home | list info | list archive | date index | thread index

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] trying to get my new ASUS laptop to see a M.2 SSD drive

  • Subject: Re: [OCLUG-Tech] trying to get my new ASUS laptop to see a M.2 SSD drive
  • From: ProfJCNash <profjcnash [ at ] gmail [ dot ] com>
  • Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2016 07:43:52 -0500
Possibly silly thought: Can you check that SSD is functional in another
machine of some sort?

Best, JN

On 16-01-19 07:13 AM, Robert P. J. Day wrote:
>   (i've asked about this on the fedora list, but i figured i'd check out
> the local expertise as well to see if someone can supply some advice.)
> 
>   i just bought a new ASUS laptop:
> 
> http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=710_577_1199&item_id=088275
> 
> 
> and a 480G ADATA M.2-format SSD drive:
> 
> http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=179_1229_1296&item_id=073365
> 
> 
> i've installed and updated fedora 23 on this box and, for the most part,
> things are working, but i've started tracking current issues here:
> 
> http://www.crashcourse.ca/wiki/index.php/F23_on_ASUS_G752VL
> 
> my current concern is the first point -- that fedora can't see the
> SSD drive. it doesn't show up in the output of "lsblk", i see nothing
> about it via "dmesg" ... nothing. in fact, it's not even visible in
> the BIOS.
> 
>   it's inserted in one of the two slots in the back clearly labelled
> "PCIe". and it's one thing for linux not to be able to see it, but
> it's more worrying that i see no mention of it at all in the BIOS.
> anyone have experience with something like this? suggestions as to
> what i should be trying? thanks muchly.
> 
> rday
> 
> 
> _______________________________________________
> Linux mailing list
> Linux [ at ] lists [ dot ] oclug [ dot ] on [ dot ] ca
> http://oclug.on.ca/mailman/listinfo/linux