Replaceing Optical Drive with 32GB SSD

Question

Hi, I recently purchesed a Dell 7520 with 1TB hard drive and an optical drive, i saw there is an option to have 32GB SSD as a rapidstorage buffer, is there a way i can do that manualy without voiding the warranty? (3 year warrenty)  im from israel so relavent info is good if there is a DELL lab that can do it for me, or a place i can buy the parts from. Thank You Very Much!

osprey4 · Answer

Hi orvanon,

You can install anything you like without voiding the warranty. But Dell will only support the installed hardware.

On the main support page, I only see an Inspiron 15R SE 7520. I was under the impression that special edition refers to an SSD cache, but you're saying you don't have this feature?

Or Vanon · Answer

i know i have the intel rapid storage technology but i dont know if its even activated or not since i cant see an SSD Drive any where, is there any way to check ?

ejn63 · Answer

The SSD will show up in BIOS setup (f2 at powerup).

Or Vanon · Answer

should it show up under mSATA ?

osprey4 · Answer

Yes, that's where it would show up. There's a discussion HERE that will help you install an mSATA card. My suggestion would be to call Dell to order it.

osprey4 · Answer

There are plenty of vendors in the US who sell mSATA drives. I couldn't begin to guess what's available in Israel.

Or Vanon · Answer

where can i get the part number to order it from somewhere, dell israel is not that helpfull

Or Vanon · Answer

should i just buy one from eBay? and how much can i put on it? is it worth just buying a 32GB one, or get a 128GB one?

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