# Cant get past initial set up. SSD? **URL:** \ **Category:** Support and Troubleshooting\ **Created:** [April 19, 2022, 4:33am UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/cant-get-past-initial-set-up-ssd/7282 "2022-04-19T04:33:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![lowki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@lowki](https://community.umbrel.com/u/lowki)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2022, 4:33am UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/cant-get-past-initial-set-up-ssd/7282/1 "2022-04-19T04:33:50Z")
Have tried to set up multiple times and keep failing. says failed to connect external drive. i attached a screen to the Pi and it is stuck here. ![20220419_130714](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/getumbrel/original/2X/f/fefc8ba307f17c8d132cf09355f4bd06c3f74918.jpeg) have all the recommended hardware. please help ---
**Author:** ![LoboGuara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/54ee81/32.png) [@LoboGuara](https://community.umbrel.com/u/LoboGuara)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2022, 12:28pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/cant-get-past-initial-set-up-ssd/7282/2 "2022-04-19T12:28:58Z")
Hi. You likely got a defective usb cable or sata case. Change those pieces and do a copy test to check if working: 1 - plug SSD system to a desktop or a laptop USB3 port (blue color inside conector) 2- format SSD in any file system you like 3- write a large file file to ssd (greater than 1 GB) 4- copy the written large file from SSD to itself (in same or another directory, no matter) 5- if parts are health, copy speed should be steady and in range 100 to 160MB/second 6- if not pass copy test, change cable or case and do test again to determine the issued part. You may also have a SSD issued, but that not so common.