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    Dell Precision M3800

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by qmagic101, Jun 2, 2016.

  1. qmagic101

    qmagic101 Newbie

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    I have a Dell Precision M3800 with the 91 WHr 6-Cell Lithium-Ion Battery that takes up the normal SSD slot. When I purchased it I didn't know this until I went to put in a larger SSD (currently have256GB Solid State Drive Full Mini Card).

    Does anyone know if I can install the SAMSUNG 850 EVO mSATA 1TB Mini-SATA (mSATA). I don't think it existed at the time I purchased the laptop and Dell does not list a 1TB option.

    Thanks
    Dan
     
    qmagic101, Jun 2, 2016
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    qmagic101 Newbie

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    Also is there an easy method to clone the current 256 mini card to the new 512GB or 1TB mini?
     
    qmagic101, Jun 2, 2016
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  3. ExParrot

    ExParrot Notebook Geek

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    Yes, you can definitely put the 850 EVO 1TB mSATA SSD in there. I have done this for my XPS15 9530 with no problem. I prefer this arrangement to get the bigger battery.
     
    ExParrot, Jun 8, 2016
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    jedisurfer1 Notebook Deity

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    Yes you can use the 1tb msata.

    Cloning is very easy from a smaller to bigger drive. Easiest way is to get a usb to sata and maybe a sata to msata adapter.
     
    jedisurfer1, Jun 19, 2016
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