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Dell M.2 / NVME Specifications And Upgrade Requirements For Latitude, XPS, Precision Mobile and Optiplex
Good day Dell Community,
Because of your questions I'm pleased to present the below information, specifications and requirements for M.2 on various Dell models.
Precision 7710 | 7720:
Maximum internal dives supported: 3
Drive configurations supported ( max ) : (3x M.2) or (2x M.2 and 1x 2.5inch SATA)
PCIE Lanes:
The 2 M.2 slots available are wired as 4X
The 2.5 Inch bay is wired as 2X
Parts needed to install M.2 into the dedicated M.2 slot:
1x HR8P8 thermal cover ( comes with cover and thermal pad )
1x 4270E Screw: ( Holds the cover down on top of the M.2 drive )
Parts needed to install an M.2 into the 2.5 inch bay of 7710 and 7510:
1x 745TM 2.5 inch metal bracket - most units will have this already included
1x Y1WJX M.2 bracket ( goes inside of 745TM )
4x 2864D M3X3 screw. Most systems will have these already included. These screws hold in the Y1WJX M.2 drive carrier, or a 2.5 inch drive into 745TM.
1x WPTND M.2 Interposer Board. This installs into Y1WJX M.2 bracket.
5x 4270E M2.0*3L screws
1x HR8P8 M.2 thermal cover
Find instructions here on the Dell Community.
PCIE Lanes:
M.2 slot supports 4X
The 2.5 Inch bay is wired as 2X
Parts needed to install an M.2 into the 2.5 inch bay are the same as the 7710 above.
Precision 5510 | 5520 and XPS 9550 | 9560:
Maximum internal dives supported: 2
Drive configurations supported: (1x M.2) (1x 2.5 SATA) (1xM.2 and 1X 2.5 SATA)
PCIE Lanes:
M.2 slot supports 4X
The 2.5 Inch bay is wired as SATA
Parts needed in order to install a M.2:
Parts needed in order to add a 2.5 inch drive:
1x XDYGX cable
2x 3XYT5 rubber side isolator
1x 3FDY3 metal HDD bracket ( some units may already have this installed even if a 2.5 inch drive wasn't ordered from Dell originally )
Discussed here on Dell Community.
Precision 3510:
Maximum internal dives supported: 1
Drive configurations supported: (1x M.2) or (1x 2.5inch SATA)
PCIE Lanes:
M.2 slot supports 4X
2.5 Inch bay is wired as SATA
Parts needed to upgrade from 2.5 inch drive to M.2 drive:1x X3YR8 M.2 end bracket
1x 1X2MT thermal cover
2x 4270E M2X3 screwsDrive configurations supported: (1x M.2) (1x 2.5inch SATA) (1x M.2 cache drive and 1x 2.5 inch drive )
PCIE Lanes:
M.2 slot supports 4X
2.5 Inch bay is wired as SATA
Parts needed to upgrade from 2.5 inch drive to M.2 drive:
1x 2FFR0 end bracket
1x X3DN4 -Thermal plate
1x 4270E - End screw
Maximum internal dives supported: 1
Drive configurations supported: (1x M.2) or (1x 2.5inch SATA)
PCIE Lanes:
E5270 supports 2X
E5570 with H processor supports 4X
E5570 with U processor supports 2X
E5470 with H processor supports 2X
E5470 with U processor supports 2X
2.5 Inch bay is wired as SATA
Parts needed to upgrade from 2.5 inch drive to M.2 drive are same as 3510 above.
Maximum internal dives supported: 2
Drive configurations supported: (1x M.2) (1x 2.5inch SATA) (1x M.2 cache drive and 1x 2.5 inch drive )
PCIE Lanes:
5280 supports 2X
5580 with H processor supports 4X
5580 with U processor supports 2X
5480 with H processor supports 4X
5480 with U processor supports 2X
2.5 Inch bay is wired as SATA
Parts needed to upgrade from 2.5 inch drive to M.2 drive are same as 3520 above.
Latitude E7270 | E7470:
maximum internal dives supported: 1
Drive configurations supported: (1x M.2)
PCIE Lanes:
M.2 slot supports 2X
Parts Needed in order to upgrade to M.2:
1x DJ69P thermal cover
2x 4270E screw M2X3 ( most systems will have at least one of these already included )Latitude 7280 | 7480:
Maximum internal dives supported: 1
Drive configurations supported: (1x M.2)
PCIE Lanes:
M.2 slot supports 2X
Parts Needed in order to upgrade to M.2:
1x R6TGF thermal cover
2x VJYP9 screw M2X3 ( most systems will have at least one of these already included )
XPS 13 9350 | 9360
Maximum internal dives supported: 1
Drive configurations supported: (1x M.2)
PCIE Lanes:
The M.2 slot available supports up to 4X
Parts needed:
1x 4270E screw M2X3XPS 13 9365
Maximum internal dives supported: 1
Drive configurations supported: (1x M.2)
PCIE Lanes:
The M.2 slot available supports up to 4X
Parts needed:
1x 4HP13 - Thermal plate
2x JPRFM - M1.6x2.5 screws
Optiplex 5040 | 7040 ( Mini Tower ) :
Maximum internal dives supported: 2
Drive configurations supported: (1xM.2) (2xM.2) (1xM.2 and 1x2.5) (2x2.5) (1x3.5)
PCIE Lanes:
The single on board M.2 slot supports up to 4X
The M.2 drive installed into the 2.5 inch bay: 2x
Parts needed for M.2.
On-motherboard M.2 bay:1x 6J3FV SATA cable
1x X9FV3 M.2/2.5 inch bay adapter/caddy
On motherboard M.2 installation instructions found here.
Optiplex 3050 | 5050 | 7050 ( Mini Tower ) : :
Maximum internal drives supported: 2
Drive configurations supported: (1xM.2) (1x2.5) (1x3.5) (2x2.5) (1xM.2 and 1x2.5) (1xM.2 and 1x3.5)
PCIE Lanes:
The single on board M.2 slot supports up to 4X
Installing M.2 into the 2.5/3.5 inch bay is not supported
Parts needed for M.2:
1x DHR6X spacer (goes between the motherboard and M.2 drive)
Installation instructions found here
Learn how to reset drives to non-Optane here
OS install notes:
There's an updated storage driver (IRST F6) to include PCIE support. ( The one you have to install for Windows to see the drive during installation ) :
Also see: Installing Windows 7 on a SKYLAKE system using MDT: http://www.dell.com/support/article/us/en/19/HOW11493/en
Obtaining an ISO image:
For some systems you can obtain Dell operating system images through Dell Hosted image
Note: not all systems and service tags will have an image available for download.
Note: Even though Dell Hosted Images have USB3 drivers slip streamed in, they may not include the IRST driver at this time. ( some may know this at the F6 driver ). As a result you may need to install the IRST driver manually during the Windows install process.
Dell is currently working to add the IRST driver to the Dell Hosted Images. No ETA on when this will happen at this time.
Discussed here on SpiceWorks.Other M.2 Articles:
Imaging M.2 Solid-State Drives in Intel Skylake chipset systems
Only 1 Solid State Drive (SSD) seen on Interposer card
SSD not detected on startup or reboot on New Precision 15 5000 (5510) or XPS 15 9550
PXE Booting with M.2 Solid State Drives
How to distinguish the differences between M.2 cards
Why am I unable to find option in BIOS to set a hard drive password on NVMe SSD
aksawy77
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May 15th, 2017 18:00
Hello Justin
I have Latitude E5470 with 500 sata Hdd and i need to upgrade it to 256 SSD
I am in saudi arabia is that possible
thanks
OliverNil
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May 19th, 2017 18:00
@markus15
Have you had succes in using Samsung EVO 960 on your E5580? If so, have your VGA port still working? I'm questioning that cause my Latitude 5480 started to fail VGA output after I installed a EVO 960 on it =(
Thanks a lot for any information..
JimAtLaw
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June 1st, 2017 13:00
Thanks very much Justin!
claimconsultant
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June 10th, 2017 04:00
Interesting! thanks for the update.. if I will face any problem will contact you.
OlderFogie
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June 18th, 2017 06:00
Thank you for your comprehensive review and continued efforts to answer additional questions posted to this thread!
To extend these efforts, would it be possible to add information/instructions for the Optiplex 3050/5050/7050? They all seem to have a PCI-E M.2 slot, but I haven't found any instructions on how to make an nvme drive bootable under them like you provided for the 5040/7040.
Thank you for your help!
jeremy1620
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June 21st, 2017 01:00
Thank you for your comprehensive review!
bbalegar
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June 21st, 2017 10:00
Justin thank you for such a comprensive explanation on PCIe NVMe drives on Dell, I greatlly apprecite your time and efforts for dell community.
Thank you again!!!
bbalegar
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June 21st, 2017 10:00
Hello Justin,
I have a question about Dell 5480 "H" processor and Dell 7480 "U" processor, do these board supports PCIe 2.0 / 3.0 with x4/x2 lanes.
As per your post I do know the lanes but want to confirm the PCIe version.
Regards,
BJ
DELL-Justin C
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June 28th, 2017 12:00
@OlderFogie,
I just found this document. www.dell.com/.../optane-enabled-system-may-not-boot-when-a-hard-drive-or-optane-device-fails
Does that help you out? I'm still working on the lanes information. My firm assumption for now is that the ports are 4X on those models.
DELL-Justin C
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June 28th, 2017 12:00
@Commmunity,
Check out my new M.2 FAQ: en.community.dell.com/.../20015317
@OlderFogie,
I will work on the 3050/5050/7050 and get back when I know more.
@Jeremy1620,
Thank you for your feedback.
@Bbalegar,
Thank you for your question and feedback. I'll find out and post back.
ujtordai
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June 30th, 2017 00:00
Hi Justin C,
Which kind of M.2 SSD supported by Precision 7510?
NGFF or NVMe?
Thank you in advance.
ujtordai
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June 30th, 2017 22:00
Thank you
Which one do you offer?
absolutpleb
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July 2nd, 2017 20:00
Does the Dell inspiron 7378 support NVMe?
jkavasch
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July 6th, 2017 12:00
Mr Justin C, Dell Tech Support, Re your post of 19 Sept 2016 upgrades.
Getting ready upgrade my XPS L702X with Samsung 850 EVO 500GB 2.5 SATA III Internal SSD. Apppreciate any new guidelines you might advise since 2016. Many Thanks
James K
bbalegar
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July 12th, 2017 18:00
@Justin
I recently bought a Dell 5480 with Dell PCIe NVMe drive 256gb. Thank you for your suggestion.
I would appreciate if you can tell me if I have a x4 lanes or x2 lanes as I am planning for an upgrade to a bigger hard drive. My processor is i7 7820HQ 2.9GHz.
Do you think it will support x4 lanes?
Regards,
BJ Balegar