On 27/04/2022 18:11, Alexander V. Makartsev wrote:
It is next to impossible to actually mishandle and "toast" a device simply by unpacking it and connecting to a SATA port. (Even when PC is powered on¹). SSDs are not fragile, they are electrically compatible with SATA standard, so both data and power port parts won't do any damage to a device, no matter how old or new the hardware is.
Agree. On my Debian server, I've been actually hot-plugging SATA drives, both HDD and SSD for years. Never had a problem. Linux detects everything on the fly :) If new SSD cannot be detected in OP Toshiba laptop, its most likely faulty SSD or user error. Nothing to do with Debian. -- With kindest regards, Piotr. ⢀⣴⠾⠻⢶⣦⠀ ⣾⠁⢠⠒⠀⣿⡁ Debian - The universal operating system ⢿⡄⠘⠷⠚⠋⠀ https://www.debian.org/ ⠈⠳⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀
