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OK. Now it has been tampered with. I pulled off the sticker (very slowly) to see what chips were underneath and they look legit.

I found the firmware here and a description how to install it using a USB stick with Ubuntu here. Is this the way to do it or is there an easier way?

This is what it looks beneath the sticker.

I registered another SSD and it worked but the new 980 SSD doesn't.

The SN matches the one on the SSD.

I tried to register the SSD with Samsung but the serial number could not be validated, so - another thing indicating a fake SSD?

In Samsung Magician the other two Samsung SSDs show a serial number and the word Genuine but the NVMe SSD has no serial number and no "Genuine" word.

I haven't touched it. What makes you think it's been tampered with?

I tested my Samsung NVMe SSD 500GB with CrystalDiskMark and it had read 2971 and write 2147 MB/s. When I look in Samsung Magician the other two Samsung SSDs show a serial number and the word Genuine but the NVMe SSD has no serial number and no Genuine word. I suspect that means that it's a fake...

Yes, that worked. Thanks!

I had a problem with a Crucial NVMe SSD which I have returned. I purchased a Samsung 980 SSD and it has worked so far. I have cloned it from my system disc but when I try to boot from it I get this error: The application or operating system couldn’t be loaded because a required file is missing...

The problem is solved - for now. The Crucial SSD is most probably a faulty one. I'va returned it.

My Open-Shell is updated. For my mobo it says: When a SATA / PCIe mode M.2 device is installed, the M.2 socket shares bandwidth with the SATA6G_5/6 ports. As I understand, it is when I'm using the DVD drive which I rarely do. When I don't use it there should be no loss of performance of the M.2...

Sorry!