SSD is gone from BIOS

[The Dovahneer]

So due to some issue regarding servers and clients my pc BSODed, however I had the bright idea of resetting it by holding in the power button(I don't remember the BSOD error.) When I booted up, my pc booted to BIOS and my SSD was gone. I tried the power cycle thing and it didn't do shit.
If I can't fix this then I'm going to need to ask if I can use upgraded windows 10 keys to reinstall.
PC specs are this:
[url]http://pcpartpicker.com/list/DwnqsJ[/url]

[The Dovahneer]

[QUOTE=~Kiwi~v2;50531124]Pull the drive from the machine and try it in another.[/QUOTE]

I tried to throw it into this XP era pos but it refuses to boot properly if i have the drive in there. Disconnect it and it boots fine.
BTW what happens is it boots to the hp screen and stays there, when i try to go into the bios itself it goes to a weird command line interface which lists the ram amount and a few other things.

[The Dovahneer]

[QUOTE=~Kiwi~v2;50531219]SSDs a goner.
RIP PNY SSD.
Warranty it.[/QUOTE]

Shit, I was hoping I wouldn't need to do this.
Can you reuse upgrade keys for windows 10 reinstalls or do I need to buy another?

[The Dovahneer]

[QUOTE=~Kiwi~v2;50531236]Upgrade keys are permanent if you upgraded using a [B]Microsoft account[/B].[/QUOTE]

I don't think I did.
Fuck me.

[The Dovahneer]

[QUOTE=~Kiwi~v2;50531248]Oh I forgot to mention if you've got a W7/8.1/8 key you can still use that key to install W10 with and it will still accept it as a legitimate key.[/QUOTE]

Even if it's the same key I upgraded with?

[Demache]

[QUOTE=The Dovahneer;50531250]Even if it's the same key I upgraded with?[/QUOTE]

The activation is done from the system ID. Swapping the SSD shouldn't change it significantly. So technically it should activate without giving many issues.

[WastedJamacan]

[QUOTE=Demache;50533514]The activation is done from the system ID. Swapping the SSD shouldn't change it significantly. So technically it should activate without giving many issues.[/QUOTE]

System ID comes from the mobo, right?

[Demache]

[QUOTE=WastedJamacan;50545198]System ID comes from the mobo, right?[/QUOTE]

Its calculated from various hardware components. Its pretty much meant to make sure you can't just clone the same activated install over and over, as it deactivates from significant hardware changes.

[Mattk50]

eh, ssd might not be dead. Entirely possible it has a fucked up MBR or something if you havent changed the boot order. Use live ubuntu or whatever your preference and see what the drive looks like from in there.

[The Dovahneer]

[QUOTE=Mattk50;50559297]eh, ssd might not be dead. Entirely possible it has a fucked up MBR or something if you havent changed the boot order. Use live ubuntu or whatever your preference and see what the drive looks like from in there.[/QUOTE]

I don't know shit about linux or using linux. I reinstalled windows on my hdd so things are fine right now. If this is the case, would they take it in for warranty or not?

[Zolofto]

[QUOTE=Mattk50;50559297]eh, ssd might not be dead. Entirely possible it has a fucked up MBR or something if you havent changed the boot order. Use live ubuntu or whatever your preference and see what the drive looks like from in there.[/QUOTE]

This is incorrect. BIOS doesn't care if you're MBR ot GPT, it detects if the drive powers up and can just be detected. If it's not showing up in BIOS, its 3 things
- SATA Cable/Port
- Power Connection
- Drive dead
The first two can be verified if it's not detected by any other computer or cradle.
The last one is a SOL scenario. Remember when SSDs go bad most cases they just fail to appear.