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I know many users are curious if the 4TB m.2 SSD, which have double-sided chips will fit to our XPS 17 9700.
The answer is YES. I successfully installed the 4TB Sabrent Rocket SSD into my secondary m.2 slot for the media data and use 2TB Samsung 970 EVO Plus in the primary slot for Windows.
The chips on the back side of the 4TB SSD are not touching the motherboard and the drive is not bending, etc., as it might be in case of insufficient space.
See some pictures below and hope it helps!
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Posted January 19th, 2022 16:00
I read through the manual and even called Dell. They said the M.2 slots only support up to 2TB each. I would love to get 4TB each of course as long as it supports it and without causing any crashes etc.
Also, has anybody tried installing 8TB M.2 on XPS 9700?
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Posted July 9th, 2022 13:00
Hi Nikolay!
i'm very curious how you managed to make this work.
Its because I got dell xps 17 9720. I kept the original 1TB SSD for system and got second SSD - 4tb Inland platinum.
The second SSD is still not recognized in bios - it only works in windows, but causes blue screens. I'm desperate. it's taking days to resolve
Any advice appreciated.
Thanks
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Posted July 9th, 2022 14:00
8TB might be pushing it as far as compatibility is concerned. You were told about the 2TB limit because that is the largest SSD that Dell has tested on the 9700. The Crucial page here lists a 4TB M.2 SSD as compatible and Crucial guarantees compatibility. 8TB may work but that would be trial and error though possibly another user can confirm or deny compatibility.
I am not a Dell employee...I am forum volunteer
Serious work on an E5430 and constantly building and working on an i5-6500 Desktop
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Posted January 12th, 2024 21:50
Hello,
So i am planning on buying a crucial 4TB SSD for my xps 17 9710 to fit that on the second SSD slot. I would like to know if that would work or is there something i should know about.
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Posted February 13th, 2024 10:42
I succesfully replaced my original 1TB to a kingston 4TB but it was a pain in the neck. Helpdesk calls etc. I can't remember details but involved switching to windows safe boot. Maybe check this thread that describes the procedure for a XPS15
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Posted February 24th, 2024 14:41
I now have two SSDs in my XPS17 (9700) - Sabrent 4TB and VisionTek 8TB, total 12TB.
Everything works fine, no issues at all.
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