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March 30th, 2014 02:00

Replacing mSATA SSD in Inspiron 15R 7520

Hi,

- I have the 7520 with a 1TB SATA and 32GB mSATA

- I want to replace the mSATA with a bigger capacity. Please can you confirm that _any_ sized mSATA will work? I have read conflicting things.

Thanks.

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March 31st, 2014 07:00

I put a Crucial M500 240GB mSATA Internal SSD in mine, works a treat.

It took a good few hours completely dismantling the laptop to get this done. It is the least accessible part in the entire machine. After cloning the HDD to the mSATA it works very well. This also tooka while, can't remember the exact process, but found step by step guide via google. I now have the 1TB drive for data, and the ssd for system and apps. 

March 31st, 2014 15:00

dale, many thanks for getting back to me!

to confirm, it's this one?:

Crucial M500 240GB SATA mSATA Internal Solid State Drive CT240M500SSD3

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148698

just want to make sure. yeah i've seen the guide, thank you.

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April 1st, 2014 02:00

yep, this one:


      Part Number: CT240M500SSD3
      Description: Crucial M500 240GB mSATA Internal SSD

 

But i'd probably use this one now (faster write speed): CT256M550SSD3

April 2nd, 2014 02:00

thanks very much. i'm ordering that newer one now and will report back in a week or two if it works.

cheers!

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