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On-board storage on Latitude 5550
I'm waiting currently for a ordered Latitude 5550. In the manual for this is stated following:
Latitude 5550 supports one of the following storage configurations:
● One M.2 2230 or 2280 solid state drive
● One M.2 2230 solid state drive
The question is: my laptop will come with 2 M.2 slots, one for 2230 and one for 2280, or it is possible that it will come with just one 2230 slot? How to assure that there will be 2 both functional slots?
Chino de Oro
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May 31st, 2024 01:48
Because one slot can only support a short type of SSD 2230 while the other slot can support longer type of SSD 2280. Therefore, manual listed each slot separately. If they say your system will support two M.2 2230 or one M.2 2280 and one M.2 2230. That still sounds more confusing to users. Although that is the description of maximum storage for M.2 slots.
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May 30th, 2024 15:49
The manual shows two slots, one for a 2230 drive and the other for a 2230 or 2280 drive.
https://www.dell.com/support/home/en-us/product-support/product/latitude-15-5550-laptop/docs
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May 30th, 2024 15:50
There are 2 slots marked SSD1 and SSD2. SSD 1 is for a 2230 SSD and SSD 2 takes either a 2230 or 2280 SSD. The service manual found here has a very clear picture and instructions on replacing or installing a new drive.
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May 30th, 2024 17:04
Gents,
Thanks both of you for quick response. I'm actually studying that manual and am confused by the storage configuration description "one of the following", which usually means first one or second one. Why not both?
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May 31st, 2024 07:12
@Chino de Oro
Thank you very much for your post.
As for you, if the reader would read "your system will support either scenario - first one with two M.2 2230 and second scenario with one M.2 2230 and second M.2 2280" and this would confuse him, that's why they wrote as they did, than this is ok! But current statement is confusing me. May be because of that that I'm a non-English speaker.
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May 31st, 2024 07:33
lol, I think many of the manuals are written by non-English speakers as well (due to so many errors, copy and paste, typesetting). While the marketing spec sheet and engineering guidebook are well written by technical writers.
Amusingly, although am commenting here, English is not my native language. So, taking the context only. Both of other posters already gave you the proper answers to your question.
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May 31st, 2024 09:24
@Chino de Oro
Thanks mate. I'm going to mark your reply as an answer.