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Installing SSD in XPS 8700
Hello,
I have a quick question about installing SSD into XPS 8700.
I screwed in installation bracket (bay converter) to SSD and put it into horizontal slot of XPS 8700. Unfortunately, I could only secure it from one side of the tower with two bolts.
I cannot remove another side of the tower to put extra bolts.
Is two bolts enough to secure SSD? How else can I secure inside?
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March 8th, 2014 20:00
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The Silverstone Tek 3.5-Inch to 2 X 2.5-Inch Hard Drive HDD SSD Bay Converter, Silver (SDP08) should be fine for the 2.5" SSD.
The XPS 8700 hard drive bays are 3.5", you can find the specifications here:
ftp://ftp.dell.com/Manuals/all-products/esuprt_desktop/esuprt_xps_desktop/xps-8700_Reference%20Guide_en-us.pdf
You will need 8 6-32 x3/16" phillips head screws to secure the SSD and the bay converter in the hard drive bay.
Bev.
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March 17th, 2014 15:00
Matt H.
The XPS 8700 does not have a 2.5" bay, the SSD referred too, is an M-SATA drive, that is located on the motherboard [mSATA1 slot]
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148698&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleAdwords&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-_-pla-_-Internal+SSDs-_-N82E16820148698&ef_id=Ux8qcAAAADEUKK@O:20140317213303:s
See pages 13,14 [item 11] and pages 33,34. here:
ftp://ftp.dell.com/Manuals/all-products/esuprt_desktop/esuprt_xps_desktop/xps-8700_Owner%27s%20Manual_en-us.pdf
To install a SSD in a 3.5" bay, you will need a 3.5" to 2.5" adaptor.
Bev.
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September 18th, 2013 20:00
Thank you very much, Bev!
One more quick question. If I need to mount another driver, (I will have to do in only one vertical slot left) should I first remove dell original HDD, mount mine and then put original dell HDD back?
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Happy to have helped.
Bev.
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September 19th, 2013 09:00
Great link! Thank you very much, Bev!
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March 8th, 2014 19:00
Hi Bev,
This info string is helpful for me as well. Thank you! I am getting ready to install a Samsung EVO 250 GB SSD 2.5" into my new XPS 8700. I am a bit confused about the correct physical adapter I need to install this SSD into the existing hard drive bay, underneath the 1 TB HDD that came pre-installed on the 8700. I am looking at the "Silverstone Tek 3.5-inch to 2.5-inch converter", but I don't clearly see, from the pics on Amazon, how I will be able to secure that mount in the existing drive bay that came pre-installed on my 8700. The drive bay in my XPS is 4" wide, and I don't see an obvious match for screw positionings or slide-in slots.
Do you know if this Silverstone Tek converter will successfully mount the Samsung 2.5" EVO into the XPS 8700 drive bay, or is there a better alternative?
Thank you in advance for your help!
~M
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March 8th, 2014 21:00
Ok, thanks Bev. I will order the Silverstone Tek Bay Converter for my SSD installation. I also need an SATA connector cable, preferably one that is about 10" long so there is not a lot of dangling wire in my CPU.
Do you have a preference among these three:
Please let me know, when you have time.
Thanks again!
~M
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March 8th, 2014 23:00
mrmcswell
As long as the SATA cable has locking latches and straight connectors, like the OKGear 10 in SATA 3 Cable UV Blue Straight to Straight cable, it should be alright.
Bev.
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March 9th, 2014 14:00
Thank you Bev! I will be receiving the mounting hardware and a couple of different SATA 3 cables (they're so cheap!) on Tuesday, 3/11. I'll post here again as a follow-up to let people know how the SSD installation goes.
Thanks so much for your help!
~M
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March 9th, 2014 15:00
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March 17th, 2014 14:00
Hi Bev, I am a bit confused here. I bought a Dell XPS 8700 and have been loving it because it is so fast and quiet and awesome. However, I would like to speed up boot times and such by installing an SSD, and it says on the Dell website: "Support for 4 HDD bays: including (3) 3.5” HDDs
–Capable of 1 SSD and 3 HDD configuration". When I bought this, I understood that it had 3 HDD drive bays (3.5in.) and 1 SSD drive bay (2.5in.). In fact, this is what B&H Photo and Video advertises. I have been looking inside the case and I cannot locate the SSD drive. Can you tell me exactly where I can find this?