Fitting 850 Evo into a Dell Latitude 5580 with M.2 Drive

[jtabb1256]

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 same storage configuration as mine.

Look at about 3:20 on this video to see what the 500GB 850 evo looks like without its shell (on the right): https/www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGzYeJoenMk

What do you think about mounting the 850 evo without its shell into that 2.5" bay?

 

[jarotech]

Hi, do you have the cable to connect the 850 evo to the motherboard?

 

[jtabb1256]

Hi, do you have the cable to connect the 850 evo to the motherboard?

No. I was going to buy one on Tuesday from a local shop.
I do have an external usb hard drive reader that I'm attempting to use to install linux to the ssd while it's outside of my laptop.

 

[jarotech]

To answer your question about installing the SSD SATA drive, if it is isolated from any component and does not move, no problem. After installation, look in the BIOS if the drive is recognized.