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Dell xps 13 9343 early 2015 NVMe M2 Samsung 950Pro drive
Hi
Is it possible to change my SSD to a Samsung 950PRO NVMe disk?
Will BIOS find that SSD? If no, when will we have a new BIOS that could do that?
www.samsung.com/.../overview.html
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Ubbe1
Lopburi
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November 19th, 2015 07:00
Samsung 950 Pro work and boot fine on XPS 9343 just make sure that you install Windows 10 in GPT partition for UEFI not MBR. The problem is XPS 9343 only supported PCI-E x2 not x4 max read speed is around 800Mb/s and write around 700Mb/s on ATTO.
robert p
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November 3rd, 2015 05:00
Hi ubbe1,
Thanks for posting.
The part has not been tested and therefore is not supported by Dell. Even if the part physically fits in your system and the BIOS can find it, if you call in for warranty service, the original drive would have to be put back in the system for Tech support to troubleshoot with you.
Have you contacted Samsung to see if they can advise you if the part is even compatible with your model computer? Their email and phone number is provided in the link you posted.
Regards,
Robert
ubbe1
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November 11th, 2015 07:00
We need a new bios for this to work.
As your new XPS 13 can use NVMe SSD you allready have the knowledge how to do.
Is there a new Bios supporting NVMe SSD in pipeline now?
Regards
Ubbe1
ejn63
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November 11th, 2015 12:00
There's no guarantee that a BIOS update alone will allow this drive to work - it is a very power-hungry device that even with BIOS support, likely won't work on a relatively low-power ultrabook mainboard.
This drive is designed for desktop systems and high-end notebook (gaming/workstation class) systems - not for ultrabook use.
ubbe1
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November 11th, 2015 14:00
But in latest version of XPS 13 there is possible to have a NVMe SSD.
In a Ultrabook..
PS; I do think that I buy a highend notebook/laptop when i Buy a Dell XPS 13. Now im know something else.. DS.
regards
Ubbe1
ubbe1
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November 20th, 2015 00:00
That was both good and bad news..
Is that a hardware issue or is it possible to fix with new chipset drivers?
Lopburi
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November 20th, 2015 07:00
Intel Broadwell CPU support PCI-E v2.0 4x lane but Dell allowed 2x lane only. You can read more from here: en.community.dell.com/.../19620329
ubbe1
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November 20th, 2015 14:00
But that is not an answer to my question.
Markxps
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December 14th, 2015 13:00
Hi Robert,
I have not been able to get my dell xps 13 9350 to boot into windows 10 using the RAID bios setting in the most recent 1.1.17 bios. I am only able to boot into windows 10 when not using the RAID bios setting. Of course performance suffers when I do this. I have already downloaded and installed the most recent Intel Rapid Storage driver. Thanks for any help you can provide in advance.
w1ebr
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August 6th, 2016 09:00
I have tried a Samsung 951 and BIOS can't find a GPT partition to boot from. Is there something I should do to make this work?
neubreed
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November 2nd, 2016 13:00
Same issue here I can install windows on a TOSHIBA XG3 1TB (1024GB) M.2 PCIe NVMe in my 9343 but cannot get it to boot.
I tried disabling SATA and reinstalled Win 10 but still won't boot
Lopburi
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November 2nd, 2016 14:00
Same issue on Intel 600p Windows installer could see and installed windows on the drive but Bios on 9343 couldn't detect the drive.
LeoLozes
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November 6th, 2016 01:00
Same here with a Samsung SM961. Windows 10 can be installed without any problem, but the BIOS won't find it and it won't boot.
I posted a question here, but I guess there's little to do.
superuser.com/.../dell-xps-13-9343-with-sm961-nvme-ssd-wont-boot
moheban79
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March 11th, 2017 07:00
Hi,
Little confused about type of ssd m.2 that the 9343 xps 13 supports. Thought it only supports the double notched B type Sata version? How would a single notched ssd like the 950 pro fit in there?
Thanks
w1ebr
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March 11th, 2017 07:00
The problem is that the BIOS does not have a PCI-E storage driver (but Windows 10 does). This is why Windows 10 will install to a PCI-E NVME M.2 ssd but the laptop will not boot from it.
If you REALLY wanted to make this work, I think (but am not sure) that you could boot from another storage device and use the GRUB bootloader to boot into the NVME ssd Windows image. It would require the external boot device to be present whenever you wanted to boot the laptop, so this is certanly not an ideal solution.