Axel Berger wrote:

> Adrian wrote:
>
>> Having spoken to Samsung, it seems that the disk is not compatible with
>> a Pi.  When asked if they had one that was, they were unable to answer.
>
> That's utter rubbish. A disk does not need to be "compatible" with
> anything except its defined and standardised interface

What model rPi is the O/P using, some are limited to 600mA  on the USB
port which is 3W (or 1200mA with some config) the SSD needs peak 4W so
it it conceivably a power issue.

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