Chosen Solution
My old SSD still shows the question mark with the folder but my new one shows a blank (black) screen without the folder. I haven’t updated the SSD yet and tried command R at first to fix it realizing it wasn’t an option for my MacBook Air. Could my new SSD be corrupted? It’s dataram m.2 2280 512 GB. edit: checked again and realized the screen doesn’t turn on with the new ssd but the computer does. With the old ssd the screen turns on. Update (09/04/2020) I get the screen turning on and the folder again blinking.
Sounds like faulty or incompatible SSD. What happens when you turn the MacBook on with no SSD installed?
Neither of the two DataRAM SSD’s I found will work in your system!
The first is a PCIe 3.0 unit where you requires a PCIe 2.0 unit The second is not PCIe its mSATA! With an adapter to fit Apples custom interface. Reference this great guide for more details: The Ultimate Guide to Apple’s Proprietary SSDs Review the Generation 4 section ‘MacBook Air (Early 2015 - Mid 2017)’
