Is XPS 8900 1 TB HDD to Samsung SSD upgrade - a sound plan?

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• Samsung SSD upgrade problems

  When I try to erase the SSD drive and format it for Mac the procedure fails:

  I get: dismount disc, cannot write to the last block of the unit, failed...

  I have a MBP end 2011 with El Captan freshly installed and the SSD is Samsung 850 Pro 512 GB.

  I've seen a number of problems with the Samsung SSD on these forums.  My best advice is to contact the technical support of Samsung.  Unfortunately, some users responded that the support of Samsung was not very friendly.

  My guess is that you may have a faulty SSD and try to return it if possible.

  Ciao.

• XPS 13 Haswell 256 to 1 TB SSD upgrade

  I bought an EVO TB Samsung 840 1 to uprgrade my SSD XPS 13 256, as I was runnning out of space.

  The laptop has the previoiusly been completely saved including emergency bootable USB

  I have the new 1 TB SSD in an external USB enclosure

  I would like to clone the existing drive

  I use the Samsung SW data migration (but will use better if recommended SW)

  Question: Given that the Dell recovery partitions are encrypted and tattooed to the original HD can I copy partition overy O. S. (C) and the EFI partition and my computer will boot ok?  I'm not interested in keeping the OEM partitions, as I do not use Intel Quick start technology.

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  I recommend at least a Dell Backup and Recovery Rescue Disk (external hard drive Bootable) or a backup of the factory (Bootable USB Flash Drive) just in case:

  http://dellwindowsreinstallationguide.com/Dell-backup-and-recovery/

• Dell XPS 730 x i7 920 memory and SSD upgrades

  OK, so after some looking around, I'm a little confused about what updates I can do on this old beast.

  I was the first under the impression that my system can handle only 6 GB of ram. Now I read that it can actually take up to 12GB IF I update the BIOS (ever since purchase). Is this true?

  Sideways SSD of things, I think that my system supports SATA 2... I don't see the SSD SATA2 drives. :( Is there a way to get around this?

  I also wonder about energy consumption. Last I heard that my system is supposed to have a 980 Watt power supply (DELL H1000E-01). Will this be enough for one SSD and more the existing HARD drive and the 12 GB of ram? The only other bet that I made from the stock system was upgraded to a GTX 570 video card.

  If upgrading ram is possible, which is the fastest RAM that I can use it safely? I've been out of the loop on PC tech for a while and looking at all types of RAM available these days is a bit daunting.

  Thanks for the replies. :)

  The power supply is more than enough.  Check Crucial RAM compatible, they have a good scanner to see what you have and reliable memory for Dell computers. It can handle a 12 GB of ram - chips 2 to 4 GB were not available when the computer was new.

  Maximum memory: 12288MB
  Slots: 3 (3 blocks of 1)

• XPS 8900 and Samsung 950 PRO Boot sequence problem

  I have a 8900 XPS with Windows 10. I have a Samsung NVMe 950 PRO SSD installed using a x 4 PCIe3.0 NIC - to-M.2 installed in PCIe SLOT on the XPS 8900 motherboard 3. I used Samsung cloning software to clone the OEM 1 TB HDD (immediately after you set up Windows 10 on it) for Samsung NVMe 950 PRO SSDS. Then I used the Samsung Software Wizard to install all the latest drivers.

  The only way I am able to boot from the SSD PRO 950 is to detach the HARD drive (which invites a Code of error Dell # 2000-0141 or something like that... no disc HARD detected). Seeing the Dell error at startup screen, I click on 'Continue' and Windows 10 boots perfectly fine (and very, very quickly). I just used my PC this way for a few weeks now. However, I really want to take advantage of the disk of 1 TB of extra storage space.

  When I plug the HARD drive and reboot, Windows 10 is loaded from disk (not the SSD) and I don't get the Dell 2000-0141 error screen. I pressed F2 or F12 at the Dell splash screen to go into BIOS to change the boot sequence, but I don't see that the SSD listed as a 'disc' or the source file for the start of Windows 10 controls... Shut down the PC, unplug the HARD drive and starting up, I get the Dell screen #2000-0141 again error (without HDD detected), click on 'Continue' and Windows 10, even once, start up normally on the SSD.

  Is it possible that I can use the drive HARD without the PC automatically boot from the HARD drive?

  Thank you!

  -Tyler

  First you need to download the latest driver of Samsung 950 NVMe (this is not included and is required) to you

  OEM HARD drive, then clone the drive.

  its about half way down the page.

  

  

  Then see if you can find it in the BIOS, I pulled out my HARD drive and its in the pile of gift, all SSD for my system. I'm sure that you can remove the secure boot and startup of the PCIe SSD.

  Please report your findings

• Instructions for the replacement of 1 TB of HDD with Samsung EVO 1 TB SSD in XPS 15

  Can anyone recommend a set of instructions to replace the factory equipped 1 TB HDD with a SSD 1 TB in a XPS 15 (9530, model end 2013)?  I thought it might be a simple case of the SSD HARD drive cloning and exchanging players, but when I did it I got an error message at startup saying that I needed to make a repair - I na not to note the exact error, but he asked for the Windows installation disc.

  I don't really want to do a new install of Windows from scratch, unless absolutely necessary.

  Thanks a lot in anticipation!

  Hi Paulemm,

  You must use the Dell backup utility and restore to prepare a set of recovery disks. Those can then be used to load the operating system on the new drive. This is the best approach.

• Installation SSD as boot in XPS 8900 drive

  I just ordered a 8900 XPS (17, 1 to HDD, 16 GB of ram) which is set for next week (November 5). I bought a new Samsung 850 1 TB SSD which I intend to install and use for the OS and applications. The operating system and the programs will come preloaded on the 1 TB HARD drive included. Can someone offer tutorials online or instructions on the best way to accomplish the migration?  For example, I heard Samsung includes software with their cloning SSD drives, but I don't know if it's better to first install the Dell new out of the box using the HDD stock, get my created user account, etc. and then install the SSD using Samsung software to clone the HDD to the SSD. Or is it better first to install the SSD as a boot drive and loading windows, and then use a recovery disk to implement the SSDS? I don't know if Dell has a FAQ or tips on this operation, or if I should turn to the internet for help.  I would in particular, support the approach to follow once inside the box from Dell, i.e. connect the proper SATA cables, using the correct settings of the BIOS to recognize the drives, etc.

  Bobby.C

  I do not know whether it is better to first configure the Dell new out of the box using the HDD stock, get my created user account, etc., then install the SSD using Samsung software to clone the HDD to the SSD. Or is it better first to install the SSD as a boot drive and loading windows, and then use a recovery disk to implement the SSDS? I don't know if Dell has a FAQ or tips on this operation, or if I should turn to the internet for help.  I would in particular, support the approach to follow once inside the box from Dell, i.e. connect the proper SATA cables, using the correct settings of the BIOS to recognize the drives, etc.

  How will charge you for the SSD Windows unless you first run the computer with the HARD drive and create recovery media? No media came with my XPS 8900.

  In any case, good idea to use recovery media to install Windows on the SSD. Samsung's Migration tool does not create Dell recovery partitions - I've found by experience. Cannot create media recovery of SSD if you set up the migration tool from Samsung. SSD works well, but no recovery media or image cannot be created. At least that's my experience.

  Most of my SSD renovations are in Mac where there is no question. I had problems re creation of recovery media with both Windows 10 where I've equipped with SSD, a Dell and HP. So good to have created first from the HARD disk recovery media

  Phil

• AHCI disabled on desktop XPS 8900

  I installed a new Samsung 500 gb SSD 850 EVO in my new XPS 8900 to my boot drive. When I select AHCI in the BIOS to work with my SSD, I get a message INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE. After some research, it seems that AHCI is disabled and only the RAID is available. In order to optimize my SSD, I need AHCI enabled. How do I do that?

  Here's a post on another forum-

  Activate the AHCI after installing Windows

  You can also do a search on Google for the words there are other methods involving the modification of the registry. You can also reinstall Windows and update the UEFI before you start the reinstallation.

• Updates for the SSD of 32 GB LITEON m2 on a special edition of Dell XPS-8900.

  Has anyone successfully upgraded Cache SSD m2 on their system XPS-8900?

  I have a Dell XPS-8900 that I bought a few months ago, and you want to update the cache of hard drive SSD m2.  The system has 2 to 7200 RPM hard drive + Cache SSD of 32 GB m2, 16 GB of memory (which I'm upgrading to 32 GB) and the processor i7 - 6700 k.

  I tried to replace it with either the Samsung 850 EVO m2 250 GB SSD or the Samsung 950 PRO NVMe 256 GB SSD.  I read in another post on the forum that the limit for XPS-8900 in the m2 slot was 256 GB.  Anyone know if this is correct?

  If anyone has any ideas on how I can change my system to tighten a bit more performance out of my system, I'd greatly appreciate your ideas.  It seems a little slow at startup and loading applications than I expected.

  It is not necessary to install a larger disk for use as a cache - it won't do much (if any) for performance.  There is a valid argument by replacing the disk cache with an SSD of larger m2 and then by installing the operating system on this drive (that is, running in native mode of SSD).  That WILL stimulate the acceptable performance.

  I doubt that there is a limit on the capacity of the drive - but there is no doubt about the physical size of the map itself.  Note that this system is NOT wired with an interface of PCIe 4 ways - then install a player is not worth the extra cost, because it will be limited by the design of the motherboard.

• Update hard disc on the special edition of Dell XPS-8900

  Hello, I have a Dell XPS-8900 that I bought a few months ago, and you want to upgrade the hard drive.  There to 2, 7200 RPM hard drive + Cache SSD of 32 GB m2.  I noticed by looking at the disk management, it has 2 free sheet music; a 39 MB OEM Partition and 11.73 GB recovery Partition.  Both show that they are 100% free.  I created the recovery USB disk and it deleted the recovery Partition files.

  Should I still have the Partition recovery or the OEM Partition?  When I switch to a new hard drive, is it possible to simply copy the partition of the OS?

  Also, I thought that he would have an EFI System Partition.  Is that what I need or installation?

  UEFI allows secure and start for 2 t boot partitions format: those are the two major differences, as well as the withdrawal of the restriction to have four primary partitions per disk.  Those who are not important here.

  I don't think that there is a capacity limit on the m2 in height slot, but there is most likely a limitation of the physical size of the map itself which may restrict your ability.

  You will get the best performance from the system running the operating system for one SSD drive for some.  You can easily find 2.5 "SATA SSD affordable up to 1 t in size now.  Drives 2.5 "tend to be less expensive than m2 format disks, although NVMe readers (whose prices are in the stratosphere), they are largely very reasonable in price for the exception.

  I would not necessarily fear disks 3.5 "Toshiba - these are in large part the designs of Hitachi/HGST (Toshiba entered the market of disk 3,5 '' when WD resumed HGST - the Chinese Government opposed the consolidation to two manufacturers of records based in the United States and forced to WD to spin off plants making the disks 3.5" to Toshiba).  The HGST designs have a good reputation for reliability - much better than those of Seagate, for sure.

  You are probably better off with a straight on the clone of the drive.  You can use the Windows Disk Administrator to change the partitions later.  I had the good luck of late with Macrium Reflect (free), but Acronis image works well - and Samsung provides a free version of it if you choose one of their SSDS.

• Looking to update the graphics card in my Dell XPS 8900 EVGA GeForce GTX 960.

  I have a Dell XPS 8900 Special Edition that I bought a few months ago. I want to upgrade the OEM GeForce 745 of GTX that it came with an EVGA GTX 960.

  I have the Dell XPS 8900 (processor i7 - 6700 k), 32 GB of memory, 2 TB HDD + SSD of 32 GB m2, monitor cache Dell UP2516D and Windows 10 Pro. I'll add a second monitor Dell UP2516D soon and later add an SSD and move the OS and applications on.

  My needs are not at stake. I mainly business applications (MS-Office, including access and project), finance and investment, and a lot of photo and video editing.  Photo editing software uses the GPU if I update.

  EVGA has suggested either of the following, based on what would be good:

  http://www.EVGA.com/products/product.aspx?PN=04G-P4-1961-KR

  http://www.EVGA.com/products/product.aspx?PN=04G-P4-3963-KR

  These cards are almost identical except;

  #1 is long of 6.8 ", has 1 BIOS, 1 fan and use 128 watts for $160

  #2 is 10.1 "long, has 2 BIOS, 2 fans and consume 160 watts for $170

  I thought I would replace the graphics card myself, but once I opened the folder, I was wondering if the two cards will even fit.  I saw that other people have swapped their graphics card, so it must be possible.

  When I look in my case, the existing graphics card is a single location.  These two cards are double slot.  In addition, it seems that there are a few transistors just next to the existing card.  When you install a card double slot, the new map is just overlap the transistors under?

  Finally, in view of these two cards and the XPS 8900 case, is it possible to put the card in?  Is it worth the extra $ 10 earn an extra BIOS and fan, to the detriment of one more card of time and 12 watts?

  Any help or thoughts are greatly appreciated, thank you.

  Dual cards fit without any problem. Many have improved their 8900 XPS and 8700 with cards that need two slots of width.

  I prefer the models dual fan as they run cooler. They have a bigger heat sink and with relatively low heat from GTX 960, some are silent at idle because the fans do not work.

  For example, MSI GTX 970 son fan only above a certain temp that only happens every game. Maybe the EVGA card did the same thing. It is nice to have a quiet system at idle.

  Regarding the adjustment, the MSI GTX 970 games 4 G card Dimensions are (mm) 140 x 277 x 35. Length and height are tight but it fits without cutting.

  In addition, as noted speedstep you run SATA cables under the card. I replaced the SATA cables with longer cables, so they route toward the front of the box, then under the graphics card and upward.

  This thread has many cards different people have added. (the link is on page 26) and about the halfway point is my son with the MSI GTX 970 system, which (I think) is slightly larger that the EVGA 960 you listed.  It also shows the case mod to add a front fan.

  en.Community.Dell.com/.../19611037

• XPS 8900 m2 socket

  I did a lot of reading on this and other forums. I fear, I find myself with more questions that answers, I would install SSD in my slot m2. I understand that it is only a 1 lane slot. I understand that I can install a NVMe in a PCIe interface card and get some whiz-bang performance. At this point, I don't want to spend the $ extra NVMe Samsung 950 pro, but I would use the m2 slot. So how can I put it?

  I see a lot of reports of the SSD Samsung 850 EVO successfully used, but many of these reports do not specify what form factor is used. Then there's the guy who says that you can't use chopsticks B split into the socket split of M. Le SSD Samsung 850 EVO m2 has a slot M and B. Many say that they have done successfully. So here I am scratching my head still wondering what to buy that will work in my decision-making m2. I intend to use the SSD as boot drive and have data backed up on a spinner. I'll do my very specific questions:

  Someone has successfully installed internal SSD from Samsung 850 EVO - 500 GB - M.2 SATA III (MZ-N5E500BW) in their decision-making XPS 8900 m2?

  What other types of boards m2 were installed and successfully used others?

  I guess I'll answer my own question. Successfully, I installed the Samsung 850 EVO - 500 GB - M.2 SATA III internal SSD (MZ-N5E500BW) in my taking of XPS 8900 m2 and currently employs as my boot drive.

• All new XPS 8900, card mother USB3.0 connector question

  Hello

  I just got my 8900 XPS nine this week, as a replacement for my Inspiron 530 s who died after 8 years of good service (my previous post on the Dell Community is older than 8 years...). This is the high-end with GTX 960, SSD, 2 TB HDD, 256 MB video card configuration.

  I have a little problem with it and would appreciate an outside opinion on this:

  Yesterday, I opened my 8900 XPS in order to add an additional HARD drive. In the process, I noticed that the hypothesis of fan 960 GTX is pressing firmly against the front, USB 3.0 cable, to the point of the plug is slightly flexed. In addition, the cable is slightly clogging the fan 960 GTX. I was a little displeased with this, as it's clearly inappropriate cable routing. Apart from that, all other cables inside the XPS 8900 are very neatly.

  I removed the GTX 960 (this is necessary in order to remove the HDD cage) and then realized that the façade, USB 3.0 cable is too short, and the plug is very wobbly. I tried to pull gently, to detach the cable and find a better way to move. It seems that the USB 3.0 (the light blue plastic part) is not attached to the motherboard! I noticed the fixing clip, and while pressing it, I lifted the CAP slightly (about 3mm). But decision-making would not unclip and come out as well as the plug. Fear of bending a PIN, I pushed the plug in and gave up trying to detach. Then, I installed the HARD drive and put everything back in, as it was.

  The computer works well. The two façades USB work normally (tested with an external drive USB 2.0). Given that I've already migrated all my data and started to use the computer, I would really dislike having to send it back just for that, unless the issue is a threat of failure in the future...

  My questions are the following:

  -Is it normal that the plastic of the motherboard USB 3.0 connector tip is just pressed (not glued to the motherboard)? If this is not the case, do you think that it has to be fixed or if I can live with it?

  -Do you think I can replace the cable USB-Panel, with a more long (is it standard?) and thus solve the problem for good?

  Thank you!!!

  On mine I disconnected the end of the motherboard and routed it bends 90 degrees and below the map.  To do this I had to unplug it and leave that he unplugged while I routed the flat cable.  Then insert a GTX960 and screwed the card holder in.  With the cable stuck the card in the back, I reconnected it into the motherboard.   I agree that this cable is too short.  Unfortunately, the motherboard connector is microscopic pines which are easily bent or broken.  While I did once, I wouldn't do it again.  This isn't a standard 20-pin connector of the Panel before USB3.

  Worse still, the photos DO NOT see THE real manual 8900 service within a 8900.

  The black usb cable into the blue micro 20 connector pins on the motherboard is not displayed in all images.

  

• New XPS 8900, restarting itself

  Hello

  I just bought a new desktop XPS 8900 computer rendered 25/05/2016 and restarts itself.  No new hardware installed or the program with the exception of World of Warcraft and Ventrilo.   Just really started using this machine last week because I've been very busy after his arrival.

  I search the web and he says that he may be PSU related issue.  It's under warranty, but no idea why a new computer restarts it self?

  Thank you.

  Susan

  Windows 10?

  There are several reasons possible, hardware and software: PSU, RAM or HDD problem, overheating, corrupted the OS or other software...

  Just restart? All the errors on the screen? You can look in the Windows Event Viewer for errors at the time of an accident that could point you in the right direction.

  If you bought directly from Dell, I think you have 21 days from the date of the invoice (not delivery date) to return to contact Dell Tech Support as soon as POSSIBLE.

  If you got in a big box store, you can probably return/exchange it under whatever policy they have. So go.

  Whatever it is, don't forget to reset Windows to the factory image, before return you it.

• XPS vs XPS 8900 8910

  I'm considering buying a 8910 XPS but I have concerns about the problems of heat and noise with the new case design based on messages in this forum. I see that Best Buy is still selling the old XPS 8900 with the oldest case. If I go with the 8910 XPS, I'd probably use the NVIDIA GTX 745Ti stock or 960 video. I would add a 512G SSD for my main hard drive.

  Someone at - it recommendations on the XPS vs 8900 8910?

  You might also consider an inexpensive slot fan who gets the power directly from the PSU. Hot air is vented to the rear of the case.

  This is just one example. There are many different brands and versions to choose so going around.  No idea how efficient they are or how much extra the noise they could add: I don't recommend - or not - recommend this particular fan or provider...

  EDIT: Many / most of these fans of housing have a power connector Molex 4 pin, if you'd also need an inexpensive SATA > power Molex adapter you can connect the Molex fan to one of spare SATA power on the power supply connectors.