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SSD Failure?
I am running Windows Ultimate x64 on a Asus Zenbook - the model number is UX32A-DH31-CA.
System specs:
Intel Core i3 3217U
4gb RAM
24gb SSD
500gb 5400rpm HD
Windows is installed on the C: partition (24gb SSD). My data, programs and Windows user files are stored on the D:
2 nights ago the system froze while browsing using Firefox. I did a hard reboot and got the following error:
"Windows failed to start. A recent Hardware or software changed might be the cause. To fix the problem...
File:\Windows\system32\winload.exe
Status: 0xc000000e error
Info: The selected entry could not be loaded because the application is missing or corrupt."
Since then I have done the following:
Windows Memory Diagnostic
Result: No errors detected
System Recovery from Windows Install on USB
Result: Under the System Recovery Options window it lists Windows 7 as the Operating System, Partition Size 0MB Location (unknown) Local Disk
Startup Repair (3 times)
Result: Startup repair cannot repair this computer automatically (I can take a photo of the problem signature and post if it would help)
System Restore
Result: Unexpected error: The parameter is incorrect. (0x80070057)
Command Prompt:
c:\dir
Result: 0 Files 0 bytes, 1 Dir 86,441,984 bytes free
c:\sfc /scannow
Result: There is a repair pending which requires a reboot to complete. Restart Windows and run sfc again.
Restart - Loop through above again.
Install Windows Ultimate x64 from USB
Result:
Partition 0 Partition 1: System Reserved, Total Size: 111mb, Free Space 82.0mb, Type: System
Partition 1 Partition 2: Data, Total Size, 465.7 GB, Free space: 389.7 GB, Primary
My question to you nice people: does this look like the SSD has failed? That's my strong suspicion at this point. Are there any other diagnostics that I should run before reaching this conclusion definitively?
Thanks for you help,
Kevin