Emergency Mode

[daniell59]

daniell59; Ouch X10 - yukkie poo !

As even blkid does not see the drive - it is beyond my skill set to advise on what one can do to rescue the SSD.
Perhaps others here have some experience in such a situation.

a know-it-all I am not

Thanks
It's an inexpensive drive and soon I will buy another SSD.

[Bashing-om]

daniell59; After thought !

How about a bad SATA cable ? How tough is it to open the box and swap the SATA cables between the drives - and maybe swap to a different SATA port - if there are other ports not used?

Maybe Yes

could be not so yes

[daniell59]

daniell59; After thought !

How about a bad SATA cable ? How tough is it to open the box and swap the SATA cables between the drives - and maybe swap to a different SATA port - if there are other ports not used?

Maybe Yes

could be not so yes

Worth a try
Is there anyway to evaluate the SSD without it having an installed OS?

[Bashing-om]

daniell59;

Got me there - I have never considered looking at a drive that has no installed OS.
I seriously doubt that any tool can work so long as Bios can not see that SSD.

your guess here is as good as mine

[daniell59]

I just had success installing Ubuntu 24.04 into my SSD. I used a different SATA port and a different cable. As has been the case, I would not have thought of it without the assistance of the Ubuntu forum.