![I tried the Samsung PM991 hack and it didn't work. Validate drive before I cut. Cut past the chips like other posters. Now drive only shows up as 1.1gb and won't format. I tried the Samsung PM991 hack and it didn't work. Validate drive before I cut. Cut past the chips like other posters. Now drive only shows up as 1.1gb and won't format.](https://i.redd.it/i-tried-the-samsung-pm991-hack-and-it-didnt-work-validate-v0-k4atd1kub3x81.jpg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b979ba6cfde5989b8b036cfe87fe18a9a2a15906)
I tried the Samsung PM991 hack and it didn't work. Validate drive before I cut. Cut past the chips like other posters. Now drive only shows up as 1.1gb and won't format.
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