Samsung 970 EVO SSD Data Recovery

At Zero Alpha Data Recovery, we offer professional data recovery for Samsung 970 EVO SSDs. This popular PCIe Gen3 NVMe SSD is known for high performance, but like any SSD, it can suffer from sudden failure due to controller issues, firmware corruption, or overheating. If your 970 EVO has stopped working or is no longer recognised, we can help recover your data. We also accept mail-in jobs Australia-wide, so you can send your drive to us from anywhere.

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Samsung 970 EVO SSD Common Problems

  • SSD not detected in BIOS or Windows

  • Drive shows 0MB or incorrect capacity

  • Partition appears as RAW or unallocated

  • Sudden loss of files or data corruption

  • Firmware or Phoenix controller failure

  • Overheating under heavy workloads

  • Drive stuck in read-only mode

  • Power-related damage or voltage spikes

  • Blue screen errors (BSOD) on file access

  • NVMe not recognised after firmware or BIOS update

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Samsung SSD 970 EVO Specifications
Usage Application Client PCs
Interface PCIe Gen 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.3
Hardware Information
Capacity 250GB, 500GB, 1TB, 2TB
Controller Samsung Phoenix Controller
NAND Flash Memory Samsung V-NAND 3bit MLC
DRAM Cache Memory 512MB LPDDR4, 1GB LPDDR4, 2GB LPDDR4
Dimensions Max 80.15 x Max 22.15 x Max 2.38 (mm)
Form Factor M.2 (2280)
Performance
Sequential Read (Up to) 3,400 MB/s, 3,500 MB/s
Sequential Write (Up to) 1,500 MB/s, 2,300 MB/s, 2,500 MB/s
QD 1, Thread 1
Rand. Read 15,000 IOPS
Rand. Write 50,000 IOPS
QD 32, Thread 4
Rand. Read (Up to) 200,000 IOPS, 370,000 IOPS, 500,000 IOPS
Rand. Write (Up to) 350,000 IOPS, 450,000 IOPS, 480,000 IOPS
Power
Consumption (W)
Idle (ASPT on) 30 mW
Active (Avg.)
Read 5.4 W, 5.7 W, 6 W
Write 4.2 W, 5.8 W, 6 W
DEVSLP L1.2 mode 5 mW
Reliability
Temp. Operating: 0°C to 70°C
(Measured by S.M.A.R.T. Temperature. Proper airflow recommended)
Non-Operating -45°C to 85°C
Humidity 5% to 95%, non-condensing
Shock (Non-Operating) 1,500G (Gravity), duration: 0.5ms, 3 axis
Vibration (Non-Operating) 20~2,000Hz, 20G
MTBF 1.5 million hours
Warranty
TBW6) 150TB, 300TB, 600TB, 1,200TB
Period 5 years, Limited7)
Supporting Features TRIM (Required OS support), Garbage Collection, S.M.A.R.T
Data Security AES 256-bit Full Disk Encryption, TCG/Opal V2.0, Encrypted Drive (IEEE1667)

MZ-V7E500 Data Recovery Case Log

29Nov23: This SSD would no longer boot a windows server. It produced a BIOS error:

samsung 970 evo ssd bios error warning please backup your data and replace your hard disk drive

M.2: Samsung SSD 970 EVO 500GB

WARNING: Please back-up your data and replace your hard disk drive.
A failure may be imminent and cause unpredicable fail.

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DRAM Cache memory: K4F4E3S 4HFBGCH 512mb 

PMIC: S2FPS05A01

TPS22975DSGR WSON-8 Silk Screen 13XH Chip IC

RB990: TPS22990 5.5-V, 10-A, 3.9-mΩ On-Resistance Load Switch

RB966: TPS22966 5.5-V, 6-A, 16-mΩ On-Resistance Dual-Channel Load Switch 

samsung 970 evo mz v7e500 ssd schmatics voltages data recovery test

06Jun25: This Samsung SSD 970 EVO 500GB 2B2QEXE7 ssd was made in 2020.10 and had the same error message when connected. It did not detect in a usb-c docking station and showed normal controller heat. All data was successfully recovered.