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Posted April 25th, 2020 19:00
Yes you can. All you have to do is set the primary boot device as the SATA hard drive in BIOS boot menu options under system configuration. ^MP
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Dell Partner GEM Program, Out of Warranty Support options, No free goodwill repair, Get a copy of your Dell invoice- >NVMe SSD installed meets the requirement < An NVMe SSD IS and m.2 Let's put it another way. 1. Let's say the computer comes with a 256GB M.2 SSD and that's what it boots from not. 2. I drive over to BestBuy and I get a 1TB 2.5" MECHANICAL hard drive instead of an SSD. I install the operating system to that drive. Can I boot off the 1TB mechanical drive while leaving the 256GB m.2 for other purposes?
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Posted April 25th, 2020 19:00
If the NVMe SSD installed meets the requirement as per the system storage specification at https://dell.to/2S5miT2 on page 14. Then you should have no issues booting into the operating system. ^MP
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Posted April 25th, 2020 18:00
Hello. As long as the m.2 PCIe SSD is set as the primary boot device you should be able to boot into the operating system. Also, please note the system supports M.2 2280 PCIe 4x4 NVMe SSD, Up to 32 Gbps and Dell recommends the same. ^MP
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