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May 5th, 2025 06:42
Dell G15 5530 and SSD Samsung 860 EVO
Hi, I just bought new Dell G15 5530 laptop and I'm trying add my older ssd disk from previous dell laptop, but the system, bios cant see this disk. It is Samsung 860 EVO SSD M.2 model: MZ-N6E500.
Is this disk is compatible with my laptop?
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anne_droid
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May 5th, 2025 10:17
Hi
Your Dell G15 5530 supports one of the following storage configurations:
AND the picture here does show the connectors...
The listing is for Gen 4, so....
M.2 2230 solid-state drive
PCIe NVMe Gen4 x4
Up to 1 TB
M.2 2280 solid-state drive
PCIe NVMe Gen4 x4
Up to 2 TB
NO. Sorry.
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ejn63
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May 5th, 2025 14:21
Internally, no since it is a SATA drive.
You may use it as an external drive by purchasing a USB to SATA enclosure. Example:
https://www.startech.com/en-eu/hdd/sm2ngffmbu33?srsltid=AfmBOoogjQrHqfzw7TdnzDceDXz7SWQu6mpOz8ikPrcZLWjda7EcIgeY