I just bought a Dell XPS 15 9520. I already have a brand new M.2 NVMe that I want to add as a second NVMe into my XPS. I have opened the laptop and discovered that there is not a second heatsink or a screw inside the laptop for adding a second NVMe drive.
Does Dell sell a heatsink and screw for the second NVMe slot? If so, how do I go about ordering them?
Thank you.
Tiny Tech
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In the US, call Dell Spare Parts (outside the US, call your local Dell sales office).
1-800-357-3355
I bought this one from Amazon, https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09CG2ZYM7 and it works just fine.
Just make sure you're buying the heatsink for the correct slot, as Dell may have installed the OEM drive in slot 1 or slot 2.
I should also note that there is no way to disable the either SSD in the BIOS, so if you install a second SSD you have to use both or remove the other drive if you only want to use one.
In the US, call Dell Spare Parts (outside the US, call your local Dell sales office).
1-800-357-3355
Thank you!
Tiny Tech
There's a thread on reddit which appears to solve this problem using a third party spare part:
https://www.reddit.com/r/DellXPS/comments/umuko9/xps_15_9520_ssd_question_urgent/
You can also find it by searching for "ET2SH000600 04TW9C 4TW9C". HTH.
I bought this one from Amazon, https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09CG2ZYM7 and it works just fine.
Just make sure you're buying the heatsink for the correct slot, as Dell may have installed the OEM drive in slot 1 or slot 2.
I should also note that there is no way to disable the either SSD in the BIOS, so if you install a second SSD you have to use both or remove the other drive if you only want to use one.
Excellent information. Thank you!