Dell-Samsung SSD

Forum discussion tagged with Dell-Samsung SSD.
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    Is a 1TB Samsung 960 EVO M.2 PCI-E NVME SSD compatible to replace the current HDD in my Dell XPS 15 9560 Core i7-7700HQ?

    Hey! So I bought a Dell XPS 15 9560 Core i7-7700HQ 32GB 1TB (full specs here: https://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/dell-xps-15-9560-core-i7-7700hq-32gb-1tb-15.6-inch-windows-10-professional-pk9p6/version.asp) I want to swap out the current 1TB HDD for a 1TB Samsung 960 EVO M.2 PCI-E NVME SSD, for...
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    Fitting 850 Evo into a Dell Latitude 5580 with M.2 Drive

    My Latitude 5580 has a 500 GB M.2 Drive in it, and I thought it would have room for a 2.5" drive, but it doesn't. I was thinking of mounting the 850 evo without its shell because it's only about half the size of its shell. The attached image is not of my laptop, but of one configured with the...
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    Dell Laptop Boot Order

    I just installed an m2 ssd in my Dell 7559 laptop. I went the route of fresh windows 10 install on the ssd. The ssd install works fine except that I have to boot via legacy mode and manually select the ssd every time. How do I make it automatically boot to the correct drive?
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    Dell i7 7700 M.2 slot

    I own a Dell i7 7700 2 in 1 with the standard 1 G HDD "spin" drive. I bought the laptop new, and it's only three months old. The laptop started doing "weird" things over the last month, like shutting down abruptly by itself. It then, on occasion, would restart by itself. Then this behavior...
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    SSD not detected on Dell 5759 Samsung EVO 850 can't install windows

    I have removed the factory HDD and installed the Samsung SSD 850 EVO. It's showing up in the BIOS on SATA 0. I have my Windows install on a USB stick. It boots into Windows setup just fine but then prompts me for a driver and does not see any drive or device. So i extracted the SATA drivers from...
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    Dell Inspiron 1545 SSD Upgrade+ Dual Boot

    I am a computer upgrade noob and I am starting a project on my old dell laptop. My goals are to make my laptop really cool, faster and to learn and have fun. I am planning on using the Samsung EVO840 256GB SDD 2.5" I want to remove my HDD, and install an SDD. I am thinking of leaving my...
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    Alienware M17x R4 should I go for it?

    I want to buy an Alienware m17x r4 with specs: 4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-4700MQ processor (6MB Cache, up to 3.4GHz w/ Intel® Turbo Boost) 16GB Dual Channel DDR3L at 1600MHz (4x4GB) 256GB mSATA SSD Boot + 1TB 5400RPM SATA 6Gb/s 17.3 inch (439.42 mm) 120Hz WLED FHD (1920 x 1080) TrueLife...