[SOLVED] Laptop won't detect new SSD

[bhg0803]

I tried adding an SSD into a laptop that's about 6 years old. Here's the manual and specs of the laptop https://downloads.dell.com/manuals/...iron-15-7559-laptop_reference guide_en-us.pdf
I added this exact SSD (https://www.newegg.com/team-group-mp33-256gb/p/N82E16820331415) to the m.2 slot into the laptop and absolutely NOTHING I do will make the computer realize there's an SSD plugged into the m.2 slot.
Am I missing something obvious? Did I just get an SSD that's DoA?
The SSD is not showing up in Disk Managment, nor in Disk drives in the Device Manager.
If there are any solutions you have to make the SSD usable please help me because I've been at this for hours and still nothing has worked.

Thanks

 

[Bob.B]

I tried adding an SSD into a laptop that's about 6 years old. Here's the manual and specs of the laptop https://downloads.dell.com/manuals/all-products/esuprt_laptop/esuprt_inspiron_laptop/inspiron-15-7559-laptop_reference guide_en-us.pdf
I added this exact SSD (https://www.newegg.com/team-group-mp33-256gb/p/N82E16820331415) to the m.2 slot into the laptop and absolutely NOTHING I do will make the computer realize there's an SSD plugged into the m.2 slot.
Am I missing something obvious? Did I just get an SSD that's DoA?
The SSD is not showing up in Disk Managment, nor in Disk drives in the Device Manager.
If there are any solutions you have to make the SSD usable please help me because I've been at this for hours and still nothing has worked.

Thanks

It looks like the machine supports a sata type m.2 not a nvme type.

 

[bhg0803]

It looks like the machine supports a sata type m.2 not a nvme type.

I'm unsure if that is the case. It has an NVMe configuration and I am able to successfully insert the NVMe M.2 ssd into it.

 

[Bob.B]

I'm unsure if that is the case. It has an NVMe configuration and I am able to successfully insert the NVMe M.2 ssd into it.

Some reading.
https://www.google.com/search?q=ins...ACAAUKIAYEBkgEBMpgBAKABAqABAQ&sclient=gws-wiz

 

[ThatVietGuy]

I'm unsure if that is the case. It has an NVMe configuration and I am able to successfully insert the NVMe M.2 ssd into it.

This is incorrect. The slot itself that the SSD inserts into is M.2 and is a standard. However, the communication method the new SSD uses is not compatible with what your laptop uses.

Your laptop uses the SATA interface to talk with the rest of the system; however, NVMe drives are not backwards compatible with the SATA interface.

Bob.B is correct, you're using a type of SSD that is incompatible with your system.

From the results of his Google search above - https://www.dell.com/community/Inspiron/ssd-upgrade-dell-inspiron-7559/m-p/5895463#M11979