I was trying to install Rocky Linux 8 on DELL Precision 7810 but it couldn't find the SSD.
After searching for a while, I found the solution.
BIOS Settings -> System Configuration -> SATA Operation
It needs to be set as AHCI, not RAID On. After setting it to AHCI, the SSD was detected and installation went on.
NVME M2 SSD can't be detected on DELL Precision 7810 laptop
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NVME M2 SSD can't be detected on DELL Precision 7810 laptop
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PCIe NVME M2 SSD on DELL Precision T7500
I bought a PCIe 4 adapter and a Western Digital WD_BLACK 1TB SN770 NVMe Internal Gaming SSD Solid State Drive - Gen4 PCIe, M.2 2280, Up to 5,150 MB/s - WDS100T3X0E for Dell Precision T7500 workstation to prepare a Ubuntu for Da-Yi.
Finally got a chance to put everything together.
I first try to place the PCIe in slot 4 (PCIe 2 x16) but the system couldn't find a boot disk. Checked on the technical guide (https://i.dell.com/sites/content/busine ... -Guide.pdf) and found the 2 PCIe2 x 16 slots are for graphic cards.
The T7500 also 2 native Gen 2 PCIe x16 graphics slots each capable of driving graphics cards
up to 225W (plus 3 additional x16 slots - 2 wired as x8, 1 wired as x4) plus 2 legacy slots PCI
and PCI-X.
All PCI-e slots are Gen 2.
Then, I swap it to x8 slot (slot 3) and tested again and the system was able to find the disk and Ubuntu started installation successfully.
However, the BIOS does not have an option to boot from NVME SSD! Posts online indicated UEFI is needed to get NVME SSD on PCIe to boot. Dell Precision T7500's latest BIOS version is A.18 dated in November 2018. There's no more BIOS update for T7500.
That means, I can install OS on the NVME SSD but I cannot boot it. It is useless then.....
I guess I will need to use a SATA 3 SSD as a boot disk.
I also bought a Wi-Fi dongle (TP-Link USB WiFi Adapter for PC(TL-WN725N), N150 Wireless Network Adapter for Desktop - Nano Size WiFi Dongle for Windows 11/10/7/8/8.1/XP/ Mac OS 10.9-10.15 Linux Kernel 2.6.18-4.4.3, 2.4GHz Only) and tested it. It worked as stated for 2.4 GHz only but should be good or now.
Finally got a chance to put everything together.
I first try to place the PCIe in slot 4 (PCIe 2 x16) but the system couldn't find a boot disk. Checked on the technical guide (https://i.dell.com/sites/content/busine ... -Guide.pdf) and found the 2 PCIe2 x 16 slots are for graphic cards.
The T7500 also 2 native Gen 2 PCIe x16 graphics slots each capable of driving graphics cards
up to 225W (plus 3 additional x16 slots - 2 wired as x8, 1 wired as x4) plus 2 legacy slots PCI
and PCI-X.
All PCI-e slots are Gen 2.
Then, I swap it to x8 slot (slot 3) and tested again and the system was able to find the disk and Ubuntu started installation successfully.
However, the BIOS does not have an option to boot from NVME SSD! Posts online indicated UEFI is needed to get NVME SSD on PCIe to boot. Dell Precision T7500's latest BIOS version is A.18 dated in November 2018. There's no more BIOS update for T7500.
That means, I can install OS on the NVME SSD but I cannot boot it. It is useless then.....
I guess I will need to use a SATA 3 SSD as a boot disk.
I also bought a Wi-Fi dongle (TP-Link USB WiFi Adapter for PC(TL-WN725N), N150 Wireless Network Adapter for Desktop - Nano Size WiFi Dongle for Windows 11/10/7/8/8.1/XP/ Mac OS 10.9-10.15 Linux Kernel 2.6.18-4.4.3, 2.4GHz Only) and tested it. It worked as stated for 2.4 GHz only but should be good or now.
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NVME M2 SSD can't be detected on DELL Precision 7810 laptop
The PCIe NVME M2 SSD is installed on slot PCIe slot H - PCIe x 16 (CPU 1)
After getting the image from Dell on the USB drive, I had some issues trying to boot it up using the USB drive.
It turned out, I have to enable and use the Legacy boot option instead of UEFI or I won't be able to see the NVME M2 SSD drive.
I am not sure if I need to disable the boot security option now.
When trying to upgrade to Windows 10 (22H2), an error appeared. That error seemed to be TLS related.
I then update Windows 7 *over 1860 MB) and rebooted it. Then, tried the "MediaCreationTool_22H2.exe" again and the error disappeared.
Windows 10 was then successfully installed but Windows 7 Professional's product key could not be transferred to Windows 10 and it's asking to activate with a product key. Without the product key, some of the features will be missing such as background image setting and others. I just hope those features are less critical and can be missed.
After getting the image from Dell on the USB drive, I had some issues trying to boot it up using the USB drive.
It turned out, I have to enable and use the Legacy boot option instead of UEFI or I won't be able to see the NVME M2 SSD drive.
I am not sure if I need to disable the boot security option now.
When trying to upgrade to Windows 10 (22H2), an error appeared. That error seemed to be TLS related.
I then update Windows 7 *over 1860 MB) and rebooted it. Then, tried the "MediaCreationTool_22H2.exe" again and the error disappeared.
Windows 10 was then successfully installed but Windows 7 Professional's product key could not be transferred to Windows 10 and it's asking to activate with a product key. Without the product key, some of the features will be missing such as background image setting and others. I just hope those features are less critical and can be missed.
CAH, The Great