This is, as I say, the longshot question of the day, as it requires a knowledgeable someone, who has worked with the same configuration / M'board Latitude 5490 as this refurb I recently purchased, to have experimented around with such an upgrade, and then to read this post and be inclined to reply.
If all else fails, I suppose I can just purchase a M.2 SATA 2242 SSD, and give it a whirl. But, I hate to burn that money if the experiment is likely to not work!
1 posted on
12/15/2022 5:40:45 AM PST by
Paul R.
To: Paul R.
I hope I’ve stated all this with proper and succinct jargon!!
2 posted on
12/15/2022 5:41:33 AM PST by
Paul R.
(You know your pullets are dumb if they don't recognize a half Whopper as food!)
To: Paul R.
4 posted on
12/15/2022 5:51:40 AM PST by
zeebee
( The left thinks they can train smart people to be stupid.)
To: Paul R.
Try it and find out.
Seems to be the quickest way.
5 posted on
12/15/2022 5:53:05 AM PST by
ShadowAce
(Linux - The Ultimate Windows Service Pack )
To: Paul R.
I have a Dell Latitude 3300 and in that slot you would have to use a smaller M.2 a 2 inch or less one and I have one from an upgrade maybe I should try it out ,LOL
To: Paul R.
It should work, but you probably won't be able to boot from it (because of the Dell firmware). Your boot manager should be on the SATA drive.
7 posted on
12/15/2022 6:33:03 AM PST by
Governor Dinwiddie
(LORD, grant thy people grace to withstand the temptations of the world, the flesh, and the devil.)
To: Paul R.
Why not just go with an external USB SSD?
8 posted on
12/15/2022 6:34:01 AM PST by
Bloody Sam Roberts
(Great minds drink alike...me and my baby havin' a hell of a night. - - BB King)
To: Paul R.
9 posted on
12/15/2022 7:20:18 AM PST by
ledzep75
To: Paul R.
What does Dell Customer Support say?
10 posted on
12/15/2022 8:57:12 AM PST by
upchuck
(When you never took the vaccine or boosters: Still alive and healthy with no chance of side effects)
To: Paul R.
Why not just go with an external USB SSD?Because a USB device is not near as fast as a M2 device.
11 posted on
12/15/2022 9:01:16 AM PST by
upchuck
(When you never took the vaccine or boosters: Still alive and healthy with no chance of side effects)
To: Paul R.
Answer is no as the PCI slot the WWAN uses is only for a wireless controller card. If the board doesn’t have a dedicated M.2 storage slot, then the board has no storage controller on PCIe bus and thus wont recognize an M.2 SSD.
12 posted on
12/15/2022 12:42:31 PM PST by
Intar
To: Paul R.
21 posted on
12/16/2022 4:00:39 AM PST by
Paul R.
(You know your pullets are dumb if they don't recognize a half Whopper as food!)
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