Problems with the gigabyte bios are gigabyte's problem. Ask them for support.
Doc (not an Intel employee or contractor)[Maybe Windows 12 will be better]
Save the files to a temp drive, format the ssd, restore the files to the ssd.
Doc (not an Intel employee or contractor)[Maybe Windows 12 will be better]
The memory and storage tool download page says ( by omission) that W7 is not supported.
https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/30380?v=t
Doc (not an Intel employee or contractor)
Again, it all depends on how much that data is worth.And, as far as the SSD failing, I cannot say that it is the SSD, or its usage, or power issues, etc. The reality of life is that things fail, and one needs to be prepared for that reality.A simple...