Inspiron 15 5579 2-in-1, SSD boot issue

Question

Hey everyone! I have a 2017 Inspiron 15 5579 2-in-1 and it has got a weird issue. When turning Inspiron 15 5579 2-in-1 on, it says no hard drive detected and then need to turn laptop on and off sometimes 2 times, sometimes 10 times to boot it to windows as it should. Thought it is an a SSD issue so bought new SSD(256GB to 1TB) and the issue remains. Drive cables are visually correct/not broken or loose. It only happens when turning laptop off (shut down) and not while using then I think it is more a software than hardware issue. BIOS has been updated(14.0) and also reseted and everything is up to date Maybe someone have or have had the same issue?

fireberd · Answer

Always include the exact model number on any initial problem post. Many different "5000" models.

The CMOS backup battery could affect this. It may not fix it but replacing it is a good first step.

You failed to note specific model so I can't point you to the Dell manual and how to replace the CMOS coin cell battery (a CR2032 battery on most).

Carlotty · Answer

Thanks, totally forgot it. It's Inspiron 15 5579 2-in-1. I'll try to change the battery, hopefully it resolves the problem. Thanks for advice!

fireberd · Answer

Page 23 in the manual is the 2032 coin cell battery removal/replacemt Inspiron 15 5000 (dell.com)

TECHNOPHILE01 · Answer

I also have Dell Inspiron 5579 2in1 touch laptop

Purchased in 2017.

I got 1Tb hdd. There is no nvme slot or any other secondary slot to expand memory.

I bought 3 different company SSD, 2 nextron 128gb

1 crucial 256gb SSD and none of this work on my laptop.

I have tried this ssd on 2 desktop and 2 laptop they were absolutely working fine.

First of all it does recognised in windows boot or inside windows installation setup.

But surprisingly it detect every time in troubleshooting or testing from bios.

However if sometime it detects SSD after that If we try to format our SSD from windows installation setup it give error.

But sometime formatting is done successfully and windows installation also.

But afterwards laptop restarts than it says no boot drive found.

I had tried countless times with every possible solution that is available on internet.

Plz don't tell me the sata cable is not proper.

Everything this good. In my pc I think.

Because I have put SSD in internal.

And while using from external drive I means windows from external via USB.

SSD works fine everything shows fine.

Till today this problem is unsolved for me.

Inspiron

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