Hi all, been pulling my hair out for a week trying to fix my laptop. I’ve never experienced anything like this. Got the top of the line (so I thought) AMD Ryzen 7 7840u with wd sn850x 2TB drive thinking I’d be set for the next few years.
Hoping anyone has some further suggestions before I give up and just do a fresh install. Was very much hoping I wouldn’t need to.
I do have key files on Dropbox but will lose a lot of other stuff.
Summary from gpt (that I’ve been using all week to try and fix)
Laptop / drive
- Framework 13 (AMD Ryzen), BIOS 3.05
- WD Black SN850X 2 TB (firmware 620361WD)
- Windows 11 Pro, BitLocker default-on (key available)
What happened
- Worked fine evening before → next morning BIOS: “Default Boot Device Missing”
- SSD detected but no boot entry; quick TestDisk scan showed GPT partition end sector way past disk size.
Everything I tried (chronological)
| Step | Tool / action | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Re-added correct GPT entry with TestDisk | Partition table fixed; drive now visible in BIOS | ✓ |
| Bootrec /fixmbr /fixboot /rebuildbcd | /fixboot = “Access is denied”; /rebuildbcd finds 0 installations | ✗ |
| bcdboot C:\Windows /s S: /f UEFI | “Failure when attempting to copy boot files” (Windows partition unreadable) | ✗ |
| TestDisk Boot sector | Status OK / backup identical | |
| TestDisk Repair MFT | “MFT and MFT mirror are BAD. Failed to repair.” | ✗ |
| chkdsk in WinRE | “Unable to determine volume version… RAW” | ✗ |
| ntfsfix (Ubuntu) + mount with ntfs-3g -o ro,recover | Still RAW / mount fails | ✗ |
| Created Windows installer USB via Rufus & dd | Boots, but same RAW issue; BitLocker unlock OK |
Current state
- C: volume shows RAW; both $MFT copies unreadable.
- EFI partition healthy (100 MB FAT32).
- Drive hardware appears OK (SMART clean).
- Can unlock BitLocker but cannot mount NTFS.
What worked
- Fixing GPT so BIOS sees the SSD.
What didn’t work
- Any MFT repair (TestDisk, ntfsfix).
- bootrec / bcdboot because Windows partition is RAW.
- chkdsk refuses to run on RAW.
Thanks in advance for any help. If someone can figure out a way I can just fix whatever boot issue is going on and be able to get back into my laptop I would be forever grateful.
At this point I’m about to go buy a new Samsung 990 pro 2tb because I no longer trust the sn850x and do a full clean install and not sure what I can recover from the broken sn850x.
I’ve never had anything like this with the dozen of laptops I’ve owned over the last 25 years so I’d also love if someone could explain why this has happened. As it has also affected my trust in framework itself. Or is just really bad luck?