Dear friends,
I have MSI GE60 PC Apache laptop. The computer came with originally installed TOSHIBA THNSNJ128GMCU SSD. It has the operating system installed already. Everything was fine with the laptop, but the disks were garbage. So I want to format the both SSD and the other HD.(BIOS UEFI function is enabled, also UEFI CSM mode tried, both secured boot option disabled) Before I did the formating I erased the partitions of both the SSD and the HD with the win 10(Microsoft clean installation one) installation menu. After that I couldn't see the SSD during the installation menu. I can see the SSD in the BIOS menu, but when it comes to win installation I can't see it. I tried the "irst_intel f6_12.8.2.1000_0xbb1e7aac_w8100" diver which MSI suggested during WIN 10 installation. It looked as if it is installed, but nothing changed. Also when I install the win to the HD I see the SSD in the "disk management" part of the Windows and in the device manager, but nowhere else. I reinstalled the SSD. I opened the back cover take the SSD out and then put it back. That didn’t work. I take the HD out and try to format the SSD by this way, it didn’t work either. MSI international help service couldn’t solve the problem either. Their final solution was asking me to send the machine to a local technical service. I know that they will not find a solution either. The only thing I didn’t try is finding a M2 slot machine, format my SSD with it then reinstall it to my laptop. Unfortunately I couldn’t find a laptop with M2 slot in the area where I live. That is the whole story, do you have any other solutions for he problem. Thanks in advance.

you can buy a cheap m.2 to USB adapter and use that to partition / format it.

some relevant info in articles that deal with cloning/upgrading M.2 SSD's

eg: https://www.partitionwizard.com/clone-disk/clone-nvme-m2-drive.html