Inaccessible Boot Device

[KonArtist]

Hello everyone

So I'm having a problem with my ACER Aspire 5 laptop. When I turn it on, it brings up the ACER logo and the spinning wheel as if it loading, but then after a few seconds it goes to the dreaded blue screen with the message inaccessible boot device. I've taken the rear cover off, removed and then reseated the SSD but still nothing. What you saying, am I looking a dead SSD or could something else be at play. I am planning on plugging the SSD in in to my desktop just to see if windows can see and read it but apart from that not really sure what else to do. Any ideas?
Not to sure on the specs before people ask.

Thanks

 

[Zed Clampet]

Sounds like it, but not necessarily. Recently after a Windows update my laptop lost track of my D drive, and I had to get it to recognize it again. You might want to make a bootable external drive, and go in and see what it looks like, etc.

 

[KonArtist]

That's a good idea, I'll need it anyway to put windows on a new drive. Saves putting in the desktop as well. Gonna give this a go.
Thanks.

 

[Colif]

I have seen this fixed by a clean install of windows.
Its also possible its the ssd itself, and if its a physical problem, software diagnostics might not see it.

 

[Zed Clampet]

I have seen this fixed by a clean install of windows.
Its also possible its the ssd itself, and if its a physical problem, software diagnostics might not see it.

How exactly do you do a clean installation of windows on a drive that isn't registering?

The most likely problem is the SSD is dead, but it's worth the time to troubleshoot it. The first step should be the Windows troubleshooter. It takes less than 5 seconds.

 

[Colif]

How exactly do you do a clean installation of windows on a drive that isn't registering?

it can depend on if drive always behaves the same way. Sometimes the error can be on and off, so PC will boot fine most of the time, and then others it won't. In those cases you can clean install or at least format drive.

 

[Zed Clampet]

it can depend on if drive always behaves the same way. Sometimes the error can be on and off, so PC will boot fine most of the time, and then others it won't. In those cases you can clean install or at least format drive.

You're still trying to get me to reinstall Windows, aren't you?

 

[KonArtist]

You're still trying to get me to reinstall Windows, aren't you?

it can depend on if drive always behaves the same way. Sometimes the error can be on and off, so PC will boot fine most of the time, and then others it won't. In those cases you can clean install or at least format drive.

To be honest it was all of a sudden. Booted up fine one day and then nothing the next. I deffo think SSD is dead.