Question M.2 SSD only showing 2gb instead of 1tb ?

[Nigel657]

Just bought a new mobo, cpu, ram, and m.2 SSD. I planned on putting OS onto the m.2 SSD but it only has 2gb available in the mobo. I put it into a different PC and was able to format it, along with being able to use all 930 or so GBs. But as soon as I put it back into my new mobo, only shows 2gb. The bios shows that it has 1tb of storage, but disk management only shows the 2gb. Im at a loss here so any help would be nice.

Mobo is the B660m Pro RS

 

[USAFRet]

Assistance here would require that we know all of the parts associated.

Make/model of everything.

 

[Nigel657]

cpu - i3-12100f (bought used but honestly looked brand new)
mobo - ASRock B660m PRO RS (bought new)
m.2 - TD XPS Series SSD 1TB https://www.ebay.com/itm/134091496888
ram - corsair vengence ddr4 3000mhz (taken out of an old build and running at 3000 through XMP)
I probably should mention this; I reformatted my old SSD that had windows on it for this new board, after finding out the m.2 wasn't working. I put windows back onto the same SSD.
lmk if i need to add anything else
forgot to add, i have a 3060ti
The mobo i used for the m.2 to work is the Z590-A PRO

 

[USAFRet]

Please show us the Disk Management window.
upload your pic to imgur.com, post the link here

 

[Nigel657]

https://imgur.com/a/2hDZvDg

View: https://imgur.com/a/2hDZvDg

 

[Nigel657]

Just checked bios again, now it seems to only detect 2.1gb in the bios aswell. It seems that every time i restart it shows 1tb one time, and 2.1 gb the next time, or next few times.

 

[USAFRet]

along with being able to use all 930 or so GBs

Your eBay link describes a 256GB drive.

 

[Nigel657]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/144709768662
linked the wrong one sorry

 

[USAFRet]

I'm suspecting a scam device.

 

[Math Geek]

i'd return that no name drive you got.

you say 1 tb. the link you gave says 256 gb but it's description says 512 gb.....

i'm putting my money on it being a scam.

you can get a real 1 tb m.2 drive for not much more that that scam one.

$62 and an actual real m.2 drive of 1 tb.

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/9C...2280-nvme-solid-state-drive-m280cs1030-1tb-rb

 

[Nigel657]

I put it into a different PC and was able to format and use it no problem. I think the issue is mobo related...

 

[ohio_buckeye]

Try to copy more than 2gb to it and make sure. Otherwise talk to the seller. eBay should have a money back guarantee if you need to open a case.

 

[Nigel657]

I cant do anything with the drive, no volumes, no nothing. Which again leads me to believe something is wrong in bios.

 

[USAFRet]

I cant do anything with the drive, no volumes, no nothing. Which again leads me to believe something is wrong in bios.

Do you still have access to the other PC where it theoretically worked?

 

[Nigel657]

Yes i do

 

[USAFRet]

Yes i do

Put it in there.
Copy 300-400GB to it.
Then, copy that data back out to some other device.

Is it actually all there and readable?

Also, CrystalDiskMark and CrystalDiskInfo screencaps.

 

[Nigel657]

Would it be okay if i installed a game onto it and then try to run the game?

 

[USAFRet]

Would it be okay if i installed a game onto it and then try to run the game?

Not really, no.

 

[Nigel657]

Can you dumb it down for what you want me to do? Im not sure what you mean by copy 300gb then copy it back out

 

[USAFRet]

Can you dumb it down for what you want me to do? Im not sure what you mean by copy 300gb then copy it back out

Find a whole bunch of data on your system.
Movies, music, whatever.

Copy a big chunk of it to this no-name drive.
THen, copy that back out to some other drive or location.

What happens with scam devices is that the firmware is modded to report as X_TB.
In reality, the drive can only hold a tiny fraction of that.
But it will tell you it is copying and holding lots and lots.
In reality, behind the scenes, it is simply overwriting again and again.

The real test is when you copy that 'lots and lots' back out to some other device.

 

[Nigel657]

The other PC is my brothers pc, which i recently built for him. I doubt he has 300gb of really anything on it, but ill see what i can do.

 

[Nigel657]

Just ended up swapping out our M.2s. The one i had the issue with, as i said, works flawlessly in his computer, and his Western Digital one works flawlessly in mine. Im assuming an incompatibility issue between my board and the drive, but who knows, issues fixed now.