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Hello,

I have a Dell Inspiron 15 3580 laptop with a 1TB 5400RPM SATA hard drive installed.

I found the M.2 SSD slot on the motherboard, but I want to confirm what type of SSD is supported —

is it only SATA M.2 SSD, or does it also support NVMe PCIe SSD?

I would like to upgrade to a faster SSD and want to make sure that NVMe drives are compatible with this model.

Thank you.

ejn63 · Answer

The system will take NVMe, but as it is older it won't run at full PCIe 3 or 4 speeds.  Expect about half of what a PCIe 3x4 drive can deliver.

Ahmed345 · Answer

@ ejn63 Hello again,As I’m considering upgrading my SSD, I have a particular model in mind from Samsung that I believe could work well with my laptop (Dell Inspiron 15 3580).The model is Samsung 980 NVMe M.2 (2280). This is a high-quality SSD known for reliability and performance.Could you please confirm whether this specific model is fully compatible with my system (M.2 slot, BIOS support), given that my system supports NVMe but maybe at reduced speed?Thank you very much for your help.

ejn63 · Answer

That drive should work fine - at PCIe 3 GT2 mode (about half the expected PCIe 3 performance).

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