8 Posts
0
2796
2TB ssd upgrade on XPS1340
Hi,
I have a 9-year old toy Studio XPS 1340 that's still kickin. It has survived the times with an upgraded processor (2.67Ghz P9600), 8GB ram, dual internal HDD (1TB main, 500GB slave), 3 additional USB ports, added bluetooth/wifi combo minicard, and an extended 6600mAh battery.
My question is, can it support a 2TB ssd? I know it will run only on sata II speeds but I wanna be sure if it can handle a 2TB size ssd. I'd appreciate any input...
I have a 9-year old toy Studio XPS 1340 that's still kickin. It has survived the times with an upgraded processor (2.67Ghz P9600), 8GB ram, dual internal HDD (1TB main, 500GB slave), 3 additional USB ports, added bluetooth/wifi combo minicard, and an extended 6600mAh battery.
My question is, can it support a 2TB ssd? I know it will run only on sata II speeds but I wanna be sure if it can handle a 2TB size ssd. I'd appreciate any input...
jphughan
4 Operator
4 Operator
•
14K Posts
0
May 5th, 2018 06:00
Short answer: You will be fine.
Long answer: The last time there was a hardware-related limitation on drive size was around 137GB because systems had to move to "48-bit LBA addressing" to use larger drives, which obviously happened a long time ago, back in the Windows XP Service Pack 1 days since OS support had to be added for that too. Other than that, going above 2TB is the next semi-barrier. Basically, although it's fine to use disks larger than 2TB, there are limitations around creating a single partition larger than 2TB, and not everyone wants to cut up their disks into multiple partitions. But since you're stopping at 2TB, you'll be fine.
ejn63
10 Elder
10 Elder
•
23.1K Posts
0
May 5th, 2018 07:00
Although it should work from a technical standpoint, does it really make sense economics-wise to put a $650-700 SSD into a system that's worth $50-100?
electroninz
8 Posts
0
May 5th, 2018 08:00
electroninz
8 Posts
0
May 5th, 2018 08:00
Thanks very much for that informative reply. That's much better than a simple yes.
ejn63
10 Elder
10 Elder
•
23.1K Posts
0
May 5th, 2018 08:00
If the 2T drive has a SATA interface, it should work fine.
However, if it's one of the pre-packaged external drives such as from Seagate, WD, etc., these very often don't have SATA connectors on the drive itself - they are often shipped with built-in USB 3 connectors -- if it's one of these, it it won't work with the notebook system.
electroninz
8 Posts
0
May 5th, 2018 08:00
Thanks very much for that informative reply. That's much better than a simple yes. ;-)
ejn63
10 Elder
10 Elder
•
23.1K Posts
0
May 5th, 2018 09:00
Yes, that drive should work fine in the system.
electroninz
8 Posts
0
May 5th, 2018 09:00
nov_very_own
1 Message
0
June 28th, 2022 21:00
Sorry to revive an old thread and I'm not sure if you even still have this. How did you add the additional USB ports? I'm assuming the upgraded CPU and BT/WiFi combo card are all things you can buy and pop them in? No need to solder?