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PCIe Expansion w/M.2 SSD not showing as usable storage.

Aaron T 1 Reputation point
2022-04-22T23:04:59.133+00:00

I just installed a PCIe M.2 Expansion card with a Samsung 970 Evo plus, but it is not showing up as a usable storage drive. I downloaded the Samsung Magician software and it's showing up like it's installed into the system. I can't figure out how to set it up to use for storage. I'm not trying to use it as a boot drive just extra storage. I looked in the bios for something but honestly not sure what I'm looking for. Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks.

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  1. Aaron T 1 Reputation point
    2022-04-22T23:29:18.047+00:00

    Disc manager as admin
    Right-click on uninitialized drive
    [New volume]

    went through set up wizard
    [Solved]
    Links may help some with a similar issue.
    https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/storage/disk-management/initialize-new-disks
    https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/storage/disk-management/change-a-drive-letter

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