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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: (
) 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.
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December 28th, 2017 04:00
Thanks.