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‎01-08-2017 02:54 AM

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Product: dc7900
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 (64-bit)

i notice there is mSATA slot underneath HDD.

i have 32GB mSATA SSD and can it be installed and support for this model..?

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‎01-08-2017 03:15 AM

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That is a business PC that was produced back in the days of Windows XP.

 

It will not have BIOS support for an M.2 SSD.


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‎01-08-2017 04:27 AM

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This is dc7900 and not dc7800 (earlier model for winXP) this come preload with windows 7 and have win7 sticker on it. By the way it is mSata port and not m.2

‎01-08-2017 07:07 AM - edited ‎01-08-2017 07:11 AM

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Thanks.  Sorry about that.

 

The interfaces for mass storage available are three SATA interfaces and one eSATA port available.  There is no mSATA port on the motherboard.

 

 Hardware reference for your PC.

/http://www.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c01549447.pdf

 

Storage upgarde possibilities according to Crucial Memory

http://www.crucial.com/usa/en/compatible-upgrade-for/HP---Compaq/dc7900-small-form-factor

 

 


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‎01-10-2017 12:39 AM

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  1. See attached for mSATA slot underneath the HDD bay.. Sorry take long time to respond as no time to open the casing 🙂IMG_20170110_152856.jpg

 

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‎01-10-2017 04:39 AM

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It sure looks like an mSATA port.

 

There is not a single mention of it in the manual. It may be disabled.

 

You can try it, but if there is no BIOS support it will not work or be recognized by the BIOS nor the OS. 

 

I would just use an SATA SSD.

 

There is no real advantage to spending money on an mSATA SSD since there is a real risk of it not even working.


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