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OptiPlex 3050 Support for PCIe M.2 SSD Hard Drives

Summary: This article provides information about the OptiPlex 3050 support for M.2 SSD PCIe hard drives.

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Symptoms

The M.2 slot on the OptiPlex 3050 supports only PCIe M.2 SSD hard drives. This article provides additional information about this issue to ensure that the correct M.2 SSD hard drive is installed.

Cause

No cause information

Resolution

The drive must use the PCIe bus instead of SATA when installing an M.2 SSD hard drive in the OptiPlex 3050. The following image (Figure 1) provides a visual reference for the two formats:
SSD hard drives
Figure 1: M.2 SSD hard drives
The table below provides additional information about the slots available on the OptiPlex 3050, and support considerations for each configuration (Figure 2):
OptiPlex 3050 slot configuration
Figure 2: OptiPlex 3050 slot configuration

    Additional Information

    Affected Products

    OptiPlex 3050 Tower, OptiPlex 3050 Micro, OptiPlex 3050 Small Form Factor
    Article Properties
    Article Number: 000129720
    Article Type: Solution
    Last Modified: 27 Jul 2024
    Version:  9
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