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#asknostr
Got a refurbished Dell 7050 OptiPlex micro and dropped an upgraded SSD (Samsung 990) in the M.2 slot (there's a SATA already; both are allowed)
BUT it's not being recognized in the BIOS or by the installation media (installing #start9)
- with both installed, install step only recognizes the SATA
- with SATA removed, install step presents no disks to install to
- tried every permutation of BIOS settings, even factory reset
...maybe a dumb question, but: do I need to format the SSD? (Do these not come pre-formatted?)
#zaps for working solutions!
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2025-04-05 13:42:35Event JSON
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