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970 Pro NVMe imposter

(Topic created on: 02-07-2019 05:43 PM)
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Runwaypimp
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Hey guys,

 

I was hoping someone could help me get to the bottom of problem with a new drive which seems to be different from what I bought.

 

I ordered a new and sealed Samsung 970 Pro NVMe 1TB drive from Amazon just 2 days ago. Once installed, the drive manager was only showing 250gb of unallocated space rather than 1TB. The BIOS also shows the same module as a 256gb EVO of some sorts. Many wasted hours later, Motherboard BIOS updates, Partition magic, Samsung Magician, nothing had changed. I thought it might be my aging Motherboard, a Asus X99 Pro, but it also reports itself as a 256GB EVO in my Wife's Intel NUC which is a recent model.

 

I've attached some images. 

 

The most interesting is the Serial Number comparison between the sticker on the module and the one reported in Samsung Magician. They DON'T match!

 

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The box was sealed with a black sticker. I cut it myself. So I doubt Amazon has tampered with it. Maybe a mistake in the Samsung Factory?20190702_162758.jpg

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ChrisM
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Hi @Runwaypimp 

 

Something doesn't seem quite right here. We have a specialist team set up who deal specifically with this side of things and they may well be able to offer some advice. You can contact them by email at samsungmemory@hanaro.eu.

 

Hope this helps.

 

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Collega
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Hey, can you please share the store you bought it? was directly from Amazon?
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Runwaypimp
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Thanks for the replies guys.

Amazon replaced the module with a new one which worked fine. I've returned the bad module to them.

It was from Amazon UK Prime.
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