M.2 SSD not visible when connected via PCI-e board

[jimh227]

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

• new ROCKPRO64
  
• ROCKPro64 PCI-e X4 to M.2/NGFF NVMe SSD Interface Card
  
• also tried using another PCI-e card, with no success
  
• WD Blue 3D NAND SATA M.2 2280 SSD, 1TB
  
• 12V 5A power supply
  
• OS 1: manjaro-xfce-21.2.1-220103-linux515.iso
  
• OS 2: RoninOS (Manjaro fork designed for Rockpro64): https://wiki.ronindojo.io/en/gui-setup/step1
  

My only ideas are that:

• I have missed out something in the hardware setup that would allow the PCI-e board to function properly
  
• The PCI-e port/reader on the Rockpro motherboard is faulty
  

Any advice or help is much appreciated.