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Thatcherw
Jun 11, 2025Iron Contributor
Drive LED flashes once then nothing happens
I have a PC with Gigabyte B550M DS3H AC motherboard running Windows 11, version 24H2, with Samsung SSD 980 1TB. It suddenly wouldn't boot up today. Symptom is, from power up, one flash of drive LED t...
Jedidiahin
Jun 16, 2025Iron Contributor
Since this issue is intermittent (it booted after a few tries), keep an eye on the drive’s SMART data and system logs once you get into Windows—sometimes these problems are early signs of drive failing.