ssd question

[Harleygjc]

hi all I have a cypher G70 with a GIGABYTE B660 DS3H DDR4 (rev. 1.0) : LGA1700, DDR4, USB 3.2 motherboard,I have windows pre installed on a ssd and have just got a Samsung 980 NVM M2 internal SSD 1TB, I've installed it in a slot above the graphics card,BUT it's not registering in windows as a new drive! can anyone give me a clue as to where I'm going wrong? the drive is brand new so I'm assuming it's not damaged I've removed and reseated it but it's just not showing as a new drive!

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[Martinr36]

can you list the full spec from your orders page

 

[Harleygjc]

Case	THERMALTAKE V200 2.0 TEMPERED GLASS RGB EDITION GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)	Intel® Core™ i7 12-Core Processor i7-12700F (2.1GHz) 25MB Cache
Motherboard	GIGABYTE B660 DS3H DDR4 (rev. 1.0) : LGA1700, DDR4, USB 3.2
Memory (RAM)	16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card	8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060 Ti - HDMI, DP, LHR
1st M.2 SSD Drive	1TB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (3300 MB/R, 2900 MB/W)
1st Storage Drive	1TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 64MB CACHE
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive	NOT REQUIRED
Power Supply	CORSAIR 650W CV SERIES™ CV-650 POWER SUPPLY
Power Cable	1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling	PCS FrostFlow 240 Series RGB High Performance Liquid Cooler
Thermal Paste	STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card	ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card	10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT
Wireless Network Card	WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6 AX200 2,400Mbps/5GHz, 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD + BT 5.0
USB/Thunderbolt Options	MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System	Windows 11 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KUK-00003]
Operating System Language	United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media	Windows 10/11 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software	FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus	Norton 360 inc. Game Optimizer - Free 90 Day License

 

[Martinr36]

Have you gone into disk management and initialised it in there

 

[Harleygjc]

not showing up under there

 

[Martinr36]

does it show in the BIOS, if not check it is seated properly

 

[Harleygjc]

this is where it gets weird and very annoying under disk management earlier it was showing up,but would not initilize, kept coming up as invalid,I checked and found it had come out of its socket,so reseated and since then it will not show up!

 

[BlessedSquirrel]

this is where it gets weird and very annoying under disk management earlier it was showing up,but would not initilize, kept coming up as invalid,I checked and found it had come out of its socket,so reseated and since then it will not show up!

It's either not seated correctly or fried. I take it you turned off the power at the PSU before reseating the drive?

 

[Harleygjc]

case was open and all cables removed,I've no idea how it be fried but as I can't get it to show up at all,I'm annoyed to say the least!

 

[BlessedSquirrel]

case was open and all cables removed,I've no idea how it be fried but as I can't get it to show up at all,I'm annoyed to say the least!

Just try reseating it again and clean the contacts.

Drives often fail early, that's why you have warranties.

 

[TonyCarter]

case was open and all cables removed,I've no idea how it be fried but as I can't get it to show up at all,I'm pissed to say the least!

I've had probably 3 DOA or failed very quickly m.2 SSDs in the last 5 years or so. 1 Crucial and 2 Sabrent Rocket (the only 2 I've ever bought of that brand). All my other Crucial, WD, Sandisk, Samsung have been fine.