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M.2 SSD not visible when connected via PCI-e board - jimh227 - 01-17-2022 Hi all, I am having trouble using an M.2 2280 SSD with my Rockpro64. The SSD is attached via a PCI-e card, but the drive does not register with the computer. When I run `lsblk`, the 1TB drive does not appear. I have double checked the SSD is functional by plugging it into another laptop (using an external SSD casing). I have also tried two different OS's on the Rockpro, and two different PCI-e cards. My setup is as follows
Any advice or help is much appreciated. RE: M.2 SSD not visible when connected via PCI-e board - tophneal - 01-18-2022 Have you confirmed the NVMe drive type is PCIe and not SATA? RE: M.2 SSD not visible when connected via PCI-e board - dukla2000 - 01-18-2022 (01-17-2022, 04:17 PM)jimh227 Wrote: ... Please be aware that the Pine64 SSD interface card is intended for use with NVMe devices. These can be identified by the fact they have a single (Key M) notch, e.g. the WD Black devices. While M2/NGFF SATA devices (with a Key B notch, typically have Key M as well) will physically fit, they will not work. e.g. WD Blue devices. RE: M.2 SSD not visible when connected via PCI-e board - jimh227 - 01-18-2022 @tophneal @dukla2000 Thank you both for the replies. You're right, the SSD is SATA. I thought if it had the right form factor, it would work. Is there an adaptor for the Rockpro that will allow me to use this drive? Or do I need to get a different SSD? Thanks again RE: M.2 SSD not visible when connected via PCI-e board - zer0sig - 07-18-2022 (01-18-2022, 03:09 PM)jimh227 Wrote: @tophneal @dukla2000 Thank you both for the replies. You're right, the SSD is SATA. I thought if it had the right form factor, it would work. I'm not 100% sure but this looks very similar in size to the m.2 NVMe card. It also has a second regular SATA controller. Would probably try to find out about the controller chip and whether is is supported by the linux kernel (to its credit, the kernel covers a fantastic array of drive controllers). |