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I installed the ssd (and the disc drive) straight after unboxing the pro, everything works fine.

Same

 

[Tqaulity]

So after confirming that neither PS5 can now even see the drive, I reformatted and installed on my PC and it works fine. So the SSD drive itself is intact. I guess the PS5 connector is different than a typical PC on the side where a screw and spacer is used. Perhaps that part was damaged and is necessary for the PS5 to recognize?

Either way, I've ordered a new M.2 SSD for the PS5 PRO to see if it can recognize a new one. If it does, then I just got an extra 2TB of SSD storage for my PC and I'll start fresh on PS5 PRO. If it doesn't, then I'll be looking to get the PRO replaced (sighs).

 

[welshrat]

When I swapped them over I tried initially to fit it the same way I would in a PC which is to angle it an slide in however I quickly realized that it didn't fit like this and you had to insert directly with the spacer in place. Did you perhaps do similar to me but maybe slightly more force and break the ps5 pro nvme port ?

 

[Tqaulity]

When I swapped them over I tried initially to fit it the same way I would in a PC which is to angle it an slide in however I quickly realized that it didn't fit like this and you had to insert directly with the spacer in place. Did you perhaps do similar to me but maybe slightly more force and break the ps5 pro nvme port ?

I don’t think I broke the Pro port because now the base PS5 is behaving the same way. I wasn’t rough on the port but the odds of both breaking within minutes seems slim. I’ll know for sure when I get the new drive in a few hours. I try to install it in both systems to see if there is any difference

 

[Euler007]

So did the switch, here's how I went at it:

1. On old PS5, moved all the games I might play this weekend to my 1TB SSD, erased all the rest, turned it off.
2. Removed SSD using a standard #1 Philips screwdriver. Two screws, well torqued when I did it last, fast and easy.
3. Put it in new one before the first power-on, once again screws were nice and easy. Recognized instantly, started transfer process. Old PS5 was wired and new one on wifi.
4. Switched my summer tires for my winter tires on my two cars. The wheel lugs were almost as hard as the SSD screw!
5. Installed my temporary car port for the winter.
6. Transfer was finished a while ago, started playing.

Oh yeah I also helped my crew install an 11ft X 7ft window at some point in between for my renovations, they were short one man and OP was unavailable.

 

[SyberWolf]

There are consequences to offloading all your bs to the customers.

The amount of manual steps I had to go through with my ps5 pro and a fucking screwdriver last night was a complete joke.

I sold my ps5 while it still had a good price (a month ago) and I had to pay 9quid to download my own saves.

User experience my hairy ass.

didnt it come with a ps plus code in the box? (for your saves)

 

[8BiTw0LF]

Here's what I did:

Unboxed, logged in, turned off, installed nvme.

 

[nahcir]

That was not a problem for me at all. From what you're describing, I'm afraid you've somehow bricked your SSD between removing it from your PS5 and inserting it in your new PS5P.

 

[Tqaulity]

So the wrap up, the SSD is not bricked. It’s installed on my PC and I’ve literally played several games on it there since. The issue seems to be only with the connector on the screw side of the ssd drive that apparently is needed by the PS5 to recognize it. It got damaged somehow in my numerous installation attempts.

I purchased a new M.2 drive and it’s working fine in the PRO now. So confirmed the PRO is still intact

 

[ap_puff]

So the wrap up, the SSD is not bricked. It’s installed on my PC and I’ve literally played several games on it there since. The issue seems to be only with the connector on the screw side of the ssd drive that apparently is needed by the PS5 to recognize it. It got damaged somehow in my numerous installation attempts.

I purchased a new M.2 drive and it’s working fine in the PRO now. So confirmed the PRO is still intact

try cleaning the connector? Maybe something got lodged in it

 

[octos]

So the wrap up, the SSD is not bricked. It’s installed on my PC and I’ve literally played several games on it there since. The issue seems to be only with the connector on the screw side of the ssd drive that apparently is needed by the PS5 to recognize it. It got damaged somehow in my numerous installation attempts.

I purchased a new M.2 drive and it’s working fine in the PRO now. So confirmed the PRO is still intact

The beautiful thing is that you can use it in a PC, just like you did. Nothing's lost, you just upgraded your PC!

 

[SF Kosmo]

Dang that really sucks OP. I guess they changed the requirements along the way but didn't force drives that fell under the previous requirements to conform if they were already installed, from the sound of it.

Yeah this is my guess. The error message sounds like what happened when a drive doesn't mean the min spec, so I am guessing they changed the min spec.

 

[Codeblew]

I think you're supposed to log into your account first and then install the SSD. That's how I did it and it went without a hitch.

Not true. I installed my old M2 before I turned on my pro for the first time. It worked like a charm.

 

[Mibu no ookami]

Not true. I installed my old M2 before I turned on my pro for the first time. It worked like a charm.

It doesn't matter either way.

 

[Krathoon]

Yeah this is my guess. The error message sounds like what happened when a drive doesn't mean the min spec, so I am guessing they changed the min spec.

Yeah. I guess they changed the spec a little bit. They still might patch it to work.

 

[Rubik8]

Pretty sure the instructions say you need to sign into the Pro first before installing the SSD. That's what I did and it worked fine.

I installed my PS5’s NVME drive into the Pro before first boot, and it still worked perfectly.

 

[Edmund]

Are you sure this is a PS5 Pro? It looks like an Xbox to me.

 

[IllegalLemon]

I haven't gotten mine just yet. But I have talked to a few people who ran into this issue, who resolved it by entering safe mode and rebuilding the database first before installing the ssd in its corresponding m.2 slot. If you've already setup the console, prior to putting the ssd in, instead of installing the ssd first then booting for the first time, this is the way to resolve the issue.

 

[Zacfoldor]

I hooked up pro, setup, later came back and added old M.2.

I had already redownloaded some games so it prompted me to delete them before it would recognize the m.2.

There is one interesting thing I've noticed.

It's anecdotal, but I seem to be able to move files much faster on to my m.2 than onto the on console storage. When I say much faster, it feels like 25-50% faster moving things to the drive I added vs moving things to the OS drive.

I'm not sure if anyone tested this, but just based off that it does feel like the m.2 I slotted in is running a bit faster than the OS ssd.

So I moved all my games over to the addon SSD since it seems to transfer faster, it may load faster too.

Also, I did not leave the OS SSD completely empty. I think one should not run a 2tb drive completely empty(OS only), imo drop one big game on it and leave it there unless you start to fill it organically. I never leave less than 10% of total capacity empty on OS SSD, maybe I'm wrong but this is how I was raised. Many like me may be running 2tb addon and 2tb in the box and put all games on the addon. I like to leave a few on the OS ssd. Maybe it is just me but I grew up in the era of SSD myths and lore and I never fully got rid of it all.

 

[kikonawa]

Your ssd is dying thats why