intel(R) HD Graphics 4600
    Sound Card
    IDT High Definition Audio CODEC; PNP Device ID HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_111D&DEV_76E0
    Hard Drives
    Model Hitachi HTS727575A9E364
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Defender
    Other Info
    Mobile Workstation
I'm running chkdsk because it's been screaming errors since the beginning, but won't actually do what it needs as mentioned by what you quoted.

The Seagate test hasn't been completed because, as mentioned above, my PC won't boot to the USB, so I am long formatting it and starting again. Which brings me around to running diskpart and chkdsk to get this drive as in good of condition as possible for the Seagate test.

Gotta say though, I really feel like this would be fixed if chkdsk could just do it's damn job. Idk why it won't write to the drive or partition. I just reformatted everything so it should be clean, but it keeps stating write protections that aren't there or keeps complaining that it's in NTFS because of course it is. I'm not at all understanding why it won't write to an NTFS volume.

Finally, I'm typing this up on a browser on my phone; photos aren't really an option here as attempting to add files just deletes whatever I've typed, and doesn't ever add the files. Rest assured, I've thoroughly quoted anything pivotal that has been on my screen, as you yourself have quoted just now.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    i5 11400
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte B560 DS3H AC-Y1
    Memory
    64gb Corsair Vengeance Pro
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia 3070ti
    Screen Resolution
    1080p
    Hard Drives
    (2x) WD sn850x
    PSU
    Modular Corsair 1100w Gold
    Antivirus
    ESET/Aura

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My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Win 11 Home ♦♦♦26100.3037 ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦24H2 ♦♦♦non-Insider
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Built by Ghot® [May 2020]
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
    Motherboard
    Asus Pro WS X570-ACE (BIOS 4702)
    Memory
    G.Skill (F4-3200C14D-16GTZKW)
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA RTX 2070 (08G-P4-2171-KR)
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC1220P / ALC S1220A
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell U3011 30"
    Screen Resolution
    2560 x 1600
    Hard Drives
    2x Samsung 860 EVO 500GB,
    WD 4TB Black FZBX - SATA III,
    WD 8TB Black FZBX - SATA III,
    DRW-24B1ST CD/DVD Burner
    PSU
    PC Power & Cooling 750W Quad EPS12V
    Case
    Cooler Master ATCS 840 Tower
    Cooling
    CM Hyper 212 EVO (push/pull)
    Keyboard
    Ducky DK9008 Shine II Blue LED
    Mouse
    Logitech Optical M-100
    Internet Speed
    300/300
    Browser
    Firefox (latest)
    Antivirus
    Bitdefender Internet Security
    Other Info
    Speakers: Klipsch Pro Media 2.1
  • Operating System
    Windows XP Pro 32bit w/SP3
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Built by Ghot® (not in use)
    CPU
    AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ (OC'd @ 3.2Ghz)
    Motherboard
    ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe Wireless Edition
    Memory
    TWIN2X2048-6400C4DHX (2 x 1GB, DDR2 800)
    Graphics card(s)
    EVGA 256-P2-N758-TR GeForce 8600GT SSC
    Sound Card
    Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ViewSonic G90FB Black 19" Professional (CRT)
    Screen Resolution
    up to 2048 x 1536
    Hard Drives
    WD 36GB 10,000rpm Raptor SATA
    Seagate 80GB 7200rpm SATA
    Lite-On LTR-52246S CD/RW
    Lite-On LH-18A1P CD/DVD Burner
    PSU
    PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750 Quad EPS12V
    Case
    Generic Beige case, 80mm fans
    Cooling
    ZALMAN 9500A 92mm CPU Cooler
    Mouse
    Logitech Optical M-BT96a
    Keyboard
    Logitech Classic Keybooard 200
    Internet Speed
    300/300
    Browser
    Firefox 3.x ??
    Antivirus
    Symantec (Norton)
    Other Info
    Still assembled, still runs. Haven't turned it on for 13 years?
Ghot said:

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Click to expand...
That'd be a handy list of instructions, if I was able to boot to windows. I appreciate your efforts though.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    i5 11400
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte B560 DS3H AC-Y1
    Memory
    64gb Corsair Vengeance Pro
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia 3070ti
    Screen Resolution
    1080p
    Hard Drives
    (2x) WD sn850x
    PSU
    Modular Corsair 1100w Gold
    Antivirus
    ESET/Aura
OhOhlsen said:
That'd be a handy list of instructions, if I was able to boot to windows. I appreciate your efforts though.
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As for your problem... I would just do a clean install of Win 11.
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My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Win 11 Home ♦♦♦26100.3037 ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦24H2 ♦♦♦non-Insider
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Built by Ghot® [May 2020]
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
    Motherboard
    Asus Pro WS X570-ACE (BIOS 4702)
    Memory
    G.Skill (F4-3200C14D-16GTZKW)
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA RTX 2070 (08G-P4-2171-KR)
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC1220P / ALC S1220A
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell U3011 30"
    Screen Resolution
    2560 x 1600
    Hard Drives
    2x Samsung 860 EVO 500GB,
    WD 4TB Black FZBX - SATA III,
    WD 8TB Black FZBX - SATA III,
    DRW-24B1ST CD/DVD Burner
    PSU
    PC Power & Cooling 750W Quad EPS12V
    Case
    Cooler Master ATCS 840 Tower
    Cooling
    CM Hyper 212 EVO (push/pull)
    Keyboard
    Ducky DK9008 Shine II Blue LED
    Mouse
    Logitech Optical M-100
    Internet Speed
    300/300
    Browser
    Firefox (latest)
    Antivirus
    Bitdefender Internet Security
    Other Info
    Speakers: Klipsch Pro Media 2.1
  • Operating System
    Windows XP Pro 32bit w/SP3
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Built by Ghot® (not in use)
    CPU
    AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ (OC'd @ 3.2Ghz)
    Motherboard
    ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe Wireless Edition
    Memory
    TWIN2X2048-6400C4DHX (2 x 1GB, DDR2 800)
    Graphics card(s)
    EVGA 256-P2-N758-TR GeForce 8600GT SSC
    Sound Card
    Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ViewSonic G90FB Black 19" Professional (CRT)
    Screen Resolution
    up to 2048 x 1536
    Hard Drives
    WD 36GB 10,000rpm Raptor SATA
    Seagate 80GB 7200rpm SATA
    Lite-On LTR-52246S CD/RW
    Lite-On LH-18A1P CD/DVD Burner
    PSU
    PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750 Quad EPS12V
    Case
    Generic Beige case, 80mm fans
    Cooling
    ZALMAN 9500A 92mm CPU Cooler
    Mouse
    Logitech Optical M-BT96a
    Keyboard
    Logitech Classic Keybooard 200
    Internet Speed
    300/300
    Browser
    Firefox 3.x ??
    Antivirus
    Symantec (Norton)
    Other Info
    Still assembled, still runs. Haven't turned it on for 13 years?
This chkdsk error message:

Windows cannot run disk checking on this volume because it is write protected"

is frequently reported for failed drives.


The failure to be able to run Sea Tools is frequently reported for failed drives.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4800MQ CPU @ 2.70GHz
    Motherboard
    Product : 190A Version : KBC Version 94.56
    Memory
    16 GB Total: Manufacturer : Samsung MemoryType : DDR3 FormFactor : SODIMM Capacity : 8GB Speed : 1600
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA Quadro K3100M; Intel(R) HD Graphics 4600
    Sound Card
    IDT High Definition Audio CODEC; PNP Device ID HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_111D&DEV_76E0
    Hard Drives
    Model Hitachi HTS727575A9E364
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Defender
    Other Info
    Mobile Workstation
It's less not being able to run it and more I can't even get to the software, though I suppose they're somewhat similar in effect.

Ghot said:
As for your problem... I would just do a clean install of Win 11.
Click to expand...

Unfortunately, that's the problem. I can't get my PC to do a clean install, as mentioned above (I believe on the first page of this mess)
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    i5 11400
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte B560 DS3H AC-Y1
    Memory
    64gb Corsair Vengeance Pro
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia 3070ti
    Screen Resolution
    1080p
    Hard Drives
    (2x) WD sn850x
    PSU
    Modular Corsair 1100w Gold
    Antivirus
    ESET/Aura
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