Optiplex 3050 MFF 2,5' HDD support?

Question

Is there any knowledge on what drives are supported in a optiplex 3050 MFF?

The owner's manual mentions nothing about which harddisks are supported.

I'm trying to install a 2,5" HPE MM2000GEFRA 2TB HDD, but the BIOS won't recognize it and the drive does not even spin up. There is not a single mechanical sound coming form the drive.

The drive does work in my desktop PC and other drives do work in the optiplex.

It might be a bios setting or the board might not provide enough power (12v might not be available at all)? (the MFF aparently uses hardware similar to notebooks, while 12v isn't that common on 2,5" drives?)

I installed the latest BIOS update.

I found this person succesfully installing a 5TB HDD in a 7070 MFF.

I would like to know which drives will work before buying another one and finding out that too won't work.

redxps630 · Answer

Dell validated oem storage for 3050 Micro

Storage	Hard drive, 1T, 7.2K, 2.5, 7, SM, made by Seagate, RSW X Disque SSD M.2 PCIede 512 Go + disquedurde 1 To à 7 200 tr/min
Storage	Hard drive, 1TB, SATA 6Gb/s, 7.2K, 512E, HIT, JAG-C 2.5" 1TB (7, 200 Rpm) Serial AT A Hard Drive
Storage	Hard Drive, 500, 7.2K, 2.5, 7, Surface Mount, made by Seagate, RSWX 2.5 inch 500GB 7200rpm SATA Hard Disk Drive
Storage	Hard drive, 500, SATA 6Gb/s, 7.2, 512E, 7, AQUACSLIM 2.5" 500GB (7, 200 Rpm) Serial ATA Hard Drive
Storage	Hard drive, 500, SATA 6Gb/s, 7.2, 512E, 7, straight, YRX-RF Disquedur 500Go SATA 7200tr/min 2.5"
Storage	Hard drive, 500G, SATA 6Gb/s, 5.4K, 512E, 7MM, AQU-B 500GB 5400 rpm Hard Drive
Storage	Hard drive, 500G, SATA 6Gb/s, 7.2, 7, 512E, JAGC7-RF 500GB 2.5inch Serial ATA (7, 20 0 Rpm) Hard Drive, Latitude
Storage	Hard drive, 500G, SATA 6Gb/s, 7.2, 7MM, 512E, MZ500S Additional 500GB 2.5" Serial-A TA (7, 200 RPM) Hard Drive
Storage	Hard drive, 500G, SATA 6Gb/s, 512E, 7, AQUA-B2, SSH 500GB Solid State Hybrid Hard Drive, 5, 400 rpm
Storage	Solid state drive (SSD), 128G, SATA 6Gb/s, 7, LITEON, V2S, BCC Solid State Drive, 128, 7, LITEON, V2S, Brazil Customer Center Made by: Lite-On
Storage	Solid state drive (SSD), 128G, SATA 6Gb/s, 7, TOSHIBA, SG5C 128GB 2.5 inch SATA Solid State Drive -Class 20 Made by: Toshiba
Storage	Solid state drive (SSD), 128G, SATA 6Gb/s, 7MM, INTEL, PRO5450 2.5"" 128GB SATA Class 20 Solid State Drive Made by: Intel
Storage	Solid state drive (SSD), 128G, SATA 6Gb/s, 7MM, LITEON, CV3 2.5 inch 128GB SATA Class 20 Solid State Drive Made by: Lite-On
Storage	Solid state drive (SSD), 128G, SATA 6Gb/s, 7MM, LITEON, CV8 2.5"" 128GB SATA Class 20 Solid State Drive Made by: Lite-On
Storage	Solid state drive (SSD), 128G, SATA 6Gb/s, 7MM, made by Samsung, PM871B 2.5"" 128GB SATA Class 20 Solid State Drive Made by: Samsung
Storage	Solid state drive (SSD), 128G, SATA 6Gb/s, 7MM, made by SK Hynix, SC308 Solid State Drive, 128G, S3, #1, 7MM, SC308 Made by: SK Hynix
Storage	Solid state drive (SSD), 128G, SATA 6Gb/s, 7MM, made by SK Hynix, SC311 2.5"" 128GB SATA Class 20 Solid State Drive Made by: SK Hynix
Storage	Solid state drive (SSD), 128G, SATA 6Gb/s, 7MM, SNDSK 2.5 inch 128GB SATA Class 20 Solid State Drive Made by: SanDisk
Storage	Solid state drive (SSD), 128G, SATA 6Gb/s, 7MM, SNDSK 2.5"" 128GB SATA Class 20 Solid State Drive Made by: SanDisk
Storage	Solid state drive (SSD), 256, SATA 6Gb/s, 7MM, MICRON Solid State Drive, 256, 7 MM, MICRON, 1100 Made by: Micron
Storage	Solid state drive (SSD), 256G, OPAL2, P34, M.2 2280 slot, PM961 M.2 256GB PCIe NVMe Class 40 Self Encrypting OPAL 2.0 Solid State Drive
Storage	Solid state drive (SSD), 256G, P34, M.2 2280 slot, made by Toshiba, XG5 Твердотельный накопитель 256 Гбайт, M.2 PCIe NVMe, класс 40 Made by: Toshiba / Kioxia
Storage	Solid state drive (SSD), 256G, SATA 6Gb/s, 7, LITEON, V2S, BCC Solid State Drive, 256, 7, LITEON, V2S, Brazil Customer Center Made by: Lite-On
Storage	Solid state drive (SSD), 256G, SATA 6Gb/s, 7, TOSHIBA, SG5C 2.5"" 256GB SATA Class 20 Solid State Drive Made by: Toshiba
Storage	Solid state drive (SSD), 256G, SATA 6Gb/s, 7MM, INTEL, PRO5450 2.5"" 256GB SATA Class 20 Solid State Drive Made by: Intel
Storage	Solid state drive (SSD), 256G, SATA 6Gb/s, 7MM, INTEL, PRO5400 256GB 2.5 inch SATA Solid State Drive, MPWS Made by: Intel
Storage	Solid state drive (SSD), 256G, SATA 6Gb/s, 7MM, made by Samsung, PM871A 2.5"" 256GB SATA Class 20 Solid State Drive Made by: Samsung
Storage	Solid state drive (SSD), 256G, SATA 6Gb/s, 7MM, made by Samsung, PM871B 2.5"" 256GB SATA Class 20 Solid State Drive Made by: Samsung
Storage	Solid state drive (SSD), 256G, SATA 6Gb/s, 7MM, made by SK Hynix, SC308 2.5"" 256GB SATA Class 20 Solid State Drive Made by: SK Hynix
Storage	Solid state drive (SSD), 256G, SATA 6Gb/s, 7MM, made by SK Hynix, SC311 2.5"" 256GB SATA Class 20 Solid State Drive Made by: SK Hynix
Storage	Solid state drive (SSD), 256G, SATA 6Gb/s, 7MM, made by SK Hynix, SC401 2.5"" 256GB SATA Class 20 Solid State Drive Made by: SK Hynix
Storage	Solid state drive (SSD), 256G, SATA 6Gb/s, 7MM, SNDSK 2.5"" 256GB SATA Class 20 Solid State Drive Made by: SanDisk
Storage	Solid state drive (SSD), 256G, SATA 6Gb/s, 7MM, SNDSK 2.5"" 256GB SATA Class 20 Solid State Drive Made by: SanDisk
Storage	Solid state drive (SSD), 256G, SATA 6Gb/s, 7MM, TOSHIBA, SG6 2.5"" 256GB SATA Class 20 Solid State Drive Made by: Toshiba
Storage	Solid state drive (SSD), 512, SATA 6Gb/s, 7MM, MICRON Disque 512Go SSD SATA 7mm Classe 20 2.5" Made by: Micron
Storage	Solid state drive (SSD), 512G, SATA 6Gb/s, 7MM, made by SK Hynix, SC308 2.5"" 512GB SATA Class 20 Solid State Drive Made by: SK Hynix
Storage	Solid state drive (SSD), 512G, SATA 6Gb/s, 7MM, TOSHIBA, SG6 2.5"" 512GB SATA Class 20 Solid State Drive Made by: Toshiba

redxps630 · Answer

Re: BIOS won't recognize it  try replace cmos battery w a new one then clear cmos via motherboard jumper.

Roland684 · Answer

No no, the BIOS is working properly. It recognizes all drives I install (and settings are properly stored), except these 2TB drives

Roland684 · Answer

The issue seems to be the absence of 12V on the optiplex's sata connector. There's no 3,3 volt, no 12 volt. These pins aren't even connected. Also many ground pins are not connected.

I can't find which voltages are required for the sata standard, but I see no reason for not connecting the ground pins.

I guess I'll go looking for (large) drives which only require 5V.

redxps630 · Answer

Do you have a working 2.5' ssd or hdd that is not 2TB to test?  Dell validated oem 2.5 hdd includes 1 TB and 500GB.

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