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December 31st, 2015 07:00
Inspiron 3452 32GB flash too small
I recently purchased an Inspiron 3452 laptop. The 32GB Flash drive was preinstalled with Windows10. After installing patches, and setting up MS OneDrive, there is only 2GB free of a total of 29GB available. When Windows10 build 1510 tries to install, it says it needs 10GB of free space. So, I'm dead in the water for any additional patches. Why did Dell sell hard drives so small that they can't operate with normal use???
Anyway, I would like to upgrade my HD capacity. There is a 2.5 inch HD bay, but no cables/connectors to for a 2.5 inch hard drive. Is my only option to purchase a higher capacity flash drive, or are there some hidden HD cables that are not visible when you take off the initial outer plastic shell?
Thanks.
ejn63
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December 31st, 2015 08:00
The SSD is a permanent part of the mainboard - it cannot be upgraded -- neither can you add a hard drive. You may be able to install a flash card to increase space, but this is basically a web appliance - not meant for any serious work.
andoven
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December 31st, 2015 09:00
I wonder why there is a hard drive bay if it cannot use one? I heard that I might be able to do upgrades with a USB stick, and that their might be a lighter version of W10 for tablets/small footprint devices like this that I will research.
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December 31st, 2015 10:00
There are other versions of this system that use AMD CPUs and Intel CPUs that come with hard drives rather than the embedded flash drive. The same outer chassis is used -- the mainboards are different, however.
The version of the system with the embedded flash drive is suited to using as a display model - with a rotating power point at a kiosk, etc.