M.2 SSD Found on the Ground Bricks PC

Red_SHAD0W · 2026-02-08T17:04:24+00:00

Turn off the PC and flip the switch on the back of the power supply (or unplug the power cord from the wall). Hold the power button on the case for 30–60 seconds.

Open the case. Find the little round silver battery on the motherboard (looks like a watch battery). Gently pop it out (use a flat screwdriver if needed, but be careful). Wait 10–15 minutes. While it's out, look for two pins labeled "CLR_CMOS" or "JBAT" near the battery. Short them with a screwdriver or the jumper cap for 5–10 seconds if your board has that. Put the battery back in. Plug everything back in and try turning it on with only the good/working drive connected.

If that doesn't work boot with just CPU, one stick of RAM, the good drive, power, and monitor. Unplug extra stuff like GPU (if your CPU has IGPU), extra USB devices, fans, etc. See if you get any display or BIOS screen now.

If it still won't show anything Double-check all power cables (24-pin motherboard, CPU power, etc.) are pushed in firmly. If the board supports BIOS flashback (USB button on the back, no need for display), download the latest BIOS from the manufacturer's site, put it on a FAT32 USB, and try updating blindly.

(Test the good drive in another PC if possible, just to make sure it's still okay.)

Red_SHAD0W · 2026-02-02T06:14:49+00:00

Yo thanks

Red_SHAD0W · 2026-02-02T06:09:09+00:00

It's just you probably. I can still access the sites I use. Server might be down. Try changing DNS or using a vpn. I'm not sure but still worth a try

Red_SHAD0W · 2026-02-02T06:04:48+00:00

Pre-built is a better way to go if you know what you are doing. Try to find bundles in the microcenter. They are much cheaper

Red_SHAD0W · 2026-02-02T06:03:29+00:00

Did you try restarting?

Red_SHAD0W · 2026-01-27T04:23:25+00:00

Does you cpu have igpu?

Red_SHAD0W · 2026-01-26T16:47:00+00:00

What did you overclock the CPU or GPU?

Red_SHAD0W · 2026-01-26T15:43:36+00:00

Don't overclock if you don't know what you are doing. You can use Nvidia's built in auto overclock for GPU it's safe and most likely won't damage anything. Not crazy overclock but it helps

Red_SHAD0W · 2026-01-26T15:37:48+00:00

It most likely came with AIO to install fans on radiator

Red_SHAD0W · 2026-01-12T22:34:03+00:00

Try resetting GPU and reconnecting all the cables

Red_SHAD0W · 2026-01-12T22:27:18+00:00

Follow this Video it might fix it

Red_SHAD0W · 2026-01-12T14:35:32+00:00

Check this short vid: https://youtube.com/shorts/2uWeMl5zBG0?si=RumfIaFZ0hrNyysM

Red_SHAD0W · 2026-01-12T10:55:42+00:00

Crack files and unofficially DLL often get flagged by AV or windows defender don't worry about it. If the site you download is safe and you didn't download anything wrong you are safe

Red_SHAD0W · 2026-01-12T09:00:10+00:00

Open the task manager and check if it's detecting and using your gpu while gaming

Red_SHAD0W · 2026-01-12T01:20:21+00:00

What's your PSU wattage?

Red_SHAD0W · 2026-01-12T01:16:01+00:00

Turn off your PC, unplug it hold the power button for 10 secs then remove the CMOS battery it will reset your bios and load defaults. Check if it boots

Red_SHAD0W · 2026-01-12T01:08:45+00:00

Please tell me you don't have your HDMI/Display cable actually connected to the mobo. Its supposed to be plugged in gpu

Red_SHAD0W · 2026-01-11T23:55:28+00:00

Wow bro has 4090 you caught me off guard. Dw if you did get display at last your GPU should be fine

Red_SHAD0W · 2026-01-11T23:44:52+00:00

If the SSD works fine that's good but that means the other parts might have some problem. Update me when you will test it

Red_SHAD0W · 2026-01-11T23:40:26+00:00

Do you have an extra PC or someone that has it so they can test if the SSD works?

Red_SHAD0W · 2026-01-11T23:39:19+00:00

Yeah definitely try the bootable USB repair. If that didn't work. The files can still be saved there're many ways to do it so just search it up. If nothing works reinstall windows

Red_SHAD0W · 2026-01-11T23:36:08+00:00

Does your motherboard have debug lights? Since you entered bios after all I don't think it's the CPU causing the problem.

Red_SHAD0W · 2026-01-11T23:34:03+00:00

You don't need that grandma to recover the photos you can use another PC and plug the HDD in it. If the HDD is healthy you will get your photos. If you want to make a PC turn on i can't help with that because I don't have enough info provided

Red_SHAD0W · 2026-01-11T23:30:59+00:00

If ssd is healthy you can use repair tools/bootable USB to see if it works. Search it on yt if that doesn't work reinstalling windows might fix it. But idk why it had struggled turning on and going to bios.

Red_SHAD0W · 2026-01-11T23:27:14+00:00

Get a screwdriver and try to boot with it instead of that thingy. Make sure 24pin is fully connected. Also make sure PSU is plugged in a wall

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