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December 28th, 2017 03:00

Motherboard / M.2 input for SSD - Inspiron 5557 (5000 series)

Dear,

I am searching the internet and find no information on the motherboard of the notebook and issue. It turns out that I have interest in an upgrade, I researched and found a SATA M2 SSD, does this notebook support this item?

The motherboard in question:

Motherboard
Manufacturer Dell Inc.
Model 0WT51R (U3E1)
Version A00
Intel Chipset Vendor
Skylake-U Chipset Model

Manual of the model in question: (

http://downloads.dell.com/manuals/all-products/esuprt_laptop/esuprt_inspiron_laptop/inspiron-15-5557-laptop_reference%20guide_en-us.pdf

)

I found this information on page 10 of the manual: Internal: M.2 One M.2 card slot for Wi-Fi combo card, Intel WiDi (optional) and Bluetooth

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December 28th, 2017 04:00

The M.2 slot in this model is only for a wireless adapter - not for an SSD.   It's a PCIe slot - - and occupied by the wireless card.

If you want an SSD in this model, you must replace the hard drive with a 2.5" SATA SSD -- you cannot install an M.2 SATA or NVMe drive.

December 28th, 2017 04:00

Thanks.

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