Thanks for a brilliant yet simple to follow video guide! I to have just purchased one of these Dells that only came with a 500GB HDD so I will be looking to update that to at least 2TB for media/data and add the SSD to when Windows off just as you did. BUT with the added bonus of keeping the dvd drive! Thanks for the guide and for naming the components that we will need. Now I’m going to check out your other videos.
@robertmacgregor27882 жыл бұрын
This was really useful video - thank you. I got a 3020 SFF thrown in with a 22” Dell monitor for £40 so I replaced the standard i-3 with an i5-4590, got a 480 GB SSD and I cloned the existing Win10 320 GB HDD onto the SDD and then replaced the HDD with a spare 1TB HDD and using a splitter cable and a BEYIMEI PCIE SATA Card as shown in the video I was able to keep all 3 drives functional. The only thing I would say is next time I might not clone the HDD on to the SDD but instead do a clean Win10 install. Next is to find a cheap, low profile graphics card for it.
@RussTi2 жыл бұрын
GT 1030 fits perfectly
@akhtartherocks2 жыл бұрын
@@RussTi Brother I am looking for Dual port graphic card for this DESKTOP. Please suggest one for VMS software
@RussTi2 жыл бұрын
@@akhtartherocks I'm not sure if any dual port cards will fit. the gt 1030 is pretty snug as it is.
@akhtartherocks2 жыл бұрын
@@RussTi Hi Tim, Thanks for the reply dear. Let me correct myself, I want two hdmi or mini dvi display port minimum to connect Two Monitors together to extend the display. Please let me know if you find anyone, as what I find is one with Hdmi and Vga only.
@diiiamondmaster1461 Жыл бұрын
ram may also be something to consider, as long as you are not already at the 16gb(8 per port) limt.
@showtime18782 жыл бұрын
this optiplex is the same as mine, with gt1030, what a good sff to work and play!
@leiladaquil65872 жыл бұрын
Be careful not to touch bare hand the contact terminsls of ram,ssd,etc to prevent voltsge spike,computet has 1.5v on some components like memory,etc use gloves all the time when working with computer.
@z3pedro2 жыл бұрын
Awesome man...I'm on my way...will update soon..just wating for the pci-to sata expansion card....
@r.j.49503 жыл бұрын
Add a list of components you are using and wear to purchase like amazon.
@antoniiocaluso10716 ай бұрын
EXCELLENT video!! thanks! simpler for me is to expand HDs with a Docking Station or USB-multi-expander extension. Its just extra storage, right? Best thing I did to my 7040ssf is adding a M.2! easy peasy 🙂keep up the great work!!
@devinFl3M1NG02 жыл бұрын
Do you have the links for all the parts you had to get for this install?
@ROYJAZZY2 жыл бұрын
Many thanks had old oplex dell pc not quite the same but everything came into place using just the items you showed. had flash drive with win 10 on it change original old ssd drive changed to a Samsung SSD 870 EVO, 500 GB, Form Factor 2.5", Intelligent Turbo Write, Magician 6 Software, Black. Waiting on a ASUS GT730-SL-2GD5-BRK GeForce GT 730 2GB GDDR5 low profile graphics card for silent HTPC build includes LP brackets which dosnt need extra power and will run all the games i play. again many thanks was up and running in less than an hour.
@samj88623 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much for this walkthrough, much appreciated. I have an Optilex 2020 already with SSD only and looking to put another in as there as the cage has room for another. May I please ask exact model PCIE card and cables I’ll need. Many many thanks 😊
@ChristianGutierrez Жыл бұрын
Of course, PCI-E to SATA card! Now I can keep my CD-ROM too! 🎉🎉🎉
@danielthommen82433 күн бұрын
what about the extra heat generated by the SSD? Could you not just have the new SSD Hrddrive laying in there, not underneath the HDD Harddrive?
@J.R._3 ай бұрын
Just FYI: That molded sata power connector is susceptible to melting and catching fire. I've had 2 catch fire after extended use. Don't believe me? Google "molded sata connector, fire" and click images. Only use hard plastic adapters with individual crimped and inserted ends. NEVER USE MOLDED SATA CONNECTORS. It may take some time, but molded sata connectors can (and will) melt and catch fire after extended use. Especially when powering an optical drive!
@petrlaskevic1948Ай бұрын
Hi, thanks for posting. Are you talking about the splitter cable he added now? Or the cables that are there originally by Dell? What splitter should I get to alleviate the issue? Thanks for answering
@timothykolb67863 жыл бұрын
Great video man. This will be my first time upgrading a PC. Now what would I do since I have Windows 10 on my HDD. How would I get it on the SSD?
@definatlyspeldwrigt90122 жыл бұрын
kzbin.info/www/bejne/eYXMgYmIa9iteaM
@Mujahed.2 жыл бұрын
how did you manage this?
@petrlaskevic1948Ай бұрын
You can use a program to "clone" the hdd to the ssd. I used Macrium Reflect
@Gamoly3 жыл бұрын
Nice metodh bro, like it.
@ranganayakammanagulakonda69444 ай бұрын
Can you make video on dell vostro 3020 on how to add ssd please
@nugs73 жыл бұрын
Good work mate!
@OTechnology3 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@antmon1233 жыл бұрын
hmmm...i don't think this will work for me as my video card (MSI 1650) takes up both slots...
@rodelcana82602 жыл бұрын
I just purchased this Dell model. I upgrade the HDD to SSD drive as the primary or system drive but unfortunately, Windows 10 is not able to detect the SSD with 512Gb capacity. I don't know the problem. what should I do? Thanks
@Mujahed.2 жыл бұрын
have you fixed this problem?
@fengyie3567 Жыл бұрын
sounds like a compatibility issue. Maybe try to update the BIOS and if still doesn't work try a different brand of SSD? The other possibility is cable issue. Try to use a different SATA cable.
@jamesfish5630 Жыл бұрын
Might try changing bios setting from UEFI to "legacy"(?).
@aestyx92073 жыл бұрын
does 2 ssd works?
@johnnieduke95 Жыл бұрын
Oh no Ive been waiting more than a month for a SSD and HD for this exact same computer does this video basically mean I'm gonna now have to wait again for cables before I can add them to the PC? This has been the hardest hobby to understand in my entire life it's literally the most frustrating thing I've ever tried to do is get fallout 3, 4 and NV as well as Elder Scrolls 3, 4 and 5 to work. First personal computer since I was a kid so everything's confusing I also have an Optiplex GX260 FOR PRE-2003 games but need my fallout working
@FoxRivers7782 ай бұрын
You said in the previous video you installed a GT 1030 video card. Where is that video?
@Dts5253 ай бұрын
It says no bootable devices found but when I put my hdd back it works
@ramysharaf64192 жыл бұрын
Sometimes between processor cooler fan and the GPU or on power supply
@VideoKara7 ай бұрын
Maybe use some adhesive on SSD drive so it will stick on mechanical drive.
@exploringwithdonald84443 жыл бұрын
ok I found that the PCI 4 port adapter card is at walmart gonna see if it's lagit
@leiladaquil65872 жыл бұрын
you can use ssd caddy to make installation better.
@captainhamburgers85713 жыл бұрын
interesting, might have to give this a go, can fit my old steam games on my pc then lol. i got this same build basically with a gt 1030 at the bottom and same pci slot size to do this with.
@arifulislam89822 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much 💓
@XxZadexX3 жыл бұрын
is that going to damage the ssd or shorten its lifespan? thanks
@OTechnology3 жыл бұрын
Nope its fine
@roskul Жыл бұрын
I’ll be doing this for 9020 and it looks like the mb 0V62H has an additional sata slot. So no pci-e needed I guess?
@MinecraftRules141 Жыл бұрын
trying this method, and couldn’t find the pcie you used, u wouldn’t happen to remember the link to it would ya?
@BoostedPastime Жыл бұрын
Thank you
@peterfhere94613 жыл бұрын
Can you confirm that the BIOS and Windows detected the new card without anything needing to be done in the bios?
@OTechnology3 жыл бұрын
Yes it auto detects the harddrives.
@jamieearwood27513 жыл бұрын
I just bought a 3020. It came with a 250gb ssd, so windows is already in. All I have to do is just get a hhd for it. Is there a storage limit? I want to go more than 2tb.
@allg0odnamesaretaken3 жыл бұрын
No limit
@vaniz20129 ай бұрын
Terimakasih mantap video nya. Ver English nya
@infelicitas3 жыл бұрын
Hey I've been trying to install windows 10 on my but my usb flashdrive doesn't show up in bios. I looked all over the internet-
@fernandaflores9142 жыл бұрын
Hi there! I have the exact same computer, and im doing this without the pci adaptor as i dont need the optical drive. But when i plug the Y SATA cable none of the hdd or sdd will power, and the pc wont recongnize them. Does the Y cable that you use in the video has a special name or quality? Dell optiplex SFF 3020. Thanks in advance
@zaseo_o46673 жыл бұрын
thank you
@OTechnology3 жыл бұрын
You're welcome!
@Paragonnall3 жыл бұрын
Just bought a 3020 sff and hoping to do exactly what you did here, cannot believe there is a video on it! Are you running this with the stock power supply?
@OTechnology3 жыл бұрын
Haha I thought this might be useful for someone somewhere glad you found it helpful. I am using the stock power supplies still its 250W and plenty.
@diazluise Жыл бұрын
@@OTechnology can i use a caddy for a third ssd drive?
@KaisTheFireWarrior3 жыл бұрын
Can you link the adapter card and the sata power splitter cord
@OTechnology3 жыл бұрын
I bought it in Indonesia...
@justriyaan1344 Жыл бұрын
Can you do this if you already have a ssd in the caddy?
@diazluise Жыл бұрын
I also wonder the same thing, can another ssd be placed with a caddy?
@justriyaan1344 Жыл бұрын
@@diazluise i’m not sure if the hdd and ssd have the same cables if they do it’s probably possible
@DiegoRamirez-zj4jt2 жыл бұрын
Is there any problem if I don't connect the device to the CD?
@daneperegrin7749 Жыл бұрын
Good day. Hopefully your still active, just wanted to ask, what kind of MoBo alternative I can use to replace my stack Tigris SF MB. Someone recommended me a z97 motherboard. Its a LGA 1150 socket, but im not quite sure about the screw holes. So I would i appreciate it if you can make a cideo about it. Lastly, is there any other slim PSU i can use to replace the stack PSU? Hoping for your kind response. Thank you.
@hubertusstefanus25313 жыл бұрын
Bisa ga ya kalo langsung pake sata data cable splitter? Ga pake pcie slot lagi buat satanya
@diazluise Жыл бұрын
can i use a caddy for a third ssd drive?
@eduardodaquiljr16212 жыл бұрын
very good video/
@jaritos6753 жыл бұрын
do you think it's worth it to wear static gloves when doing this?
@kongenisinghetto23273 жыл бұрын
No, they are not as fragile as people say. Iv'e never used static gloves and never had anything fail. But i for the most part work on older hardware that is not very expensive. But if i where to put together a pc for a couple thousand dollars i would consider using.
@mohanedbakr46673 жыл бұрын
can i insert an 3.5 inch one please answer me !!!
@jakey1995abc Жыл бұрын
Will this work with the optiplex 9020 sff as well?
@oswaldocastaneda83402 жыл бұрын
which graphic card does it have? Thanks
@AmarisTechChannel3 жыл бұрын
i have same pc. can i ask if the default hdmi and vga of motherboard can use together with grapics card??
@OTechnology3 жыл бұрын
You need to go into the BIOS and set the primary graphics adapter to the iGPU first.
@user-zx9wf4js6l3 жыл бұрын
For some reason my ssd doesn’t boot after I download windows from my usb
@peshabasudev9416 Жыл бұрын
Where data transfer cable sir
@RIN_RINCE182 жыл бұрын
hi mine is 3010, can i put 2 hdd in it or not?
@scruffy7443 Жыл бұрын
for the sff model, you can only fit one hdd, two ssd's can fit, there are sff caddy's for the 3010 sff model or use masking tape to hold left and right side edges of the ssd unit to the pc brackets and buy adapters, connectors.
@RIN_RINCE18 Жыл бұрын
@@scruffy7443 okay, thanks
@ghostnote1678 Жыл бұрын
noob here. How would the process differ on a 7020 SFF which has 3 SATA ports? Really want to add a boot SSD but keep the HDD and DVD drives.
@moonwatcher99 Жыл бұрын
I actually came here to ask the same thing! Someone gave me 7020, and I wanted to use it for HTPC.
@ghostnote1678 Жыл бұрын
@@moonwatcher99 I don't know what's going on with KZbin. My comments disappearing or seemingly shadowbanned... Anyway, you just need SATA data cable, and a SATA power cable.
@Maxthan73 жыл бұрын
where can I see what video cards are supported for optiplex 3020 ?
@OTechnology3 жыл бұрын
Any single slot half height low profile GPUs.
@althejazzman3 жыл бұрын
So you just leave that SSD dangling off the cables and lying on the motherboard?
@sigint992 жыл бұрын
Yes, I noticed that. Totally wrong and unprofessional. The best way to use a 3.5" drive and a 2.5" SSD together is to replace the DVD burner with an optical caddy that takes a 2.5" drive. Put the 2.5" SSD in the caddy, connect it all up and enable the SSD as a boot device in the BIOS.
@gblargg2 жыл бұрын
@@sigint99 Do they make them for the laptop-style slim optical drive in this unit?
@VintageForYou Жыл бұрын
Can you put an RTX 3060 Graphics card in a Dell PC.
@scruffy7443 Жыл бұрын
I installed an evga xc rtx 3060ti 8gb on the dell OptiPlex 3010 tower with i7 3770s and 16gm ddr3 with an psu replacement with an evga 650 gt psu, fits and works just fine, but makes the pc heavier to carry! The rtx 3060 will fit in any "dell tower" with x16 pcie slots, you just need a higher recommended psu for that card.
@droidspro17493 жыл бұрын
Hello bro Normally psu bist light blink everytime you plug the computer. Right. But now , i plug no sign of light anymore. (Dell 3060 sff same psu) Bro how do know the power supply is dead. I try to test my psu, only psu motherboard and processor are intact. My psu is BIST BUTTON FREE. I remove the 4pin 8pin connector from the motherboard , then plug the psu. The Bist light glow for 3 second, i put back again, it won't glow. No sign of light, I try also psu test using paper clip method jamper black and green the psu bist light glow and the fan is spinning Is my motherboard is dead or my psu?
@arieljoven28753 жыл бұрын
Check your ram,cmos and also put new thermal paste..
@massyl292411 ай бұрын
what graphic card ur using
@carolinaaguirre98073 жыл бұрын
To really work it is necessary to change the power supply and the cabinet, if possible for a "gamer" one. And add one more cooler on the side
@dellawrence4323 Жыл бұрын
Would this work on a 7040 SFF?
@zanwon3 жыл бұрын
dell 3020 has 1 sata 3 and 1 sata 2. You should not plug the cam cord (sata 2) for the ssd.
@OTechnology3 жыл бұрын
Im pretty sure I swapped that so that the SSD is on the SATA3
@zanwon3 жыл бұрын
@@OTechnology sorry, i don't know if the cam wire supports sata 3
@wanabayu783 жыл бұрын
Mantab
@Pertamax7-HD3 жыл бұрын
SSD for live
@OTechnology3 жыл бұрын
Say no to HDD lol
@Pertamax7-HD3 жыл бұрын
@@OTechnology kalau pakai hdd semoga ada stiker khusus orang sabar
@Crepuscularian2 жыл бұрын
Hey uhh can there be link lol
@archangelmusic132 ай бұрын
well i dont need my cd dvd drive. so i will just unplug those two and plug them into my sdd