Hello fellow HUKD ers' .
My step father has a Dell Inspiron 15 7000 which i've found out is a 7560 model. The initial problem was a really loud fan which at first I thought it was a hard drive problem but I then went on to discover it only had an M.2 sata 2280 drive. So i've ordered this fan! which i think would solve the problem! I've opened the laptop and it appears to be the same . So i'll install that when it arrives!
The second problem is that he's running out of space on his 250 gb M.2 sata drive. So I thought i'd upgrade that while I've got the laptop open! I initially thought maybe a 512gb drive but might aswell go for a 1Tb drive! After looking at the obvious contenders I've seen and maybe an integral> I did see some similar priced drives on Ebay so i was hoping to wait for a 15% off code but the WD drive through Ebuyer has disappeared so maybe better going to Amazon.
Also, after opening the laptop i spotted an enclosure for a 2.5' sata drive so a possibility to add a drive there although I think it would be more intuitive to just clone the M.2 drive onto a larger M.2 drive and ignore the 2.5" drive option!
After checking out AliExpress ( I've got a dual M.2 sata and Nvme enclosure on the way!) i spotted this deal for a 2Tb SATA for only £32.46 which seems too good to be true .
That was through this manual
So now I don't know what size drive to go for!?Maybe after reading the manual will i have to stick to a 500Gb drive! I'm hoping someone can enlighten me!
Also while i'm opening up the laptop again I may aswell add another 8Gb ram stick as there only £12!
My step father has a Dell Inspiron 15 7000 which i've found out is a 7560 model. The initial problem was a really loud fan which at first I thought it was a hard drive problem but I then went on to discover it only had an M.2 sata 2280 drive. So i've ordered this fan! which i think would solve the problem! I've opened the laptop and it appears to be the same . So i'll install that when it arrives!
The second problem is that he's running out of space on his 250 gb M.2 sata drive. So I thought i'd upgrade that while I've got the laptop open! I initially thought maybe a 512gb drive but might aswell go for a 1Tb drive! After looking at the obvious contenders I've seen and maybe an integral> I did see some similar priced drives on Ebay so i was hoping to wait for a 15% off code but the WD drive through Ebuyer has disappeared so maybe better going to Amazon.
Also, after opening the laptop i spotted an enclosure for a 2.5' sata drive so a possibility to add a drive there although I think it would be more intuitive to just clone the M.2 drive onto a larger M.2 drive and ignore the 2.5" drive option!
After checking out AliExpress ( I've got a dual M.2 sata and Nvme enclosure on the way!) i spotted this deal for a 2Tb SATA for only £32.46 which seems too good to be true .
However earlier tonight I was looking through an instruction manual that i'd found online ( I think through DELL) it mentioned :
Your computer supports one of the following configurations:
● One 2.5-inch hard drive
● One M.2 solid-state drive
● One M.2 solid-state drive and one 2.5-inch hard drive
Table 10. Storage specifications
Interface SATA 6 Gbps
Hard drive One 2.5-inch drive (SATA)
Solid-state drive One M.2 drive (SATA)
Capacity:
Hard drive Up to 1 TB
SSD Up to 512 GB
● One 2.5-inch hard drive
● One M.2 solid-state drive
● One M.2 solid-state drive and one 2.5-inch hard drive
Table 10. Storage specifications
Interface SATA 6 Gbps
Hard drive One 2.5-inch drive (SATA)
Solid-state drive One M.2 drive (SATA)
Capacity:
Hard drive Up to 1 TB
SSD Up to 512 GB
That was through this manual
So now I don't know what size drive to go for!?Maybe after reading the manual will i have to stick to a 500Gb drive! I'm hoping someone can enlighten me!
Also while i'm opening up the laptop again I may aswell add another 8Gb ram stick as there only £12!
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sorted byIt did a good job, spun them up to maximum and down again.
Now you can’t hear them. They are to old for m.2 drives.
and as others said. keep your operating system and main programs on the m2 drive. its the fastest. then use the separate ssd for documents. advantage of that is if you ever reset your operating system all your documents are safe and sound plus you can just whip that drive out and pop it in a new computer if you ever upgrade. and if you get a virus or some kind of failure on your system drive it doesnt take out your documents either. plus its less wear and tear on your system drive since youre not copying documents to it. and if you run out of room you can take it out, pop it in an external caddy and then copy it all across to a new larger data drive. and usually theyre cheaper too.... the advantages are numerous. a separate data and system drive has been standard practice for as long as i remember to be honest and one of the first things i do when getting a new pc/laptop. (edited)
I appreciate it may be a good idea to have a split hard drive system so as to have a separate 2.5 “ SSD (possibly even a HDD!) to save photos to (this is the reason for filling the 256Gb M.2 SATA drive) but I don’t want to have to train him into using a “new” system of saving/moving data! If I keep it to one single drive (upto 1TB) he won’t have to do anything differently!
Im still not 100% on which method to go for (currently just a single 1TB M.2 SATA) so I do appreciate the help of you and others posting! Thanks in advance.
I've seen so many times at my old laptop repair job people losing data from dodgy storage drives and usb sticks. It's a waste of money, don't give it to scammers.
You're on the right site for a good deal, wait for a good 1tb SSD to pop up from a well known manufacturer!
After just rereading your post, you mentioned maybe waiting for a deal on here, and I’m thinking your referring to a 2.5” SATA SSD! Maybe I should go with that option and bypass the M.2 drive (maybe use for future external/portable storage)! Thanks in advance.
Your link does not work, but assume you mean this: amazon.co.uk/Int…h=1
Looks like warranty is for 1 year, which is a no from me.
Kingspec from your previous post offers a 3 year warranty, which is better.
I would wait around for something that gives 5 year warranty like WD or Samsung, etc.....worth a few pounds imho
If you are in a hurry, then get this Samsung for under under £60: amazon.co.uk/dp/…h=1
It has 3 year warranty but has a great reputation.
If you can wait a bit longer, wait for a bargain, e.g. the crucial mx 500 is a good one with 5 year warranty.
uk.crucial.com/com…60)
I didn’t think of checking Crucial! So they seem to mean that the 1tb limit for the SSD seems to be wrong, so does that mean (or do you think) that the 500gb limit for the M.2 SATA is also not accurate!? Maybe I should just try a 2Tb M.2 drive!?
Also what do you think of that link to Aliexpress which offers the 2tb drive for £32.46!? Does that seem to good to be true or is this drive format almost obsolete so just trying to get rid? I’ve also seen a listing on eBay that has pretty much the same wording and images for a similar price (maybe covered by eBay if I need to return? Maybe they are fake) Here.?
He cant be using all that data all the time so cant he move some of it out to an external hard drive?