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September 15th, 2025 01:17
Dell G3 3590 SSD Upgrade Please Help! I spent a whole lot of unnecessary money here! :’(
Original : 1TB HDD + SK HYNIX SSD NVME BC501 256GB
The SSD storage isn’t enough so I wanted to upgrade to 1TB (max ssd acceptable is as listed below):
M2. 2230/2280 SSD
- SATA PCIe (up to x4);
- PCIe NVME 3.0x4 (up to 32Gbps);
- PCIe 3.0 8Gbps up to 4 lanes
Since I googled and all was saying it’s backwards compatible so I have bought Kingston KC 3000 and WD SN5000 1TB. However, Kingston KC3000 isn’t even able to be detected in the booting system whilst WD SN5000 is detected but unable to boot or restart after successful window installation (means I can install windows and use it, but once I restart or shut down and starting it again it will be unable to boot)
Please help… I have many wasted ssd at home now as all exceeded 3 days of free return. :(
Is it because of these two ssd is way too new to be handle by my old 2019 CPU? (Laptop Launched in 2019)
Can someone share working-fine-model of 1TB for me please?
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September 17th, 2025 11:14
@anne_droid
Hi there, I solved the problem already. I will just put my solution here so others can refer if met similar issue. Still I hugely appreciate your help.
I found that although the windows was installed on ssd,however the booting system is still on my HDD. That's why it won't boot if HDD isn't around. And if connected it will interfere with each others.
Solution: reinstall windows with HDD disconnected. Then wiped out the HDD (format) so there won't be two booting system interrupting each other. Else your laptop will show you something is wrong and unable to boot. Can either format it during installation selection (boot via DVD and the system will ask where you want to install. I just format the disk there an quit installation) or use other computer to do so.
Then TaaDaa your SSD can work flawlessly ~~ :D
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September 15th, 2025 11:30
Hi
https://www.mrmemory.co.uk/ssd-upgrades/dell/g3-notebook/15-3590
Has 33 upgrades for SSD for your machine.
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September 16th, 2025 09:20
@anne_droid am surprised no WD ssd in the list. Cause I read on forums all telling WD is better than Samsung and Kingston. Or is it just less compatible? 🥲 Glad to see Kingston on the list. I know it isn't faulty, because it is detectable on other PC, except my laptop booting system...
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September 16th, 2025 09:57
Hi
The site I used is not a comprehensive offering, but usually sufficient as a general guide.
AND this you probably already know and tried...
The Dell G3 3590 physically supports M.2 2280 NVMe SSDs like the KC3000, but will run them at PCIe Gen3 speeds.
Ensure the SSD is correctly seated in the slot and appears in BIOS; check under "Storage Information" or NVMe devices.
If BIOS doesn't see the drive, update to the latest BIOS version and reset BIOS settings to default.
Set SATA/NVMe mode to AHCI in BIOS, not RAID. AHCI is required for NVMe SSDs to be seen by both BIOS and Windows installer on many systems.
Windows NVMe Detection and Installation
Windows 10/11 install media may lack drivers for the latest NVMe SSDs like KC3000, especially on older installation ISOs.
Use a recent Windows 11/10 ISO that includes NVMe drivers. Alternatively, create a custom ISO using tools like NTLite and add KC3000 NVMe drivers.
If Windows installer continually asks for storage drivers, integrate the correct NVMe drivers into the Windows installation USB.
Initialization and Partitioning
Once Windows detects the SSD, it may appear as "unallocated" in the installer or Disk Management.
If the SSD is new, use Disk Management to initialize the disk (choose GPT for Win10/11). Then create a new partition/volume.