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I just purchased a Precision 7510 laptop. I ordered it with the following primary drive and no secondary drive:
- 400-AILW 256GB M.2 PCIe High Performance Solid State Drive, MPWS
I'd like to add a second M.2 NVMe drive (perhaps a Samsung 950 Pro) in the 2.5" drive slot. When ordering the laptop, it was an option to get a high performance M.2 NVMe drive with "Interposer". Does anybody know the part number for this "Interposer"? Are there any other parts that I'll need to make this work?
Thanks!
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Posted May 4th, 2016 14:00
@Community,
I can now confirm for you that it is technically possible to install a 2nd M.2 drive into the Precision 7510 and Precision 7710 systems, even if the system(s) were not ordered that way from the Dell factory.
For the installation of the 2nd M.2 you will need:
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. M.2 carrier installed shown below:
1x WPTND M.2 Interposer Board. This installs into Y1WJX M.2 bracket. ( Shown in yellow in below screen shot )
5x 4270E M2.0*3L screws
1x HR8P8 M.2 thermal cover
Installation:
Once installed, this is how things should look and be set in the BIOS:
General > System Information:
General > System Information:
Get back with any questions.
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Posted May 12th, 2016 16:00
Thanks for doing that, I'm so glad I found this thread and that you were willing to help everyone with this.
About the parts; are they available for us to purchase? I have a 7510.
Thanks!
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Posted April 13th, 2016 14:00
Anybody have any idea?
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Posted April 14th, 2016 20:00
I'd like to know the same... I have a 950 Pro in the primary M.2 slot working great and would like to add another in place of the 2.5" SSD I'm using in the meantime.
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Posted April 14th, 2016 20:00
So I spent a bunch of time on the phone today with tech support and parts sales. The end result was a part number that doesn't appear to be available for sale. Can it really be true that you cannot put a second M.2 SSD into a 7510 if it didn't originally come with one? If so, that's serious ***...
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Posted April 15th, 2016 13:00
I don't have much faith that we're going to get an answer. Is there a forum member that works for Dell that we can ask directly? Obviously the part exists, since you can order a new laptop with it.
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Posted April 16th, 2016 12:00
What part number were you able to come up with on the phone with sales? I'd like to at least document it for future reference. Perhaps it will eventually be available for order.
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Posted April 16th, 2016 18:00
The part number they gave me is 5WNPC. I have no way of knowing if it is correct though.
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Posted April 18th, 2016 11:00
I was searching around the internet and found this description for that part number:
DELL CBL HDD SPINDLE 7510
Seems an odd description for the part we need, further adding to my concern about the part number's validity.
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Posted April 19th, 2016 14:00
@Kazuaki and Furo99,
Thank you for your questions.
5WNPC is a cable for 7510/7710:
WPTND is the M.2 Interposer Board for 7510/7710
There's also an M.2 bracket listed for 7510/7710 Y1WJX:
M.2 Thermal cover HR8P8
Next steps:
-I will confirm for you if it's possible to install a second M.2, for systems already shipped from Dell
-I will try to obtain some installation instructions if it turns out it's possible to upgrade
-You both can send me a friend request and we'll talk about parts ordering/stock