Rivian Gear Guard Set-up: SanDisk 1TB USB Type C Doesn't Work, Samsung SSD T7 1TB Works

wildlife R1T · 2025-02-24T07:21:46+00:00

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Rivian Mom

Active Wheeler

Feb 17, 2025

On Sunday, I tried to help a friend with her Gear Guard set-up, we tried for an hour to get the SanDisk 1TB USB Type C stick to work and the screen kept stating 'not fast enough', no matter which console port and with both types of re-booting. It is rated much higher than the Rivian requirements, including speed. Rivian telephone troubleshooting didn't help.

We went online and saw a post that said SanDisk was having some issues with their larger storage units. So we returned the SanDisk to Amazon ($85) and ordered the blue Samsung SSD T7 1TB from Walmart ($89). Plugged it in and it fired up without a hitch. The Samsung comes with a short cord so the unit doesn't stick out like the thumb drive.

There was no need to buy a C Port to C Port cord as the Samsung is larger, but no big deal in the console area. The blue color stands out in the dark console hole. The screen automatically showed clips from earlier in the day when we hadn't added the Samsung storage. Hope this saves someone from this same time drain. I hope maybe Rivian can start posting which storage units work and which don't.

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