This is a common problem with the stec 0D154H 0X422G 0U818M ssd hardrive which is installed in the dell notebooks.
If you are getting any of the following hardrive errors it could mean that your hardrive requires resetting (requiring original factory firmware resetting)
Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt
- Disk read error
- Disk not recognized
- Operating system not found
- Unmountable boot volume
- Hardrive showing 0mb in bios settings
- Disk read errors when formatting
- Not possible to format the drive
and There are a large range of other disk errors which are not mentioned.
Before throwing it away in the bin give us a try, 8gb ssd drive can cost over £30 for a used item, so it can be very costly to replace.
We can reset all stec 0D154H X422G U818M 8gb / 16gb / 32gb & 64gb (NOT 4gb SSD)
PLEASE NOTE All
data is unrecoverable and will be completely erased off the drive,
AND you will have to install everything again from scratch as we do not
install the operating system on the drive for you
However there are a few drives which cannot be reset
- SSD Hardrives with passwords will not be reset
- If you have installed unknown firmware & the drive is corrupt its not possible to repair or reset it.
- SMART failure predicted on hard disk 0: STEC PATA 8GB-(PM) & asks to press F1 to continue, This Cannot be reset or repaired
- Physicaly damaged--Turn notebook on & start-up screen stuck for a period of time & once into bios it show ssd drive as none
