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OptiPlex 3050 support for PCIe M.2 SSD hard drives

Summary: OptiPlex supports M.2 SSD PCIe hard drives.

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Symptoms

The M.2 slot on the OptiPlex 3050 supports only PCIe M.2 SSD hard drives. This article provides additional information about this issue to ensure the correct M.2 SSD hard drive is installed.

Cause

Cause information is not available.

Resolution

The drive must use the PCIe bus instead of SATA when installing an M.2 SSD hard drive in the OptiPlex 3050. The following image (Figure 1) provides a visual reference for the two formats:
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Figure 1: M.2 SSD hard drives
The table below provides additional information about the slots available on the OptiPlex 3050, and support considerations for each configuration (Figure 2):
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Figure 2: OptiPlex 3050 slot configuration
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Additional Information

Article Properties


Affected Product

OptiPlex 3050 Tower, OptiPlex 3050 Micro, OptiPlex 3050 Small Form Factor

Last Published Date

18 Apr 2024

Version

8

Article Type

Solution