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May 28th, 2025 02:31
Inspiron 5515 Not Recognizing second HDD
My laptop came with a 500GB 2230 SSD in M.1. I wanted to get a second drive so I ordered this:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B098T4JG95
I moved the original C: 2230 to the M.2 slot since M.2 only supports 2230.
I was able to boot and it recognizes the original drive even though I moved it from M.1 to M.2.
I shut it off to install the new HDD. I moved the bracket and installed the new HDD to the M.1 slot.
It will still boot but the new drive is not recognized. The BIOS only regonizes one drive and the device manager doesn't see the new drive either.
What am I missing? Manual below
https://dl.dell.com/content/manual45760195-inspiron-15-5515-service-manual.pdf?language=en-us
I am sure it's not the WWAN slot. Original HDD was moved from M.1 to M.2 since the 2280 will only fit in M.1
Chino de Oro
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May 28th, 2025 02:49
Your system supports M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD and you just added M.2 SATA SSD. Hence the reason it did not recognize the new SSD. Return the M.2 SATA SSD and get a M.2 NVMe SSD with M-key.
Chino de Oro
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May 28th, 2025 02:57
If you prefer sourcing from Amazon, here is an example of NVMe SSD compatible for your system.
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May 29th, 2025 06:39
Thanks for the quick replies. Going to order the NVMe drive. Overlooked that detail. Facepalm.
So the system doesn't really care if I move the existing 2230 drive to the M.2 slot right? It didn't last time.
I should move the existing C: to M.2, boot to make sure the system still boots with it in the new slot, then shut down and install the new drive correct?
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May 29th, 2025 07:10
That is correct. You can move the existing M.2 2230 SSD to the other M.2 2230 slot as the operating system can boot from either slots. Take precaution with power removed when working on the system board and the result should be fine.