Dell Inspiron N5010 SSD Installation

[@AhmedNasser-ui7hd]

thanks a lot , what is the dimensions of the DVD ? 12mm or 9 mm

[@ModiAdams]

You are welcome bro, and as i recall, it's 12mm as the slimmer ones appeared at the newer more light weight notebooks maybe from the Intel 6th Gen CPUs and above.

[@variantloki9478]

Do we have to remove all the screws in the back and then the ones beneath the keyboard to change just the SSD? Wow it's a lot!

[@ModiAdams]

Yea, It's such a dumb way in some of Dell laptops to make it that hard to change the HDD.

[@variantloki9478]

@@ModiAdams Wow.. I am stuck with removing the keyboard now. Damn thing is not even coming off. If I lift it in one end, the other one goes down. 😀

[@TheRealShangajac]

Hello, did you use any SSD adapter?What is that metal thing around your ssd?

[@ModiAdams]

Any 2.5" will get the job done, and the metal bracket you take it off from the old HDD and install it on the new SSD to be able to mount it inside the laptop. each laptop has a unique caddy on it's HDD already.

[@TheRealShangajac]

@@ModiAdams Thank you for the help

[@srinathpadmanabhan]

Can i install a SSD along with the existing HDD? how to do it and how will the performance be if i have both?

[@ModiAdams]

You can definitely do so if you install the SSD at the main SATA3 port in stead of the main HDD and you can put the HDD in a DVD Caddy in stead of the optical drive. and it will perform perfectly fine as long as the OS is on the SSD, it will be super fast.

[@oguzhandincer8276]

Thank you for a very nice video. I understood even though you don't speak English. I've read all the comments and my question is, can I upgrade your Ram? DDR3😊

[@ModiAdams]

Hi there, this laptop does have 2 RAM slots as indicated and so you can install 2 X 4GB DDR3 on it for a total 8GB of RAM.

[@oguzhandincer8276]

@@ModiAdams thank you

[@nikhilbeniwal76]

please tell me sir, how is the ssd of consistent brand

[@ModiAdams]

Any brand will get the job done, SanDisk, Kingston, Crucial, Lexar, Samsung, WD or Team Group and any capacity from 128GB all the way up to 2TB.

[@ektapanday1200]

Bro should it install my hdd in caddy and put ssd in place of it. And I want to install win 10 in ssd and win 7 on hdd plz make a video on it.

[@ModiAdams]

You can install an SSD internally and the regular HDD on a caddy, and whether it's either windows 7 or 10 or both, you better installing them on the SSD and keep movies and other stuff on the regular HDD. and since this particular laptop came with windows 7 back then, it's better if you just install windows 7 on it.

[@ektapanday1200]

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[@omkarale5262]

Dell Inspiron N5010 ke liye Crucial BX500 500GB 2.5-inch SATA 3D NAND Internal SSD Upto 550 MB/s Ye SSD chalgi kya?

[@ModiAdams]

Yes, it will work perfectly fine and speed up the whole machine at least 5X.

[@omkarale5262]

@@ModiAdams thank you ❤️

[@omkarale5262]

@@ModiAdams and pls suggest me best 4+4 gb ram....

[@Mav_Rick]

Can you tell me the SSD details

[@ModiAdams]

Just any 2.5" SATA3 SSD will get the job done.

[@Mav_Rick]

@@ModiAdams thanks

[@gabrielibr4709]

Thank you Very Much ! I have a question .... Can i install Samsung 870 evo 500GB? Which one do you prefer , Crucial MX500 or Samsung 870 Evo?

[@ModiAdams]

Hey Gabriel, you are welcome! and if both SSDs are the same capacity, then both companies are a perfect choice. but if you have an extra buck, then always get Samsung SSDs as they tend to have more RAM or Cache that helps at larger file transfers. all and all, both SSDs will ultimately speed up your system up to 10x the regular HDD.

[@gabrielibr4709]

@@ModiAdams tnx mate

[@darshankate1357]

Hi i have the same model but 2012 yr’s with windows 7 home basic ,can i add ssd and how can i install windows without adding spare hd?

[@ModiAdams]

Hello! Yes, you can replace the HDD with a 2.5" SSD 120, 250 or 500GB and reinstall windows on the new SSD via a flash drive.

[@nelinaydenova633]

Hello, I have Dell Inspiron N5010 Intel Core i3 and I am planning to buy SSD in order to run the applications faster. Do you think this one is appropriate for my laptop, is it the same as in the video: Crucial MX500 (3D NAND SATA 2.5-Inch Internal SSD) Solid State 240GB.?

[@ModiAdams]

Hello Neli, Any available 2.5" SATA3 SSD will make your machine blazingly fast compared to a regular HDD. It doesn't matter if it's a Kingston, Crucial, AData, Samsung, WD, Lexar or SanDisk. just get whatever suits your needs and budget.

[@andressoto5732]

would this model WD BLACK™ SN750 NVMe™ SSD (Western Digital) work with the N5010?

[@ModiAdams]

This model doesn't have a PCIe slot, you can only install 2.5" SATA3 SSDs.

[@ahmedrashed5567]

thsnks so much is it any max size for ssd hard i mean if it 1 tera is it will work

[@ModiAdams]

Hey Ahmed, A 1TB will work just fine, I think you would be worried about an SSD not working if you are installing a PCI-e NVMe SSD, those are much advanced that sometimes it would requires a BIOS upgrade, other than this, any 2.5" SATA3 SSD will work perfectly.

[@ahmedrashed5567]

@@ModiAdams thanks for fast replay realy i wait for it and ur replay so helpful thanks again

[@hanife4726]

will my data get lost if i replace it? do i need to make a backup or can i just replace it and go on with my life? thank you

[@ModiAdams]

You are welcome! and there is no data loss at all, since you are not formatting the drive, you are just replacing it, so you can either backup your data using an external HDD and put it back after installing the SSD, and i usually install the SSD, get a Hard Drive enclosure or a SATA to USB Cable and copy the data from the old drive to the newly installed SSD.

[@ahmetkayahan6498]

thank you. ssd sata?

[@ModiAdams]

You are welcome. and Yes, It's SATA3 SSD

[@caneratay2733]

good video thank you and do you keyboards light?

[@ModiAdams]

You are welcome, and no, the keyboard isn't backlit.

[@rromer01]

good video. what is the upgrade SSD model you used for this laptop?

[@ModiAdams]

Any SSD model will do, it doesn't have to be a high end SSD since any SSD is usually 10x the speed of a regular HDD, but i would recommend any of these: SAMSUNG, Kingston, Crucial, SanDisk or PNY ..

[@pradeepc8181]

Does N5010 have m.2 SSD slot? Can we add m.2 SSD instead of 2.5 inch SSD in N5010?

[@ModiAdams]

No. It doesn't have an m.2 slot. you have 2 ways of SSD installations, the regular 2.5" Slot in stead of the HDD or adding an extra SSD in stead of the optical drive via a dvd caddy.

[@denissafer]

Excellent vid. And going through your comments/replies feels like a tutorial. Thank you for sharing knowledge.

[@ModiAdams]

Denis, you are welcome! I'm so glad it helped :)

[@kartiksaini9thd3]

Can I install nvme m.2 ssd in Dell N5050

[@ModiAdams]

Definitely not. The machine is too old that it's a good thing it can read the 2.5" SATA3 SSDs with no problems. PCIe ports that supports NVMe SSDs maybe available on machines equipped at least with INTEL 7th or 8th Gen CPUs.

[@ddpatel211]

Do I need to install Windows in the new SSD?

[@ModiAdams]

Yes, you have to re-install windows again unless you have SAMSUNG SSD and decided to use their OS cloning software that allows you to copy your windows from the old drive to the new one. all and all, i always prefer a clean fresh windows installation.

[@chiragchaudhari1094]

I have same laptop... Can u plz tell me which ssd ur using??

[@ModiAdams]

At this particular upgrade i used Crucial SSD, but you can use Crucial, Samsung, WD, AData, HikVision, Kingston, Sandisk or Lexar. Any of them will get the job done.

[@YudhvirLathwal]

I just do surfing online Will 240 gb ssd be sufficient for me? I dont use my laptop for anything else And WD is better or the Crucial is better

[@ModiAdams]

240GB is more than enough for browsing and so on, and any SSD will do, all the same, WD, Crucial, Kingston, Samsung, A-Data, all of them will pump the speed 10x than a regular HDD.

[@tusharsarkar1876]

Can i use 2400mhz ram on it? If it supply 1333mhz with 2400mhz ram i have no problem. But is it work?

[@ModiAdams]

This is an old notebook and i don't think that a much faster RAM would work with it, can't remember if it uses DDR3, so i don't think a 2400mhz would work.

[@dikshitdhawan8992]

@@ModiAdams it uses ddr3 ram

[@ModiAdams]

@@dikshitdhawan8992 Yes, it's a DDR3, I double checked on google as well.

[@Mrneelansh]

Have you removed hard disk

[@ModiAdams]

Yea, the video is for HDD replacement/upgrade to SSD.

[@Mrneelansh]

@@ModiAdams can we keep both as i need to increase the speed . Without replacing harddisk

[@ModiAdams]

@@Mrneelansh You can remove the optical drive and replace it with a SATA3 optical drive caddy. this way you have both drives, SSD inside the laptop and HDD on the DVD caddy.

[@sandhurob8804]

@@ModiAdams same question ...how can i install both ssd and hdd coz i hve newly installed 1 tb hdd and i want ssd too on inspiron n5010 plz reply asap thanks

[@amalsarosh621]

Are all the screws of the same size

[@ModiAdams]

Yes.

[@amalsarosh621]

Will Kingston a400 ssd sata3 support this laptop

[@ModiAdams]

Yes, Any 2.5" SSD will do.

[@amalsarosh621]

@@ModiAdams thank you very much

[@miftahulkhaery6029]

Which SATA do you use? is it an SSD Sata 3 or 2?

[@ModiAdams]

SATA3 drives always.

[@SamS-ef5ez]

Can iupgrade to 1tb ssd?

[@ModiAdams]

Yes, you definitely can upgrade it up to 2TB SSD.

[@alejob988]

Hi, maybe u can help me out-. Im afraid of taking out the keyboard. How shoud i do it? It seems easy on the video but hard to do it in real life lol. Anyone can help me out?

[@alejob988]

i mean one of the four "buttons" it's like locked. I can take out 3/4 but one of them not

[@ModiAdams]

Don't be afraid, just do it :D and if you broke something, then you get a new laptop lol

[@alejob988]

@@ModiAdams hahaha! Thanks for answering Ye i finally did it, working just fine with linux. Thank u very much! Keep up working!

[@Arash878]

hi . i have a dell5010 inspiron cori5 and i want to upgrade it too maximom ability . can someone tell me wich ssd hard shoud i buy? and is it a better idia too buy e new laptop?? tnx

[@ModiAdams]

Hey Arash, You are welcome. and sorry as i was going through comments, i didn't see yours except now, so getting to your question, You can definitely upgrade your laptop with a 2.5" SATA3 SSD up to 2TB with no problems and it will make a huge performance leap up to 10x the regular speed, windows startup, programs startups and installations and browsers, just about anything will be way much faster. SSDs are a no-brainer, go for it no matter what kind of a machine you have. It's A MUST!

[@valdemirvlp5234]

at the my laptop not worked...not boot

[@ModiAdams]

You might have bought a new SSD model that your laptop BIOS doesn't support which would requires you to update your BIOS to the latest version. That's one of the common issues.

[@valdemirvlp5234]

@@ModiAdams I'll update to see if it works .... thanks

[@mismailmc]

Thank you. It helped me to upgrade my laptop

[@ModiAdams]

You are welcome. Glad it helped.

[@yehanmudalige6596]

Could you tell the type of screw driver ill need 😂 great video bro

[@ModiAdams]

Thanks Yehan, and now i'm using Xiaomi Mi Screwdriver Set (Highly Recommended). And i uploaded an unboxing video for them: Xiaomi Mi x Wiha Precision Screwdriver Set Unboxing

[@CristianBaronetti]

Thank you very very much!

[@zeerak500]

ty for making it. My laptop is slow now' time to make it faster

[@ModiAdams]

Glad it helped.

[@Jarkinson]

Thank you very much!!!:)

[@yldefonsoaraquevivas9048]

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[@ModiAdams]

Thanks for taking the time and efforts to leave a comment though :) Have a good day!