dell g7 7588 gaming laptop m.2 question

[packersfan036]

does the dell g7 7588 gaming laptop support both m.2 sata and pci-e? or just one or the other?

 

[Rdslw]

from dell site:
Minimal loading: Dual-drive NVMe PCIe SSD options run up to 4x quicker than conventional SATA. Load apps or data faster, run your machine faster, stretch battery life and improve shock resistance.
so for sure NVME m.2 will work. For sata ones, 99% sure it will, it SHOULD
http://www.dell.com/en-us/work/shop/dell-laptops-and-notebooks/dell-g7-15-gaming-laptop/spd/g-series-15-7588-laptop

 

[Phillip Corcoran]

Dell G7-7588

M.2 Slot: PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe M.2 slot (2280, M-key)

 

[packersfan036]

from dell site:
Minimal loading: Dual-drive NVMe PCIe SSD options run up to 4x quicker than conventional SATA. Load apps or data faster, run your machine faster, stretch battery life and improve shock resistance.
so for sure NVME m.2 will work. For sata ones, 99% sure it will, it SHOULD
http://www.dell.com/en-us/work/shop/dell-laptops-and-notebooks/dell-g7-15-gaming-laptop/spd/g-series-15-7588-laptop

cause it came with a m.2 sata drive

 

[marioestolano]

My G7 also came with a m.2 SATA (Toshiba 250Gb) and I replaced it with a m.2 NVMe PCIe Samsung EVO 970 500Gb.

The benchmarks apps show an improvement of more than 7x for reading and writing. But, to tell you the truth, the difference under normal use situations is minimal.

Anyway, if you want to replace it, go for G7 BIOS setup and verify if m.2 PCIe is checked in System Configuration -> Drives, and UNcheck SATA RAID option in the setup.

I used Macrium Reflect to clone the original m.2 SSD to other internal (non m.2) SATA SSD, and then cloned again from this to the new m.2 NVMe. After this, I installed the Samsung NVMe driver, they allowed a slightly better performance than Windows default driver.

 

[packersfan036]

My G7 also came with a m.2 SATA (Toshiba 250Gb) and I replaced it with a m.2 NVMe PCIe Samsung EVO 970 500Gb.

The benchmarks apps show an improvement of more than 7x for reading and writing. But, to tell you the truth, the difference under normal use situations is minimal.

Anyway, if you want to replace it, go for G7 BIOS setup and verify if m.2 PCIe is checked in System Configuration -> Drives, and UNcheck SATA RAID option in the setup.

I used Macrium Reflect to clone the original m.2 SSD to other internal (non m.2) SATA SSD, and then cloned again from this to the new m.2 NVMe. After this, I installed the Samsung NVMe driver, they allowed a slightly better performance than Windows default driver.

ya I replaced the m.2 sata 3 in mine with a wd black m.2 pcie nvme drive 256gb not as fast as the Samsung but it does the job, I also installed a 500gb 2.5" ssd as well.