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I just bought a PowerEdge T30,and add a M2 SSD (SAMSUNG 960 EVO).
The BIOS Version from the factory is 1.0.0.When I Update the BIOS from 1.0.0 to 1.0.2,Everything is ok.
When I Update the BIOS from 1.0.2 to 1.0.3 ,Sytem can not reboot.
I Found there is no M2 Slot Displayed in the BIOS,and no M2 SSD Displayed also.
When I Update the BIOS from 1.0.2 to 1.0.5 ,the problem remains unsolved.
Dell 's Support Page says: The BIOS 1.0.3 Fixes:Address a problem where SETUP MENU appears non exist M.2 device.
Why did I have the opposite problem when I upgraded the system BIOS？
Hypnosis4u2nv
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Posted December 7th, 2017 01:00
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I‘m Restore the BIOS / Clear the CMOS / Remove the SSD / Reinstall the SSD .But the BIOS Summary can not display any M2 information .
Please note that “BIOS CAN NOT DISPLAY”。It means The “M2 Slot = XXXXXX” option disappeared.
If I Downgrade the bios to Ver.1.0.2，everything is OK.
It looks like that DELL Remove the SSD Support from the new BIOS.
Your first sentence needs clarification, since "will support either" is unclear at best. Are you saying subsequent releases (you must mean after 1.0.5) WILL or WILL NOT support it?
For anyone looking, this works:
If you compare the PowerEdge T30 motherboard to the Precision 3620 motherboard, it looks like they are identical, and on the 3620 the M.2 slot is listed as a feature. If you compare the specs (chipset, nic, CPU support, memory support, PCIe slots, etc), they also look identical (other than the M.2 slot).
Some Dell PowerEdge systems were sold as OEM and the bios would be flashable back to the generic Dell equivalent.
There may be a way to reflash the T30 to a Precision, which could enable the M.2 slot again.
I don't have access to partnumbers of the motherboards to confirm this.
NOTE: This would be at your own risk, as I'm not sure support/warranty would cover reflashing the unit to a bios from another system type.
Kris_Atl
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Posted August 8th, 2017 14:00
I am using T30 as a desktop with Win 10, for me sleep mode is very important, it was removed in 1.0.2, I am going to downgrade to 1.0.0 and get Sleep and M.2. Hopefully there is nothing important for me in the latest versions.