Great info Mike thanks..

Bro thanks for the video but do you know how my heart just slows down when people put laptops upside down with no protective surface like spunge to prevent it from being scratched, they scratch like nothing. I always keep the packaging spunges I get when ordering new screens to put laptops on when stripping them

I recently bought a used ebay Dell Inspiron 5579 2-in-1 laptop. I have been trying to update the SSD and had a pile of hurt. I assumed it was a m.2 NVMe (aren't they all ----- and bought one - 1TB --- before pulling the machine apart and noticing the old SSD was the 'two notch SATA version'). Cloned and installed it anyway but it would not work. I did check to see if a NVMe would work in my machine, and some of the forums said yes (supposedly, according to a Dell technician). NO! That model has to use a SATA SSD (the Dell specs site is vague on the subject and you have to look closely to see SATA). This is important --- even tho this machine was built in 2018, Dell kept it working at the older SATA format BUT they used a single-notch SSD plug on the motherboard (so a NVMe WILL fit) --- never assume anything. 'They say' many machines can use either drive, not this one. My new NVMe hard drive will go into another laptop (that really does not need it, but better that than sitting in a drawer) and I am about to order a SATA SSD hard drive for this machine. Don't make this mistake! An interesting note: the older SATA format 1TB hard drive is considerably more expensive than the newer (and much faster) NVMe 1TB hard drive (both Western Digital). Go figure!

Hello Michael, thanks for the video. I have the same laptop with the same configuration. I've also installed a new SSD recently and plan to fresh install Win 10 on it but my HDD has 3 partitions (logical drives) in total (including C drive), where 2 of them have lots of data. After installing Win 10 on the SSD, is it possible to only format the C drive from the HDD and keep the other 2 partitions with data untouched? I do not plan to take out the HDD from the laptop like you did and want to keep using it. Thanks.

@MichaelTheComputerGuy

Жыл бұрын

Yes but do it once you have Windows installed and running from the SSD. You can do the formatting of the partition in disk management.

Hello, I would like to upgrade my SSD on Dell Inspiron 14 7472 and how did u download the windows 10 iso? Is it from the Microsoft site or are you using Dell OS Recovery tool? Thanks

@MichaelTheComputerGuy

2 жыл бұрын

Google search for download Windows 10. The link is a Microsoft site and it has ISO in the description.

I would have re-install the cage for the hard drive and just taped the screws in the cage, risk is they throw away the drive with the cage...

Hello Mike, how did you set up the windows 10 install on a thumb drive step by step?

@MichaelTheComputerGuy

Жыл бұрын

I show creating the thumb drive step by step in a few of the live streams. Do a Google search for download Windows 10 click on the link that mentions ISO and there's link right there to download the installer creation program.

Doesnt it ask for a windows key, if you clean install on a different drive/ssd?

@MichaelTheComputerGuy

2 жыл бұрын

Not if it has the key saved on the motherboard. Most computers built by large manufacturers come with it built in.

Hi Michael I have Inspiron 15 Gaming 5577 it came with 128 SSD and 1Tb HDD can I upgrade the M.2 NVME SSD to 1 TB and Keep the HDD as it s and Is there a limit to the Storage upgrade.

@MichaelTheComputerGuy

Жыл бұрын

2tb for the HDD because that's the most you can get in a 2.5" HDD. 8tb (7.6 ish TB) for an nvme SSD.

@elishab5779

Жыл бұрын

@@MichaelTheComputerGuy • Up to 1 TB (hard-drive only configuration) The Dell Document for Inspirion 5577 says HDD: • Up to 1 TB hard drive + up to 128 GB SSD (dual drive configuration) SSD: Up to 512 GB (PCIe NVMe SSD only configuration) as I am not a technical guy Iam not sure if I overshoot to 2 TB SSD does it create any issues

Mike, I have a Dell Inspiron 17 7779 2-in-1. The hard drive went bad so, my plan was to upgrade to a 1 TB Samsung 980 Pro (PCIe 4.0 NVMe) for the primary, and an 870 EVO for storage. With a fresh copy of my OS system that I created with the Dell Tool. Problem is that the after pressing the reset button, the next screen shows the "Reset and Update" area grayed out and states "not available for this computer. The "next" button is also grayed out under the "Optional data transfer" section. Any suggestions? Perhaps it would be better to make an ISO of Windows 10 instead of the "Dell ISO"?

@MichaelTheComputerGuy

5 ай бұрын

You can download the installer for Windows 10 from Microsoft for free. Go to Google and search for download Windows 10. The link that has ISO in the description is the right one. On that page you can download the installer. It will create a USB flash drive for you you can use to reinstall Windows 10. You don't have to buy new license either. If it asks you for a license just tell it you'd like to install Windows 10 home or pro whichever you had before and once you're back online it will register the new install of Windows with Microsoft. It gets tied to the motherboard inside the computer.

@dominionoverland4783

5 ай бұрын

@@MichaelTheComputerGuy So it turn out that the BIOS clock/Date has to be correct or the whole thing will just not work. That being said, the fresh install is great, but now my Bios won't see my Samsung M2 980 Pro SSD.

Please can you help me? I will install win 10 on Laptop Dell Inspiron 5575, Can I make the same procedure? or I must make a configuration on BIOS? perhaps the SSD M.2 that will work is M.2 2280 of 256 GB

@MichaelTheComputerGuy

2 жыл бұрын

You shouldn't have to make any configuration changes to the BIOS. As long as the laptop has a m.2 that supports nvme, any capacity m.2 mvme drive will work.

@no-ce

2 жыл бұрын

@@MichaelTheComputerGuy Thanks for your answer, Hi from Mexico City

@no-ce

2 жыл бұрын

@@MichaelTheComputerGuy Thanks, I did it

@burtonian74

Жыл бұрын

@@MichaelTheComputerGuy when during the installation process do i switch from raid (irst) to ahci in bios? Dell has 'raid on' as default in my year old latitude 5520. The single oem 256g m.2 pcie gen 3x4 is being replaced for a single better/larger pro-consumer samsung ssd (still gen 3x4...not utilizing slot 2 gen 4 (too hot and power hungry)). Samsung support said prefer AHCI and Magician software requires.

@MichaelTheComputerGuy

Жыл бұрын

@@burtonian74 If you want to use the magician software and it requires AHCI that's fine to change it in the bios. Just remember that if you get a boot error in the future something to check would be that it defaulted back to raid in the bios. You just need to change it back to ahci, do a reboot or two and windows would boot again.

I usually check the event viewer - if the hard drive is failing, there will be a whole crap load of disk errors there.

@MichaelTheComputerGuy

2 жыл бұрын

Yea but whether its failing or just slow the fix is the same.

OK, sounds easy enough. My new DELL Inspirion came with WIN11 which I'm not crazy about. SO, I bought a duplicate M.2 drive which is blank & I built a WIN10 install USB drive. So, it appears I simply install the new drive, plug in the USB & power up. I want to save the WIN11 M.2 in case someday I HAVE to go to WIN11. I am reluctantly leaving WIN7 behind. OK. !

@MichaelTheComputerGuy

2 жыл бұрын

That seems like an extra step to save the m.2 with Windows 11 on it. You just install Windows 10 on it and if you need 11 the upgrade is free.

I have the dell inspiron 15 5570, Can I upgrade to a 2tb sd and 2tb Hd. I currently have 1tb

When was the hdd defragged?

@MichaelTheComputerGuy

2 жыл бұрын

Hard drives are automatically defragged by Windows once a week. Its been that way since Windows 8.

Good video. My ASUS vivobook with Windows home 10 takes 10 or more minutes to startup. It has a M.2 NVME SSD in it. I thought maybe the 8Gb ram was going bad. So I bought new ram. That made the laptop run faster again on startup like it was new. So I decided to add another 8Gb's of ram. The laptop ran great for a few weeks and then it was back to running really slow again. I don't know what is going on with it. I don't know it the ram is bad or what. I swap out the ram by just running only a single 8gb but that doesn't make a difference. I think I will order new SSD. I did not realized that windows home 10 is free to down load. That' a good thing. Can't believe MS did that. One question I have is, can windows still be good on the original ssd, and I could clone it to the new ssd? Or should I just start over with a new fresh install?

@MichaelTheComputerGuy

Жыл бұрын

I would try doing the clone and see if performance increases. If performance is still slow with all the data cloned over to the new SSD at that point I'd recommend a clean reinstall the windows to start over.

@smitty2721

Жыл бұрын

@@MichaelTheComputerGuys Thank you for replying. This morning there was a message on the screen saying "Port 2: HFS256G39TND-N210A S.M.A.R.T Status Bad, Backup and replace. I used my wife's laptop to look up the message to find that the messaging was talking about the SSD is bad. I guess since I am a fix it kind of guy I'll try and replace the SSD. Last night while the laptop was still alive I looked up how to find the Windows 10 key. Following those directions I was able to get the key from the computer. Wish me luck Mike and thanks for the help.

@smitty2721

Жыл бұрын

One more question, the dead SSD has 2 notches. Do I have to stay with that type of SSD? The Mother board has only 1 key for a notch to fit in.

@MichaelTheComputerGuy

Жыл бұрын

One notch is usually NVME and 2 is SATA but not always. NVME is faster if the slot can take it. Check the specs on the motherboard.

@smitty2721

Жыл бұрын

@@MichaelTheComputerGuy NVMe is not listed in the SSD's for the laptop. I did send a email to ASUS asking if the MB was compatible with NVMe SSD. I will wait for a reply. If I don't get one by Monday I'll look for a SATA 2 notched SSD. If I could get into the BIOS menu I could change the boot up to another drive. But I can't get in to it.

I had the same computer. But i cant boot on my usb key ...

@Ares_1352

2 жыл бұрын

I had only an nvme. Im on ahci and i cant boot on usb key creat with dell restore tool

@MichaelTheComputerGuy

2 жыл бұрын

@@Ares_1352 I'm not sure about the dell restore toll. You can Google search for download Windows 10 and you'll find a link to a Microsoft website where you can create the Windows 10 installer onto a USB key.

Always replace a customers hard drive with the same size as you take out period. I cannot believe anyone would do this or convince a customer of anything less.

@MichaelTheComputerGuy

Жыл бұрын

Why pay more for storage capacity you don't need?

@Casey28027

Жыл бұрын

@@MichaelTheComputerGuy it’s not the matter if you need it at the moment it’s that you have it for when you need it. Would you want to take your car to get spark plugs put in and they only put half of them in? If I took my computer somewhere and they downgraded my computer I’d be pretty mad. Thank goodness I fix my own computers and computers for the public. If I do anything I upgrade peoples computers.

Why rip open the Samsung boxes like Michael Scott? LOL

@MichaelTheComputerGuy

2 жыл бұрын

Michael Scott used scissors to open the box and this was my box to open.

@ebolaboi

2 жыл бұрын

@@MichaelTheComputerGuy lol. He tore through it like an ape they said. The box was all ripped they taped it up.. The Sammy's open from the side. What if you need to return it?

@MichaelTheComputerGuy

2 жыл бұрын

@@ebolaboi Amazon doesn't care about the box with returns

Sorry McAfee sucks and it will slow down a computer. It is as bad as Norton Symantec crap. I know there may be more wrong with the dell you are working on.

@MichaelTheComputerGuy

2 жыл бұрын

Unless the owner already uses and likes McAfee, I uninstall it. Its no better than the free antivirus that comes With Windows and often people end up upgrading to other McAfee products they don't need.