Dell 7020 max hdd

Question

Hello!I have a Dell OptiPlex 7020 MT PC, and I would be interested in whether it is possible to put a 2tb hdd on it, and will it work?According to the machine's data sheet, the maximum is 1tb, but i wonder, if it accept 2tb as well.This pc have:i5-4690s, 8gb ddr3(soon 16gb), Nvidia Quadro T400 2gb, 250gb Samsung 850 evo, 500gb Seagate hdd(sorry my bad english :D)

bradthetechnut · Answer

You're welcome to try it. It's not unusual for storage specs to be exceeded in some somewhat older/older Dell's. If by chance it doesn't work, it won't break anything.

Though at least a few years old by now, make sure you have the latest BIOS that's for the 7020 if not already.

speedstep · Answer

@David0101012005  All drive sizes work fine on 7020.  2TB drives are the max that support Legacy MBR aka Windows XP, VISTA , 7 non secure boot. Past 2TB requires Windows 8, 10, 11 with GPT UEFI booting. The only limit to drive size on these models and newer is how much you are willing to spend for a drive. https://www.seagate.com/support/downloads/beyond-2tb/ The Guide for Optiplex GX620 more than 11 years ago still applies for drives larger than 2.5 TB https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0p06nmeC3A The EXADRIVE  100TB SSD $40,000 drive fits and works fine. https://nimbusdata.com/products/exadrive/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFLiKClKKhs  Operating System BIOS Boot Disk Data Disk Windows Vista and newer UEFI BIOS* Supported by Windows 64 bit only Supported by Windows Windows Vista and newer PC BIOS Use DiscWizard Extended Capacity Manager Software Supported by Windows Windows XP PC BIOS Use DiscWizard Extended Capacity Manager Software Use DiscWizard Extended Capacity Manager Software   * Universal Extensible Firmware Interface

redxps630 · Answer

Dell OptiPlex 7020 Performance Results - UserBenchmark i5-4590s, 16gb, 2TB Seagate Barracuda 7200, gt520

David0101012005 · Answer

Thanks for the replies, then I'll try to put in a 2tb hdd, I hope it will work.

speedstep · Answer

@David0101012005  I use these in all my dell computers and they work fine. Seagate BarraCuda 2TB 3.5 Inch SATA 6Gb/s 7200 RPM 256MB ST2000DMZ08 B07H2RR55Q $49.99

redxps630 · Answer

re: brad's question how come I couldn't get userbenchmark to show me a 7020 build with 2TB HDD search www.userbenchmark.com/PCBuilder?searchTerm=optiplex%207020%202tb

bradthetechnut · Answer

Hi @redxps630, What I would like to know is how come I couldn't get userbenchmark to show me a 7020 build with 2TB HDD.  I tried before posting my 1st reply.

bradthetechnut · Answer

Thanks.  I was using in Google 'optiplex 7020 2TB HDD userbenchmark.'

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Windows Vista and newer	UEFI BIOS*	Supported by Windows 64 bit only	Supported by Windows
Windows Vista and newer	PC BIOS	Use DiscWizard Extended Capacity Manager Software	Supported by Windows
Windows XP	PC BIOS	Use DiscWizard Extended Capacity Manager Software	Use DiscWizard Extended Capacity Manager Software

* Universal Extensible Firmware Interface