This first started when a full security scan via windows security and my screen froze so I had to force shutdown. This resulted in my computer being stuck in MSI BIOS, after trying everything to no avail such as advanced options etc, I decided to reinstall windows. Apparently it seems that my SSD is in a read only state, is there a way to fix this? If not, should I try to RMA and if I bring my SSD to my friends PC to remove the read only state would that work? 





When reinstalling Windows 10, you don't need to manually disable the read-only attribute for your SSD. Windows installation typically takes care of the necessary disk configurations automatically. However, if you're encountering issues or believe that the SSD?HDD is incorrectly marked as read-only, you can try the following steps:

Boot into the Windows installation media: Start your computer using the Windows installation media, such as a USB drive or DVD.

Begin the installation process: Proceed through the initial setup steps until you reach the screen where you select the installation location.

Access the command prompt: Instead of selecting a partition to install Windows, press Shift + F10 to open a command prompt window.

Launch Diskpart: Type "diskpart" and press Enter to open the Diskpart command-line utility.

List available disks: Enter the command "list disk" and press Enter. This will display a list of all disks connected to your computer.

Select the SSD/HDD: Identify your SSD/HDD based on its size and make note of its disk number.

Select the disk: Type "select disk X" (replace X with the appropriate disk number of your SSD) or HDD and press Enter.

Clear the read-only attribute: Enter the command "attributes disk clear readonly" and press Enter. This should remove the read-only attribute from the disk.

Exit Diskpart and command prompt: Type "exit" twice to exit both the Diskpart utility and the command prompt.

Proceed with Windows installation: Return to the Windows installation setup screen and continue with the installation process as usual. The SSD/HDD should now be writable.

Note: It's important to exercise caution when using Diskpart, as making incorrect changes to disk configurations can result in data loss. Double-check the disk number and ensure that you are targeting the correct disk before executing commands.

Step 1. Open cmd and start Diskpart service: Press “Win+R” button at the same time and type in “cmd”, press Enter. And in the cmd window, type “diskpart” and press Enter.

Step 2. Type “list disk” and press Enter: to get specific information about every disk on your Windows computer.

Step 3. Type “select disk #” and press Enter: # is your drive number (0,1,2,3...), here we select disk 1.

Step 4. Type “attributes disk clear readonly” and press Enter: to remove the write protection on the SSD drive.