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Dell M.2 / NVME Specifications And Upgrade Requirements For Latitude, XPS, Precision Mobile and Optiplex
Good day Dell Community,
Because of your questions I'm pleased to present the below information, specifications and requirements for M.2 on various Dell models.
Precision 7710 | 7720:
Maximum internal dives supported: 3
Drive configurations supported ( max ) : (3x M.2) or (2x M.2 and 1x 2.5inch SATA)
PCIE Lanes:
The 2 M.2 slots available are wired as 4X
The 2.5 Inch bay is wired as 2X
Parts needed to install M.2 into the dedicated M.2 slot:
1x HR8P8 thermal cover ( comes with cover and thermal pad )
1x 4270E Screw: ( Holds the cover down on top of the M.2 drive )
Parts needed to install an M.2 into the 2.5 inch bay of 7710 and 7510:
1x 745TM 2.5 inch metal bracket - most units will have this already included
1x Y1WJX M.2 bracket ( goes inside of 745TM )
4x 2864D M3X3 screw. Most systems will have these already included. These screws hold in the Y1WJX M.2 drive carrier, or a 2.5 inch drive into 745TM.
1x WPTND M.2 Interposer Board. This installs into Y1WJX M.2 bracket.
5x 4270E M2.0*3L screws
1x HR8P8 M.2 thermal cover
Find instructions here on the Dell Community.
PCIE Lanes:
M.2 slot supports 4X
The 2.5 Inch bay is wired as 2X
Parts needed to install an M.2 into the 2.5 inch bay are the same as the 7710 above.
Precision 5510 | 5520 and XPS 9550 | 9560:
Maximum internal dives supported: 2
Drive configurations supported: (1x M.2) (1x 2.5 SATA) (1xM.2 and 1X 2.5 SATA)
PCIE Lanes:
M.2 slot supports 4X
The 2.5 Inch bay is wired as SATA
Parts needed in order to install a M.2:
Parts needed in order to add a 2.5 inch drive:
1x XDYGX cable
2x 3XYT5 rubber side isolator
1x 3FDY3 metal HDD bracket ( some units may already have this installed even if a 2.5 inch drive wasn't ordered from Dell originally )
Discussed here on Dell Community.
Precision 3510:
Maximum internal dives supported: 1
Drive configurations supported: (1x M.2) or (1x 2.5inch SATA)
PCIE Lanes:
M.2 slot supports 4X
2.5 Inch bay is wired as SATA
Parts needed to upgrade from 2.5 inch drive to M.2 drive:1x X3YR8 M.2 end bracket
1x 1X2MT thermal cover
2x 4270E M2X3 screwsDrive configurations supported: (1x M.2) (1x 2.5inch SATA) (1x M.2 cache drive and 1x 2.5 inch drive )
PCIE Lanes:
M.2 slot supports 4X
2.5 Inch bay is wired as SATA
Parts needed to upgrade from 2.5 inch drive to M.2 drive:
1x 2FFR0 end bracket
1x X3DN4 -Thermal plate
1x 4270E - End screw
Maximum internal dives supported: 1
Drive configurations supported: (1x M.2) or (1x 2.5inch SATA)
PCIE Lanes:
E5270 supports 2X
E5570 with H processor supports 4X
E5570 with U processor supports 2X
E5470 with H processor supports 2X
E5470 with U processor supports 2X
2.5 Inch bay is wired as SATA
Parts needed to upgrade from 2.5 inch drive to M.2 drive are same as 3510 above.
Maximum internal dives supported: 2
Drive configurations supported: (1x M.2) (1x 2.5inch SATA) (1x M.2 cache drive and 1x 2.5 inch drive )
PCIE Lanes:
5280 supports 2X
5580 with H processor supports 4X
5580 with U processor supports 2X
5480 with H processor supports 4X
5480 with U processor supports 2X
2.5 Inch bay is wired as SATA
Parts needed to upgrade from 2.5 inch drive to M.2 drive are same as 3520 above.
Latitude E7270 | E7470:
maximum internal dives supported: 1
Drive configurations supported: (1x M.2)
PCIE Lanes:
M.2 slot supports 2X
Parts Needed in order to upgrade to M.2:
1x DJ69P thermal cover
2x 4270E screw M2X3 ( most systems will have at least one of these already included )Latitude 7280 | 7480:
Maximum internal dives supported: 1
Drive configurations supported: (1x M.2)
PCIE Lanes:
M.2 slot supports 2X
Parts Needed in order to upgrade to M.2:
1x R6TGF thermal cover
2x VJYP9 screw M2X3 ( most systems will have at least one of these already included )
XPS 13 9350 | 9360
Maximum internal dives supported: 1
Drive configurations supported: (1x M.2)
PCIE Lanes:
The M.2 slot available supports up to 4X
Parts needed:
1x 4270E screw M2X3XPS 13 9365
Maximum internal dives supported: 1
Drive configurations supported: (1x M.2)
PCIE Lanes:
The M.2 slot available supports up to 4X
Parts needed:
1x 4HP13 - Thermal plate
2x JPRFM - M1.6x2.5 screws
Optiplex 5040 | 7040 ( Mini Tower ) :
Maximum internal dives supported: 2
Drive configurations supported: (1xM.2) (2xM.2) (1xM.2 and 1x2.5) (2x2.5) (1x3.5)
PCIE Lanes:
The single on board M.2 slot supports up to 4X
The M.2 drive installed into the 2.5 inch bay: 2x
Parts needed for M.2.
On-motherboard M.2 bay:1x 6J3FV SATA cable
1x X9FV3 M.2/2.5 inch bay adapter/caddy
On motherboard M.2 installation instructions found here.
Optiplex 3050 | 5050 | 7050 ( Mini Tower ) : :
Maximum internal drives supported: 2
Drive configurations supported: (1xM.2) (1x2.5) (1x3.5) (2x2.5) (1xM.2 and 1x2.5) (1xM.2 and 1x3.5)
PCIE Lanes:
The single on board M.2 slot supports up to 4X
Installing M.2 into the 2.5/3.5 inch bay is not supported
Parts needed for M.2:
1x DHR6X spacer (goes between the motherboard and M.2 drive)
Installation instructions found here
Learn how to reset drives to non-Optane here
OS install notes:
There's an updated storage driver (IRST F6) to include PCIE support. ( The one you have to install for Windows to see the drive during installation ) :
Also see: Installing Windows 7 on a SKYLAKE system using MDT: http://www.dell.com/support/article/us/en/19/HOW11493/en
Obtaining an ISO image:
For some systems you can obtain Dell operating system images through Dell Hosted image
Note: not all systems and service tags will have an image available for download.
Note: Even though Dell Hosted Images have USB3 drivers slip streamed in, they may not include the IRST driver at this time. ( some may know this at the F6 driver ). As a result you may need to install the IRST driver manually during the Windows install process.
Dell is currently working to add the IRST driver to the Dell Hosted Images. No ETA on when this will happen at this time.
Discussed here on SpiceWorks.Other M.2 Articles:
Imaging M.2 Solid-State Drives in Intel Skylake chipset systems
Only 1 Solid State Drive (SSD) seen on Interposer card
SSD not detected on startup or reboot on New Precision 15 5000 (5510) or XPS 15 9550
PXE Booting with M.2 Solid State Drives
How to distinguish the differences between M.2 cards
Why am I unable to find option in BIOS to set a hard drive password on NVMe SSD
DELL-Justin C
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December 9th, 2016 15:00
@Tuchivi,
I will try to find out the number of lanes on Vostro 5468 and get back with you.
As for the detection problem it's probably not a matter of lanes. When you say the drive isn't detected, where exactly are you discovering that? Is it during an operating system install? Or have you gone into the BIOS and found that the drive is not listed there?
If the drive is listed in the BIOS then you need to make sure you're using the Samsung driver for proper drive detection and performance. That driver is found here: www.samsung.com/.../Samsung_NVMExpress_Driver_rev11.zip
If you need help regarding how to install this driver reply back and I'll see what I can do.
DELL-Justin C
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December 15th, 2016 12:00
@Tuchivi,
I heard back from a source who advised that the M.2 port on the Vostro 5468 is wired as SATA M.2, not PCIE M.2. So you actually could have an issue with drive type, like you had assumed before. I don't know if the Samsung NVME drive is backwards compatible with SATA M.2 ports. You'll have to contact the manufacturer to find out.
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December 15th, 2016 12:00
Interesting... how about the M.2 port on a Precision 3620 tower?
I plugged a Samsung 850Pro 1TB NVMe drive into one and the 3620 doesn't see it, even in the BIOS settings.
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December 16th, 2016 09:00
@Justin C,
I have a Dell E7470 with default M.2 Lite-on module. I try to upgrade it to Plextor M8PeGN for the last 4 months, but I can't get it working. First I was thinking the module was the issue. The bios reconise the module. In the Windows 10 Pro setup I see the Module and can install Windows without any issues. Only after first boot the boot partition is not find.
After try a new install from Windows I see the old partitions and see also the data. Only it issn't possible the format a partition or delete them. After this I can't do anything anymore.
I use the latest bios, try latest sata drivers in windows setup. For the rest no idear anymore.
I understand from Plextor that the module is compatible with E7470, but is this correct?
Anybody else with the same issues? I can't find anybody with Plextor Module and E7470.
Another question is the Samsung 960 Pro working with the E7470?
DELL-Justin C
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December 16th, 2016 09:00
Hi Darr.Darr,
The Precision 3620 comes with a PCIE 4X slot.
I can't say why the Samsung 850Pro 1TB NVMe isn't detecting but I think you're probably seeing a compatibility issue.
I can only offer support for drives we sell with systems. For example: Part number W53CK - 1TB PCIe PM951 for Precision 3620.
William NKG
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December 16th, 2016 21:00
@Justin C Thank you very much for the info you offered.
Until this Morning, I knew from your info, E5470 with I7-6820HQ' s slot M2.0 supports PICE 3.0X2 only. But E5570 supports X4 while H CPU. Can I ask you if Dell's team could issue a new E5470 BIOS to support the same as E5570?
Thanks for your help in advance and Best Regards
William NKG
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December 16th, 2016 21:00
HI! Justin C
Thank you very much for your infos.
Can I know if Dell's support Team could issue a new Bios for E5470 with H CPU supporting M2.0 to PICE 3.0X4? In General, E5570 is similar to E5470 while the offical M 2.0 configration is not.
Thanks for your kind help in advance.
Best Regards
William NKG
Darr.Darr
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December 20th, 2016 00:00
Justin C,
Yes, my 3620 has an empty 4-wide PCIE slot, as well as an empty x16 PCIE slot (the main x16 PCIE slot being occupied by an nvidia quadro K620), and even a legacy PCI slot. It also had an empty M.2 slot... I even see an empty header on the motherboard for a (non-existent) second M.2 slot...
Anyway, I procured a 512GB samsung PM951 (actual capacity 476.8GB), and after swapping out the 1TB samsung 850 the PM951 does indeed show up in the BIOS just fine.
Thanks.
SGT.HRT
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December 21st, 2016 01:00
any update for the latitude 7370?
just wonderin if i can put 2nd ssd on the wwan mpcie slot?
Thanks
bcodezinfo
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December 29th, 2016 21:00
My screen suddenly went black. But my laptop is working fine.
I restarted several times, still no solution.
If your system is running and screen is black or blank.
Just wipe your RAM and you could able get the screen back.
Its all about the ram usage.
Thanks for the solution.
dcourtois07
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January 6th, 2017 17:00
Hi
Can you post information about the M.2 support of Inspiron 7460?
Regards
Sealover8016
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January 8th, 2017 21:00
Did you find out anything on the 950 pro? I put one in my XPS 15 9550 with no problems. I've ordered one for my latitude e7470 bUT now I'm seeing something where ithe can't run the nmve to its full potential. Basically only x2 instead of x4. Then I've also read that there is a way to get it to run x4....so I've been looking EVERYWHERE to find some answers. Any luck?
Darr.Darr
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January 9th, 2017 08:00
> Did you find out anything on the 950 pro?
I returned mine to amazon, since the answer I received here indicated Dell might not support them. From info I've found elsewhere, its full speed potential requires the Intel Rapid Storage Technology driver... and it's my understanding that driver doesn't load if you set the SATA controller (in BIOS) to use AHCI instead of the (typically default, if installed) hardware RAID. Is that driver offered in your XPS's Drivers and Downloads page, and do you have RAID enabled?
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January 16th, 2017 20:00
I'm looking at 512GB NVMe SSDs to replace the 128GB SATA SSD in my Latitude 7370. Tom's Hardware was particularly impressed with the MyDigitalSSD BPX for a balance between price and performance:
www.tomshardware.com/.../mydigitalssd-bpx-nvme-ssd,4780.html
They noted that it's a double-sided design, however, with chips on both sides. The factory-installed SSD (an SK Hynix SC300) is single-sided. Would there be enough clearance between the SSD PCB and the motherboard to accomodate a double-sided SSD, or should I stick with single-sided SSDs?
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January 18th, 2017 12:00
You mention the XPS 13 9350 is x4 capable in the M.2 slot.
The specifications manual shows the PCIe data rate as 8 Gbps.
Are the two statements compatible? Is the M.2 PCIe drive limited for some other reason other a PCIe lane limitation?
There are many ways to look at numbers, but what I see is x4 with PCIe 2.0 is 16 Gbps and PCIe 3.0 is 32 Gbps. When I see a speed rating where a SATA drive is 6 Gbps and a PCIe drive is only 8 Gbps, I am a little disappointed.
Thanks... just trying to decide if I need to go with a PCIe drive rather than SATA.