XPS 8700 SSD Boot - make it stick

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• XPS 8700 SSD upgrade

  Hello!

  Just bought a XPS 8700 and would like to Exchange hard-shore out and put in Samsung 840 Pro SSD in. Could use some indications, there isn't an msata on this forum, so it shouldn't be a problem.

  Something special, I do in the bios that select the new drive?

  the OS will install on another drive? If so, just do a backup and re - install the new drive? or do I need to get a new copy of the retail of windows 8 to do this?

  Opening it will not void the warranty that I can upgrade the disk and memory, but if I have problems I send to dell in the State of origin in that I bought right?

  Hi chrisyackulic,

  mSATA reader uses the SSD technology to make the system faster. If you replace the mechanical hard drive normal with hard drive SSD technology TSRI functionality could be cancelled.

  However, to use the SSD on the system please change the SATA mode in BIOS to AHCI TSRI. You will need a reinstall the operating system to install on the system drive. The backup image will not work because the SATA operation mode is different with a previous hard disk.

  You can use the link below to place a request to reinstall the operating system drive.

  http://Dell.to/TmYffg

  If you are not able to make a request to the disk from the link above, then please send me a private message with serial number of the computer, name registered in the purchasing system and email address so that I can check out what we can do. To send a private message, click on my name, and choose Start conversation.

  Replacing the hard drive or memory on the system will not void the warranty.

• Edition special XPS 8700, SSD question, where is it?

  my new PC is supposed to have a 2 to 7200 RPM disk hard + 256 GB mSATA Solid State Drive, I only see the 1 disc which is a 2 TB hard drive, it is a hybrid car or Dell trying to pull a fast one on me? Laughing out loud

  

  It's an mSATA card plugged into a slot on the system board.

• Dell XPS 8700 - A11 Bios - boot

  I have a Dell XPS 8700. I upgraded from Windows 8.1 to 10. As recommended, I've also updated the bios to A11 (the latest version of the bios). I have a processor i7, 24 GB of RAM and an SSD as boot drive - so it should be a very fast machine.

  The startup time for just the bios (i.e. excluding the windows 10) is 14 seconds - crazy for a long time. It takes more time for the bios to start it makes for the time it takes for 10 Windows to start. Note that the bios startup time is confirmed by opening the Task Manager and looking at the Startup tab.

  My previous bios version was A03, who was still slow to start (8 seconds for the bios to start), but better than the A11. I see that some of the other bios versions after A03 were also slow to launch and I've deliberately downgraded these versions to A03 to improve startup performance.

  How can this bios startup time to accelerate because it does not seem normal to take so long?

  Note: I have external USB hard drives and I tried to disconnect these and it does impact not bios boot time.

  When you say the startup time of 6-7 seconds, you're talking at that time:

  1. Press the button market at the moment, the BIOS is ready to load Windows, but excluding the loading of Windows. or
  2. to completely load Windows, but excluding the BIOS load game; or
  3. Press the button of power both on Windows is fully loaded (i.e. 1 + 2)?

  For 1, I get about 13 seconds, I think, for 2, I get about 40 seconds, to be 53 seconds in total. On paper my PC should be very fast, so I guess that--and kind of hoping if my system is massively under fulfillment - your done 6-7 seconds simply reference to 1.

  Thank you.

• XPS 8700 swapping HDD to SSD

  Just received new XPS 8700 and swap wanted immediately to the factory installed 1 TB of HDD to a new Samsung 256 GB SSD. Given that Dell did not provide a Windows backup a DVD, I removed the HARD drive and tried to clone for SSD by using another computer running Windows 8. However, neither software Samsung SSD or EASEUS Todo Backup Free would allow me to clone the whole HARD disk, the SSD is smaller.

  EASEUS has the possibility of reducing a selected partition so I could try to clone only the system partition main which is 940 GB but contains only 40 GB of data, mainly from windows and other software drivers, but I'm afraid that if I clone the other partitions, including the recovery of those, I will not be able to restore the system in the future.

  Technician Dell told me to use an OEM Windows 8 drive for a clean install on the SSD, but I did not and fear may lose everything that Dell has installed on the HARD drive.

  Should I continue the cloning attempts to use other software that allows to shrink the partitions if they contain no data - which one? Or XPS from the startup HARD drive as it is, make a record of system backup/image then, restore it to the SSD?

  Help will be very appreciated!

  The Dell recovery partition can be easily removed without rendering the system unbootable, so my suggestion would be to leave them alone.

• XPS 8700 (another issue of SSD)

  I'm sure this has been covered, and I searched for this answer but has not had the success I was hoping so sorry for the repetition.

  I have a XPS 8700 (i7, GT-720, 8 GB, 1 TB) on the way.

  The plan is to turn it on and check that everything works and then replace the HARD drive with a 500 GB Samsung 850EVO.

  I've read many sources the merit/demerit to use the migration of Samsung software to "clone" a HDD to the SSD.

  Right now I'm leaning strongly in favor of the 'clone '.

  Thought I would ask here where most of the owners of XPS hang out on the new installation of vs migration to an SSD.

  Before trying anything to make sure that you create a Rescue Disk (external hard drive Bootable) or the backup of the plant (Bootable USB Flash Drive) with the latest version of Dell backup and restore.

  I give an example on how to do it with Dell backup and restore 1.7.5.64 here:

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

  However, a newer version on 1.8.1.70 out there. Get this by installing 1.7.5.64 and selecting the "?" at the top right and then look for the updates. I do not have a direct download link to the latest version.

  

  1.7.5.64 has a lot of bugs and improvements over previous versions. The latest version 1.8.1.70 has essentially a UI improved on 1.7.5.64.

  

  This will give you a way to return to the factory settings software cloning goes wrong (especially with SecureBoot/UEFI).

  If you want to use Dell-installed on the SDS and using the HARD drive as a data drive backup and restore, see the steps detailed here:

  http://dellwindowsreinstallationguide.com/Dell-backup-and-recovery/using-a-HDD-and-SSD-together-with-Dell-factory-settings/

• Dell XPS 8700 replace / add mSATA SSD

  I have a new Dell xps 8700 and I put in an mSata 500 GB SSD, planned on getting 2 TB hard drive and simply run the pc of the ssd. My problem is the operating system. I have the recovery disk and the disk from Dell drivers. the pc came with Windows 8.1, I upgraded to 8.1 Pro with Media Player. I don't think that the Dell disk will do a clean install of OS 8.1, and I'm not sure to recover the operating system and disk set, since I upgraded to 8.1 PRO. I don't really have a problem with just the Windows 8.1, and then do the upgrade again. I think maybe even the simplest would be to try Windows 10 on it, I ran beta Windows on other computers. My Question is that I have upgraded to Windows Pro 8.1, I'll be able to get the full version if I try to recover / and with the correct product key. or do I use the recovery disk, and then try to make the OS drive / and collect the key?

  If you create recovery discs using Dell software, it will install windows 8.1 as if you bought the computer fresh from the factory with all the software that Dell gave you etc.  You then upgrade to windows 8.1 pro via the same method as you have done before, however if they gave you a product key, you should be able to just pop that in and make the upgrade.  You could make an image of your HARD drive, then run everything on the SSD by cloning the drive for the SSD.

• Clarity on a Dell XPS 8700 with 2 TB SATA + Intel® SRT 32 GB SSD Cache harddrive

  Hello

  I am buying a Dell XPS 8700 with a SATA hard drive with a 32 GB SSD cache. I want to know if the SSD is a separate physical disk SATA hard disk, it will be the M.SATA chip on the motherboard.

  Please it is confirmed; I can by adding a larger 256 GB internal SSD, with the o/s re installed on the SSD with HDD as storage of 2 TB.

  Best regards & Thanks Sean

  Hi Sean,.

  Yes, it's an mSATA SSD and scalable. You have the option to install the OS on a bigger mSATA SSD if you choose to do.

• (SOLVED!) No Internet unless I have activate LAN Boot ROM on XPS 8700

  Hello everyone, I hope you can help me.

  I have more Internet through my ethernet port unless I go into the BIOS and enable LAN Boot ROM If I do that I have a connection, but it appears as, "network 2".

  I tried to connect to wifi, but it continues to ask me a key... I've never had to do before, nor I know what it is. There was a couple of times I got to a wifi screen requesting a password. I would like to enter my password, but he told me that my password is incorrect. It is not the case.

  I have a wireless printer. Could not print to be although it manifests.

  My router seems to work. I use my iPad on it now to this post. Both the iPad and tablet of my friend connect without any problems.

  I have another hard drive that I installed XP on and it connects via the ethernet port, no problem. Same machine.

  This is as I did with tip upward to my connectivity problem:

  I installed Virtualbox because I needed XP. It is connected to the internet without problem. However, I didn't like it so I uninstalled.

  Then I disconnected the main disk and installed XP on a secondary drive. To do this, I had to enter the BIOS and put the machine in legacy Mode to do so. Quickly, I downloaded and installed the Realtek driver and was able to connect to the internet. I turned off the PC, reconnected the hard drive, bring the computer back in its normal and restarted start mode. That's when I noticed that I had no connection.

  I have seen that the teredo tunneling adapter microsoft had a yellow sign beside him. Could fix that after much trial, error and poking around various forums.

  I tried to manually connect. Nothing.
  I updated the BIOS to A06 in the hope that "correcting" any mistake I have made.
  I have reset all settings to their default selections BIOS. (Also while manually and using F9).
  I uninstalled and reinstalled all network drivers in the Manager section of devices (including the invisible ones).
  I have reset the Winsock protocol and TCP/Internet Protocol.

  Finally, I did a complete reinstall of Windows 8. But, still no connectivity unless I have activate LAN Boot ROM in the BIOS.

  Hoping someone can help me.

  Thanks for your time.

  I've been Googling this for a few days now. But it's fixed!

  I uninstalled the Realtek compatible wifi driver and downloaded a new one from Dell. Installed and I was good to go. Previously, I would like to uninstall this driver, and then restart the computer and it was brand new. I would like to update the driver, but when he was done, I still had the same issue; No ethernet connectivity. I still don't know why do things like I did worked, but he did.

  So, if anyone has this problem with the Dell XPS 8700, try the following steps:

  First download the Dell ethernet driver and transfer it to your PC.

  In the Device Manager > network adapters remove the Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller. DO NOT RESTART THE COMPUTER AGAIN!

  Run the driver installation program.

  When it is finished, restart the PC.

  You should have an ethernet connection.

  I'm not a computer guy. I have just bumble autour until I find something that works. Therefore, anyone who reads this having the same problems, take what I say with a grain of salt.

• XPS 8700 (non-SE) is provided with a Bay 2.5 "for ssd?

  Spec says there are 4 bays for hard drives with 3 Bay 3.5 ", but it does not specify the 4th Bay. Not sure if it's a 2.5 ". THX.

  Baywood

  Spec says there are 4 bays for hard drives with 3 Bay 3.5 ", but it does not specify the 4th Bay. Not sure if it's a 2.5 ". THX.

   
  Baywood
   
  The XPS 8700 has only 3 x 3.5 "bays internal HD and 1 drive connector x mSATA, attached to the motherboard and 2 x 5.25" optical drive bays.
   
  For more information, use the links below for specifications and Manual:
   
  FTP://FTP.Dell.com/manuals/all-products/esuprt_desktop/esuprt_xps_desktop/XPS-8700_Owner%27s%20Manual_en-us.PDF
   
  FTP://FTP.Dell.com/manuals/all-products/esuprt_desktop/esuprt_xps_desktop/XPS-8700_Reference%20Guide_en-us.PDF
   
  Bev.
   
   

• Dell XPS 8700 - failure of the keyboard when the bios boot (but not when Windows is loaded)

  My Dell XPS 8700 has 10 Windows and a Logitech Keyboard wireless, connected by USB. The keyboard works absolutely fine when Windows has loaded. I have the latest version of the bios, A11.

  However, when the computer is turned on and starts the bios start, it displays 'Keyboard Failure' on the screen for about half a second. When I try to go into the bios setup by pressing "F2" at the counter (I keep typing "F2" from the moment when I press the power button on the computer), there is no answer. The "keyboard failure" and inability to enter the bios setup seems to happen if I do a cold immediately after a stop start, a cold start after the computer is turned off for an extended period or a reboot.

  I tried to connect the wired keyboard original Dell one of the USB ports on the front of the unit (without disconnecting the wireless keyboard) with the same problem at the start of the bios.

  I encountered this problem on versions of bios A11 both A03. I know that in the past, although I don't remember when - I was able to enter the bios setup by pressing "F2".

  Any thoughts on how to solve this problem?

  You can try and reset the CMOS. It will return your settings to factory settings, but not the version. Usually, this erases these problems because CMOS stores data editable such as your wireless keyboard settings. BIOS stores the information about the basic material that is unchangable as your keyboard usb, mouse and other essential equipment. If you notice, when you just plugin any keyboard and mouse, its recognized at startup. Your needs software to run wireless device and that is stored in the CMOS.

  So once reset you the CMOS, you may need to then install the wireless software.

  Good luck.

• XPS 8700 faster?

  OK so I xps8700 and want to make it faster, I like speed. Some say go with card PCIe SSD x 4

  Some say mSATA is just as fast and you can start of one or the other.  Price is not a factor

  EDIT: ignore the PCIe x 4 comments. It seems that the 8700 crack that resembles a PCIe x 4 is not working at full speed.

  http://en.community.Dell.com/support-forums/desktop/f/3513/t/19536759

  / EDIT

  the 8700 has no crack m2, so a m2 SSD ascended in a x 4 Adapter PCI to m2 will be the fastest interface.

  On the m2 SSD Samsung seems to be on top with the XP941, but plextor and samsung have been mutually one-upping in this field and Plexstor announced the M7e which should albums the samsung as soon as it is available.

  I'm not sure I've seen a XPS 8700 configured with a PCIe SSD as boot drive. It might work, or you may need to use an mSATA or SATA III SSD for the boot drive,

  Then, slide into a PSU expansion and put to update the graphics card for a GTX 980 and you'll probably spent more than the cost of the system on the upgrades, and who will take the 8700 about as much as you can.

  You must also download intel UERX and overclock the memory slightly. with the tension of memory limited to 1.5V on the card mother dell, it is difficult to increase the frequency of the memory and keep stability. Instead you can squeeze latency and that helps a little. Here are my attempts as well as some synthetic test results. Real-world tests did not much difference.

  http://forums.hardware-revolution.com/showthread.php?TID=5321

• XPS 8700 - which partitions can I remove?

  * Please see my image in attachment my disk management *.

  I just manually installed Win 8.1 on my XPS 8700. I installed the operating system for an SSD, and in the Windows menu, I reformatted my hard drive 2 TB to store my programs on.

  (1) in the disk management screen, I noticed there is a lot of data recovery/OEM partitions - what I am able to remove? Do I need them or they are simple for recovery situations only? I'm a bit wary of removing OEM partition and EFI partition as I do not know if it will mess with my PC!

  (2) also whenever I start my PC, now it says I have 2 selections to begin:

  Volume 2 = SSD (which I want to start automatically)
  Volume 7 = a few menus recovery / on one of the partitions, but I can't say that

  I've never seen this before selection when I had Win8.1 installed on the hard disk. Wouldn't be better to simply keep the partitions and select volume2 as my disk to MBR in Windows so I ignore the msg to start every time?

  If you want to save your factory settings, you should do so, using Dell Backup and Recovery by using the Windows installation on your original drive:

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

  i.e. remove the SSD and the original hard drive boot and then make a rescue disk (external hard drive Bootable) / Backup factory (USB Bootable).

  None of the 5 scores are needed for a data reader and I advise to dry the internal HARD disk (with removed SSDS and UEFI/SecureBoot disabled) using the likes of DBAN:

  http://dellwindowsreinstallationguide.com/securely-wipe-your-hard-drive-with-dariks-boot-and-Nuke-DBAN/

  You can then use these to restore the factory settings on the SSD later if you wish. Install in UEFI with activated SecureBoot.

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

  If you prefer to install manually clean then see here still install in UEFI with SecureBoot enabled:

  http://dellwindowsreinstallationguide.com/download-Microsoft-Windows-and-Office/Download-Microsoft-Windows/download-Windows-8-1-retail-and-OEM-ISO/

  After installation it will also help you configure Windows to use the HARD disk as a data disk:

  http://dellwindowsreinstallationguide.com/hardware-upgrades-for-your-system/upgrading-to-a-solid-state-drive/solid-state-drive-and-hard-drive-configuration/

• Question of XPS 8700 install fresh Win8

  Hi I recently got sent my Win8 of Dell's USB key and tried to use it to install a new SSD. My PC is a vanilla XPS 8700, with 32 GB mSATA and 2 TB of HDD. My goal is to simply install fresh copy of Win8 on my new SSD. Here are the steps that I took before falling on a big mistake:

  (1) I plugged in a new SSD samsung evo 850 (120 GB), (with cable sata6)

  (2) unplugged the Blu - ray player and main 2 TB hard drive

  (3) I placed the SSD drive in SATA port 0

  (4) then went into bios, SSD is picked up correctly and assured ACHI was

  5) put in the USB stick I received from Dell and booted pc with f12

  (6) as soon as the drive diagnostic tool starts, I get the error:

  'Deploy_Jukebox.exe'.
  "Except for the breakpoint .
  A breakpoint has been reached.
  (0 x 80000003) occurred in the application at location 0x7b9ba652
  Click on OK to terminate the program"

  (7) then just restart guard and showing the same error

  The first time, he does after a new reinstalled it will appear even the jukebox error, it just automatically restart and then show each time consecutive error until you restart manually the source/power.

  (9) I also tried with SSD in SATA0 and SATA1 HD - the drive just diagnosis takes more time, then finally showed the same error. Also I tried to play with boot order but nothing works out.

  (10) I tried with unplugged SSD and blu - ray + HD plugged - and the tool works and doesn't crash anymore. SSD is not defective and has been verified in Samsung tools (EVO new, 850) as well as internal diagnostics Dell f12 menu

  Not sure if this is a problem with the stick of Windows 8 or something else is the cause. Would it be:

  -My PC is initially the 32 GB MSATA - is this something I need to remove the PC before installing on my SSD?

  -J' was sent only a 'repair & valuation' USB and not a Windows 8 OS install USB? You are not sure if there is a difference in what they send?

  -The recovery disk works only if it recognizes a HD with Windows installed to recover from, and if she does not see a (as mine of 2 TB is unplugged) it just hangs

  Help, please!

  Thank you!

  See here:

  http://dellwindowsreinstallationguide.com/download-Microsoft-Windows-and-Office/Download-Microsoft-Windows/download-Windows-8-1-retail-and-OEM-ISO/

• XPS 8700 - Windows 8 w / Intel Smart Response Technology re - install

  Hello community,

  My hard drive in my XPS 8700 failed recently. I got a replacement and have installed the new drive in the chassis. It's the only drive (2 TB), but I also (30 GB) SSDS for Intel Smart Response Technology.

  I have a problem with the OS / Intel Smart Response technology Setup. I'm trying to (re) install Windows 8 of the disc. When I run the installation of the OS, just after choosing language preferences a screen will appear indicating that a media driver is missing.
  "Load driver".
  A media computer driver needs is missing. It could be a driver DVD, USB or HDD. If you have a CD, DVD or a USB flash drive with the driver on this subject, please insert it now.
  Note: If the installation media for Windows is in the DVD or on a USB drive, you can remove it safely for this step. »
  I guess it's regarding the pilot of SORTS. I tried to put the pilot SORTS on a USB but it is not detected when browsing.
  "Load driver".
  No pilot of the plane have been found. Make sure that the installation media contains drivers and then click OK. »
  I need help ensuring the RAID and BIOS are correct before installing Windows 8 with TRIE. Currently, neither the SSD or HARD disk created a RAID Volume (note No changes have been made in the BIOS, but the existing RAID configuration has been removed from the SSD).
  Emergency assistance would be greatly appreciated.
  Dell XPS 8700
  Windows 8, 64-bit, English
  2 TB hard drive 7200 RPM SATA + Intel SRT (30 GB Lite-On SSD MSATA)
  24GB Dual Channel DDR3 1600 MHz - 4 DIMMs

  In collaboration with a Dell technician by CAT, we have identified the problem with the driver files SORTED on the USB. I tried to download from the driver and Utilities disc that came with the computer, however the correct files are not extracted from the USB.

  The tech located the driver appropriate and after extract the USB driver has been detected.