I just bought two new Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe M.2 SSDs, and I've found that only one of them seems to be working. (Only one is detected in my laptop's UEFI/BIOS and with an enclosure I have.) I am wondering if I could have broken one of the SSDs so quickly, or if it is more likely that the SSD was defective when I got it. I'd like to know so that I don't make the same mistakes again or in case there is a possibility of returning the broken SSD.
Before I put both drives into my laptop, I cleaned their surfaces with some ArctiClean I had and applied the thermal pads. I had thought that this step might have damaged one of the drives, but I've read that ArctiClean is supposed to be non-conductive, so I'm not so sure.
I've also considered whether ESD could be the culprit. I wasn't wearing any sort of anti-static wristband, but the drives didn't come in any sort of anti-static packaging, so I am also doubting that ESD could be the cause.
Does any of this sound particularly unsafe for installing M.2 SSDs?
Thanks.
Before I put both drives into my laptop, I cleaned their surfaces with some ArctiClean I had and applied the thermal pads. I had thought that this step might have damaged one of the drives, but I've read that ArctiClean is supposed to be non-conductive, so I'm not so sure.
I've also considered whether ESD could be the culprit. I wasn't wearing any sort of anti-static wristband, but the drives didn't come in any sort of anti-static packaging, so I am also doubting that ESD could be the cause.
Does any of this sound particularly unsafe for installing M.2 SSDs?
Thanks.
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